Enjoy!

Going for quantity this year, 2nd track done since 2016 arrived.

Quote from: MarkSutor on January 09, 2016, 11:44:04 pm

Quote from: RxD on January 09, 2016, 11:18:28 pm

sounds so well produced how long have you been producing music?

5 most recent years on my own with another 5 years before that songwriting and playing in a rock band - I was putting together lite ideas on garageband and working with other engineers during that time.

Consistently writing and producing has definitely shown progress from my early crap, that's for sure.

That's awesome that you were able to work with other engineers probably helped a ton

Oh yeah, it was so confusing at first, I remember seeing them patch a ton of stuff into big boards and having zero fucking clue of what was going on (they were just bussing stuff, ha) - that's definitely what created the initial interest, especially once I started to use Logic & midi to actually create stuff on my own.

If you know of anyone who produces/engineers/tracks, just ask to shadow them. Unreal how much that helps.

Honestly, I hear that more often than not with comments on my music..."sounds like it could be used for a commercial or a movie soundtrack."

I've worked in post production for film/commercials for years, so makes sense...but I'm definitely not actively pursuing that while writing them, ha.

+1 to the last comment! Change the focus to working at least X minutes per day. I try to hit at least 30 minutes, and while most days I work much longer, those days where everything sucks is when hitting your goal really counts.

More often than not, you'll surprise yourself with what ideas happen when you still put in the work. As far as when you stop? As long as you're consistent and put in the time, there isn't really a correct answer.

Regarding the projects that don't feel right yet, to quote Brian Wilson loosely, "try to finish all of your ideas 100%...even the shitty ones." I can't tell you how many songs I just wasn't really feeling until I really fleshed it out, put in the work, and then all of a sudden it turned into one of my favorites.

Thank you for the kind words! I actually messed around with layers in the chorus for a long while and I totally agree with you...but everything I tried to do just muddied it up a bit and took away from the low bass stabs that I wanted to be the centerpiece.

That's why the higher stuff is all just ping-ponging around the sides, sweeping through the middle occasionally. Just got to the point of "ok, now I'm just changing stuff to change stuff", ha.

Love the mix! That sounds great, man. Good job.