A lot of people seem to be giving up on music production and focusing on ‘real’ jobs. It seems as if some form of natural selection is going on. Of course, the strong will survive, so that’s re-assuring but it’s a shame when people you think have a good future decide not to do it anymore because they’ve realised the financial side isn’t what they thought it would be.
[quote]dom_moulton (10/10/2011)[hr]A lot of people seem to be giving up on music production and focusing on ‘real’ jobs. It seems as if some form of natural selection is going on. Of course, the strong will survive, so that’s re-assuring but it’s a shame when people you think have a good future decide not to do it anymore because they’ve realised the financial side isn’t what they thought it would be.[/quote]
Yeah I have noticed this. A lot of my friends that were producing before I even started have given it up because their careers & success never really took off for them. The cost of being adult in today’s world probably has a big factor in this. A relation to natural selection is probably one of the most accurate comparisons I’ve heard in a while.
I think it happens for a lot of reasons. The simplest is that a person has to get a real job to support themselves. Another reason is that people start going down the production road and realize how much there is too learn and how long it takes to learn everything. I imagine that once people start to get their feet wet with productions… the learning curve and sheer amount of information probably overwhelms people. Also there is the possibility that people give it up because they don’t have as much musical talent as they once thought.
Its kinda funny cause people get into dance music or experience a great festival/club and they instantly think: “I could do this! I should do this!”… its a sign of confidence for sure… but its because people see the end result of hard work and they want it. It’s the “I want what I want” mentality that our society has been breeding. Then the process begins and they go through the initial stages of the learning phase. It’s when it starts to effect other areas of their life… like going out with friends, relationships, family, etc… that the idea of being a producer/dj starts to get cold.
Honestly though. It is a necessary part of the business. I bet for every 10 guys that make it there are a couple thousand that tried and couldn’t cut it for a wide range of various reasons. If it wasn’t for those couple thousand people that tried & injected all that cash to the studio/software development companies then we wouldn’t have as cool of software as we do today. It’s essential to happen in order for the music to evolve with technology. I believe it’s probably a big factor in why business has been booming for software + hardware companies… along with the fact that dance music is blowing up everywhere so it is reaching more people then ever before.
What exactly do you mean there UV?
[quote]ICN (11/10/2011)[hr]What exactly do you mean there UV?[/quote]
lololol. who knows. i barely know myself these days :hehe:
When I was reading that, I read “I have fallen for Dom’s trick. I have fallen for Dom’s trick” in every sentence.
:hehe: 
[quote]UnitedVision (11/10/2011)[hr][quote]dom_moulton (10/10/2011)[hr]A lot of people seem to be giving up on music production and focusing on ‘real’ jobs. It seems as if some form of natural selection is going on. Of course, the strong will survive, so that’s re-assuring but it’s a shame when people you think have a good future decide not to do it anymore because they’ve realised the financial side isn’t what they thought it would be.[/quote]
Yeah I have noticed this. A lot of my friends that were producing before I even started have given it up because their careers & success never really took off for them. The cost of being adult in today’s world probably has a big factor in this. A relation to natural selection is probably one of the most accurate comparisons I’ve heard in a while.
I think it happens for a lot of reasons. The simplest is that a person has to get a real job to support themselves. Another reason is that people start going down the production road and realize how much there is too learn and how long it takes to learn everything. I imagine that once people start to get their feet wet with productions… the learning curve and sheer amount of information probably overwhelms people. Also there is the possibility that people give it up because they don’t have as much musical talent as they once thought.
Its kinda funny cause people get into dance music or experience a great festival/club and they instantly think: “I could do this! I should do this!”… its a sign of confidence for sure… but its because people see the end result of hard work and they want it. It’s the “I want what I want” mentality that our society has been breeding. Then the process begins and they go through the initial stages of the learning phase. It’s when it starts to effect other areas of their life… like going out with friends, relationships, family, etc… that the idea of being a producer/dj starts to get cold.
Honestly though. It is a necessary part of the business. I bet for every 10 guys that make it there are a couple thousand that tried and couldn’t cut it for a wide range of various reasons. If it wasn’t for those couple thousand people that tried & injected all that cash to the studio/software development companies then we wouldn’t have as cool of software as we do today. It’s essential to happen in order for the music to evolve with technology. I believe it’s probably a big factor in why business has been booming for software + hardware companies… along with the fact that dance music is blowing up everywhere so it is reaching more people then ever before.
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If you go into production thinking you will become rich and famous after creating a couple of tracks, you are going to end up sorely dissapointed. I think a lot people have this mentality and get discouraged when this doesn’t happen in a set amount of time.
I was kind of overwhelmed at first at how much there is to learn just to create one track. But I also didn’t want to learn production just for financial reasons. I had a passion for the music.
I learned DJ Mixing first. (Which was no easy task either.):w00t: I got comfortable with that and thought production is something I wanted do next. I would hear so many songs I think are good, but they would be better if the arrangement was different or something else was added. And I thought why not just create my own music and do it they way I want.
If I ever get to the point where I am reaping financial gains from my music then that would be great. Even if I don’t, I think I will still continue to create the music that I would want to hear but no one else is doing.
Its all about the money the music isn’t important
[quote]Mussi81 (11/10/2011)[hr]Its all about the money the music isn’t important ;)[/quote]
Yeah how else can I afford all those crack whores
[quote]Mussi81 (11/10/2011)[hr]Its all about the money the music isn’t important ;)[/quote]
We already know you are a world class producer making loads of cash. The rest of us ain’t made it to your status yet. :D:hehe:
[quote]JayD3 (11/10/2011)[hr][quote]Mussi81 (11/10/2011)[hr]Its all about the money the music isn’t important ;)[/quote]
We already know you are a world class producer making loads of cash. The rest of us ain’t made it to your statusyet. :D:hehe::P[/quote]
Cheque is in the post mate!
[quote]slender (11/10/2011)[hr][quote]Mussi81 (11/10/2011)[hr]Its all about the money the music isn’t important ;)[/quote]
Yeah how else can I afford all those crack whores [/quote]
Cause you’re a crack ed pimp?