warning: a little ranting.
I don't say it but these thoughts go trough my mind: "I am a band, bitch"
In fact I am way beyond a band (not a particular good band, but a band non the less):
I build my own instruments (as in programming a synthesizer)
I then compose scores for all of these instruments. (as in I sit behind my upright piano and hit random chords until it starts sounding pleasant)
I then perform on all of these instruments and record it. (as in transferring the idea's from the piano on to my computer in the form of MIDI)
I then pause time and correct any flaws I want to correct and make it more fancy wherever I can. (as in I open the piano roll and play with the scores in a way that goes beyond my skills on the piano)
I then become the conductor and the arranger. (as in using various building blocks in to one complete track and making sure everything is in sync)
And then the guy in the back on the room that polishes the sounds. (by mixing and mastering on my computer in my bedroom studio)
All of this without having any head knowledge of musical theory (who has time for that) but at same time encountering the practical side of musical theory as in discovering the circle of fifths by experimentation. Getting way to excited about it, showing it to my friends that know musical theory and not understanding why they are laughing at me. like this silly piece I made
So yeah I am definitely NOT a musical genius. I live at the center of the Canadian Bible belt (and I am a disciple of Jesus myself as well). And my community around me is on average older then me and just does not understand what I am doing and what kind of music I make. Around here it's country country country and the cheesiest love songs all on the same chord progression where streetsmart business guys disguised as musicians switch the subject of adoration from sexy suzy to Jesus. The same exact chord progression over and over again. Like a car being repainted and confused for a brand new car. With a couple of exceptions. Once in a while we do sing a hymn like Amazing Grace or some negro spirituality songs (I love those, they are at least a little bit more honest and in line with humanity)
Anyway why am I making things so hard on myself? Like Steve Duda once said: the average listener only knows two instruments. Vocalists and all the rest. So instead of trying to impress them with the funkiest house music I can come up with I should just surrender. Write some lyrics that don't rhyme (who has time for that) and more importantly not forget to talk about how the lord has blessed me with yet another slightly to expensive truck. Then find a good-looking girl who can sing reasonably in tune (or any girl that is able to produce sound and then 10 hour sessions in Melodyne fixing everything up.) and start mass production of the same song. Maybe I could write an algorithm for it so one button press music finally becomes a reality. Hey that's how they think I make the stuff they never listen to anyways. I might as well give in.
No It's not human approval I am after. But I could make a good living here with my talents. If I compromise! And that's what I don't want to do because I love trance and just want to make trance and more trance and a bit of drum and bass and maybe some funky house and screw all the other genres. And I do think the music I like is more beautiful. Harder to make. Better to dance on. Etc etc (maybe I should find a black church) I love dancing but I do need a beat first!
Anyway the point of the matter is that my taste has evolved to much in comparison with my peers. They don't know they are eating McDonald's when they could have Fife Guys and burgers and fries. And I can't seem to be able to convince em. Most of you must have had similar experiences? Especially with your parents. No?
I get plenty of motivation from the people on the internet that are a bit interested in my music. The soundcloud community is pretty awesome and their algorithm does work very well. Or at least the tagging system. It's just that I am at that point in my live where I don't want to work anymore on anything that is not music. Because that's my passion. That's my heart. Should I compromise and create stuff I don't like myself and consider lower quality just so I can finally start making some money in music?
Disclaimer: Yes, I am exaggerating a bit here and there.
Submitted October 13, 2016 at 08:47PM by Kain_niaK https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/57dh3r/whenever_my_friends_tell_me_i_am_musical_genius/?utm_source=ifttt