So, I've got a crazy idea. No one listens to my music so....
15 years ago
...I thought about starting a community where I would just find people and give them my honest opinions about their music in a detailed post, and then link each piece that I made a comment on in the community. People would be welcome to join and make commentary on the pieces, or offer up their own pieces for comments and criticism.
I dont draw porn, I dont write comics, and I dont know anyone wildly popular, so lets just face it. I'm not going to be anyone who is anyone in the fandom, because well frankly, people just dont have the time to spare to listen to a 4 minute song, much less make a comment or god forbid favorite it if they like it. My hopes is that this community would bring together musicians out there who output some really fantastic music, but are stuck in a dark place of obscurity.
I don't know how it would work out, but I know its so discouraging. I have no plans of uploading anymore music to FA past Drive, just because i know it will get overlooked until I can do something to promote my music. This probably wont work, but its worth a shot. I dont know what else to do.
I dont draw porn, I dont write comics, and I dont know anyone wildly popular, so lets just face it. I'm not going to be anyone who is anyone in the fandom, because well frankly, people just dont have the time to spare to listen to a 4 minute song, much less make a comment or god forbid favorite it if they like it. My hopes is that this community would bring together musicians out there who output some really fantastic music, but are stuck in a dark place of obscurity.
I don't know how it would work out, but I know its so discouraging. I have no plans of uploading anymore music to FA past Drive, just because i know it will get overlooked until I can do something to promote my music. This probably wont work, but its worth a shot. I dont know what else to do.
FA+

<3 you all
I also think your music is fantastic.
But I listen to your music. :D
I think the most unfortunate part of this is that, as K1 said above, the interface here isn't terribly geared toward music. I've had ideas for how to change that... but they all start with, "Learn from FA's mistakes and make another site," and nobody ever seems simultaneously capable of both. If you do find a better solution somewhere, let us all know, eh? (And hope that I'm caught up on journals by then....)
I do miss the days when a significant number of folks knew my music. Then again, I haven't really changed my tools since those days, so I've let it all pass me by. Boody hell, am I a greymuzzle?