mathias music-making blog

About
Posted on February 01, 2026

mathias is a guitarist from Milwaukee, WI. This blog tracks my journey from just messing around with fuzz pedals and power chords to actually learning to make the kind of music I'm interested in making.

In February 2026, this blog was used for tracking thoughts and notes about recording for the RPM Challenge. The result was the song uploaded here.

Gear used:

  • Xolo Custom Guitars Tonatiuh 7 string with Elysian pickups
  • line6 HX Stomp
  • Sennheiser HD 6XX studio headphones
  • GarageBand -- trying to stick with only included effects/plugins

Learning:

  • Reaper
  • More music theory and composition
  • Songwriting