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What kind of creative consultant and for what purpose? (I almost wrote porpoise, channeling some previously unknown New Jersey part of my being?)

2 hours ago, john said:

What kind of creative consultant and for what purpose? (I almost wrote porpoise, channeling some previously unknown New Jersey part of my being?)

 

Someone to help me figure all this shit out. How I can create, go public, and not sell my soul. Someone to bounce ideas off, help me figure out courses of action, etc. Setting up a business. Who to hire for what purpose. Pragmatic steps to take. I've already hired a technical consultant for Bitwig, the DAW I'm migrating to. There's so much to consider, so many avenues. I don't want it to become a quagmire.

5 hours ago, Steve Mueske said:

I don't want it to become a quagmire.

 

Sorry to hear that you're feeling stressed, but I'm not sure how hiring strangers will alleviate the quagmire unless you're an excellent manager of others.

 

But then again, perhaps this is unnecessarily negative as I'm a control freak, cynical, and generally distrustful    My lowly goal has only ever been to make music that I'm proud of, and get it heard by more than just friends and family.  Money would be nice, but music has never been my profession.

 

What's YOUR goal?  Specific $$/pa?  Number of YouTube views or Spotify listens? Press articles? Music reviews?

 

In the next few days I'll be posting a long article just on my experiences with 'Publishing' which I've just untangled and looks to be far more lucrative than streaming.

 

Cheers,

Greg

5 hours ago, GregB said:

What's YOUR goal?  Specific $$/pa?  Number of YouTube views or Spotify listens? Press articles? Music reviews?

 

I'm not at that point yet. I have a million ideas and they are all time-consuming. I'm talking, right now, about a sounding board for ideas and pragmatic steps to take. There are a thousand people with ideas, advice, etc., etc. Articles, videos, friends of friends, methods, advice. I want to hire people for various professional tasks in establishing a viable presence. Right now, I specifically need someone to help me organize my thinking so that I can keep growing and paying for the right people to move forward. Enough to sustain a working creative model.

Hi Steve. 

Without any relevant experience/knowledge myself, and depending on whether you're a writer, a performer, or a producer, I'd simply suggest you talk to someone who you believe is successful in that field, even if only to get names of people and services they use and recommend.  I think that most people, even if busy, are helpful if the questions are short and sharp.

But keep your bullsh*t detection meter turned to 11 as many people tend to inflate their 'success' for appearances and ego.

Greg

19 minutes ago, GregB said:

Hi Steve. 

Without any relevant experience/knowledge myself, and depending on whether you're a writer, a performer, or a producer, I'd simply suggest you talk to someone who you believe is successful in that field, even if only to get names of people and services they use and recommend.  I think that most people, even if busy, are helpful if the questions are short and sharp.

But keep your bullsh*t detection meter turned to 11 as many people tend to inflate their 'success' for appearances and ego.

Greg

 

Oh, I'm well aware of that. I'm careful. I filed for a business LLC today, which is a necessary first step. The post you responded to originally was me talking out loud to myself. I appreciate your care.

4 hours ago, VoiceEx said:

Don't just 'like' my comment, talk to me, bro 😅

 

I get that, bro! I'm f*cked up. I'm doing the best I can. We can talk privately. I can't always give you all the info you want, but I can assure you that I am safe (for the moment) and working.