#320: Finding Flow and Work-Life Balance with Paul Laski

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paul Laski is a music producer, sound designer, and Ableton Certified Trainer. He designs sounds in the factory preset bank of XFER Records Serum and sample and preset packs for Sample Magic, Splice, and Sonic Academy. Paul teaches computer music production, sound design, and live performance with ICON Collective in Los Angeles.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I had a great conversation with Paul about how he has carved out a career in music via producing, teaching, and sound design. Paul went into detail about the challenges of work-life balance, especially as a new father. We went deep into the philosophy around creativity and productivity, and how we can find satisfaction and fulfillment in our work and the unexpected paths that present themselves along the way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-production-podcast/id1212124420"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple</span></a>,<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2R5hFhExyUzbI7jD7eauck"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a>,<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/music-production-podcast?refid=stpr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></a>,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tdXNpY3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25wb2RjYXN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google</span></a>, <span style="font-weight: 400;">or watch on</span> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk4jo7_Rx2-2mjUoTXTL4u0iUH5_XqBYi"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">YouTube</span></a></p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paul's Official Site - <a href= "https://www.p-lask.com/">https://www.p-lask.com/</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">ICON Collective - <a href= "https://iconcollective.edu/music-production-programs/">https://iconco