Hi guys and girls !
So the title sums it up pretty accurately. To draw a quick picture, I moved in a different country and lived on my savings for a little over 2 years, focusing exclusively on learning how to produce, and how to make a music that makes me happy. Even tho I have pretty low self-esteem, I can't deny that I evolved a lot, to an extent that I now work on a satisfying level, and people around me think the same.
Back in my native country, I got some gigs, although nothing outstanding but I have that experience, and that's partly what definitely made me decide to fully commit to music production.
So here I am. Producing music that I judge good enough to be heard outside of my own studio and my close friends. And I feel lost .
I have no idea how to promote myself or market myself. How to send out my music ? What to write ? How to build a fanbase ? How to get gigs now that I have my own tunes to play too ? Is there people I can reach for help, even tho I'm a nobody ? Is sending my music to labels enough ? If not what and how should I do it ?
It might sound stupid but for years I was foolishly thinking that learning music making is the hardest part to go through, because I had to question myself and who I am a lot in order to be able to make my music more personal and better. (and still working on it everyday, and probably forever :))
I never felt so close to start something, yet I never felt so close to give up because I feel unable to achieve the non-creative part of the work. Some days I feel literally depressed by the idea of "Is this how I'm gonna fail ?".
If you did go through this, how did you deal with it ? Did you succeed in moving over it and if you did, how ? Is there any tips that I could apply on making this easier ?
Submitted June 25, 2017 at 09:16AM by DevAstral https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/6je15u/totally_lost_when_it_comes_to_how_to_build_a/?utm_source=ifttt