.....Like Rome said "everybody just wants "listens".."
#RealTalk
Yep, nobody really cares about anybody elses music enough to actually try to help them any more... there was a time when it used to happen though, that ended around 2005.
We used to put up songs for review and get 30 - 40 full blown critiques. THEN! the critiques got shorter... THEN! people only wanted critiques from certain people... THEN! anybody that gave a negative critique was an instant hater, no matter how in depth it was... THEN! all people wanted were clicks to try to move up the Soundclick charts, they didn't care about critiques because they didn't even check their own threads THEN! people just stopped listening to other people's stuff unless the person that posted it said something like "This is the best beat on here!" and the people only listened to try to tear that person down...
NOW! posting beats around other people that make beats is not really going to do anything for you because it's all the "ME" mentality. Even if your stuff is BANGIN!, nobody is going to give it up for you enough to really let you know how they feel about it. They feel like they're belittling themselves by giving you props. So you'll get a reply like "That's tight..."
BUT! I'm telling you guys... now that ish all over the place and disconnected with a million beat selling sites, streaming sites and all of that and people running to the next bandwagon.... ONE DAY! somebody is going to Mark Zuckerberg the beat market and there will be ONE! place that matters... all of your Tunecores, Nimbits, Reverbnations will go the way of mp3.com...
Unfortunately... a lot of you will have teen age children by then. You just happen to be around in the online music era's infancy stage. Somebody is going to take a little bit of this, a little bit of that and make something colossal... new technological advances will make it possible.
You have to look at what Andrew Lloyd was saying about other avenues right now... that's the only way I can see longevity for a lot of people that want to be in the music "FIELD". Think of it like this... Nike sponsors athletes, athletes make the money from endorsements, the athletes career comes to an end... does Nike's career come to an end? Nope, they are behind the scenes, you don't know what anybody that works for NIKE looks like... but if Tiger Woods broke his wrists and could never play golf again... NIKE just finds another face. So if you're an engineer and new artists are coming along for eternity... if you have skills and a good rep, guess who eats off of all of them? You've been making beats for how long? How many trends have come along? How many times have you NOT wanted to change or adapt because you didn't like the new stuff? Does compression theory change, what about mixing, equalizing? You learn it ONCE! and just use the new tools as they come about. You probably think selling beats would be a quicker buck... until you ask yourself how many beats have you sold.
... nobody said to quit making beats just divide up your time and get certified at ... something. You can be an ol man like me and still mix and master or you can make music you don't like making and keep trying to get on... or stay on.
Remember that fat dude that used to make all of those boy bands... who do you think made the most money, him... or the boy bands. Imagine him in the videos, lol. That would never happen, his talent was "I know what kids like to listen to" and I doubt if he made any music at all.
I think you can be in the music "FIELD" but you have to quit bumping your head against the wall and thinking that Fruity Loops 21 is going to be the killer app that takes your "beats" into the stratosphere and your sound will be undeniable... even if that happens - they'll rob you for awhile because honestly you don't know anything about the business side of music (like me). Tell me I'm wrong.
.... $0.02
I'm going to practice being more positive. Sometimes I think I'm being realistic but it doesn't come off that well... notice that I did not try to discourage anyone... therefore, my post was not hating.