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This post is admittedly a bit self-serving but here goes anyway. I always hold on to tunes I have finished thinking I will send them out to labels and get them signed, make money from them etc. Thing is though, the mailouts / self promotion thing always bores me. I have been meaning to create a website for people to get my tunes from but haven't got round to it, so I have made some available on soundcloud. If you add me I will send out more soon (again for free).

In the interests of making this appropriate for the production forum I would be interested to hear what people think of my tracks and specifically where my mixdowns suffer on everyone's individual systems - I think I know where the problems are with some of these tunes but would like to see whether you guys agree.

ps the tunes are finished but if there is enough interest I will happily accept comments and remix them.

ta

here's the link

http://soundcloud.com/alex-l/

oh yeah anyone who wants can have wavs or the parts to remix

alex_l wrote: In the interests of breaking the rules for the production forum I would be interested to hear what people think of my tracks

This is a feedback/promo thread and you know it.

I get it man, I get frustrated with noone listening too, but you have to understand that 1> social networks, soundcloud, youtube, myspace, facebook, ect. are one of the BEST places to get your tunes actually LISTENED too, and just becuase you use this sites dont feel like you have to enable downloads, you dont. By posting your good tunes online and keeping them secure from pirates, youll leave the option for labels to sign them open, and still earn new fans. Besides, I tihnk alot fo the poeple maintaining labels are going to see a bit of work to hype your tracks yourself as a good show of character, and a help on thier workload.

Also, you said you fin the whole self promotion thing boring, an I can kina see why your not getting many plays then =/... I fin it boring too man, I bet anyone you ask on here will agree... but I still eal with it for each n every tune I decie to publish to the bulk of my lsitener base. I make 4... sright 4... seperate masters with various tweaks on them, one for sounclou, one for myspace, an one for youtube, plus my 320/dj master, as they all use iferent compression engines, and all benefit from it... I have a mailling list for lsiteners, and one for djs, and if Im mailing to djs, I hand write each one, vs. listeners get a bulk forward email. I post on here, icv, tkup, aotn, tr, and my own forum. I get in contact with my couple go -to's on aim, and get the feedback snowball started down the hill.

You have too.

Work is work man, and you have to see yourself as a buisness at some point. Your music is a product to sell. You think, the guy who invented OIreck vaccuums got wher ehe is without working his ass off to promote his product? Nope. He went oor to door handing out catalogues and selling units. Get used too it. Buisness's... require... WORK... crazy I know.

And btw.

Thanks for the out of place feedback thread.

I like excuses to post my spam.



Bes tof luck, in everything you do man...

Btw, pm me that soundcloud link, and Ill follow you. I give feedback when I can!

alex_l wrote:make money from them

that's your problem right there.

Has anyone checked out tripwire's soundcloud. If not, get over there RIGHT NOW! Homie is wearing teal spandex as we speak.

nowaysj wrote:Has anyone checked out tripwire's soundcloud. If not, get over there RIGHT NOW! Homie is wearing teal spandex as we speak.

the only thing i hate about enabling downloads...
is whwn i have like 16 dloads & 3comments,
what happened to a simple thankyou?

deadly habit wrote:

I can't help it:

Sirius wrote:the only thing i hate about enabling downloads...
is whwn i have like 16 dloads & 3comments,
what happened to a simple thankyou?

Yea that does suck sometimes but at the same time, I think if someone downloaded they thought it was good enough to want it, and in a way a download is sort of like it's own comment even if you don't know exactly who did it. Most of the time though, the people that download any of my songs off soundcloud usually send me a personal message which I regard much more than just a comment on the track bar.

nowaysj wrote:

deadly habit wrote:

I can't help it:

Best joke on dsf love u nowaysj

JBE wrote:

Sirius wrote:the only thing i hate about enabling downloads...
is whwn i have like 16 dloads & 3comments,
what happened to a simple thankyou?

Yea that does suck sometimes but at the same time, I think if someone downloaded they thought it was good enough to want it, and in a way a download is sort of like it's own comment even if you don't know exactly who did it. Most of the time though, the people that download any of my songs off soundcloud usually send me a personal message which I regard much more than just a comment on the track bar.

i just had a look 69 dloads vs 47 comments...
i have taken down afew tracks, but still!
yeah I wouldn't mind the personal messages...
mostly they are from bros... netlabels or the worst of all..

**** has shared *** track with you & 986938 others
hahahaha... its allgood, yeah I see a download as a good sign
but feedback would be fully appreciated, ya know!!chea

tripwire22 wrote:Best joke on dsf love u nowaysj

Band name: the teal brothers?

think about, I'll take 1% off the top

Checked 'Panic Girl - Midnight (Alex L Remix)' on your page - feelin it! Reminds me of various productions. keep at it

Basic A wrote:Also, you said you fin the whole self promotion thing boring, an I can kina see why your not getting many plays then =/...

Too many people want to be musicians without putting any work in. It's frustrating, makes me feel sick and is bad for business.

Recessive Trait wrote:

alex_l wrote:make money from them

that's your problem right there.

Vs.

Basic A wrote:Work is work man, and you have to see yourself as a buisness at some point. Your music is a product to sell. You think, the guy who invented OIreck vaccuums got wher ehe is without working his ass off to promote his product? Nope. He went oor to door handing out catalogues and selling units. Get used too it. Buisness's... require... WORK... crazy I know.

I still fail to see what the problem is with wanting and trying to make money from music

post your tunes on www.bassinvaders.org

wanti wanti no getti getti

FSTZ wrote:post your tunes on http://www.bassinvaders.org

this new? i see ur a mod care to explain it or link me to a post where u did?

tripwire22 wrote:

FSTZ wrote:post your tunes on http://www.bassinvaders.org

this new? i see ur a mod care to explain it or link me to a post where u did?

yeah..

there is a section called "TUNES"

it's a 2 year old forum for dnb, dubstep, etc..

we're all adults on there and there are some serious producers that give feedback, advice, etc...

also we have probably the best emoticon library on the web



and..

DZA wrote:

^^lol @ DZA

tripwire22 wrote:

nowaysj wrote:

deadly habit wrote:

I can't help it:

Best joke on dsf love u nowaysj

I lol'd

wirez wrote:I still fail to see what the problem is with wanting and trying to make money from music

i just think it's misguided to hold it as a primary goal. he's hinting that he's making music for the money and fame.

i think we all know that pussy is the only real reason we make music.