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I'm expecting my first child soon, and this is a lullaby I wrote and recorded for her:)

Hey fellas. I'm starting out this topic in order to possibly find out others thoughts / opinions and experience of music as sort of a business if you are interested to reply in anyway. I have actually written a blog post on my home website already about this but i would assume that not many would stumble there, and especially reply anything at all from their end, as no one ever has on either of my home websites. Anyways if you are interested, read it here: https://sunshineartwave.wixsite.com/home/single-post/2018/04/16/Music-Business Now, as you may know, there are A LOT of producers and composers from all corners of the world, especially now in the age of information and Computers, and time of Digital Audio Workstations and their ability to access vast amount of sound design plugins and virtual instruments to use on productions and composing at home. And hence it is rather absurd how many talented composers and producers i encounter online really often, that do not seem to have still many people who know, follow, like them or otherwise haven't made it "big". And then.. on the other end, isn't it rather odd, almost in an annoying way, how big some producers are when their productions seem to be quite simple in the end, often just some really basic repetitive bass heavy beats/basslines and simple leads or melodies, and often also enhanced with some singing to even drown the music further or sometimes music videos to distract you from the sounds themselves. I'm not saying tracks with singing and lyrics for example or even vocal chops are bad, but i see singing and music as rather separate things myself as they are. And not saying music videos are a cancer especially considering i also design some moving effects for my own music videos for the tracks i produced, visual art is whole separate category on its own, but still you can see sometimes how basically "sex sells" on some cases. So the public image out there for musicians of all sorts (composers/producers, bands, singers) is often boosted by gigs and touring, which would kind of be understandable in a fashion that someone pays off tickets to be on some suffocating (in my opinion, introvert here) party or concert/festival, and notice of course someone who might be on the stage of some sort and hence all the people there get to know the person(s) perhaps. And i have heard that those pay quite big sums for the ones that are performing something on the stages, no matter was it genuine band, singer on a mic with some live instruments or even background music playing on some recording, some DJ partying with their already made music and maybe just maybe doing something with the tracks changing on the spot though not always, or some really public figures lip syncing and performing some "sexy" dance crap to entertain or something like that. Then i assume live orchestras aren't as popular among big crowds of "millennials" or something and hence don't pay as much especially to the individual players of instruments that only play the music someone else composed (there might be the composer/designer along though as conductor or something who gets more, the hell if i know) But is music on it's own a dying business, as in someone buying the music instead of tickets to some party or live performance? I mean in the age of internet and streaming services, no one wants to necessarily use their hard earned or otherwise small amounts of money to get some tunes as audio files, when they can basically connect to internet anywhere anytime with all kinds of devices from phones to big pads and laptops, and listen for "free" (or some small prices some streaming services charge such as Spotify for example would be one extremely popular one) and those hardly pay anything to the artists unless you truly get millions of plays, similar to the ad revenue Youtube has. Like when i upload my music to Bandcamp, there hardly comes even plays, but i did get 1st EVER money from my music as donation from a fella downloading my track called 'Sunshine'. Still the 1€ he used, and the 73cents i got after Bandcamp and Paypal fees, would hardly be a notable earning from music from 5 years of practicing and occasionally uploading the tracks online. That in mind, there are still people who would like to support some artists to produce more instead of letting them die out in the masses of others music and without the artists being able to support their productions and future in it, but this too depending on cases, if it would be only few, even few hundred, it wouldn't affect almost at all say if all of those donated/used 1 euro for downloading 1 track. Also assuming that in this modern age, in order for to succeed in business world with music only, you would have to produce a lot of it in order for some people to like at least one of the many, as even tastes in music are obviously different, or otherwise could create what is "ordered" or needed for something and therefore you would have to be doing it a lot for anything to eventually pay off and not just casually doing what you feel like. Would it then just get frustrating and boring and take the fun out of it completely when you are forcing yourself to produce too much? I mean all jobs are like that but would music then feel like work instead of feeling it with the interest and emotion otherwise. One way to get out there as composer/producer only would be making soundtracks of course, but even they aren't as needed always with the vast amount of people attempting the same and getting their better fitting tracks to play on movies/games etc. But still there is also a lot of other entertainment and even advertisements (for example i know a website called 'Tracks&Fields' which has these request for music often, would it be wise to attempt to get your stuff out there and get paid for the effort you put in through there?) so the demand for background music is still strong. Would making these order requests be worthy thing to do in order to get something from the effort? Or in general is music just a fun hobby, but not at all could be considered as a way of making living without touring around (i want to settle down more and stay at home) or basically selling-out and doing only what others order you to do? I mean personally i have practiced a lot of different stuff so i could create indeed a lot of different genres from composing instrumental or orchestral music with virtual instruments, to producing, composing and designing sounds for a lot of different styles of Electronic genres from heavy Dubstep and fast DnB to party vibe House/Trance music. Still i would want to create what i want, not what others want, though for it to be thought as a business, of course you are supposed to give the "customers" what they want, in a way at least. What are your thoughts on general of all this, if you had patience to even read this? Have you thought of same things? What would you like to do? What would you recommend? Are you even experienced about music business more? Do share your intake on this for me and us all at this forum. Thank you.

Something I wrote and did a while back. I'm playing the flute, and I wrote the background music. If I recall correctly for the background music, used notation software to command a Roland keyboard, and recorded the result.

This is an original song of mine. I am playing the flute. Thought I would share!

Hello ladies and gentle peoples! After months of work and lots of pestering, the latest An OverClocked Christmas is done and ready for downloading. Featuring a record-breaking 15 remixes of Christmas carols and VGM, it's got many different moods and genres covered. R&B, Jazzy, Orchestral, Metal... that and more are present. So with a big thanks to everyone who stepped up and submitted a remix, and to Dyne for continuing to host the files, feel free to go ahead and download the finished product that we all slaved over for you http://williammichael.info/aocc/aoccv11.htm Enjoy everyone. And of course, Merry Christmas! Edit: Looks like Dyne got the official website updated, so I've changed the link. Thanks Dyne

My new Undertale Remix. Hopes and Dreams this time ^^

Hello. I have been creating music for some time, but to be honest I'm still a newbie. Anyway, this is my first piece of music that sounds actually decent, so I would be glad if you listened to it, and told me what you think about it : ).

Just remix of my favourite songs from Undertale! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1clDy81nyEyEWnDZc6r1j7sNwploLKp5p

I'm inclined to music and I want to help a close friend. I wonder about some music artists. They need to find ways to promote their own craft and music. They need to get out to the masses to gain popularity. What do you think is the best method? Is the use of social media enough? How about an online fan connections to build their own careers? Which is the best tool should musicians use to market their music? Any thoughts?

Thought I'd put together another original Mega Man song for once in a long time, hope you all like it! Please like, follow and all that fun stuff and I'll love you forever Also you can find my Bandcamp here with more music goodies: https://blaz1222.bandcamp.com/

Hey All (forgive me if I'm posting this in the wrong place), but I wanted to share this because I'm Super Excited lol (why I got business cards). I have a radio show in Vegas on 91.5FM (have had one for a year and a half now; 4 months on the FM Station). I do end up playing some oc remixes from time to time . So if you're ever in Las Vegas check out my show The Late Night Zone! I appreciate any feedback I get on my show (@LateNightZone).

Hello, I recently posted on Vimeo my showreel: It summarizes in one minute what I do as a freelance composer for games and audiovisual media What do you think about it?

I've been looking into a lot of alternative music options lately, like Electro Swing and TechnOpera, but one thing really started bothering me. Is there a name for using only ingame sound files to make a song? Examples: "Red Team Wants to Battle" "Battlebeats - battlefield song" There are lots of things out there, which would potentially include the items such as the "Windows Noises" song, but does this have a category name yet? I've probably overlooked the name if there is one, but it doesn't seem to be an easy thing to search up, as I'm probably ignorant of a keyword or somesuch. You could technically call it "sampling" but that feels wrong as the whole song is comprised of this, as Sampling is the action used to make the song, but is it the genre as well?

I made a new song for a series I've been working on; tell me what you think!

Hello Everyone! I made this song a little while ago and would like to know what you all think. I want to make more songs like this but I'm not sure yet. Thank you!

We want to thank the Community for allowing us to post here and be critiqued. We also want to thank everyone who supported us and helped us to get here. we want to thank our Producer at Rogue Studios. This is a track from our upcoming album, TBA

(YOUTUBE)SA(F)VE ROOM - RE SAVE ROOM RMIX (SOUNDCLOUD) SAF(V)E ROOM - RE SAVE ROOM RMIX A little mix based on the awesome theme that plays in the Safe, Save room.

So I figure I'd post some of my Puppet work. I build puppets regularly (Both original and video game themed) I also voice them, puppeteer them, as well as film and edit the videos. I find I'm better at writing songs than writing full scripts. FYI THESE VIDEOS ARE NOT FOR KIDS. Here are a few of my better ones. I have plenty of ideas so If any one wants to collaborate on an original song, I'm all ears. But check them out if you want. Let me know what you think and if you want to see more. I also can post pictures of my K. rool, Klump, Gruntilda. Mighty Poo etc. puppets (mostly Rare Themed)

https://soundcloud.com/xtakerux/souls For more. Buy from : http://www.cdbaby.com/m/cd/xtakerux

How's everyone's day today? I hope you guys are doing well! So I assume you guys want an opportunity to promote your music across the globe? Well, you've come to the right place! So I've recently started a music channel on YouTube where I'll be helping all sorts of underrated artists with their music by promoting them onto my channel! The artist that I'll be promoting deserves to be heard by you guys and with your support, they will someday be well known globally! if you are an artist who writes and produces music, give me a message via Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/Lostune-1703457749969746/?view_public_for=1703457749969746) with the link to your song or send an email to "lostune-829@hotmail.com" and I'll see if I can help promote your song on my channel and of course, all credits will be lead back to you! My channel delivers a range of different genres such as Hip-hop, Rap, Alternative, Indie Pop, Ambient, Electronic Music and etc! Also, Please like, and subscribe to my channel for unique, meaningful music that you've never heard before! I'm sure it will worth your time! Anyway, thanks for reading this message! Much Love! x Here's the link to "LOSTUNE" YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVchaT6r18s9fi5iF_4G6Og

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https://youtu.be/Ii_lrqihVHQ https://soundcloud.com/xtakerux/sort-of-carnival

Hi people at OCremix community ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My name is Elias Luukkanen and I'm composer from Finland. I have made music for games and other media and I'm making music on a daily basis. If you want to know more information, check out my website: http://www.eluukkanen.com/ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ♦ I'm here to share some of my music here in form of SoundCloud songs and Youtube videos. ♦ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I publish music every Monday, Wensday, Friday and Saturday at Youtube + every 10 days new song will be uploaded to SoundCloud. I enjoy sharing and making music. Let me know any feedback or constructive critisism which comes to your mind ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My updating Playlist at My Music Profile at ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Everytime I publish something here I will write description, details about the making process and more. There are hours of music to be listened, most of them original. I hope you enjoy

Hello OC Remix community, I've been itching to do an OC remix for a very, very long time (I think I was introduced to it around 2000). In the meantime, I thought I'd jump into the fray and share an original piece I did earlier this year. I'm a huge fan of film scores from the 80's, and composed a horror/sci-fi/thriller piece with flavors of Tangerine Dream and John Carpenter. Looking forward to my first remix, but until then, I hope you enjoy this pulsing, suspenseful, dark synth track. Best, Meg