What is the biggest tip you followed when creating your sound?
Work hard to make the music you want. Keep pushing yourself to get the sound in your head into the universe.
I chose the path of a lot of practice and to go to music school and to spend every moment I could to keep crafting the sound I wanted. This led me to work a lot as a mad scientist trying out things—discarding those things that didn’t get me to the sound I wanted and keeping those things that did.
I also spent time in the company of people that knew more than I did and kept my mouth shut and listened to all that was going on around me. Taking it all in and finding the things that resonated with my music and taking those things on board and leaving the rest behind.
Any tricks up your sleeve when making the music?
My MO is to be very prepared and well-practiced when recording. Have a roadmap of the places you want to take the listener, while at the same time, leaving room for happy accidents and improvisation and the creative input of others!
Was there a collection of ideas that you had, or did you have a specific idea on the music?
When I write, I typically hear the chords, bass line and lyrics/melody all at once. So I Usually have a firm collection of ideas that are finalized. However, again, I do leave room for creativity in the studio, but generally, I know exactly what I want and how to get it. As a full-time producer and recording engineer that owns his own studio, this is the environment that I live and thrive in, so I am a bit different than many artists in that regard. Also, as a blind brain tumor survivor, I have 2 other things that set me apart in my workflow. First, sound is my universe as a blind person, so I am very efficient with using my ears and critical listening. Second, As someone that has had a number of physical challenges, I like to have back up plans for my back up plans LOL, so I am always finding new ways to get things done.
How much time do you demand of yourself to focus on music?
I make a living doing music, so I work on it full time. I often work for other clients as a producer, engineer, or session musician, but I spend as much time as I can on my own music, probably about 50% of my waking life LOL.
Do you have any tips or tricks for our audience on how to manage your time when it comes to making sure your music is on track for release?
Make a to-do list and stick to it. Put things on a schedule and stick to that. Realize that something is going to go wrong, so give yourself 20% more time than it should take to do everything. That way, you are never up against a deadline that you can’t meet!
Link to bio https://www.dropbox.com/s/heh9davainaw03k/2019%20Joey%20Stuckey%20Bio.pdf?dl=0
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7f9znr29b05derk/JoeyStuckey_Mint1.jpg?dl=0
Give us links and all to hear the music and follow you!
Website https://www.joeystuckey.com
Studio https://www.shadowsoundstudio.com
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/SenateRecords
Twitter https://twitter.com/Jstuckeymusic
IG https://www.instagram.com/jstuckeymusic/
FB https://www.facebook.com/JoeyStuckeyMusic/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/joeystuckey
Newsletter https://eepurl.com/dg6LqT
Bandsintown http://www.bandsintown.com/joey-stuckey
Merch https://www.joeystuckey.com/music
Fan Zone https://www.joeystuckey.com/music/in-the-shadow-of-the-sun-fan-zone
Spotify for JS3 https://open.spotify.com/artist/4H5sd7R9Or0DSHbiWobGll?si=xWNjaR5jTlSywK1bCOpywA
iTunes for JS3 Sun Sessions https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-the-shadow-of-the-sun/1450976425
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