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~~~~~ New Philosophy for Music ^-^ (Musicians, PLEASE READ)
12 years ago
Soooooo....
Short Version:
Don't rush your tunes.
tldr Version:
Getting attention anywhere in the world with music is hard. To respond to those difficulties, the culture here on FA is geared towards making artist think that they have to release as much music as possible in efforts to keep your audiences interested.
This is complete and utter bullshit. (In my honest opinion)
By rushing you ass off to complete a song every 7 days, you're dis-serving yourself and your craft. Everything unique about your artistic strengths is undermined in efforts to get peoples attention.
No professional artist CONSISTENTLY makes music this way.
Yea, an artist might spend only a few weeks recording music (like Daft Punk 1-month production period for 2005's Human After All), but even then professional artist don't do this consistently.
The only way I've figured out how to counter this issue is to take it slow, and work hard. I've got about a few song in production that are in WAY better shape now than they were a week ago, thanks to my decision to keep working on them.
Asking people to listen to music is a demanding one. It's basically saying, "Hey, stop what you're doing and pay attention to me for 5 minutes." In a way, asking someone to listen to you music is inherently egotistical. They deserve to have their attention rewarded.
NOW HOLD ON, I'm not saying that rushing is like an unforgivable sin or something; I imagine it might benefit new musicians who are still in the process of learning the craft, for doing so allows for feedback into what you're doing right and wrong, giving you a clear idea of where your strengths and weaknesses lie. But I digress.
Guys, try taking you're time with you're music. You, like me, might notice a very satisfying improvement.
(With that being said, I've got some nice tunes I'm going to be rolling out here in about a week's time, and I believe they WILL be worth your time. Also, In fact, I'm not releasing WIPs anymore, and a lot of my projects probably won't be heard outside the vicinity of my laptop speakers.)
Don't rush your tunes.
tldr Version:
Getting attention anywhere in the world with music is hard. To respond to those difficulties, the culture here on FA is geared towards making artist think that they have to release as much music as possible in efforts to keep your audiences interested.
This is complete and utter bullshit. (In my honest opinion)
By rushing you ass off to complete a song every 7 days, you're dis-serving yourself and your craft. Everything unique about your artistic strengths is undermined in efforts to get peoples attention.
No professional artist CONSISTENTLY makes music this way.
Yea, an artist might spend only a few weeks recording music (like Daft Punk 1-month production period for 2005's Human After All), but even then professional artist don't do this consistently.
The only way I've figured out how to counter this issue is to take it slow, and work hard. I've got about a few song in production that are in WAY better shape now than they were a week ago, thanks to my decision to keep working on them.
Asking people to listen to music is a demanding one. It's basically saying, "Hey, stop what you're doing and pay attention to me for 5 minutes." In a way, asking someone to listen to you music is inherently egotistical. They deserve to have their attention rewarded.
NOW HOLD ON, I'm not saying that rushing is like an unforgivable sin or something; I imagine it might benefit new musicians who are still in the process of learning the craft, for doing so allows for feedback into what you're doing right and wrong, giving you a clear idea of where your strengths and weaknesses lie. But I digress.
Guys, try taking you're time with you're music. You, like me, might notice a very satisfying improvement.
(With that being said, I've got some nice tunes I'm going to be rolling out here in about a week's time, and I believe they WILL be worth your time. Also, In fact, I'm not releasing WIPs anymore, and a lot of my projects probably won't be heard outside the vicinity of my laptop speakers.)
NuketheDragon
~nukethedragon
I write songs at my own pace. I just have the advantage of having only one instrument, so I usually just improvise, record, and shove it on my Tumblr. XD But that's good advice, definitely!
