dasein wrote:Lot's of good advice on here already but I'll throw in my 2 cents.
Anything worthwhile is going to take time and practice. Of course you sound like shit. What do you expect? You didn't come out of the womb running marathons, did you? You know all that famous shit by Van Gogh? Yea, most of that was put out in the last few years of his life. He quit his job and then spent 10 years doing nothing but painting. Go to his museum in Amsterdam, most of his work is absolute trash or amateur art class stuff. Same thing for you, and me, and everyone else here.
Because of the internet, we've grown accustomed to instant gratification. Want an album? Don't have to save up, or drive to the record store. You can listen to it immediately. Want to watch a movie? Same thing. Then we go to make beats and expect bangers. We go to paint and we expect Starry Night. Luckily passion trumps all, and those who genuinely enjoy an activity will persist.
And speaking of passion, don't let it get muddled by economics. Don't make music if it's a means to an end. Make music because you want to make music, not because you want a career and want to be famous. Everyone wants to make money doing art they love, sure. But try and get the career out of your mind. Some of the best local beat makers here in LA fucking work minimum wage jobs and I worship their material. Even if you're some natural talent and put in the time commitment you'll burn out if it's for money. And even if you don't your art will probably feel contrived and trite.
If you like house, make house. If you like beats, make beats. Who said you have to stick with one genre, one daw, one piece of hardware? If you research most artists, their style changes overtime and many have side projects. Hell, with famous artists, oftentimes their lesser known side projects are WAY better.
wow. i needed this thanks a lot. Thanks everyone for the advice it helped clear my mind.
