2021 Year End Review
This is not my typical experience, but I actually completed every musical goal I set at the begining of the year. I’m just as surprised...
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Luke
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Just Do It
I haven’t dropped a singer-songwriter track since May of 2019. Since then I’ve been working on other projects, releasing videos, and...
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Luke
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
It Takes Practice
This Summer, I started teaching guitar lessons. It’s been interesting learning guitar again through beginners’ eyes and hearing their...
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Luke
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Making a Song List
I’ve always considered myself a songwriter. It’s what excites me most about music! I love being creative and writing songs, but it...
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Luke
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Creative Offloading
Today I’m going to talk about something I learned in music school. It’s called “offloading” and it’s one of the reasons I was able to...
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Luke
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
My Musical Goals: 2021
I’m sitting in a room at my parents’ house right now, and I just finished a beat. I’m moving out soon and much of my stuff is packed. ...
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Luke
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
2020 Year End Review
I know one day doesn’t really mean anything, but for a lot of us it’s the end of a terrible year and it feels like things will get better....
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Luke
- Dec 15, 2020
- 2 min
Making a Lofi EP
This December I graduated college and I celebrated by releasing a lofi EP. I wanted something commemorative of the college experience,...
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Luke
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Covid-Class
I am in my final semester of college, and what a semester to go out on. I keep thinking that if I had graduated in the spring, I would...
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Luke
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Synth Summer
In the Spring I took Electronic Orchestration, a class focusing on synthesis and sound design. We would learn the fundamentals of sound,...
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Luke
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
Getting Back Momentum
I haven’t posted in a hot minute, and it’s pretty clear I’ve lost traction. I used to post once a week, but it’s been months since I’ve...
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Luke
- Jun 20, 2019
- 2 min
The Importance of Making Demos
When I thought about demos, I used to imagine a shittier version of the final song: badly recorded, unedited, and with a sub-par...
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Luke
- May 21, 2019
- 2 min
Luke Smith – Chasing Ghosts (New EP!)
When compiling songs for this EP, I wasn’t only looking for songs I liked. I wanted the songs to have a central theme. I’ve said before...
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Luke
- Apr 25, 2019
- 2 min
Are You Too Old to Make Music?
It’s pretty common for people to believe that there’s a time limit when it comes to making art. “If you haven’t done it by x, then it’s...
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Luke
- Mar 20, 2019
- 3 min
First Do It Badly
Lots of people are afraid to start something on the grounds they won’t be any good. I’m that way. We’re usually right about it too, but...
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Luke
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: How To Make It in the New Music Business – Ari Herstand.
Ari Herstand is an LA-based singer-songwriter, blogger, and actor. He graduated with a degree in music business from McNally Smith...
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Luke
- Mar 5, 2019
- 2 min
How Do You Define Success?
When I tell people I’m going to school for music, they often assume I want be a rock star, or at the very least a full-time musician. ...
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Luke
- Feb 24, 2019
- 2 min
Big Turn Music Fest – 2019. My Volunteer Experience.
I was already planning on attending Big Turn. Their lineup boasts some of Minnesota’s most well-known acts: Charlie Parr, Dessa, Gaelynn...
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Luke
- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
You Don’t Have to Be First
Eddie Van Halen is famous for his tapping technique, but he wasn’t the first to do it. In fact, hundreds of years before “Eruption,”...
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Luke
- Feb 9, 2019
- 2 min
Finish Your Songs
A few years back, I had a ton of musical ideas floating around my head. I wanted to write it all: hip-hop, EDM, singer-songwriter,...
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