"Practice! Practice! Practice!" I can hear my childhood piano teacher now, as if she gave me a lesson 2 days ago. But for realizes, she was on to something, "Preach sista!"
All musicians have heard it a million times and all musicians know it’s the truth, yet often, it feels like a chore and is pushed further and further down on the to-do list.
Indaba Member J-Tarin found a way to make it fun, and attributes his production growth to the many opportunities he’s entered as his form of practice.
Yeah, that’s all pretty awesome, but Tarin points out some of the things he’s gained that are not in the form of cash. He says, “Indaba does a great thing…they give musicians new opportunities which allow us to improve on skills in production, mixing, remixing and engineering—even writing.”
He explains that the time he’s spent practicing has proved invaluable. You just never know when someone fancy will need quick, high quality work.
"I carried those skills outside of the Indaba Community, and then I received a phone call in late 2011 to work with Tyrese on his album, ‘Open Invitation’. I was ready, and it looks like the hard work paid off because I am now a 2013 Grammy Nominee for my work on that album… we didn’t snag the Grammy, but just to be nominated is COMPLETELY UNREAL to me!”
Tarin jokes that we have received the highest of internet browser honors, “indabamusic.com – one of my top bookmarks on my bookmark bar.” So maybe practicing isn’t so bad after all? At least not when you do it on Indaba Music.
