instinctbeatz

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? Yep What instruments? Piano When did you start playing? About two years ago Did you teach yourself? Initially, I'm now taking lessons and have for a couple of months 2. Are you in a band or bands? No 3. Do you write songs? Yes, if making beats counts Do you write lyrics, music or both? Both, mostly music though and always in a DAW Do you have a writing partner? No 4. Do you record your music? Not yet, but planning on recording artists soon Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? FL Studio, Logic, Waves Plugins, Izotope Ozone, Nexus 2, MPK49 Midi Keyboard, Macbook Pro 15 inch Do you use a recording studio? No Do you have music available on the web? if so where? http://soundcloud.com/joe_schuh 5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other? None.. Just self promoting 6. Are you a tech head? Not really, I'm always trying to learn new tricks with my gear to better my skills 7. What country do you live in? United States 8. What are your ambitions? To become a successful beatmaker/music producer 9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? I've been told i'm a great drawer and have been doing that most of my life. However, recently in the past few years I have decided to pursue music (which is kind of random in my case since I don't have a musical background). What are your pastimes? Basketball, Jammin to music, chillin with friends 10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? I want to learn more (a lot more) about how to craft catchy and commercial sounding hip hop/rap/r&b/pop music. I'm quite confused about a lot of the theory involved but looking forward to learning more here! I hope I can help people as much as i'm sure they will help me (hopefully).