SILKIE wrote:the problem is there is this concept of a dubtep noah of arch and people feel like the boat is gonna leave the dock soon so whether they are ready or not they have gotta get as much people as possible hear there music or ill be left behind. first impressions is alot so if u let the mass hear the raw material before its toned up their opinion of u is hard to shake and may for years even though u have vastly improved not listen to ur stuff when they see ur name.
totally agree. good music always gets through...always.
the question is how much work and how long a graft are you're willing to go through to get your name out there? what are you bringing to the table thats different and stands out? a lot of people just want to sit at home and click buttons on myspace/fcbk and think that they'll be sensations by the morning with worldwide acceptance. that can happen for maybe 3 or 4 people out of 1000...but 98% of the others won't be that lucky.
these trains of thought don't really work....
make demo tunes>send these tunes to the biggest dubstep labels on myspace(even though you've not met any of those people in real life or even tried to establish a relationship...just "here's my cdr. listen to it")
make demo tunes>send them to all the big dj's calling it "the most gangster shit you've ever heard" in the email while eating a bowl of soup and wearing knives and bandannas on your myspace.
this is better...
make tunes>send them to friends>get feedback>more work on them>send them to a local dj to see its response in a local club while you're there watching>refine tunes some more>send tunes to one specific big name dj that plays a similar sounding style>see if you get feedback>if not, send to another big name dj>go to parties. go meet people and drink with them. if you don't live near a big party, get a job and get your shit together.
most people are lazy, straight up.