You DO NOT have to strictly adhere to genre intricacies.
Many people seem to get stuck way more often than they should. They seem to pick a genre, artist, etc and force themselves to stay within the lines of what they think makes up the genre; this is great when learning, but it ultimately reduces possible creative avenues and simply causes the track to sound way too similar to everything else.
When choosing a genre to produce original music, I might suggest focusing on the main element(s) that makes a genre the way it is, as opposed to directly copying everything. So instead of listening to Skrillex and going nuts because you think your instruments all need to be complicated "growls" or what not, don't be afraid to try weird and different things.
In the early stages of music production, I totally get it; reproducing other's works is a very nice way of learning, but when it comes to ACTUALLY producing your own creative stuff, don't dwell so much on making sure you stay within the lines of the genre... experiment!
Musically creative ideas are not set in stone... just play around with different sounds in order to find yourself, as opposed to thinking so much about "how do I make my bass sound like Skrillex". There is no need to ask things like "can I use 'X' instrument in future house?" No one will care as long as it sounds interesting. And on that note... who cares if others think you're going against a genre? Make music for the fun/art of it. Not for the sole purpose of sounding like everyone else.
TL;DR: Ignore genre intricacies and don't be afraid to try new things. Don't stress yourself trying to copy others while trying to be "creative"; experiment instead.
Submitted September 01, 2017 at 02:11PM by TheEMF https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/6xfy32/how_to_allow_greater_creativity_and_find_your/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Friday, September 1, 2017