Jul 6·1 replythe first 3-5 years of my production journey when I was just learning things was a special time. Didn't really know how create my own melodies that well (I knew a couple chords, knew notes but was far from proficient at piano). I sampled a lot. Chopped my samples manually back then. The beats weren't great but listening back, the creativity and ingenuity was brimming with potential. I sometimes compare the stuff I make today to the things I used to make back in high school and college and I sort of miss the unbridled creativity I used to have. A lot of my stuff now is more cookie cutter and predictable at times. My beats are better today but they are missing a certain element that I think was lost in my pursuit of trying to re-create what I thought sounded "professional" and "correct".
I also say the artists that I work with changed how I approach production. I used to just produce for myself and through that there was no one but me I needed to impress. Now that I produce for other artists, I take their vision into consideration over my own vision which usually results in less experimental ideas. I usually sit down at the keyboard with the mindset of "who specifically am I making this beat for?" instead of just making something.
It's interesting. Would love to hear from other producers about their journey.
Jul 7
Q3DHonestly true theres a certain freedom in not knowing what you're doing when you start out where your creativity will express itself in wilder ways , once you get used to making music some parts of the process start becoming more automatic and you may lose some of that energy from the beginning
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- Jul 7earthwalka
the first 3-5 years of my production journey when I was just learning things was a special time. Didn't really know how create my own melodies that well (I knew a couple chords, knew notes but was far from proficient at piano). I sampled a lot. Chopped my samples manually back then. The beats weren't great but listening back, the creativity and ingenuity was brimming with potential. I sometimes compare the stuff I make today to the things I used to make back in high school and college and I sort of miss the unbridled creativity I used to have. A lot of my stuff now is more cookie cutter and predictable at times. My beats are better today but they are missing a certain element that I think was lost in my pursuit of trying to re-create what I thought sounded "professional" and "correct".
I also say the artists that I work with changed how I approach production. I used to just produce for myself and through that there was no one but me I needed to impress. Now that I produce for other artists, I take their vision into consideration over my own vision which usually results in less experimental ideas. I usually sit down at the keyboard with the mindset of "who specifically am I making this beat for?" instead of just making something.
It's interesting. Would love to hear from other producers about their journey.
I’m always thinking “would this be liked by the masses?”
Instead of just making some s*** I genuinely like. And then I go on autopilot making hi-hat rolls and basic 808 patterns. Then hate what I made and scrap it before I complete it smh
Bernie X 🙊Jul 7True
Jul 7weird s*** and yes it was sexually charged