no lol

everyone has their own definition of success and i genuinely think if you have a clear and defined vision of what "that" is, then it is reachable

i just feel like deep down everyone has a "feeling" of what their destiny is and what they're made to be or do and if yours is a very clear one, you should NEVER compromise that for the sake of being "realistic"

reach for the stars, but also be smart in your decisions during the path up

i love making music and haven't given up at all but at this point im doing it for myself bc its hard to connect with someone who can listen. i've sent music thru labels and reached out but never hear anything back. im always relistening to old s*** i've made from like years ago and adding on to it like new samples and drums, changing the mixing etc.

i did put out a project almost 3 years ago and got some dudes from germany and singapore to listen. i also made in total revenue 24 cents so im pretty proud of that and hang my hat on it

i want to put more music out because im sitting on so much different stuff but idk where to start with sequencing and making it sound cohesive. so im kinda in limbo and feeling like im running in circles

sorry if this seems long winded and strange but this is a great thread and i love reading everyones perspective

they definitely can move to LA and before they know it they might be crazy plugged in. Tommy Richman moved there in like 2021-2022 and by 2023 he was linked with Brent

I live in NYC because my family and my girl and my friends are here and I like my life here and it’s possible to be a musician here too, but LA is a better starting point unless ur doing a particular type of music

they should probably just move to LA and give it a shot

but even if not they can make some s*** happen off the internet for sure. it’s harder than ever though.

but they also can just make the music they love and just not worry about trying to make it a career, but drop it frequently bc they love putting it out. and if it gets fans it gets fans, and maybe you can reconsider the career aspect

it doesn’t sound like the stress comes from making the actual music, it comes from the idea of a career. it’s understandable, I grieved the path I envisioned for myself not being realistic too. but then I just said f*** it let me make what I want and see how else I can make s*** shake

Mostly just doing songs as a joke for friends. But I did end up producing on a friend's album so that's cool. Never tried to actually push it as a career idk if I'm that special. But I enjoy making music and I just do it every once in a while.

I am in weird place
I feel the music I have made deserves a way bigger audience then what I have, but I can’t see it happening.

Still make music but the fact that I feel that no matter what, my music will not reach many people kinda makes me walk in circles

art should be for yourself first

Never

you have to make music for yourself. if you yourself don't like what you do then no one will. you cant worry about others opinion on something subjective like art. when i first started making beats, i was told my s*** sounded like straight doodoo but i still kept at it cause i had a vision of where i wanted my sound to go. and now if you call my s*** doodoo, you're legitimately a hater or a poser

I posted 40+ songs in the post your own music thread that I made over the last 6 months and got 2 likes. All quality mind you, exceptional singing, multiple genres and vibes.

I make music because I love it, seems like most people on the internet want something else and forgot about the love

Keep going man…most artists don’t get to see the impact of their greatest works…just look at all the people we consider legends back in the day in painting or niggas like Pac and Big who only got to really see it for like 2 years and probably had the same feeling at that high of a level

for sure. like spurts of motivation. i also find that for me, music production is a bit nerdy. but it's fun if you can create your visions

just reused beats i made in 2018 for a local award, i might get some buzz from it

the things you made in your struggle will repay you

When I grew up it was cool being able to make beats. Girls thought it was cool

Now it seems like an ancient pastime like being able to speak Latin

i for sure gave up the idea of being a superstar or chasing that.

open to creating music again tho certainly.

ended up getting more into visual art

That’s dope

I’ve been a weird place with it, I used to want to explain myself through my art I think. To be understood better. Now I feel like nothing can ever really do that and it’s pointless.

I still do it I just have no hope for it and it leads to me leaving most ideas as sketches. I don’t have enough to say to finish anything because I’m defeated. I decide ideas aren’t good enough to follow through on for no real reason just that no one cares, no one will get it and I barely have the energy anymore

I came to a realization when i was like 19 ill never jay z or camron or lil uzi or lil b so i just resigned to making music for fun which is fine because i love it either way but i do regret never putting out a single i made that my brother really f***ed with because we were about to put some real muscle behind it

tried saying everything i thought id ever have to say the first go around and havent written anything serious in 5 years.

developed a greater respect for the musicians who fallback for similar amounts of time cus living life is a good break and informs the work.

saw someone say before that wanting/expecting more from your fav artists suggests u havent fully appreciated what they've already put out may very well be their last

if theres anything left to express i see myself falling silent shortly after.

also kinda annoyed by the hackneyed 'gotta love urself before u can love someone else / make music for yourself' rhetoric cus what is art without feedback

I'll still make music even if I'm the last living being on this planet

Very close to beginning pulling Suno into my work.
I have been thinking about since Black Friday sales where I was close to buying access, but didn’t do it.

I think I could make commercial music that I could make a dollar on, but I still feel that without branding and someone behind you, it will not go anywhere, even if it’s commercial.

I just wanna make 250 dollars every month thru music.

That reality starting to hit hard being a Frank ocean / D’Angelo fan