{"id":1272,"date":"2012-07-25T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T22:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2013-11-12T14:58:43","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T22:58:43","slug":"jeremy-dawson-should-you-listen-to-your-own-music-for-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/25\/jeremy-dawson-should-you-listen-to-your-own-music-for-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Dawson: Should You Listen To Your Own Music for Inspiration?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JQsMaF81uBU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Dawson explains his take on how to make music for everybody. 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