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what am i not doing correct
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:19 pm
by benloadin
Whats good people
I have been dj'ing/produceing dubstep for about 2 years now. I have completly devoted all my time to working on my music and promtion of it. For some reason things arnt going as expected. I understand that good things take time but i feel like something is wrong. Dont get me wrong i have played a decent ammount of shows with some reasonably known people.But it seems like i should be further along than i am. Please dont take it as me being cocky,because ii definatlly think there is a LARGE gap between me and the big name dj's. If anyone has insight or advice please let me know. Also i would greatlly like to hire a booking agent if possible.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Soundcloud
Much thanks
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:32 pm
by Sexual_Chocolate
benloadin wrote:Whats good people
I have been dj'ing/produceing dubstep for about 2 years now. I have completly devoted all my time to working on my music and promtion of it. For some reason things arnt going as expected. I understand that good things take time but i feel like something is wrong. Dont get me wrong i have played a decent ammount of shows with some reasonably known people.But it seems like i should be further along than i am. Please dont take it as me being cocky,because ii definatlly think there is a LARGE gap between me and the big name dj's. If anyone has insight or advice please let me know. Also i would greatlly like to hire a booking agent if possible.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Much thanks
music is about passion my friend.
if your getting upset cuz your not progressing as far (or fast) as you think you could just remember that there a producers out there who have been doing there thing from daydot, creating increadible tracks and not getting the recognition that they deserve.
the second that you start thinking that you deserve more then what your getting, well then thats the day you become a commercial buttpirate.. because the only thing on your mind is how to get that $... and thats not what its about.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:08 am
by chico_red
Originality is the key. On your demo it just sounds like you are copying other people's sounds and watering them down. Keep at it, but you still got a long road ahead!
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:40 am
by fractal
chico_red wrote:Originality is the key.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:10 am
by Sheff
fractal wrote:chico_red wrote:Originality is the key.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:34 am
by Masocre
To be blunt, you really, really need to work on your production.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:59 am
by Sheff
I was quite enjoying the track until that horrible synth thing came in. It just sounds like the generic dubstep "filth" that's getting pumped out constantly that has no real production value.
You have potential to make decent music though, the production its self didn't sound too bad. Just the synths and all that shit.
Keep at it though, sorry if this sounds harsh too lol
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:04 am
by particle-jim
Masocre wrote:To be blunt, you really, really need to work on your production.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:08 am
by Phigure
particle-jim wrote:Masocre wrote:To be blunt, you really, really need to work on your production.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:12 am
by benloadin
thankyou , again i want to make it clear that i dont believe i deserve more than i have , just was wondering about a few thing. I clearly dont think im anything special.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:14 am
by benloadin
Sheff wrote:I was quite enjoying the track until that horrible synth thing came in. It just sounds like the generic dubstep "filth" that's getting pumped out constantly that has no real production value.
You have potential to make decent music though, the production its self didn't sound too bad. Just the synths and all that shit.
Keep at it though, sorry if this sounds harsh too lol
haha what needs to make it sound not horrible?
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:36 am
by Basic A
benloadin wrote:Whats good people
I have been dj'ing/produceing dubstep for about 2 years now. I have completly devoted all my time to working on my music and promtion of it. For some reason things arnt going as expected. I understand that good things take time but i feel like something is wrong. Dont get me wrong i have played a decent ammount of shows with some reasonably known people.But it seems like i should be further along than i am. Please dont take it as me being cocky,because ii definatlly think there is a LARGE gap between me and the big name dj's. If anyone has insight or advice please let me know. Also i would greatlly like to hire a booking agent if possible.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Soundcloud
Much thanks
Focus on making your stuff sound good, success will come with time. Learn to do your own thing, and then perfect it.
And Ive been djing for 4 n a half years producing for 2, aint played a decent gig yet, just house parties. Bar releases, Ive nothing to show for this shit, so dont moan, your lucky, and honestly, bearing that in mind, might wanna keep riding that filth ticket out as long as you can.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:10 am
by Motorway to Roswell
I mean, you wouldn’t go into a Formula One race in a shit car. You’d spend all your time on the car. Why not make sure the tunes are solid?
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:36 am
by MUT3
Basic A wrote:benloadin wrote:Whats good people
I have been dj'ing/produceing dubstep for about 2 years now. I have completly devoted all my time to working on my music and promtion of it. For some reason things arnt going as expected. I understand that good things take time but i feel like something is wrong. Dont get me wrong i have played a decent ammount of shows with some reasonably known people.But it seems like i should be further along than i am. Please dont take it as me being cocky,because ii definatlly think there is a LARGE gap between me and the big name dj's. If anyone has insight or advice please let me know. Also i would greatlly like to hire a booking agent if possible.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Soundcloud
Much thanks
Focus on making your stuff sound good, success will come with time. Learn to do your own thing, and then perfect it.
And Ive been djing for 4 n a half years producing for 2, aint played a decent gig yet, just house parties. Bar releases, Ive nothing to show for this shit, so dont moan, your lucky, and honestly, bearing that in mind, might wanna keep riding that filth ticket out as long as you can.
yea you need to get yourself out to LA, NY, SF, a big dubstep city. Big chunes
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:27 pm
by hessian
Phigure wrote:To be blunt, you really, really need to work on your production.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:26 pm
by Dezbeatz92
lotta practice to be had you could produce for 60 straight yeahs and they'll be something crop up that you havent encountered/tried before..
keep at it mate, take peoples feedback construstively no matter how crushing it may feel and enjoy what your doing, i also find trying to force it doesnt work for me dunno about you!
Peace.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:21 pm
by benloadin
Dezbeatz92 wrote:lotta practice to be had you could produce for 60 straight yeahs and they'll be something crop up that you havent encountered/tried before..
keep at it mate, take peoples feedback construstively no matter how crushing it may feel and enjoy what your doing, i also find trying to force it doesnt work for me dunno about you!
Peace.
thanks man i appreciate the words
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:40 am
by snypadub
This will get people angry but i'm posting anyway:
I have no right really in criticising your efforts man, never produced anything decent in my life in terms of tracks but I still feel
I can be honest about that track.
It sounds weak, bland, repetitive and overly commercial.
There is no real feeling to that track, no stamp of originality. There is nothing I can discern about you in that track.
Burial gives so much more of himself away in his tracks than that track could ever do and half the people who know of him aren't even convinced he is who he says he is. The point i'm making is that, if someone who won't share his life and identity with his fans but gives so much of his core feelings away in his music can accomplish this feat, you'd assume someone who has been on the scene a little while and who has played with some names; would know that what makes a great tune isn't in recycling bad ideas and making their music too cliche'.
Be orgiginal dude, give your listeners (wether that be one other guy or hundreds) a bit of you in your music, give them something that no one else does.
The reason names like: Joe, James Blake, Mount Kimbe, untold, pearson sound and a host of others are so fucking good at what they are doing at the moment is that, they all have something different to offer, something that no one besides themselves can offer.
p on becoming in any way su
If this is too much of a challenge for you and you'd rather carry on producing trash like this then i reccomend you give up on trying to become anything succesfull in bass music.
Not meaning to be a dick but, time and time again this kind of thread pops up and time and time again the same stuff is said.
It's like people expect things handed to them on a platter. Grow a pair, experiment, fuck conventions and just make something living.
That tune is dead, let it rest.
Big ups to all the people that love bass.
Fuck rules, fuck names, fuck theory; keep it simple, bass is the key.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:48 am
by snypadub
Also, whilst i'm at it:
This thread belongs in the production forum in a thread called completed tracks for feedback.
You will receive specific feedback on your track and people on there will gain valuable feedback from you.
Don't rob others of deserved feedback for your ego.
Re: what am i not doing correct
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:15 am
by Masocre
snypadub wrote:This will get people angry but i'm posting anyway:
I have no right really in criticising your efforts man, never produced anything decent in my life in terms of tracks but I still feel
I can be honest about that track.
It sounds weak, bland, repetitive and overly commercial.
There is no real feeling to that track, no stamp of originality. There is nothing I can discern about you in that track.
Burial gives so much more of himself away in his tracks than that track could ever do and half the people who know of him are convinced he is who he says he is. The point i'm making is that, if someone who won't share his life and identity with his fans but gives so much of his core feelings away in his music can accomplish this feat, you'd assume someone who has been on the scene a little while and who has played with some names; would know that what makes a great tune isn't in recycling bad ideas and making their music too cliche'.
Be orgiginal dude, give your listeners (wether that be one other guy or hundreds) a bit of you in your music, give them something that no one else does.
The reason names like: Joe, James Blake, Mount Kimbe, untold, pearson sound and a host of others are so fucking good at what they are doing at the moment is that, they all have something different to offer, something that no one besides themselves can offer.
p on becoming in any way su
If this is too much of a challenge for you and you'd rather carry on producing trash like this then i reccomend you give up on trying to become anything succesfull in bass music.
Not meaning to be a dick but, time and time again this kind of thread pops up and time and time again the same stuff is said.
It's like people expect things handed to them on a platter. Grow a pair, experiment, fuck conventions and just make something living.
That tune is dead, let it rest.
Big ups to all the people that love bass.
Fuck rules, fuck names, fuck theory; keep it simple, bass is the key.
This guy said, in part, what I was too lazy to explain
