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SoundGuy
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It's too bad that so many people come into the electronic music gig, and so quickly assume that there is some sort of template or a set of rules to abide to. A lot of people will post messages wondering how to program a certain drum beat, or get a good classic phat bassline going.
While there is nothing wrong with this(we all gotta start somewhere), after a while the classic beats get boring. The moog samples get boring, the 303's get old.
We must remember that music is meant to evolve, it's for experimentation. When it comes to composing, you must compose for yourself, to fulfill your musical aspirations fully, not for the club goers and dj's. If you spend time gratifying yourself before others, your energy will be communicated through the sound of the beats. Someone will like it. Don't worry about pleasing others when writing, please yourself first.
I'll bet many of you assumed that i would reveal some sort of secret code of chord progression, and drum patterns that would make your head spin, but i havent.
My word of advice to all electronic musicians:
Step away from the template(not too far if you wish), and compose something innovative. How, you say? That is up to you. But if you find that your stuff sounds like someone else's stuff, you are steppin back in time, not towards the future. Use super duper odd uncommon samples that sound super inspiring to you.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC IS THE FUTURE, LET'S US TAKE STEPS TOWARDS THAT FUTURE, INSTEAD OF DWELLING IN THE PAST.
-SoundGuy
While there is nothing wrong with this(we all gotta start somewhere), after a while the classic beats get boring. The moog samples get boring, the 303's get old.
We must remember that music is meant to evolve, it's for experimentation. When it comes to composing, you must compose for yourself, to fulfill your musical aspirations fully, not for the club goers and dj's. If you spend time gratifying yourself before others, your energy will be communicated through the sound of the beats. Someone will like it. Don't worry about pleasing others when writing, please yourself first.
I'll bet many of you assumed that i would reveal some sort of secret code of chord progression, and drum patterns that would make your head spin, but i havent.
My word of advice to all electronic musicians:
Step away from the template(not too far if you wish), and compose something innovative. How, you say? That is up to you. But if you find that your stuff sounds like someone else's stuff, you are steppin back in time, not towards the future. Use super duper odd uncommon samples that sound super inspiring to you.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC IS THE FUTURE, LET'S US TAKE STEPS TOWARDS THAT FUTURE, INSTEAD OF DWELLING IN THE PAST.
-SoundGuy