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electrogen
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 Posted - 2012/12/19 : 17:32:48
Im gonna give up chasingvthe dream as it were because i recently learnt that to make it you have to dj to produce to fill up your mix. Althogh i dj i havent had a gig in years and dont think i will get backinto it so it probs not worth even trying to continue. My only regret is that it took me ten years to find it out.
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Josephson_Junction
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 17:37:04
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Originally posted by electrogen:
you have to dj to produce to fill up your mix
Could you clarify what you mean here?
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electrogen
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 17:41:24
All famous producers dj first. They produce their own tracks for their mixes so they dont play a track someone else has on the same night.
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 17:52:33
When's the last time you went to a rave? In the main rooms you hear the same 10 tunes all night.
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electrogen
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 17:58:15
They probs do play other artists tracks to promote theirs but they also produce there own set starters and enders and fillers too so their sets arnt getting too repetetive
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Samination
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 18:42:54
you think the famous producers all DJed before they got where they are?
The only way I can see the connection is that DJ usually knows how to read the flow of the dancefloor/mix. But even when they implent that into production, it still can become ape-shit.
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 18:47:41
It's the other way around anyway. You need to produce these days first if anything. Not that this makes any sense: quote:
i recently learnt that to make it you have to dj to produce to fill up your mix
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Triquatra
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 18:55:41
all depends on what you define as "make it" i guess
if you're making music solely to get to the top of some imaginary ladder then I'd say thats the wrong reasons to make music.
you should make music because you like it and as an artistic expression of yourself
if that gets you 'somewhere' then thats just an added bonus.
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electrogen
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 19:10:58
I never started producing for the fame and fortune. It was an accident really. Went on a dj course with the dwp in the uk and it went from there found an ejay disk somewhere and ended up buying cubase etc. producing music is the only thing that makes sense and is the only thing i truly love. But im slow at getting things but im a fast learner. Everything is there in my head i just cant get it out when i need to. I can tell others hiw to improve a song but never my own. I just been diagnosed with a genetic disorder which accounts for why this is but that isnt y i dont think i should carry on. Everytime i try to keave as it were i always come back i cant help it it like a drug lol. But it deffo not for fame. Just doesnt seem to be heading anywhere and i dont know how to get it anywhere
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 19:19:30
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Originally posted by Triquatra:
if you're making music solely to get to the top of some imaginary ladder then I'd say thats the wrong reasons to make music.
you should make music because you like it and as an artistic expression of yourself
if that gets you 'somewhere' then thats just an added bonus.
So much agreement here right now.
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 19:21:35
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Originally posted by electrogen:
I never started producing for the fame and fortune. It was an accident really. Went on a dj course with the dwp in the uk and it went from there found an ejay disk somewhere and ended up buying cubase etc. producing music is the only thing that makes sense and is the only thing i truly love. But im slow at getting things but im a fast learner. Everything is there in my head i just cant get it out when i need to. I can tell others hiw to improve a song but never my own. I just been diagnosed with a genetic disorder which accounts for why this is but that isnt y i dont think i should carry on. Everytime i try to keave as it were i always come back i cant help it it like a drug lol. But it deffo not for fame. Just doesnt seem to be heading anywhere and i dont know how to get it anywhere
If you're not doing it for 'fame' (no one in Hardcore is famous) then it shouldn't matter where you're heading right? Because that's not why you're doing it.
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Josephson_Junction
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 19:47:30
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Originally posted by Hard2Get:
If you're not doing it for 'fame' (no one in Hardcore is famous) then it shouldn't matter where you're heading right? Because that's not why you're doing it.
I think it's always good to have a general idea of where you want to go so that you can focus on the path there. It helps you understand just exactly what you're doing with something, why you're doing it, and what your priorities surrounding it are. Drifting in space, so-to-speak, can drive you mad (although it doesn't do that to everyone of course). I used to be in that kind of situation with music production, as well with life in general, and it was what drove me into depression for a while.
Electrogen, correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you aren't entirely sure where you want to go. My main suggestions are to think about what I said in the previous paragraph, and that if you love music production, don't stop. Research ways to improve your workflow and always reach out when you need to. If you aren't enjoying DJing, you could consider putting up the decks for the time being so that you can come back to them later if you want.
Sorry if this comes across like some sort of nonsensical koan, I'm not the best with words...
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 20:12:17
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Originally posted by Josephson_Junction:
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Originally posted by Hard2Get:
If you're not doing it for 'fame' (no one in Hardcore is famous) then it shouldn't matter where you're heading right? Because that's not why you're doing it.
I think it's always good to have a general idea of where you want to go so that you can focus on the path there. It helps you understand just exactly what you're doing with something, why you're doing it, and what your priorities surrounding it are. Drifting in space, so-to-speak, can drive you mad (although it doesn't do that to everyone of course). I used to be in that kind of situation with music production, as well with life in general, and it was what drove me into depression for a while.
Electrogen, correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you aren't entirely sure where you want to go. My main suggestions are to think about what I said in the previous paragraph, and that if you love music production, don't stop. Research ways to improve your workflow and always reach out when you need to. If you aren't enjoying DJing, you could consider putting up the decks for the time being so that you can come back to them later if you want.
Sorry if this comes across like some sort of nonsensical koan, I'm not the best with words...
Well i meant in terms of being known as a producer. But i guess you have a point either way.
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Lorenzo.Tweakn
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 23:25:00
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Originally posted by Triquatra:
all depends on what you define as "make it" i guess
if you're making music solely to get to the top of some imaginary ladder then I'd say thats the wrong reasons to make music.
you should make music because you like it and as an artistic expression of yourself
if that gets you 'somewhere' then thats just an added bonus.
some people feel as if music is a competition which is one of the reasons why there's so much hate between the up & comers
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electrogen
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Posted - 2012/12/19 : 23:41:06
Theres loads of secrecy too
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2012/12/20 : 00:32:59
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Originally posted by Lorenzo.Tweakn:
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Originally posted by Triquatra:
all depends on what you define as "make it" i guess
if you're making music solely to get to the top of some imaginary ladder then I'd say thats the wrong reasons to make music.
you should make music because you like it and as an artistic expression of yourself
if that gets you 'somewhere' then thats just an added bonus.
some people feel as if music is a competition which is one of the reasons why there's so much hate between the up & comers
I don't think there is any hate. Hate is a strong word.
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