Do Music Demos Still Matter?

August 22nd, 2024 by

Does the demo still matter? Or did the DAW kill it?

Depending on who you ask, demos are either the most important and overlooked part of a great music production process…

…or they’re an irrelevant relic of the past.

So who is right?

And just what should music pre-production look like in the 21st century?

That’s what we talk about today.

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