{"id":10378,"date":"2020-05-04T14:28:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T18:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=10378"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:08:59","slug":"j-views-343-labs-q-and-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/j-views-343-labs-q-and-a\/","title":{"rendered":"J.Views on the challenge of finishing tracks and the importance of taking time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;If I&#8217;m being honest&#8230; spending six hours on a hi-hat track is making me happy,&#8221; GRAMMY-nominated producer J.Views opines.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the onset of widespread stay-at-home measures, music production school <a aria-label=\"343 Labs (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.343labs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">343 Labs<\/a> sat down with <a aria-label=\"J.Views (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/layer-drums-foley-organic-sounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.Views<\/a> at the Splice studio. There, they discussed a wide array of topics spanning the importance of taking time, how limitations can stimulate creativity, <a aria-label=\"the challenge of finishing tracks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/finish-work-diminish-guilt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the challenge of finishing tracks<\/a>, and more \u2013 the full conversation is captured in the video above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there a particular topic that was addressed in the interview that resonated with you? Who would you like to see us speak with next? 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