hmm name change

Depone · Post by **Depone** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:04 pm

Alright, Name change might be in order. More people know my music by "Dep One" Rather than "Depone" (pronounced Deepone), What do people recon?
Things like websites etc dont matter as its depone/dep one both ways in an url and email address. It also ties in with my 'dep stamp' logo thing (same as my forum avatar)

before anyone says, i know a name means shit these days, but id like some consistency!

I know this isnt strictly production related, but it is sort of...

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:09 pm

I always thought it was "De Pone"

Brisance · Post by **Brisance** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:11 pm

wub wrote:I always thought it was "De Pone"

Yeah, I just thought it was something You came up with and pronounced like that.

Electric_Head · Post by **Electric_Head** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:13 pm

meh, whatever

If you prefer Dep one then your followers will "follow".
It`s just one of those things.
Lose a fan, gain a fan.

If you keep the link to gangsta shit in your sig, what difference does it make?
Folks will know you by your sound.

Depone · Post by **Depone** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:35 pm

Facebook doesnt let you change page names... this shit makes my blood boil

therapist · Post by **therapist** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:12 pm

I always figured it was said like (Al) Da Pone too.

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:17 pm

Matches your avatar as well.

You can thank me later.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:58 pm

as someone who thought it was "Dep One" (sorry bout that, I figured it was like a graph writer name lol)

I say you keep your current name.

people call me "Fitz" "Fists" "Festa" etc...

Truth be told man, you have done some good things under your current name and changing it at this stage of the game is equivalent to chucking all that away.

just my 2 cents

it's hard to press the reset button nowadays

wub · Post by **wub** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:08 pm

fister

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:17 pm

You have worked hard to get some nice cred attached to the name, unless you REALLY have to, I wouldn't.

People mispronounce stuff all the time, even when it should be obvious. Enduser put a "." in to make "End.user" for a while cos people kept pronouncing it "en-doosser"

I used to spell my name "Mad E.P." to make sure people didn't pronounce it Ma Dep, but people still got it wrong sometimes because some sites (and still do) list it incorrectly as Mad Ep... so it got mispronounced anyway.

What I would do instead is start flooding people's ears with the way you want it pronounced... Do up a free mixtape or two with your name dropped in it from time to time. Drop it in a few tracks - at least the promo versions of them.

I do it all the time, and it is the only thing that seems to work consistently.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:05 pm

Mad EP wrote:"en-doosser"

haha

I was guilty of that for a while as well LOL

and what Mad EP said was golden

beat the pronunciation down the throats of people. have a sample of your name and the way you want it said on all of your promo material

Karoshi · Post by **Karoshi** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:42 pm

you said a name means shit nowadays, i disagree! i think a name is important. for example the name funtcase makes me want to listen to his music less, it sounds obnoxious. Venetian snares, love the name and it makes me want to listen and to like his music, but i really dont.

I like Dephone pronounced Dee Phone, it has a sort of lo fi sound about it, i cant put my finger on it but it works IMO.

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:45 pm

if i had a quid everytime someone pronounced Paradigm X wrong. Lol at mcs having a go tho bless. Para Didjem or Para Diggum are both quite popular...

Was down on a guest list as Paradise Tent once as well...

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:04 pm

Paradise Tent FTW!

accordionfan · Post by **accordionfan** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:08 pm

just pretend all your fans have speech impediments

RandoRando · Post by **RandoRando** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:19 pm

paradigm x wrote:if i had a quid everytime someone pronounced Paradigm X wrong. Lol at mcs having a go tho bless. Para Didjem or Para Diggum are both quite popular...

Was down on a guest list as Paradise Tent once as well...

I thought it was para diggum

And I say dee pown .

I wonder if anyone pronounces mine wrong

Grimenoceros · Post by **Grimenoceros** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:32 pm

You can imagine my name gets butchered quite a lot lmao. It comes from the famous Flight of the Conchords bit about the "Hiphopapotamus and the Rhymenoceros" and I just put a cheeky spin on it, but I get "grim noceros" "grimeynoceros" "grim e no cer os"(wtf?) Who gives a hoot, I think the individual track titles are more important once you actually have gained credibility, you know?

paradigm_x · Post by **paradigm_x** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:09 pm

RandoRando wrote:
paradigm x wrote:if i had a quid everytime someone pronounced Paradigm X wrong. Lol at mcs having a go tho bless. Para Didjem or Para Diggum are both quite popular...

Was down on a guest list as Paradise Tent once as well...
I thought it was para diggum

its para dime actually...

lyons238 · Post by **lyons238** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:31 pm

ppl never pronounce my name wrong

Gurnumsbug · Post by **Gurnumsbug** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:31 pm

I like Depone..why change?

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