Ninajirachi, one of Australia’s biggest breakout artists, breaks down ‘F*ck My Computer’, a track from her ARIA-winning debut album. In this series, she reveals how she uses modern technology to supercharge her creative process. Watch the video here.
“When I first made it, I imagined this to be a hands-up kind of moment in the middle… but then when I played it at a show in 2024, that section did not land very well. Everyone was confused, and that made me go back and restructure that moment.”
Crowd feedback vs. gut instinct — when you’re mixing, which one wins? In this case, Ninajirachi uses the crowd’s reaction to inform her final mixing decisions. Where do you fall on this? Do you use real-world testing to gauge how your music lands, or trust the version you set out to make?