ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The unorthodoX ideas of multi award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony. Older episodes were co-hosted by his wife and protégé Kate Harmony. As a songwriter and producer, Ray has made music with Grammy winners and multiplatinum artists, including Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) and Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine). Join over 255,000 YouTube subscribers learning the fast, easy, and fun way to make music without using AI, cos it ain't no fun getting a robot to write “your” songs! Download Ray's free book at HackMusicTheory.com
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every 16 days
Average audio length:
5 minutes
English
United States
133 episodes
since Jan. 11, 2019
episodic
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Replaced by Robots.
The truth is that AI has already taken over.
Before I read my new essay, I just wanna let you know that everything on our website is now half price. Whether you’re a complete beginner wanting to learn how to make music for the first time, or whether you’re intermediate …
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Overwhelmed With Content? Use This Method.
One simple question can get your time (and your life) back!
I deleted all my social media accounts 11 years ago, yet every day I’m overwhelmed with things to listen to. And that’s just on Spotify. There are countless fascinating podcast interviews…
AI Hitmaker to AI Hitman.
Wow, that escalated fast!
It was only two years ago that I was sitting here at my desk watching a video on how generative-AI was now able to make music. I remember thinking: Man, that song sounds awful, and super fake too! Fast forward a couple years to now, and h…
Counterclockwise Music.
This Song Makes You Feel Good.
When I listen to “Kokomo” by the Beach Boys, I’m instantly transported back to my childhood in the ‘80s. In fact, if I close my eyes while listening to it, I’m right there in my childhood house lying on my back with my headphones on, s…
Odd Time Signatures
That Aren’t Odd.
Rare Rhythms That Move People.
American band Death Cab for Cutie recently released their new album “I Built You a Tower”, and the song “Stone Over Water” is a brilliant example of how to make music that’s rhythmically interesting without sacrificing its…
Wanting Fans Is Not Wanting Validation.
Music is social. No fans = No relationships.
My previous essay, titled “Making Music Is Bad for Mental Health”, was a kind of eulogy to the pre-smartphone fan. You know, that person who used to listen with all their attention. Nowadays, people don’…
Making Music Is Bad for Your Mental Health.
Songs need listeners, but most people are too busy scrolling nowadays.
You’ve just finished a new song. You love it! You’re beyond thrilled. You can’t wait for people to hear it, so you excitedly upload it and click publish. And you wait. And y…
Life in a ‘90s Grunge Band.
Comparing the music world of 1996 to 2026.
It’s 9pm. Friday night. December 20th, 1996. Cape Town, South Africa. I walk out on stage. The air is thick with smoke from the fog machine and cigarettes, and probably something else too. A bright spotlight is in my face…
Creating Calm Through Song Structure.
How to make a sonic sanctuary, like Tamikrest.
My favourite Saharan rock band Tamikrest just released their new album “Assikel”, and I’ve had it on repeat this week. Why? Well firstly, this is a mesmerizing collection of songs that make me feel good. I …
A Couplet a Day,
Keeps Insanity Away.
Daily creative habits for better mental health.
We’ve just moved. Again. For more than a decade now, Kate and I have been averaging about one move per year. Last year we moved twice, but our record is an impressive three moves in one year!
The reaso…
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