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Service Is the Truth: A Mix Engineer's Creative Philosophy

Service Is the Truth: A Mix Engineer's Creative Philosophy

Everyone wants to be a [insert whatever]. Very few want to work to be a [insert whatever].

People think you just become something. But the label is artificial— a front for simply being of service.

And if you’re not constantly finding ways to be of service, and that service doesn’t have value to the world, you’re done.

Ikigai, baby. 🇯🇵

The work of becoming is hard. The work of being is easy. Anyone can be anything. You can call yourself a producer. I can call you a producer. But it means absolutely nothing.

The work of becoming— earning a title in the world because of how you’ve served— that’s all that matters. The title doesn’t matter, but the service does.---

Labels mean nothing.

Becoming is hard, serve well— service is the truth.

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