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Originally Posted by Storyville  Just finished doing an EP of my own music. Can't even listen to it and enjoy it now. Listening to one of the songs is endless tedium, I hear nothing but all the things I don't like. |
Are you mixing it yourself?
I've heard it said a million times on this board, but didn't take it to heart until recently; you really can't do it all.
Maybe in your professional life working with other artists you can wear a lot of different hats, but you're still not wearing the artist hat. A lot of tough decisions have to made and then most importantly accepted, lived with and moved on from. The act of creation without restraint (time, budget, collaboration, etc) is a giant hole just waiting for you to tumble into it.
I have been in the process of "tying up" my record for the last year. I have some mix sessions booked in a legit, cool, high end studio at the end of the month and whatever isn't tied up by then doesn't go in, otherwise I would be at this shit for another year, replacing that bass part with a fretless, and that keyboard part with my neighbors toy piano, and that guitar bit with a little less fuzz and maybe a hollowbody... gaaaah!
I realize this is probably just a moan and you'll be back on the horse again this week when you're energized a bit. I'm no professional, but seriously take the advice I was given and wouldn't take until recently, stop doing it all yourself. Give yourself that gift at least.
