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Zexila · Post by **Zexila** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:42 pm

fluffy_little_something wrote:
STi_NJ wrote:I produce as a hobby more than anything. It used to be a lot of fun, and sort of still is, but I find myself wondering sometimes lately why I put in all the effort to complete and mix tracks that a couple friends might listen to once or twice. I suppose I've got to stop thinking about it like that and just have fun. After all, what got me started years back was fiddling around with knobs on a vintage Minimoog my Uncle had.

Why do you guys do it - if not for money?
Yes, at the end of the day we do things for the acknowledgement of others. Without others I don't even know whether what I do is crap or not.
I suppose that explains why I no longer feel like opening my DAW most of the time, it has become more of a ritual rather than something I like to do. Maybe I am approaching the point where I can admit to myself that making music is a waste of time in my case, and move on and do something that makes more sense, maybe even benefits others.

I know exactly what are you talking about and one of the reasons I got back to making music is friends who believe in me and even causes I can support (for example do music for a documentary about something I feel strong about), but messing with music is actually taking my time from helping others, which I did before, just visit someone who is lonely and sit there and listen to him, volunteer, feels awesome, better than making music, better than having sex, helping people feels like real love, thing I do here on internet is same, sure I troll from time to time, but as many of you I'm here to help out. So yeah, go for it, leave music behind and try something more meaningful.

fluffy_little_something · Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:23 pm

Zexila wrote:I know exactly what are you talking about and one of the reasons I got back to making music is friends who believe in me and even causes I can support (for example do music for a documentary about something I feel strong about), but messing with music is actually taking my time from helping others, which I did before, just visit someone who is lonely and sit there and listen to him, volunteer, feels awesome, better than making music, better than having sex, helping people feels like real love, thing I do here on internet is same, sure I troll from time to time, but as many of you I'm here to help out. So yeah, go for it, leave music behind and try something more meaningful.

It is a big step to take, a final and thus melancholic step due to my age. There is no point postponing things anymore, I have tried 'now or never' for a few years now, without noteworthy results. I surely won't get back into it at 60+

One of my biggest problems has been that I have no new message I could sing about. And dance music as such becomes a bit silly at a certain age.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:30 pm

fluffy_little_something wrote:
Zexila wrote:I know exactly what are you talking about and one of the reasons I got back to making music is friends who believe in me and even causes I can support (for example do music for a documentary about something I feel strong about), but messing with music is actually taking my time from helping others, which I did before, just visit someone who is lonely and sit there and listen to him, volunteer, feels awesome, better than making music, better than having sex, helping people feels like real love, thing I do here on internet is same, sure I troll from time to time, but as many of you I'm here to help out. So yeah, go for it, leave music behind and try something more meaningful.

One of my biggest problems has been that I have no new message I could sing about. And dance music as such becomes a bit silly at a certain age.

while my dancing has always been a bit silly there's a bit of comedic freedom that comes along after a certain age

Nielzie · Post by **Nielzie** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:38 pm

I'd like to produce a lot, but it doesn't come that easilly.

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:06 pm

Hink wrote:
fluffy_little_something wrote:
Zexila wrote:I know exactly what are you talking about and one of the reasons I got back to making music is friends who believe in me and even causes I can support (for example do music for a documentary about something I feel strong about), but messing with music is actually taking my time from helping others, which I did before, just visit someone who is lonely and sit there and listen to him, volunteer, feels awesome, better than making music, better than having sex, helping people feels like real love, thing I do here on internet is same, sure I troll from time to time, but as many of you I'm here to help out. So yeah, go for it, leave music behind and try something more meaningful.

One of my biggest problems has been that I have no new message I could sing about. And dance music as such becomes a bit silly at a certain age.
while my dancing has always been a bit silly there's a bit of comedic freedom that comes along after a certain age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vgX0miTvEQ

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:10 pm

midnight rambler?

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:14 pm

Hink wrote: midnight rambler?

He probably needs to go to bed before 10 these days. Then again, he had another kid recently - the dirty old man.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:34 pm

donkey tugger wrote:
Hink wrote: midnight rambler?
He probably needs to go to bed before 10 these days. Then again, he had another kid recently - the dirty old man.

me thinks Mick hangs out here and learned that dance from you. Kieth seems to have other ideas about sleep

"Nine days without a wink," he bragged. "I fell asleep standing up, eventually ... I was just putting another cassette back on the shelf, and I was feeling great, and I turned 'round and fell asleep. I fell against the edge of the speaker. Woke up in a pool of blood, wondering, 'Is that claret?'"

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/list ... 2-20150916
by the way that is a great article about ol' Kieth (and I'm 99% sure of the song)

rifftrax · Post by **rifftrax** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:50 pm

Both.

I work in the toy industry and have done session direction, voice overs, sound design, and music production for quite a few popular toys.

Did a collab with Pete Townshend on a yet unreleased piece. Have had a number of other pieces in indie film and random video games.

I don't do as much of it now, we have an amazing composer/sound designer at my current company who handles content for most all our product lines and as I'm the R&D Director most of my time goes towards inventing things rather than writing music.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:54 pm

off topic : you need to invent a toy that teaches kids to listen to me when i tell them to "stop it!".

funky lime · Post by **funky lime** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:17 pm

There used to be decent money recording local rappers. Most often, they'd come over with a beat already, and really just needed a space with some microphones, a limiter, a couch or two for their squad, someone to comp their takes, and a very liberal smoking policy.

One kid stole the toothpaste out of my bathroom though. Twice.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:22 pm

the whole tube? the bastard!

funky lime · Post by **funky lime** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:23 pm

tube and a half, really

I didn't quite figure it out til the second time it happened.

Zexila · Post by **Zexila** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:42 pm

He's serious about his mouth hygiene.

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:42 pm

funky lime wrote:tube and a half, really

I didn't quite figure it out til the second time it happened.

Veering completely away....a drug addict in the pub next to my work once tried to sell me a used razor, half a bottle of shampoo, a Whitney Houston cassette single

...and an opened tube of toothpaste. I politely (ok I told him to f**k off) declined. Must be a market for this stuff though.

Do You Produce Music for Fun or Professionally?