Just keep pushing. I'm speaking from experience of dealing with notoriously Indian parents. Channel your everything into your work and try not to lose yourself in the process. Music has so much to offer your life, I know the cultural pressures can feel crushing and tear you apart, but for your sake take control and fucking do this shit! When I was in school I was staying up till 4 am every night in secret just to work on music. Barely got any sleep! Let your work speak for your ambition, just keep pushing my man. Music can change your world if you work hard enough. Wishing you the best!

fucking agreed. i've seen rishi (ninth parallel) go through hell for the past three years, not only from his parents but also having to go through SEVERE self-induced anxiety and depression. however, after all of that, he has gotten so many achievements such as doing a mini tour with madeon, doing an official remix for porter robinson, and more with his upcoming release. he also helped create this forum with mat (and has gotten extreme respect from him), so that's pretty huge as well. yeah, in some cases parents are wiser and correct, but it's not as black and white as a lot of people make it out to be. if you put in the work and do this stuff for 12 hours a day, and you're willing to prove yourself, you're going to make it in society. don't let anyone EVER dwindle your ambition.

Quote from: JamesSweeneyy on January 09, 2016, 07:56:27 pm

Quote from: Volant on January 09, 2016, 07:25:31 pm

I wouldn't say so as verified users dont get any privileges, better treatment or "perks". It's just a little trust symbol.

definitely, i'd rather take advice from a blue tick than some random guy who started producing last week

Exactly. The way it works now, the tick is more a sign of prestige.

For example, I have no idea who Volant is, but the mark tells me they're someone whose opinion counts on these boards because they're notable enough to be verified. I never asked myself, "is this THE Volant, the REAL Volant?", so I had no reason to verify their identity. In my opinion, a tick on the profile page still allows those who do recognize the name to verify, without creating a caste system of Important Posters and Unimportant Posters.

the point of the verified tick mark is purely to show that the profile isn't an impersonator (we've had a few of them already). having it displayed everywhere saves everyone a click and reduces confusion. if, to you, it looks like it's creating some sort of "caste system", then so be it. but that's not the point of it whatsoever.

you can post EPs/albums in "finished tracks"! just because it's labeled as "tracks" doesn't mean you can only post singles there

I mean it doesn't have to be the "hey im better than you" kind of thing. Could be a way of saying thank you to the person for using the site as often as they do

yeah i get that but the whole premise of this site is to have everyone basically be COMPLETELY equal, not putting anyone on some sort of pedestal

we're not going to do perks because we want everyone on here to be equal

fuck yes. i'm so excited for swish dude

ninth parallel's spent 600 hours over 5 project files on infinitum so far hah