💡 What if the key to building your music career isn’t working harder… but telling a better story?

🎧 What if trusting your intuition—and building a brand that feels like you—is the real cheat code?

In this episode of Behind The DAW, we interview sound design legend Au5 to unpack how story-driven branding, creative intuition, and artistic alignment transformed his career—and how they can transform yours.

We explore questions like:

❓ How do you build a brand that reflects your true identity as an artist?

📖 What does it mean to give your music a story—and why does it matter?

🧭 How do you know when to trust your gut over industry advice?

🌊 What inspired the Earth Wave EP, and how do you turn concepts into cohesive musical worlds?

Whether you’re feeling pulled between creativity and career, struggling to define your brand, or just want to feel more aligned in your music…

This episode will help you reconnect with the why behind your sound.


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A podcast for music producers 🎵

Au5’s creative and branding philosophy 💡

How to craft a story-based artist identity 📖

Music production + business balance ⚖️

Branding for electronic artists 🧠

Emotional storytelling through sound 🌌

Building a sustainable creative career 🔁

Artist intuition and decision-making 🧭

Turning EPs into conceptual journeys 🎼

Staying true to your artistic voice 🎙️

Then this is the perfect episode for you...

🔔 Subscribe for more raw, real conversations with artists, producers, and industry voices on the emotional, creative, and psychological sides of building a sustainable music career.


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Give Your Music A Story I Au5 Behind The DAW

Instrumental, indie, alternative, explosions in the sky type track

Enlightenment

Prepare to lose yourself in the heat of this fiery house remix! With deep basslines, shimmering synths, and unstoppable beats, "Up In Smoke" brings the perfect dose of high-energy vibes to get the party poppin’. 💥✨ Whether you're turning up solo or igniting the dancefloor, this track will elevate your mood and keep the energy blazing. Turn the volume up and watch the smoke rise—because this is the sound of pure euphoria! 🚀💃🕺 #HouseMusic #DanceVibes #FreshRemix

Up In Smoke 6-6-2025

Foel Drygarn

 “Lazy Sunday – Studio Session 4 Nov 2022”

I Factory (The MODern Blues Project), nella loro formazione Mark II, incarnano l’essenza del garage rock e del mod revival anni ’60, con una spinta visionaria tutta contemporanea. Attiva tra il 2021 e il 2023, questa incarnazione della band – guidata dalla voce graffiante e teatrale di Giuliano Dettori, dal groove inarrestabile di Chris Pain al basso e dal drumming pulsante di Luca Monaco – ha attraversato due anni incandescenti di live, sessioni in studio e playlist in continua evoluzione.
In “Lazy Sunday”, registrata il 4 novembre 2022, si respira tutto il calore di una jam d’altri tempi: Silvio Vinci disegna paesaggi onirici all’Hammond e al piano, mentre la chitarra di Davide Spanu fluttua tra riff sporchi e assoli dilatati, tipici di una psichedelia dirompente e mai prevedibile.
I Factory Mark II brillano per la loro capacità di improvvisazione, fondendo groove mod, schegge blues e aperture ipnotiche, in un equilibrio perfetto tra istinto e visione. Una domenica pigra, forse, ma tutt’altro che sonnolenta.

Lazy sunday (by Factory 4-11-22) remastered- 2025

Einfach Bauer - Ich Fahr Deutz Fahr (Timaeuz Bootleg)

Lusha_OST

Broken Logic

Jam session funky blues per Silvio & Luigi 

Lee Cooper's Six Wives

“Lee Cooper’s Six Wives” è un viaggio ipnotico nel cuore pulsante del funky blues sudista degli anni ’70, un brano che sembra sbucare direttamente da una jam session notturna tra le paludi del Mississippi. Luigi Cattani imbraccia la chitarra con lo spirito e la sensibilità di un giovane Clapton: fraseggi blues asciutti, suono caldo e vibrante, assoli che si muovono sinuosi su un tappeto ritmico avvolgente.
Silvio Vinci firma l’anima sonora del pezzo: Rhodes piano in sottofondo , Hammond graffiante e basso elettrico carico di groove si intrecciano in un incastro perfetto, costruendo un’atmosfera densa, viscerale, visibilmente vintage ma mai manierista. Il brano scorre come un lento rituale tribale, fatto di dinamiche dilatate, sudore, soul e quell’inconfondibile polvere del Sud che sa di barbecue, sigarette e storie mai raccontate.
“Lee Cooper’s Six Wives” è un omaggio, nato da un improvvisazione in sala da pranzo, sincero e ispirato alla tradizione nera americana, ma filtrato da una sensibilità europea raffinata e libera, capace di reinventare il passato con rispetto e originalità. Una traccia da ascoltare a occhi chiusi, preferibilmente su vinile, con il volume alto e la mente aperta.

Lee cooper's Six Wives #3 (brass remix)

Timaeuz=Hard pumping beats
Plagiarius=Slow easy beats

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1993-96- MEDICINE MEN
1995-96- AMANITA 
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2001-2002- KOSMEN
2006-2012- RAILROAD BLUES BAND
2012- COSMICK CHARLIE
dal 2013- FACTORY

I love making music and taking photos. When I'm not doing that, I hit the gym to stay fit and healthy.

Welcome to the DAW Nation Podcast, hosted by WyattTroy. We interview electronic music producers, artists, sound designers, singers, songwriters, and music industry experts to open up on a artistic, emotional, philosophical, marketing, branding, and music business basis.

The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.

Enjoy music of all sorts and like to create my own.  I may not be very talented, but I have fun.
Really enjoy the Soundcloud community - much of the music is exceptional!
Very glad to be part of it.
Thank you for any listens, any likes and any comments.  
I appreciate them all.
Jim

New tracks tagged #Logic Pro