Hey everyone, I wanted to share an experiment I did on myself with surprising results. I did a social media detox, went into silence and locked myself in the studio for 5 days… I realised all of us have access to these life (music) hacks, and I made a video to share. I have never been so productive in the studio…
I can’t lock myself for 50 minutes straight…
Producing music while silently meditating works only if you’re John Cage.
I silently medicated and locked myself in the studio 
Seriously though, I like to go away from home with just one box or board + headphones and a small pa. Can’t do without the interwebs cause I be meditatin’ into the unit.
Dude is saying some pretty reasonable stuff, I’m going to give him the 13 minutes of my time before I start making jokes.
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I occasionally leave my phone at home and appreciate his pov. I’m very focused when learning my boxes and boards, but I’m a terrible producer. I watched a video on Soundbreaking that addressed the issue of musicians who could self produce and those who need help (me).
today i walked some trails, found a spot by a creek and made a tune for an hour or so, i feel like i hit most of the five points you mention with that experience. i’ve found that process generally ends up with something im happy with whereas i often start and abandon tunes at home. solid tips!
Let s not go there 
If OP can’t take the time to present his thoughts in a text format that’s appropriate for a discussion forum, then why should we donate our time to boosting his youtube channel?
the concept of giving respect to someone trying to share best practices in whatever form that they choose to present them doesn’t change based on how the information is presented.
it also doesn’t mean that anyone has to watch, confirm or validate that which is being discussed.
“Disconnected from all social media”
“I livestreamed the whole thing” 
Joking aside, I think disconnecting from social media is wonderful for the mind. Even more so, having a dedicated /comfortable creative space and having a period of time dedicated to music making. Excellent stuff and a great reminder that reducing distractions is crucial for productivity. Nice video
would love to lock myself away in silence for while
There’s always a danger with these sorts of videos that they end up being a sort of flex where any helpful aspects kinda get lost in all the “I had a great time and all my stuff is awesome” chat.
No doubt you had a great time and there’s surely plenty that can be appreciated about such approaches, but for a lot of us, getting half a day free to focus on music making is pretty much unobtainable, let alone five days. So, for those of us whose lives just don’t allow these sorts of luxuries, it’s hard not to watch videos like this with a slightly cynical eye. But that’s probably an us issue, not a you issue, so no big deal.
A big demotivating factor for a lot of time (and often gear) limited musicians is the idea that there are optimal situations, tools and environments for music making. I would counter this idea with the suggestion that, were my various family, work and other commitments wiped clean for 5 days for a feast of studio time and music making, I’m pretty sure the music coming out the other end of it would be boring shite. Tension is a greatly undervalued tool for creativity in our current age of pseudo-chill, life hack, like and subscribe somafest.
Don’t just sit and wait for the “right conditions”. Fuck the conditions. Make music when you can with what you have. If you’re good, you’ll make something good, if you’re not, you’ll probably still have a laugh and it’ll maybe keep the active shooter part of your soul quiet for a little longer.
If I had five days I’d almost definitely spend at least 4 ½ days crying about snare samples.
Yeah, my studio time is measured in minutes/hours, not days. I’m totally envious :))
Hey I fully appreciate this situation, I haven’t spent 5 days in the studio non stop since probably the early 2010’s. I have two sons, run my own company and do all the marketing etc so I spend a lot of time in the studio making new products, samples packs etc… I agree you can make music under any circumstances, this video was not meant to say this is the only way to do it. But I was surprised what a difference it made to have this hyper focus and extend the timeframe for focus on music to just be uninterrupted for a few days. I know it s a total luxury, but if there s any way you can do a trade off with your partner or take some days off work, I can so highly recommend this approach. Once you get into a groove, everything speeds up exponentially. Oh and the snares… hilarious
You do have a point, but I wasn’t chatting on the stream or anything like that. Just sharing the process in real time…
Well I liked it. Reminded me of the days when I could and would do that. Times have changed, but I think a lot of the message in your video still resonates regarding focus and experimentation and just putting your butt in the seat and see what happens. I don’t have five day stretches to do that at the moment, but many of these ideas can be executed in chunks of time and not just marathons. But I’m still envious
I can relate. I used to have around 2-4 weekends a year where I could just focus on making music. For downtime, I would go for a walk or bike, cook or get some nice food. Once, I spent three days making music and watched through „Get Back“ in all of my spare time, that was special.
Some of these weekends were with musical partners that lived farther away. Like with friends, it‘s sometimes a benefit that you don’t see each other daily but that forces you to spend a whole weekend of quality time together.
I don’t have these opportunities right now and I miss them. Some of my favorite ideas came from these periods. That being said, I now have a regular band that meets around twice a month. For my own music, I get like two hours a week. I don’t necessarily feel like I‘m less productive or creative during that time. Especially for the band, the regular meeting makes it a lot easier to actually work out songs. My ideal would thus be to have a couple of weekends for coming up with lots of good ideas and then have regular meetings to refine them. Maybe have another weekend session to finalize/produce the song.
But I have to say it was extremely beneficial when I started more seriously with making music two to three years ago that I lived alone and there was nothing happening due to Covid. So I had like 3-4 days a week when I could immediately start playing with my machines when I was done with work for around four hours. I don’t need that much time nowadays because I‘ve trained these muscles more, but that was necessary for me to get to the next level.
And because this is also about staying away from social media: I never looked at my phone during these times making music and only a bit in the in between times. Definitely helps.