Thank You, Michael · Fix-The-Mix™

Thank You, Michael

I just wanted to express the gratitude I and probably many others feel towards the way

handles the mailing list. I signed up for it months, maybe years, ago after seeing a YouTube ad where Caleb introduced TRE, but I never really looked at any of the emails until Michael explained that he was going to start writing them himself. That was before I even considered pursuing music as a career, and I just thought it was a really cool move, but I started reading the emails, and as I (for unrelated reasons) began actually taking my passion for music seriously instead of considering it a handy/cool talent, and as I started to pursue music as a career, the emails started to become really encouraging. I've been hearing about FTM for a while and thinking "eh, maybe when I'm ready", but this time, my recent experience with the emails made me feel like it might be worth trying FTM out.

My expectations were completely blown out of the water. FTM taught me so much, and I feel so much less overwhelmed by the task of mixing my own music, which I previously was convinced I should do ONLY out of necessity and minimize my involvement with otherwise. My impostor syndrome is also just gone now. Though I may be a bit less certain on where EXACTLY to go with my career, I feel so much MORE certain that I want music to be my career. I haven't even published my first score yet, but I know that even if it sucks and no one cares about it, I CAN succeed if I keep putting the work in. And I CAN put the work in. I discovered just how well my career choice really fits me, and how much more diverse my options are within it. I found a community where I don't feel like I can ever fit in with just because I'm autistic, one which, before FTM, scared the heck out of me because I felt like I REALLY didn't fit. TRE went from something that was a cool idea but in NOOOO way for me to something that I'm REALLY excited to be a part of when I'm ready.

I'm sorry if this is too many words. I tend to say too much when I write... But all of it is just to say thank you to Michael. This experience has transformed my life, and I'm only here because he decided to change the way he did marketing emails. Thank you Michael and everyone at Mastering.com for the amazing things you do. It's great to be here!

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