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Duke Dumont didn’t release music for 2 years.
Not because he didn’t want to…
“I put so much pressure on myself that I just didn’t finish anything… for years.”
But because he was overthinking everything.
Nothing was “good enough” to release.
Demo after demo collecting dust on his hard drive.
Sound familiar?
It sucks.
You work on the track for weeks but keep losing momentum…
You second guess every decision to the point of exhaustion…
You lose direction and focus…
Another demo bites the dust 💀
No bueno.
Lucky for us, Mr Dumont eventually figured out how to override his inner critic and release music again.
His 3×30 system is the hack.
Imagine having more ideas than you have time to finish (a good problem!)
Releasing 10x the amount of music that you are releasing now.
And every release expanding the surface area of luck in your life and inviting more opportunity.
Let’s break it down…
The 3×30 System
The core idea is to create a bunch of musical ideas in a short amount of time.
Then later pick the best ones and only finish those.
Here’s how Duke Dumont did it:
Make 3 to 5 rough ideas a day
Do it 5 days a week
Repeat for a month
Don’t listen to any of them until 30 days later
Pick the ones that feel good
Finish only those
That’s it.
That’s how you hack perfectionism.
Generate a shit ton of ideas and only stress out about the best ones.
And I say stress because let’s be real…
It’ll still be hard to finish certain tracks but at least your grinding on the ones that matter. The ones you think have the most potential.
I’ve been working on a new Grey Zone DJ mix and I want it to be 100% my own originals, remixes, and edits so I’ve been implementing my own version of 3×30.
I don’t have time to work on music daily anymore because of my other businesses, but I’ve been carving out one or two sessions a week and aiming to bang out 3 to 4 edits each time.
I know a lot of the edits won’t make the final cut, but the goal is to have enough to choose only the best.
More output = better options.
Why 3×30 Works:
You stay in motion. No idea is precious.
You trick your brain into finishing less and starting more.
You build creative momentum, not pressure.
Your turn:
Open your DAW.
Give yourself a certain amount of time (1 hour? 3 hours?)
Generate as many ideas as you can in that timeframe.
Don’t judge, just create. Keep the ideas short and sweet.
Put them away and don’t look or listen to them for at least a week or longer.
Revisit them when it’s time and pick out the gold!
I promise this works. Creating from an abundance of ideas is the best way to create.
Brenmar
P.S. Here’s Duke Dumount in his own words breaking it down ⬇️
P.P.S. I'm thinking of starting a 30-day idea sprint based on this concept.
No perfectionism. No pressure to finish. Just show up and create 1 idea a day.
If you already know how to make beats, edits, and remixes but want some more accountability to increase your output, this could be perfect for you.
Weekly check-ins. A small crew. 30 ideas in 30 days.
You in?
Reply “I’m in” and I’ll send more details.
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