Getting To Know You

[mirekke]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?

-Yes I do.

What instruments?

-I play a little bit of piano and I do play violin and some drums.I can do vocals but nothing over the top.

When did you start playing?

-Since I was 11.

Did you teach yourself?

-No,I took classes and took practical exams for violin.

2. Are you in a band or bands?

-No.

What is the name of the band?

-N/A

What do you play?

-If I'd be in a band I would play a keyboard or be the lead singer.

What other instruments are in the band?

N/A

Do you have a band website?

-N/A

3. Do you write songs?

-I write lyrics.I'd love to write songs and produce instrumental stuff.

Do you write lyrics, music or both?

-Right now my focus is more on lyrics.But I can come up with the melody too!

Do you have a writing partner?

-As in now I work alone.

4. Do you record your music?

-Not yet.Saving money to purchase right instruments to record my productions.

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use?

-I have a digital piano.That's my little gear and studio.In the near future I'm getting music programs to work on my laptop/computer.

Do you use a recording studio?

-No.But will do in the future.

Do you have music available on the web? if so where?

-I have posted some 'lyrics/poetry' on my Facebook account Notes.But so far it's for friends only.

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?

-None.

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other?

-None

6. Are you a tech head?

-No

7. What country do you live in?

-Currently living in Belarus.

8. What are your ambitions?

-I want to be relevant artistically and I want to be able to produce something that someone or something can relate to through music.

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit?

-I'm a beginner in contemporary dance and Latin ballroom dances.

What are your pastimes?

-Listening to music.I'm very much into trance/electronic dance music and I constantly listen to Dj/producers' podcasts and radio shows.

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?

-To be able to get opportunities to be a part of international and local music communities and get people to check out my productions.I'm very new in all of this and basically have no contacts.I didn't realize that I want to write music until I'm 23 so I hope I'd get to know serious people who are looking for lyricist or top-line writer.

[dong y hong duc]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?

-Yes I do sometime

What instruments?

-I play a little bit of guitar

When did you start playing?

-Since I was 14

Did you teach yourself?

-yes, , .

2. Are you in a band or bands?

-No.

What is the name of the band?

-N/A

What do you play?

- guitar and alital of organ

What other instruments are in the band?

N/A

Do you have a band website?

-N/A

3. Do you write songs?

-yes I write alot lyrics and melody .I'd love to write songs and produce instrumental stuff.

Do you write lyrics, music or both?

- yes i write both

Do you have a writing partner?

- I work alone.

4. Do you record your music?

-yes . just two song

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use?

- No.

Do you use a recording studio?

- not usually.

Do you have music available on the web? if so where?

-yes, I have a blog, I have posted some 'lyrics/poetry' on and I have just posted one song.

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?

-None.

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other?

-None

6. Are you a tech head?

-No

7. What country do you live in?

-Currently living in Vietnam

8. What are your ambitions?

-I want to be song writer, can sing and do any thing with my music

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit?

- I write peom, wirte blog, make slide show to explan my music,

What are your pastimes?

-Write song, peom, blog, make movie for me

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?

- To know the comunities of songwrite in the world and in America, can undestand the way I have to go. And get the feedback of other songwriter about my stuff.

 

[Mirror Anderson New]

Hey


1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? 

What instruments?                             guitar & a little keyboard

When did you start playing?               2000 when im 20

Did you teach yourself?                     Yes mostly except some beginning Lessons of guitar

2. Are you in a band or bands?     Yes，sometimes，especially when there is a commercial show

What is the name of the band?          ----

What do you play?                            guitar，vocal（including improvising）

What other instruments are in the band?   Sax ，Bass，keyboard，sometimes with drum set，percussion

 

Do you have a band website?            ----

3. Do you write songs?                  Yes，few

Do you write lyrics, music or both?    both，I am good at melody，it's easy for me，I can write in Chinese & English

Do you have a writing partner?    Not yet，I need a partner who is good at lyrics，i‘ve already known some cool players 

4. Do you record your music?       Yes，home recording mostly，some voacl recorded in studio

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? Yes，but simple equipments，Garagebang is my favorite  

Do you use a recording studio?        occasionaly

Do you have music available on the web? if so where?   Yes ，some demos ，im arranging them
                                                                 Demo1 we need to try：     http://papa.me/post/ux1cx3p7

                                                                 Demo2 Weird Blues ：         http://papa.me/post/nA0n4nD3

                                                                 all need  lyrics

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other?       sometimes agent

6. Are you a tech head?                              ----

7. What country do you live in?                 China
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8. What are your ambitions?                      music & travel ，around the world ：）

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit?     record sea wave

What are your pastimes?                               

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?    something about multi-language lyrics？ ：）

 

[fallan]

Hi All,Just signed in to this site looks really good..Im a singer and also write songs both gospel and secular.Im 69 years of age younger than McCartney and Jagger and have my own recording studio solely for my song writing Oh and Im a Brit

[fallan]

Sorry should have filled this list in
What instruments?

When did you start playing?17 years of age

Did you teach yourself?yes

2. Are you in a band or bands?no not now

What is the name of the band?n\a

What do you play?accoustic rythm guitar

What other instruments are in the band?n\a

Do you have a band website?n\a

3. Do you write songs?Yes

Do you write lyrics, music or both? Both

Do you have a writing partner? rarely

4. Do you record your music? Yes

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use?Yes.. self built PC..Tascam DP-24 DAW.. band in a box Ultraplus 2014 software.. Resolv NF monitors.. Yamaha Keyboard.. Yamaha.REv 500 effects.. Yamaha MD4 4track for mixdown.. AKG C3000 mic.. Fender semi accoustic guitar

Do you use a recording studio?sometimes

Do you have music available on the web? if so where?No

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? none

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other?member of PRS

6. Are you a tech head?No

7. What country do you live in?UK

8. What are your ambitions? To get my songs covered

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? No

What are your pastimes? song writing is my pastime but like watching football(soccer)

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? advice and vice versa

I think that covers the main musical things! 

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[Asha Faria Vare]

Hello there thought I'd join in!

 

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? Yes, both

What instruments? Piano is my first instrument but for singer-songwriting I play guitar. I also play clarinet (poorly)

When did you start playing? I started guitar at around 15 years old, piano a bit earlier and clarinet when I was 8.

Did you teach yourself? Nope

 

2. Are you in a band or bands? n/a

What is the name of the band? n/a

What do you play? n/a

What other instruments are in the band?n/a

Do you have a band website? www.reverbnation.com/AshaFariaVare

 

3. Do you write songs? Yes

Do you write lyrics, music or both? Both

Do you have a writing partner? Nope

 

4. Do you record your music? Yes

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? Nope, n/a

Do you use a recording studio? Yep

Do you have music available on the web? if so where? Yes, on Youtube (search Asha Faria-Vare), on reverbnation (see above), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ashafariavare) and soon it'll be on iTunes etc.

 

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? n/a

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other?

 

6. Are you a tech head? Not really

 

7. What country do you live in? Northern Ireland during term time, England during the holidays

 

8. What are your ambitions? I have no idea

 

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? I like to write funny poems

What are your pastimes? Martial arts. BJJ, Shaolin Qi Shi Kung-Fu, Aikido, Tai Jutsu.

 

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? To meet people and share music

[Chris Hummel]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? Yes singer

 

2. Are you in a band or bands? yes

What is the name of the band? PTO

What do you play? Rock

What other instruments are in the band? 2 guitars Bass and Drums

Do you have a band website? https://www.facebook.com/ptorockers

 

3. Do you write songs? Yes

Do you write lyrics, music or both? Lyrics

Do you have a writing partner? Music produced as a band

 

4. Do you record your music? Yes

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? Nope, n/a

Do you use a recording studio? Yep

Do you have music available on the web? if so where? Yes, https://www.facebook.com/ptorockers

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? I manage the band

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other?

 

6. Are you a tech head? a bit

 

7. What country do you live in? England

8. What are your ambitions? to enjoy myself

 

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? I like to write poems

What are your pastimes? Sailing

 

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? To meet people and share music

[Ilkker]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? Yes

What instruments? Drums, guitar, vibes, little bit of keyboard

When did you start playing? Drums at 14

Did you teach yourself? Yes and watching local drummers

2. Are you in a band or bands? Yes

What is the name of the band? Bayou Boys, Lehti Brothers Band

What do you play? Drums

What other instruments are in the band? 2 guitars and bass

Do you have a band website? No

3. Do you write songs? yes

Do you write lyrics, music or both? Both

Do you have a writing partner? Not fulltime but I have collaborated

4. Do you record your music? Yes

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? Yes.  PC i7, MOTU Traveler, Yamaha Keyboard, Burns Strat, AT 4040 mic, Cubase, various 3rd party plugins.

Do you use a recording studio? No

Do you have music available on the web? if so where? www.ilehti.com

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other? Do some mixing and mastering for clients.

6. Are you a tech head? Not really but I keep up to date on my computer programs

7. What country do you live in? Canada

8. What are your ambitions? To write better songs and learn the craft of recording better.

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? No

What are your pastimes? Reading, visiting with my cat

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? Different ideas and approaches to songwriting, perhaps motivational, just to keep an open mind about it.

 

[jmohon1]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? Yes I do!

What instruments? Piano, Alto Sax, percussion, Guitar (learning) and I also sing!

When did you start playing? 8 years old (alto sax)

Did you teach yourself? No, piano and guitar yes!

2. Are you in a band or bands? Currently looking for a band!

What is the name of the band?

What do you play? Vocals/lead guitar occasionally piano

What other instruments are in the band? Hopefully bass, drummer, and piano

Do you have a band website? No

3. Do you write songs? Trying!!

Do you write lyrics, music or both? Music is no problem but putting lyrics to it is!

Do you have a writing partner? Occasionally

4. Do you record your music? Yes

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? Yes. Condensor mic with a few dynamic mics using an mbox mini for the interface. A couple keyboards and guitars. A maschine drum maschine with program. I use logic pro for arrangement and protools for recording and mixing and m audio bx5 monitors

Do you use a recording studio? When I have the money!

Do you have music available on the web? if so where? Soundcloud: Jon mohon. (Older material)

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? Audio engineer. Promoter of a few venues

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other? Promoter

6. Are you a tech head? I guess you could say that

7. What country do you live in? USA

8. What are your ambitions? World tour

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? Yes to all

What are your pastimes? Writing/creative avenues

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? Guidance, feedback, contacts, friends

[cad]

Hi my name is claudia, and i am a writer. I got introduced to this site by my foster parent. I've been writing and singing ever since i was six and i wanted to figure out how to put my music out there. Most of my music i write is rap, i got myself into it by listening to my inspiration, Eminem. I have two friends who are in two different bands and both wanted me to do vocals since i have some experience. That's what i got to say about myself, hopefully you'll like my music.

[carmen1979]

I don't really play an instrument but I have been writing my own songs since last year now and started recording them onto my phone but I haven't uploaded anything to any websites or anything now but I would like to try and get into the music business , the type of music that I'm into is stuff like hiphop/r&b/urban I look up to eminem rihanna 2pac Bob Marley people like them

Thanks

Carmen x

[Bea Johnson]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?

 

I sing, but have a weird range.

What instruments? Piano/keyboard/organ, though I'm woefully out of practice and completely lost with my new keyboard. I really need practice, lol.

When did you start playing? Sporadically from age 9 on.

Did you teach yourself? Yes.

2. Are you in a band or bands?

What is the name of the band? no

What do you play? n/a

What other instruments are in the band? n/a

Do you have a band website? n/a

3. Do you write songs?

Do you write lyrics, music or both? Both, though I normally have help lining out the acutal music part and end up just guiding the process.

Do you have a writing partner? Not a permanant one. I collaborate with friends when needed.

4. Do you record your music?

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? I do, though it was for voice acting and not music. I use Adobe Audition for most things.

Do you use a recording studio? no.

Do you have music available on the web? if so where? no, n/a

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other? None of those things, but I'm a marketing writer, so the promotion area isn't completely alien to me.

6. Are you a tech head? no.

7. What country do you live in? I live in Middle Tennessee in the US.

8. What are your ambitions? I don't know that I have any. I'm mostly just in it to excercise my creativity.

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? Yes. I write fiction as well as social commentary.

What are your pastimes? Political debate, reading, studying tropes, comedy writing, and memeing.

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? I'd just like to share and grow as a writer, and perhaps develop some of that ambition I seem to be lacking, lol.

[Maggie Pope]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?  Yes

What instruments? Guitar mostly.  I played piano and violin when I was a kid.

When did you start playing?  I started seriously trying to learn guitar maybe 3 years ago.  But I've had my guitar since I was 16 - but never knew how to play it!!

Did you teach yourself?  Guitar - yes.  Piano and violin - no.

2. Are you in a band or bands?  nope.

3. Do you write songs?  I've written two.  Three if you count "I Love my Unicorn", which was composed when I was 6

Do you write lyrics, music or both?  both

Do you have a writing partner?  no

4. Do you record your music?  only with basic equipment (camera and external mic) - nothing fancy here!  Here's the first real song I wrote (since we're not counting the one about unicorns, lol) 

 I have about 5 videos or so on my channel - mostly doing little songs with my kids)  

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?  none

6. Are you a tech head?  what would be the opposite of a tech head?  Because that would be me.

7. What country do you live in?  US

8. What are your ambitions?  hmmm.. I'd love to improve and gain more confidence.  I haven't really set any serious goals at this point - I just enjoy creating music and singing with/for my kids (and some times my kids' school lets me sing to the kids there which is a lot of fun).  

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit?  I do a little bit of painting and drawing.

What are your pastimes? I love digging up my backyard and pretending that I can grow stuff!  lol.

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?  encouragement and feedback (which has happened with a vengeance already!  This is a really great, friendly and helpful group of people!!), being able to 'talk' to people who have more experience and skill than I do and learn from them - I don't really know many musicians so it's nice to have access to a place like this where there is so much talent concentrated all in one place!  Excited to be here!

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[Jansen Music]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? 

Yes and yes!
 

What instruments?
I play the piano and I'm learning how to play the guitar.
 

When did you start playing?

I started playing the piano at 4 years old, and I continue to participate in local and state competitions.

Did you teach yourself?

I took private lessons starting at the age of 4.

2. Are you in a band or bands?
Nope.

3. Do you write songs?

Yes I do - I like to write instrumentals.

Do you write lyrics, music or both?

Even though my songs are instrumental, I like to put an accompanying poem to read while listening to provoke emotions and thoughts. I write both.

Do you have a writing partner?
No.

4. Do you record your music?
I do not do it manually. I write the notes out on a computer software, because I do not have a MIDI keyboard, and I create my music from there.
 

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use?

No.

 

Do you use a recording studio?

No.

Do you have music available on the web? if so where?

Not yet, but hopefully soon

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?
None. 

6. Are you a tech head?

Definitely not.

7. What country do you live in?
United States 

8. What are your ambitions?

To share my music with as many people as I can, and have my songs be a form of therapy to those who struggle with the same things I do.

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit?
Well, I'm in two choirs, and I enjoy singing.

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?

To promote my music, and to be able to get constructive feedback!

[Jessie123abc]

Do you sing or play an instrument ?

I do both

What instruments?

Violin, guitar and piono

When did you start playing ?

Piono;4 Guitar :8 violin :10

Do you write songs?

Just lyrics

What county do you live in ?

Ireland

Hobbies ?

Emm singing, choir, acting , writing stories , drawing and playing instruments

[Gideon Clerf]

Do you sing?

    yes

 

what type of music?

  jazz,r&b,pop and acoustic

 

What country are u?

 Africa( Ghana)

 

Contact number?

  +233577293098

 

Hobbies?

Dancing, Acting, raping and singing

 

Do you play instrument?

   Yes

 

What type of instrument

guitar, piano, trumpet and xylephone and voilin

 

Purpose here?

 looking for a producer

 

 

Do you have a skype Id?

 yes

 

skpe id

gideon.taylor73

[Alex Hilton Williamson]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?

 

Guitar,Keyboards and Vocals

 

I started playing Guitar about 15 years ago, and have been singing as long as i can remember

Keyboards are a more recent endevour for me.

I've never had any formal lessons, mostly learned everything from books or trial and error.

 

 

 

2. Are you in a band or bands?

Ive kind of done my own thing forever under the psuedonym "Chavie"

mostly just me on all instruments.

 

I have a pretty wide and Eclectic musical taste, and that comes out in my writing

as i seem to jump from genre to genre subconciously

for most part my music has a Progressive rock/metal Vibe but i sometimes delve into electronic music as well.

 

You can check out my old website WWW.SOUNDCLICK.COM/CHAVIE for a good selection of my stuff.

 

 

4. Do you record your music?

 

ive been recording music for as long as i have been playing guitar, i believe it has helped me grow considerablly

ive been using Cake walk Sonar 4 for way to long....going to have to upgrade soon lol

 

I'm not much of a tech head....but i know my way around a DAW,

and i believe my mixing and engineering skills are getting pretty good.

Originally from London Ontario Canada, but now live in Virginia usa

Id love to make a livng off of music, be it performing or Composing....but im not sure how to persue it to be honest.

My other hobbies are fitness and weight training, and im a big time Gamer

id love to make friends here share my music and improve, and maybe collaborate.

[Priyadarshini Dasgupta]

Hello John 

I am completely new in here and i want to get further deep into music 

I can sing fairly, even though i have not taken any professional training for that...Basically i am a guitarist (acoustic only so far). i learnt the basics from a teacher like the chords, arpeggios, scales, etc. Then, i spent more time on the net and found really good stuff online, and ended up playing better than most male guitarists  

It has been almost two years i took lessons formally once a week then converted to online lessons.

Unfortunately, i am not a band member. Mom is too over protective and feels i might end up doing drugs with the band members...GROSS  ...anyways...i get lots of offers from bands... 

I write songs....my favourite pass time is writing songs, and better when i give tunes to the lyrics...my friends get shocked and say the songs i make might become hits...i record my music in my little ipod. 

i love to surf the net to search for new things, like learn a language or two, learn a cover version of any song, sing those songs loud enough for my mom to hear, write weird stories, dance every moment (nonstop), etc. Im CRAZY!! And of course, i'm a good student!

I live in India. I really want to do something related music...

I can draw, make designs, tattoos, paint, write stories, dance very well, i am basically a crazy-creative-witty person.. 

I would be glad if Songstuff gave me the exposure to other creative people, who can help me, shape me, and improve my skills in whatever aspects of music required...basically, i make amazing music. Some of my friends write lyrics and i give music to the sentences...   

[mattboylansmith]

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? 

What instruments?

 

 

Vocals, guitar

When did you start playing?

 

7 years ago

Did you teach yourself?

 

Yes

2. Are you in a band or bands?

 

Yes

What is the name of the band?

Matts friend Ben

What do you play?

 

A range of originals and covers

What other instruments are in the band?

 

Guitar, percussion, two vocals

Do you have a band website?

 

http://mattboylansmith.com

3. Do you write songs?

Do you write lyrics, music or both?

 

Both

Do you have a writing partner?

 

No

4. Do you record your music?

Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use?

 

Sometimes, m box pro-tools or just amplitube on ipad for basic stuff

Do you use a recording studio?

 

Yes

Do you have music available on the web? if so where?

 

www.soundcloud.com/mattboylansmith

5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?

Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other?

6. Are you a tech head?

 

Not necessarily. Am partial though.

7. What country do you live in?

 

Australia

8. What are your ambitions?

 

Just to write great music

9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit?

I wirte

What are your pastimes?

 

I travel a lot for music, so writing about the places I visit

10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?

 

a great network to grow and contribute as a musician 

[MoeJo110]

1) Yes

Piano, guitar, ukulele, mandolin (I mess around with drums, viola, and synths once in awhile too)

Piano: 10 years (on and off) lessons as a child, but don't remember much

Guitar: 2 1/2 years taught myself

Ukulele: 1 1/2 years taught myself

Mandolin: 6 months taught myself

2) No, but I wish!

3) Yes

Both

Nope

4) I record with just a camera most of the time, but I gave messed around producing as well in GarageBand and Audacity

Never used a studio

Yes I have music on Youtube, Soundcloud, and Reverbnation

5) N/A

6) Not particularly

7) US

Don't really have any, just go with whatever life throws at me. Probably not the best way to live...

9) I do write stories every so often

Hobbies include music, xc/long distance running, triathlete training, rock climbing, skiing, animals

10) Learning experience, critique, just get better I guess!