Here in Australia for the last year or maybe two there has been a new national music chart called Atomic Music. I submitted several songs from my First album and they reached various levels in the top 10 or top 20. But right now, one of the songs - that I recorded at home - is at #2 and has been for SIX WEEKS!

One of the group members here said the biggest thing they want help with is overcoming creative blocks and actually getting things done. That feels pretty central to what Room to Record should be about - and it resonates with plus motivates me. I'm about to start posting on this and working THROUGH it with some previous, current and future projects.... Which part is hardest for you?

Room to Record is for musicians and creators who have the gear, the ideas and the intention, but still aren't making enough. You might be working from: • a full home studio • a desk in the corner of a room • a laptop and headphones • a rehearsal room • or complete organised creative chaos The goal isn’t a perfect studio. It’s having a workable space, a clearer process and enough momentum to keep making things. Sometimes you don’t need more gear or another tutorial. You need an outside perspective, help working out what’s missing, and a clear next step. That’s what we’ll work on here. We’ll talk about: • rooms and studio setups • recording and songwriting • workflow and creative friction • gear without endlessly buying more of it • unfinished projects • decisions and next steps • releasing and sharing your work • useful tools, services and opportunities • and the strange business of trying to make meaningful things while still living a normal adult life Share your setup, your music, your current project, a problem you’re stuck on, or just quietly absorb ideas while pretending you’re “still planning things.” Very common here. What are you trying to make, finish or move forward right now?

The last 3-4 weeks have been a bit crazy for me with a photoshoot, two radio interviews and multiple rehearsals for one band - first live performance this weekend. Plus rehearsals and another performance this weekend for another, a performance for my son’s school concert, promoting a local music festival that my 2 bands are playing at, rehearsing and recording 8 new songs in 8 days for a band that comes together twice per year, and a third band breaking up. All of my Skool efforts have been slowed down by this but I’ve also increased the traffic and gotten some new members (welcome). So, as soon as this weekend is over with the double performance and a day of recovery - I will be settling back into a more manageable regular routine of only 2 rehearsals per week, and more time for this group. My main plan is to use that time to be actually working on new songs, and sharing the process here.

Twenty members! That means you are the founding members and you get everything I developing….. Welcome!