The best way to beat writer’s block: realize it doesn’t exist. Spoiler Alert: there’s no tooth fairy either.

There’s a simple way to beat writer’s block and procrastination for good: get started and don’t let yourself stop for at least twenty minutes. You’ll often find that once you pop, you can’t stop.

You can’t change what people say or think about your songs. But you do decide what you do about it.

Whether you write pop, hip-hop, acoustic or EDM, if you want to produce, record and release music you’ll need a DAW, or Digital Audio Workstation. Here’s our quick roundup of all the big names in home-studio music production.

Being full of yourself has gotten a bad rep and a bad rap. Maybe your parents told you not to show off. But to be a creative person, at any age, means showing off as much and as often as you can.