Today has already included working on the marketing for a local music festival, selling some music gear on eBay, shooting my first test video in the car, and juggling a number of tasks in my day job. I still need to (in 5min) do a school pickup, soccer practice (just watching my son), and a band rehearsal tonight. I’m starting to think one of the useful creative skills isn’t “finding more time” at all. It’s getting better at recognising what kind of creative work fits into the gaps you actually have, and which of the 100 things you're doing are useful for some of the main projects. Ten minutes in the car might be enough to record a thought. Fifteen minutes might be enough to sketch a post. Half an hour might be enough to move a song or project forward. The perfect empty afternoon remains a charming myth!

I know there are a lot of people, like me, who have big plans, lists and deadlines. But life as John Lennon once said, it what happens while you are working on those. Sometimes though, there is still momentum and productivity that can be harnessed, so: What can you still make progress on when you’re stuck in bed / waiting in the car / killing time somewhere?

I think “better gear” is one of the most expensive forms of procrastination. What’s one thing you bought thinking it would make you more creative, but mostly just gave you another thing to organise?

Hello all! Just thought I would share: 1. A photo of my workspace. Notice the 55" TV on the left which serves as my work monitor and as my telemprompter when I record scripts. The webcam is directly in front of the desk on a stand (with pile of drums stored between TV and webcam...) and the bookcase behind me serves as my background when on camera. 2. What the camera sees when I'm on the podcast that pays my bills 3. I briefly used the same shot in our latest music video. That shot serves as the cover image. Living proof the space doesn't have to be perfect to be productive. As long as what the camera sees is what's intended, I'm good! Challenges: 1. The desk is awesome for the generous desktop space... but the desk isn't tall enough. I need to figure out an ingenious way to raise it so my knees comfortably fit under 2. Piles of paperwork everywhere need to be sorted, actioned, and filed!! 🤣

A tiny bit of making, rather than talking about making. This is a short Trackvis clip for 'Meditation of the Mantis' by Baulk at the Möön. One of the things I want Room to Record to show more of is the actual output that comes from having a space and workflow that works. Not just rooms, gear and productivity theories, but the songs, videos and weird little things that eventually escape from them.