A Musician’s Mental Health: Overcoming Fatigue While Recording
Posted: Oct 11, 2022
Category: Recording
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**Guest post written by Hovey Otis.
"As a musician, there are few things more frustrating than feeling fatigued during a recording session. You're in the studio, you've been working hard all day, and suddenly your creative spark just seems to disappear. It's normal to feel exhaustion setting in from time to time, but there are ways to overcome it and get back on track. Here are some tips for dealing with fatigue during a recording session.
1. Take a break. This may seem counterintuitive, but one of the best ways to fight fatigue is to take a short break. Get up and walk around, grab a coffee or snack, and give yourself a few minutes to relax. And this doesn't mean go have a few beers - that can only lead to further distraction and poor creative decisions. Once you're feeling refreshed, you'll be able to jump back into the session with renewed energy.
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2. Change your environment. If you've been working in the same room for hours on end, it can start to feel claustrophobic and stifling. Take a few minutes to step outside or move to another room in the studio. The change of scenery will do you good and help rejuvenate your creative juices.
3. Talk to your bandmates or engineer. When you're feeling stuck, it can be helpful to talk through your ideas with someone else. Brainstorming with your bandmates or engineer can give you some new perspectives and help jumpstart your creativity. This type of collaboration is also creatively fulfilling.
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No matter how much experience you have as a musician, there will always be moments when fatigue sets in and it feels like you just can't get over a creative slump, especially when every minute is costing money. But by taking a break, changing your environment, and talking through your ideas, you can overcome that fatigue and get back to creating great music."
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