I have to ask this question because it's making me itch profusely.
EDM is big now. No, I know it's been big for a while, but now it really is big. By big I mean inundated, and by inundated I mean saturated. I mean, it was saturated way back in 2013, so now it's just so saturated that your neighbor's cat's best dog friend has a soundcloud page full of music.
Now, this in no way is written to offend, but seriously how long can this really go on for?
Deadmau5 said EDM crashed way back in 2012 - it's now 2017. If you're not from America and from Europe, you're going to feel even more taken back by how long it has dragged out. EDM as it has been for decades won't necessarily fade, but as we know it, it has to eventually fall to it's knees and say "I surrender."
I feel like every trend now that occurs everyone jumps on it and immediately makes it old. Like, an artist will release a track and immediately someone will post a "how to synth."
Not only that, but so many people have jumped on the band wagon of making samples packs and YouTube channels, tutorials and the likes. I understand that this is a hobby for some, but current EDM genres will eventually fade.
For a good few years Skrillex was adored for his sound design - now I can get any sound I want at the click of a preset and you't won't even really know because there are so many now.
Music isn't the only one to be affected though. DJ Photographers and videographers must feel the same. Just like a kid can pick up Ableton and whip out Serum, so can he buy a DSLR with a 50mm lens and make an edit with Adobe after effects.
Don't get me wrong, I like EDM. However, I kinda feel like we're way past the honeymoon stage and the relationship is really starting to take a toll. Anyone who now decides to join in is getting leftovers with just barely crumbs to get by - there's no room and there's nothing left.
So really, how long before everyone gets bored? Both the public and the producers.
How long before your computer writes your music for you?
How long before there's nothing left? Not even a crumb?
What's going to happen to the hundreds of semi-famous artists whose life solely depends on this? Just because they're famous now doesn't mean it will last forever. Even huge mainstream artists can be here today and gone tomorrow.
This is just a sincere concern of mine. EDM is awesome, but it can't be awesome forever. This is in no way written to discourage anyone from producing - it's just what's on my chest and I feel like everyone seems to have their head buried in the sand about it.
Submitted March 05, 2017 at 07:55PM by woahwoah7 https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5xpodr/how_long_till_edm_production_causes_its_own_death/?utm_source=ifttt