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used to this so, too; contrary to that, deadmau5 is pretty great even though he doesn't play any instrument or know theory, he just uses his mouse and keyboard to try stuff in Ableton. Watch his masterclass, it's pretty eye-opening

seems similar to coding - some people do a short bootcamp and start to produce, while others are kind of helpless even with a masters degree in CS



His music has been incredibly stale for years though. Maybe as a result. Longtime listener.




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