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5 Failures That Kill Your Creative Output | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 27
52 Cues Podcast, 52 Cues Community, Music Production, Podcast Episodes, Library Music, Sync Music, Production Music, Sync Music Education, Professor Dave, Technical & Hardware Failures, Software & System Failures, Creative Failures, Logistical Failures, Environmental & Mental Failures Shannon Kropf 52 Cues Podcast, 52 Cues Community, Music Production, Podcast Episodes, Library Music, Sync Music, Production Music, Sync Music Education, Professor Dave, Technical & Hardware Failures, Software & System Failures, Creative Failures, Logistical Failures, Environmental & Mental Failures Shannon Kropf

5 Failures That Kill Your Creative Output | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 27

In this episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave unpacks the silent saboteurs lurking in every composer’s studio—from fried hard drives and surprise power surges to emotional burnout and missed deadlines. With equal parts humor, honesty, and hard-won wisdom, Dave walks through the five most common “points of failure” that can grind a cue to a halt.

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How I Think About Light Tension | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 26
52 Cues Podcast, 52 Cues Community, Music Production, Podcast Episodes, Library Music, Sync Music, Production Music, Sync Music Education, Professor Dave, Music Terminology, Tension Spectrum, Cue Writing Techniques, Tension Cues Shannon Kropf 52 Cues Podcast, 52 Cues Community, Music Production, Podcast Episodes, Library Music, Sync Music, Production Music, Sync Music Education, Professor Dave, Music Terminology, Tension Spectrum, Cue Writing Techniques, Tension Cues Shannon Kropf

How I Think About Light Tension | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 26

In this week’s episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave steps into the role of professor to unpack the wide and often misunderstood world of light tension music. From tasking montages and corporate explainers to moody true crime underscores, Dave explores the emotional spectrum that defines this essential production music category.

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