By Darren E Cowley (Admin) · Published August 21, 2025How Working Quickly Can Help You Finish More Music, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Embrace Imperfection If you’ve ever found yourself frozen by too many ideas, chasing the “perfect” track, or endlessly tweaking mixes, this conversation with Mixerman offers a liberating perspective: work fast and treat your music […]
If you’ve ever found yourself frozen by too many ideas, chasing the “perfect” track, or endlessly tweaking mixes, this conversation with Mixerman offers a liberating perspective: work fast and treat your music as a series of artifacts — not masterpieces.
In this episode of the Music Production Podcast, Brian Funk sits down with Mixerman to talk about momentum, imperfection, and the mental traps that keep producers from finishing their work. The antidote? Moving faster than your inner critic.
One of the core themes in this conversation is the idea that music is not meant to be perfect, but rather to reflect a moment in time. Mixerman shares his philosophy: your work is like pottery shards waiting to be discovered — some pristine, some cracked, all real.
Rather than obsessing over one “perfect” piece, aim to create a body of work. Like archaeologists discovering artifacts, your listeners will build a story of your artistry from what you leave behind.
Mixerman and Brian both agree: the faster you create, the more likely you are to finish. Inspiration fades. Inner critics grow louder. Perfectionism leads to stagnation.
Working quickly allows you to:
The takeaway: speed helps you preserve the emotional core of the idea before it gets diluted by doubt.
Inspiration is like holding water — if you don’t act fast, it slips away. The inner critic, Mixerman explains, is constantly trying to catch up. Once it does, your momentum slows, and self-doubt creeps in.
You have to outrun the critic. Keep moving forward. Each decision should react to the last — not get endlessly revised.
Mixerman and Brian highlight the power of time limits. Whether it’s a 45-minute sprint with a music production club or a live jam with the band, constraints breed creativity.
Knowing you’ll share something at the end of a session frees you from over-polishing. The result? More finished music — and often, music that feels more honest.
In a world where AI can generate flawless, soulless music, your humanity is your edge. The small mistakes, the quirks, the raw energy — those are the parts that connect with listeners.
Mixerman encourages producers to stop chasing “perfect” mixes and start embracing the emotional imperfections that make music relatable.
The final message is simple but powerful: leave behind your artifacts. They don’t have to be perfect. They just have to be true.
Every piece you finish becomes part of your story. And just like that, your music stops being a burden and starts becoming your legacy.
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