The phrase of death often heard by amateur and professional electronic musicians alike: "There's millions of people out there doing the exact same thing you are!"

It kills us all, and we certainly hate hearing it. But it is not always true. Think for a bit. What do you do that you know is uniquely you? Something that sets you apart from being a generic anybody.

If you can't happen to find anything, ponder for a while, and think about some of the things you could do that will enhance the unique personality in your music!

I know it has been a issue seen on the EDM mainstream scene for 2-3 years now but does it really matter ? I mean, If we want to make a certain type of music, are we forced to innovate ?

Music exist know for a very long time, and there's not alot of chord progression that are actually unique. It probably happened to everyone at a certain time, when you remake the famous "toccata" arp from scratch without even knowing what you're doing.

Innovation comes by looking and trying to make like everyone else. that's my opinion, tho, could be wrong.

Nothing makes me different. But that's because I've only been producing for ~9-10 months.

For me I think location is one of the biggest things... I see a lot of artists coming out of big cities or towns near bigger cities at least, and i'm living in a small-ass college town in the middle of Kansas, surrounded by cattle pastures and even smaller towns. You know what the music scene is like here? There isn't one. There's country singers and Bon Jovi tribute bands basically. Venues? Forget it. If I want to experience any sort of live music I have to drive at least 3hrs to Lawrence, and if I want the good stuff it's 5hrs to either Denver or Kansas City (that's literally the only good thing about where I live - right between the two of them) - unfortunately since that often requires planning a whole vacation (I made a 1 day trip to Denver once.. tripppy maaan) I don't get to do it very often. There's also no opportunity for any sort of live performance out here. I've definitely considered attempting to DJ a house party, but it'd be a joke - people want rock, country, or mainstream hip-hop around here. I've feel like i've pretty much grown up on the internet and the isolated, FOMO-loaded, feeling of living out here gives me a drive to get out, share the music I love, and experience the world like no other. ...When I'm finally able to do that you bet i'm going to unleash myself full force haha...There's years of energy built up and it's gotta go somewhereeee..

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I can't say what makes me different but personally I don't let it bug me and just make what I enjoy. Of course, I do enjoy trying new and weird things in my music that I haven't done before but whether it's unique or not is subjective so I don't worry about it. Aslong as other's enjoy it aswell, I'm happy.

Interesting question. I've been producing in a bubble of my own taste for a while; not a lot of people hear my music, I work alone, and I don't force things. Because of this, my process has evolved to be much more personal and unique to me. The only goal is that I like it.

Besides that, I think I have a pretty evolved taste in music. Recently I've been listening to a lot of Kaaris (a french rapper), Grimes (incredible electronic producer and vocalist), Nero, Marina and the Diamonds, Elliphant (swedish crossover pop star), and Future. I really love artists that have made their own world within their art. My love for geography and culture also comes through when I'm making music.

I try and make things that inspire me, so by extension you can hear what I listen to in my music.

What makes me different from all the other people I know in the industry is I don't have any financial, or commercial ambitions, besides being able to do what I love every day, all day, and still afford food and shelter and the occasional bundle of plugins. I don't want everyone to hear my music either, I don't 'want the world to see my talent', I couldn't give two fucks if the whole world sees or not. I want to look at what I've made, lying on my deathbed with my family beside me and think "I did something great", and that's all I want.

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