I'm still a fair bit away from finishing this, got lots of lyrics still to write and record but we're at the organised exports and track names phase! EP2 is progressing nicely!
Today in music production, sorting out a sync export folder to my phone so I can always listen to my latest mix in the car!
The increase of AI bullshit I see all over the place is just despairingly dystopian. What point is an identity if you refuse to use it.
I swear to god I'm like 10% musically creative and 90% organising files and trying to work out where in the holy name of Steinberg I put that bloody VST. Is it routed into the snare through the bus? No I decided to link it directly and now I have to spend another hour rejiggering Reason. #FUN
Spent a not insignificant time working through some lyrics for the new EP. It's restored music I found from some exports made around 15 years that I'm dusting off and finally finishing. Ideas are flowing! #music #recording #musician #musicproduction
Yikes no. I use LANDR for distribution as it comes with my Reason+ sub but I am absolutely not feeding my music to it. AI is a curse.
Working on something fun for potential 3rd EP (whilst writing lyrics for the second). Quad Note Generator is a very fun tool! #reasonstudios #musicproduction #musicians
Happy to be publishing and supporting Subvert, a new music distrubution service! You can check my profile out here subvert.fm/alex-sharkey
New release! A stripped back Piano and Vocal only rendition of "The Self Destruction Of" alexsharkey.bandcamp.com/album/the-di... Enjoy!
The Diminishment Of, by Alex Sharkey
5 track album
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My son Ben has just released his first EP. 10 years old and got original songs out already. Very proud father here :D Ben's first EP is now out on Bandcamp! Go show him some support! benjaminsharkey.bandcamp.com/album/happy-...
Happy But Scared, by Benjamin Sharkey
4 track album
benjaminsharkey.bandcamp.com
An underrated musician tip I would give anyone is stay organised (which I'm in process of doing here). By doing this, making things are in an organised place and documented, you'll save time later and have a bit of a clearer mind. Oh also BACKUP! #musician #musicproduction #musiciansky
Finally got round to watching FKA Twigs at Coachella, holy fuck, but wait...holy fuck.
In our office we've been playing The Argos Game which I came up with for a bit of teambuilding/boredom busting. Basically get every Argos catalogue I can find. Everyone picks a page and number from that page. Highest value wins that round. We have leagues/spreadsheets and everything...
Today we discovered my son has perfect pitch! I'm very happy for him the talented sod!
Turns out if I put Rezz and my bread machine at the same time they groove amazingly well together. For reference the track is Circuit and the bread is a Cheese and Herb Loaf.
Got the groundwork down for a piano only rendition of the last EP. Things are sounding good with some fun little twists. Turns out if you put two songs in the same key, you can mash them together. WHO KNEW! #MusicianSky
I cannot wait, that Coachella set was electric.
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Quick appreciation post for Arturia's CS-80 V which I used for the main riff on Narcissist. Brilliant bit of fun! www.arturia.com/products/sof...
Arturia - CS-80 V
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Well, I did it. I made an EP! 6 tracks of my glorious insanity recorded in my basement on a loose arrangement of misc gear. But it's done, my first major music release in 20 years! It's not perfect, it's somewhat messy in places, but it's mine and I love it. alexsharkey.bandcamp.com/album/the-se...
The Self Destruction Of, by Alex Sharkey
6 track album
alexsharkey.bandcamp.com
More good news, my debut single is now on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal and other stores now! open.spotify.com/track/6P2Byt...
Narcissist
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I'm going to do a livestream tonight if anyone's interested of my music production process and listen to some of the new tracks I'm working on www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKP9...
New EP Production Stream 2026
YouTube video by Alex Sharkey
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Narcissist is now available on Bandcamp too, stay tuned for the full EP coming soon! alexsharkey.bandcamp.com/track/narcis...
Narcissist, by Alex Sharkey
track by Alex Sharkey
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A lyric video for my new single! Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlC2...
Alex Sharkey - Narcissist (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Alex Sharkey
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Released the first track from my upcoming EP: Enjoy! soundcloud.com/alex-sharkey...
Narcissist
The first track from my upcoming EP
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