The Struggle Journal: Recent Episodes

Krunal Ghorpade

My name is Krunal Ghorpade and I am a Dj/Music Producer under the alias 'Kratex', I produce Electronic Dance Music, mainly House genres. I reside in Mumbai, India. This is my weekly audio journal where I just talk about things that I am working on, planning to work on, something about my past, etc etc .I wanted to keep track of the stuff i do whilst being on a journey towards becoming the most successful artists in the world. I don't know when ill achieve that, after 1 year, 10 years, 50 years, who knows? But I strongly believe that I will achieve it someday in my life.

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Talking about one of the most talked-about phenomena and fear in a music producer's life

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One of the most important topic to talk about when you are struggling. Managing your finances is so much important to avoid unnecessary obstacles in your creativity 

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As recently i have been working a lot on developing a particular sound that I am loving to create. Talking about how I am trying to develop it 

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In this episode, i am talking about how important is your time when you are struggling to achieve anything. My take on how I utilise my time and how it has helped me.

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Finally, after almost giving up on recording this again, I have decided to do it properly this time. This new season of struggle journal is going to be semi-organized (at least) so that I won't give up on it again. Ill be having a new episode every Monday ay 6pm IST to keep the schedule frequent and less boring. Hope you like it Stay up to date on Instagram page: instagram.com/thestrugglejournal

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Planning a new VVRC party, but carefully this time

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learnt about this interesting term IKIGAI

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after a delay of few days from recording this podcast now m back and not stoping this ever

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i dont know why i am feeling demotivated and affecting regularity of this podcast

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learned a lot from the marrin ikin fader pro course

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working on 2 remixes for a know indian artist 'Shishi'.

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Afrojack heard my tracks again, but this time he gave a really good constructive feedback, from which i learnt a lot

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have to stay awake as there will be a demo stream by afrojack tonight

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had to make this confession

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basically i can join swimming and swimming pools are shut due to covid

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nedd to start swimming, as i long time i had done a workout of some sort

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finally i have found a time management routine for me which is working so far, atleast for the first day, Lets see how it goes from here

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attempting to manage my time routine 3rd time in this lockdown, hope so this works

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due to my slightly busy schedule of work, i have to plan accordingly so that i do not loose on my efficiency

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found a new way to mix tracks better by doubling

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A new perspective on film scores of some of my fav movies

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a new interest developed

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New year Resolutions just fail in my case, but learnings always stay for a long time

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Very interesting stuff to learn about, learning about the gen z audience

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I learnt a lot this year

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started with a new techno track

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just cant get around that daw...uhghh

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Having a break from everything just ti game a bit

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staring to learn a new daw after a very long time

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learnt a lot from watching P.L Deshpande biography movie "Bhai"

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learnt a new course about building trust in businesses

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another boring episode

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setting new goals to produce a full track on a completely new DAW

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starting to get worried about the whole covid situation

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talking about my fav Indian director

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talking some stuff about my job

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talking about podcasts i listen to

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my rule of selecting songs for a set

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my point of view on the way music production will be in sometime

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something i learnt from a bad experience today

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finally i have hands on my new mackbook and to start it off my first episode is recorded on my macbook itself

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Collaborated with pianist playing a Pink Panther theme improv

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being in a box sometimes help

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our expected outcomes from something are far different from the predicted ones

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didnt get hurt much, but some severe shoulder pain

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talking about this sensitive topic which i think others should also talk about

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excited about what all stuff i do with this new TOUCH ME device

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talking about how much helpful it is to document yourself through some kind of journaling

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one of the ways to be persistent

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talking about this principle, again maybe

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some of my favourite movie directors whos movies are really special to me

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my most important principal of life

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i slept half way recording this

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i think doing a job has changed a lot in my personality

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one of my key nature characteristics, with its pros and cons

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something i really wish i could buy

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talking about how i manage my finances and also talking about my new track

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learnt a new mixing technic for music production

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Thinking about a live project to combine local music with electronic music

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planning to buy a new macbook this Black Friday

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dont listen to this episode, it just useless😴😴

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why i value TIME so much

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after an amazing party, nows the time to work harder

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was an amazing party, but could be better

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finally the day has arrived....community launch party

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talking about a deep topic today

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one of the steps of "The Secret" which is the most crucial one and very helpful for me so far

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i think m taking too much stress bout the event

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need some me time to relax

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Something i learnt about bonding relationships which was very helpful

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talking about the whole overrated debate on sample packs

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talking about how much influence do metaphors have in a communication and how fatal it can be

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how the content resonates in digital media imo

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talking about how i do my own diy digital marketing

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A term which i have stopped believing in

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i was in between my subconscious and concious while recording this

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answering this common query by newcomers in music production

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like literally

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A theory about luck and confidence which i belive in. And Luck doesnt exist

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Confidence already exists, we just need to know how to bring it out

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i am a strong believer of "Change"

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m away from my house for some work stuff and ya thats it😅

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removing elements completely at the last minute helped me a lot in finishing a track

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a new phenomenon of the unknown formula to make a hit song

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was a very productive day today as well as a tiring one

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what i think about these two areas in music and my pros and cons about both of them

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some of my production habits which have developed by time

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talking about producing techno and techno in general

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a good team is so much important

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talking about my relationship for the first time

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m overthink too much on my new venture

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Talking about some important stuff i learnt about leadership

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talking about how i work in my mastering process

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talking about my mixing phase in detail

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talking about how i arrange my tracks

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talking about my process of music making. I make my music into 4 phases. First one is Idea Phase

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reading books is something which has played a vital role in improving my skills and knowledge

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talking about stuff i have to do in comming week

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talking about how i do my budgeting

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talking more elaborately, continued from previous episode

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A phenomenon which is hugely responsible to make or break a career

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talking about the most underrated aspect of music production, keying.

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talking about how i have improved my production by sticking to simple stuff

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talking about how important it is for me and other new coming producers to stick to a specific genre

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Completed 100 days of my podcast, talking about how it changed my life

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talking about my recent venture VVRC, and how i am preparing myself to grow it

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talking about my switch to tech house and what inspired me

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m really bored and i have a headache

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My recent initiative of starting the Vasai Virar Rave Community is getting too overwhelming in my mind.

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took initiative to start a local community of underground music fans. instagram.com/vasai.virar.rave.community

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just took a short course about managing personal and professional life, talking about how i am implementing it

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talking about the daws i worked in FL and Ableton

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continuation from last episode about youtube

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talking about how youtube works and why imo its the best platform in the history of entertainment

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Talking about some music tech companies in software

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Talking about by basic video editing skills

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Theres no one thing i am talking about, Hence the name of this episode

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talking about the different versions of freedom

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my opinion on Liberalism and why i dont consider myself as "Today's Liberal Citizen"

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Too much of motivation can be toxic sometimes, talking about what i think of motivational content and whats my take on it

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switched to mac 2 years ago for music production and now can never switch back

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I am very bad in planning my daily tasks but i am learning to get better at it

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Giving a challenge to myself to produce 1 track everyday for next 7 days

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my thoughts on the music streaming servies

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Talking about my favourite genre in gaming which Strategy and Simulation. No this is not a gaming podcast, its something which is connected with me

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I think these are some obstacles i have to get to a decent mix

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I wrote a track, composed vocals and produced a full track for the same. And i really love how it turned up. Not a pro but good start

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I have participated in the Indian Film Project 50hr music challenge. Let see how it goes

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Talking more about my project template and my presets

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Talking more about my project starting template.

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Explaining my starting template which i have been developing almost a year

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Talking about the type of tutorials i have seen so far and what i think about them

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I Recently did a course on public speaking from Simon Sinek and it proved to be very helpful

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Going technical and talking about how m learning to fix my low end in mixes. This ones a bit boring..(warning in advance lol)

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Talking about Music Reality shows

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Talking about my wishlist and my weakness in shopping for tech

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Talking about my views on remix competions

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talking about "sound like" tutorials which are becoming a trend nowadays

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Talking about this debate which goes on for a long time, i.e which synth is the best? or which daw is the best?

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Talking about automations in music production

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Ps: sorry for the bad quality in this episode as i didnt place my mic properly and hence resulted in very bad audio quality

Talking about the vibe concept which i discovered

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Ps: sorry for the bad quality in this episode as i didnt place my mic properly and hence resulted in very bad audio quality

Talking about the Bigroom era in dance music which i was and i am still a fan of

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Ps: sorry for the bad quality in this episode as i didnt place my mic properly and hence resulted in very bad audio quality

Talking about this podcast in general, Again!

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Ps: sorry for the bad quality in this episode as i didnt place my mic properly and hence resulted in very bad audio quality

Working on my new sound, talking about how i am developing it.

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Ps: sorry for the bad quality in this episode as i didnt place my mic properly and hence resulted in very bad audio quality

Talking about vocal productions

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Ps: sorry for the bad quality in this episode as i didnt place my mic properly and hence resulted in very bad audio quality

Talking about the fish as a Metaphor to an Idea in Creativity

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Ps: sorry for the bad quality in this episode as i didnt place my mic properly and hence resulted in very bad audio quality

Talking more about copyright issues in music industry, especially about the remake trend going on nowadays

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Talking about the whole "copyright" topic and my views on it in music industry

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Talking about working at a different place and how it affects creative process

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Discovered some amazing Ghetto house and Juke house too

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Learnt a valiable lesson of life today.

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Talking about Branding and Business and how i am learning about it

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Talking more about sound design

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Talking about sound design and how i approached it

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Talking about the instagram algorithm and how its helping me as an artist

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Talking about the importance of track edit versions which i realized few days ago that how important they are

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feeling supper happy as one of my dance music inspiration Afrojack heard my demos and liked them and called them "dope!"

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Talking about how audience evolves time to time and proves that nothing is permanent

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Talking about what i think about the vocalist career and the way i work with them

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Talking about the extreme diplomatic behaviour from artists around

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Talking more about Internet and its positive effects on my life.

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Talking about why i think internet has revolutionized humans in a very positive way, 20 mins werent enough for this and i want to talk more about it, hence the next episode will be a continuation to this topic

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2 Mixing techniques which helped up my production quality drastically

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Talking about the some interesting stuff i got to know while doing my music research.

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Huge rant about Stupidity and Stupid people (Including me) in general.;-)

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Talking about art especially abstract art my interest in it.

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I recorded my first live set in Ableton, really happy how it turned out

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Talking about some disco and house influenced music which bollywood had during the 80s

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I talk about Learning in general

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Talking about livestreams, mixsets, etc

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Talking about how the nighlife culture goes on in india and how i am planning to push in it.

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So overwhelmed by the feedback i got from one of my biggest inspirations in house music, Chris Lake, on his twitch live stream for Blackbook records.

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Talking about house music history which i have read and seen in videos

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i talk about why i am sticking to limited genres/styles for now

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i talk about this podcast generally, as i decided earlier that i would share about this podcast on my social stories only when i would finish doing 30 episodes and i did it 

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i talk about my ongoing creative block and creativy in general

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i talk about how it is to juggle between a day job and music production

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i talk about the importance of commercial music

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a proper begginers guide of how to listen to this podcast series

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i talk about how reading about Steve Jobs had an effect on my life

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I talk about my favourite alternative tracks and my music discovery back in the days

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You will get the title if u listen to this full episode

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I discoverd this phenomenon of 3 secs in producing a track

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i saw a video today which had me talk about philosophy

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Talking about different softwares i came across over the years

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I talk about tv series i liked over the years

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some tired talks, nothing much to say about this

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Talking about this phenomenon 'Curse of knowledge' and what are my thoughts in it

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Talking about how i discovered about Tomorrowland and my wish to play there one day

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talking about how simplicity in a track can be so effective

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Talking about music releases in general

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talking about this whole "be unique" phenomenon in music production.

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i was in a hurry, so i didn't record much

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i finished a track 3 hours today

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talking about some creative ideas

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I had a really bad day and i am the only one responsible for it

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Taking about my djing influences

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I am trying to prepare for a different kind of sound which i think i can build from my musical influences from my childhood

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Learnt from the chris lake's twitch streams that how important is it to be different

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I discovered something very interesting while i was recording this

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Being persistance is the inly think that can help me achieve what i want

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Trying to learn more and more by doing different things

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I learnt something very important from watching chris lake's twitch stream

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Just some stuff about me and my intentions behind doing this podcast