Comments on: Producer Psychology 101: Avoiding “Fu@# You Syndrome” & Taking Losses Like A Man! by Jim Bond

By: Jim Bond

Jim Bond — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:48:31 +0000

Not that I don’t think your mind is in the wrong place, but that feeling wears off after a while lol.

By: Stretch

Stretch — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:15:30 +0000

Great article…I’ve been making beats for many years and never came close to getting a placement, but first…beat making is a hobby for me and if money comes with it then I’m happy…just hearing someone spit on my track is like getting paid.

By: Jim Bond

Jim Bond — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:47:29 +0000

Welcome homie

By: Tayo

Tayo — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:11:18 +0000

Thanks for the jewels.I for one have been on that same road more than twice.I was mailing beats to various acts/companies and kept getting the same response.One said they needed something more Organic and in the end I eventually stopped and focused on something/someone else.Maybe it’s their loss or maybe was mine but no matter what I realised hindsight that the beats am making now sound much better but hey pressure bursts pipes..unless its adamantium. In a nutshell ATTITUDE determines your ALTITUDE. Arigato Jim

By: Dj Ross

Dj Ross — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:12:43 +0000

Mr. Bond,
You are totally a down to earth for sharing this. Alot of times when we producers get shot down we stay shot. Thanks for the self healing process, which is to use these rejections as stepping stone towards rising to the top.

By: Billy Hume

Billy Hume — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:16:02 +0000

Man… you really nailed it. I used to be one of those guys back when I was in bands. Once I got into the production side of things it all started to makes sense to me why I wasn’t breaking through, I was taking everything the wrong way.

Having worked on a bunch of 1 hit wonders and a also a bunch of acts that have had sustained success I came to realize that the difference wasn’t how good the music was, It usually had to do with their attitude.

Great post.

By: Oneman

Oneman — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:47:44 +0000

Yeah that dude is fair he will take tracks and hit you back if it’s hot and ask you to make adjustments or send in more.

By: J-MAR

J-MAR — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:25:55 +0000

lol great post! Couldn’t agree more with this, the resolve to keep on going even when your getting shot down is a key factor in success. Not a musical one I know but Stephen King apparently got rejection letters over and over again for many of his novels before he got his break, then went on to become one the biggest horror writers of all time.

By: Frost Gamble

Frost Gamble — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:12:13 +0000

“For the sake of privacy, we will call him Figgs Borales”

Priceless!

Maybe an ebay diss track would be in order….

By: Jim Bond

Jim Bond — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:15:42 +0000

Eh, you can bat .020 and be doing great in the music biz haha