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Gamers - lets see YOU add that one to your resume! ha! RIP: integrity? 😅

 

Almost fell off my chair when I read that! 🤣

 

It is pretty ironic when it comes to fandom. More numbers simply means being more careful with the boundaries of your free speech lol brand management as the big ones would call it lol. The more important a celebrity you get, the less important the person and their honest opinions is. I do think it's changing though! I heard the label this community owns is pretty chill that way lmao

Of course, you could, if it suited you and you had a cunning plan, use all your knowledge, skill and contacts, build a new artist name, an artist with integrity,  who doesn’t require directorial input!

20 hours ago, Mahesh said:

 

Almost fell off my chair when I read that! 🤣

 

It is pretty ironic when it comes to fandom. More numbers simply means being more careful with the boundaries of your free speech lol brand management as the big ones would call it lol. The more important a celebrity you get, the less important the person and their honest opinions is. I do think it's changing though! I heard the label this community owns is pretty chill that way lmao

 

I`m glad you enjoyed the read! 😅 though I never liked the idea of being caught in such an adorned, gilded cage. If I was famous at this point in time, I would probably be miserable. Though to be perfectly honest, I actually don`t know much about the label here. Haven't looked into properly. Though I can imagine they wouldn't want to handle a lunatic such as myself 😅

12 hours ago, john said:

Of course, you could, if it suited you and you had a cunning plan, use all your knowledge, skill and contacts, build a new artist name, an artist with integrity,  who doesn’t require directorial input!

 

Yeah I could. I thought about it many times. But I don`t know if I should. I mean, I already require assistance in dealing with one brand. Starting another one is not impossible, but that`s a lot of additional work. I know that I shit talk soundtrack making and all that, but its not as trivial as I might make it seem in here. I don`t write about the hours of research, the planning, the execution, promotion, asset management, different formulas (etc etc etc etc etc etc etc), nor do I write about the skill requirements. I don`t write about that sorta stuff in here because its not entertaining. But in reality, yes, its a lot of hard work and its not as easy as it sounds. This goes way beyond just being able to compose, It took me years to master this craft.

 

Though even if I was able to find time to work on another brand, and be willing to subject myself to everything that comes with that, the music I make for myself is something I consider to be rather personal. I never really felt comfortable letting people hear the songs I make for myself. Its not that I think my songs are "bad". I think their good. I love em. But... I don`t have that feeling in me, you know? that feeling of wanting to share, be in the public eye, seeking approval, seeking acknowledgement, wanting to engage fans, hearing praise, getting excited from seeing other people admire my work. I don`t have that feeling in me. I don`t think I ever really did. Quite a paradox on itself. I`m also married btw, and I have a lot of responsibilities. On an average day, I already feel like I gotta be in 10 places at once.

 

If you were me, would you start a brand if you felt this way? the music I make for myself is not something I made for money. That`s what the soundtrack projects are for. Do I love making soundtracks? not always. But it has its moments, and I use half the money I make from that to work on my own stuff. That was the "condition" I got when I told my wife I want to make music again. Thats the only reason I even got into soundtracks. I know that sounds odd, but I already had a good job, and there was no "logical reason" for me to make music. There still isn't. I just make it because I love it, and I get tons of shit at when I make music for fun.

 

So.. starting a new brand, ontop of making soundtracks, ontop of having a job, I really don`t know if id want too.

You can still build an audience for your own material. Others will enjoy it. Compartmentalising around different brands is hard work, but it is a clean solution.

28 minutes ago, john said:

You can still build an audience for your own material. Others will enjoy it. Compartmentalising around different brands is hard work, but it is a clean solution.

 

Though if I don`t feel anything from sharing my music, than wouldn't it all be for nothing? think about it. All that time, all that energy spent, all the planning, plus having to throw some money at the things I don`t have time to manage myself. That`s like building an audience, just for the sake of building one. Making another brand just because I can, and no other reason? Is that any way for a person to step into a production?

 

Believe me, I understand how unusual my words are. And I know you mean well. But, think about it, if I started working on a new brand, at this point in time, I will get stuck with having three jobs. One of which, is my actual career. I`m always pressed on time, as it is. Which is why I legit don`t know if this would be a good idea.

 

Think about it, John. If i`m not in it for money or fame, than what`s in it for me? why would I go out of my way just make a brand for something I consider to be extremely personal, to the point where it makes me feel uncomfortable when someone else listens to it?

I get it. I’m not trying to persuade you  that’s why I said “if it suited you”

3 hours ago, john said:

I get it. I’m not trying to persuade you  that’s why I said “if it suited you”

 

Oh I know 😅 but your not the only person in this blog. I`m trying to help people to get to know me better. I don`t even have Facebook. Even that alone is strange by modern standards. You could even say that I might be one of the strangest people in her. And I want every single person to understand that I think that an artist should only get into branding their own material, if that decision is really the right choice for them. Some people think its simple: that they can just make music, shove it somewhere, throw some money into promotion, and that`s it. They think that their job is over. Insta-fame overnight. That`s not how it works.

 

I want people to understand that even if they have absolute best manager in the world, even if they have buckets of money to their name, and even if they have a brilliant strategy, things can still go wrong. There is no such thing as a "safe album" and there are no 100% bullet proof plans. Being a full time musician is not something a person should approach lightly. Just because you can do something, doesn't always mean that you should.

9 hours ago, VoiceEx said:

 

Oh I know 😅 but your not the only person in this blog. I`m trying to help people to get to know me better. I don`t even have Facebook. Even that alone is strange by modern standards. You could even say that I might be one of the strangest people in her. And I want every single person to understand that I think that an artist should only get into branding their own material, if that decision is really the right choice for them. Some people think its simple: that they can just make music, shove it somewhere, throw some money into promotion, and that`s it. They think that their job is over. Insta-fame overnight. That`s not how it works.

 

I want people to understand that even if they have absolute best manager in the world, even if they have buckets of money to their name, and even if they have a brilliant strategy, things can still go wrong. There is no such thing as a "safe album" and there are no 100% bullet proof plans. Being a full time musician is not something a person should approach lightly. Just because you can do something, doesn't always mean that you should.

Cool cool, just didn’t want you to feel remotely pushed. I try to keep encouragement to helping people to achieve stated goals and discouragement for paths that lead away from stated goals or where a path is likely to be highly damaging to the person or their attainment of stated goals. I completely get explanations for wider audiences… I also don’t want them getting the wrong idea about my comments lol I’ll zip it for now

On 8/31/2021 at 7:00 AM, john said:

Cool cool, just didn’t want you to feel remotely pushed. I try to keep encouragement to helping people to achieve stated goals and discouragement for paths that lead away from stated goals or where a path is likely to be highly damaging to the person or their attainment of stated goals. I completely get explanations for wider audiences… I also don’t want them getting the wrong idea about my comments lol I’ll zip it for now

 

Don`t worry about it! making people feel uncomfortable and pushing anxiety inducing content is my territory 😅