Find YOUR lane.

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My lane is:

  • Producer

    Votes: 4 30.8%

  • Beatmaker

    Votes: 6 46.2%

  • Engineer

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Fan

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Artist

    Votes: 2 15.4%

  • Exec

    Votes: 1 7.7%
  • Total voters
    13
SFTRAXX

SFTRAXX

West Coast Rap Producer


After watching this short clip it made me think about the importance of identifying with your lane with this music ish. I mean, in a thread posted earlier somebody said something like 'people here are composers not producers' or something to that effect and that IMO is on some real ish.

Keep in mind the producer doesn't always make the beat....

Now, Maybe this video will get 'wrote off' by certain people on this forum because this guy doesn't have trendy clothes or tats on his face but he is 1 of the many people 'behind the scenes' who shares this passion that we all 'claim' to have and has chosen to make a profession out of it. He also states 'no guarantees'. How do you feel about this and what lane do you feel you fit into and why?


Discuss.



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BeatMaker

... actual producing is one of the most frustrating experiences I've ever gone through. It's crazy how many artists have the "turn the mic on and I'll rap" mindset.

I think that's why a lot of amazing freestyle emcee's never made it... and people like Young MC and MC Hammer did.
 
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Finding your lane is crucial. I'v recently realized one of the biggest problems to happen towards music as a result of a cheaper creation process is the one-man-band ideology. Everybody wants to do everything themselves. Upon first glance that may seem like a great idea, BUT, what happens is the classic phrase "jack of all trades, master of none"

Sure, if you can master making beats, producing records, mixing and engineering, rap, sing, do a 360 reverse throwdown, cook orange chicken with stir fry, compete in the X-Games, race Formula One, and play classical violin that's great.

MOST people aren't good at everything, but while trying to be they drift from their expertise. With one-man-bands it's generally cheaper, but what is happening is were failing to make perfect records because of lack of experience in these "add-on" jobs we try to replicate, plus were taking other peoples jobs and killing their hustle!

We ALL want to live off music, but when a rapper starts making beats and trying to engineer, he's stealing the thunder from a talented beat maker and a talented mixing engineer. I'm not saying we shouldn't learn and "be all we can be" BUT stick to your guns and what your good at so we can all succeed. Instead of releasing a half assed record, pay for it to be mixed by somebody who does that so we can all get a piece of the pie.

Greed is a hell of a drug.
 
Inverted314 said:
Finding your lane is crucial. I'v recently realized one of the biggest problems to happen towards music as a result of a cheaper creation process is the one-man-band ideology. Everybody wants to do everything themselves. Upon first glance that may seem like a great idea, BUT, what happens is the classic phrase "jack of all trades, master of none"

Sure, if you can master making beats, producing records, mixing and engineering, rap, sing, do a 360 reverse throwdown, cook orange chicken with stir fry, compete in the X-Games, race Formula One, and play classical violin that's great.

MOST people aren't good at everything, but while trying to be they drift from their expertise. With one-man-bands it's generally cheaper, but what is happening is were failing to make perfect records because of lack of experience in these "add-on" jobs we try to replicate, plus were taking other peoples jobs and killing their hustle!

We ALL want to live off music, but when a rapper starts making beats and trying to engineer, he's stealing the thunder from a talented beat maker and a talented mixing engineer. I'm not saying we shouldn't learn and "be all we can be" BUT stick to your guns and what your good at so we can all succeed. Instead of releasing a half assed record, pay for it to be mixed by somebody who does that so we can all get a piece of the pie.

Greed is a hell of a drug.
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Word up. Cats try to do everything. Most can't.

I make beats. I don't rap. I try to mix though. When I put out my EP though you can bet your ass I'm hiring someone to do the mixing though. People need to realize there limits.
 
That one thing he says, about being honest with yourself.. that's the hardest part for people. I think in the beginning it's good to try the one-man-band thing, but eventually you realize you have to narrow it down.

Right now, I would have to label myself an artist, of the choices given. My main source of income via music is from playing bass in my band. Then would come licensing tracks for media. Then beats. At one time, I thought about wanting to work as an engineer in a studio. I like recording. But I've had my hands on instruments for 20+ years now, and I want to stay making the music.
 
IanMathews said:
That one thing he says, about being honest with yourself.. that's the hardest part for people....
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Yup. Although I've recorded a decent amount of cats....my passion is making beats.........and of course making money from my beats.
 
I felt the thing he said right at the end. "You need to go into the real zone, the 'warzone,' you need to talk to the real thing so don't accept counterfeits."

I'm going to take music making as far as I can independently but I think my lane is in an academic profession like Audiology or Musicology. I would have loved to do Sonic Arts or just plain Music but you have to make sacrifices. Since I have to do something 9-5 to support myself, I would like to do that trying to help others. Composing music for film, tv and for others, helping them record, these things I will do anyway, that's my true calling but I can't take that risk to support myself in that way.
 
ah im dumb i voted before i knew what was up, i go with beatmaker
 
lol thanks thats what i get tho for comin in all gung ho like, o yea producer click click, im usually at work when i get on fp so i get like half the story sometimes
 
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I put producer for now because i like to look @ the big picture of things and have control of more aspects than just the beat.Im not knockin beatmaker but i want to be a little more. :)
 
Until i produce a a record (direct the overall sound of the song, guide the artist etc). All i have done is make beats. so beatmaker.
 
Good one, but I'm still not in no one box, I could be anything for a particular moment. Wow, good one though I learned...


SALUTE !!!
 
I guess I should call myself a producer. I write lyrics and make beats, then rap, so I guess I guide the making of my songs. So I say producer
 
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