I am a completely f**king desperate musician who spent all of their money on music gear right before this f**king apocalypse hit, and now I can't afford f**king bread, let alone a publicist, so I'm deciding to just put out my first project here, n...

Do you do kid's birthdays?

no they're too mean i can't take the criticism

How did you become a musician if you can't take criticism.

idk man ask God bro I don't make the rules here

Who is your favorite band of all time? Do they influence your music(al style)?

probably radiohead, and yeah I try my very best to rip them off as much as i possibly can, those bastards.

You def have radio heads vibe off of the first track I listened to.

thanks :)

Been there, dude. Can you return or sell the gear?

nerp. but oh well at least I'll have fun toys to play with as I gradually descend into madness.

Yerp. You can sell it. You just don’t want to.

can you fkn stop? this does NOT help the victim narrative!!

ya what the hell man! I'm ostensibly a victim here! have some presumed decency!

Make music.

that too

Given that the first song title that popped up on your link is “Learn Nothing”, what would you say you’ve learned from this whole experience? And what do you hope to learn in the next few months?

ain't learned one goddamn thing, friend-o.

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won't learn nothing neither. refuse to even consider learning a thing.

Is there a name for this genre? "breathwave" or something?

Not hating, it's not bad breathwave.

no clue, first ive heard that term

sounds pretty rad though so I'm going to go ahead and say yes?

So, is it some sweet gear or what?

yea its pretty rad i suppose.

What are you slingin?

bought effectrix, soundtoys 5 and omnisphere

Hey, I bought omni and soundtoys too muh dood.

theyre sweet eh?

Oh yeah!

I had atmosphere (cracked) a while ago, but I went legit and purchased omni 2 and soundtoys.

Omnisphere fucks me up. Almost too much!

dude i don't know how many instruments being played with sugar packets i can listen to before I go nuts

It was ok. Did you quite your day job for this?

Nah b

Have you considered doing some live concerts on twitch or something to try and make some dough while you're stuck? (I have no idea what musician do live remotely)

haha i think you have to have an audience for that? actually i have no idea. perhaps ill take a gander...

How many people have you ignored so far telling you it's a bad idea?

people don't usually like come right out and say that, it's much more subtly implied.

but i def ignored all the implications, thats for sure. like a total bozo, amirite?

Hey. It’s ok. I’ve done the same thing...heh, more then once.

Lemme read down the thread a bit.

If you don’t mind telling me, what did you buy?

I understand if you want that private.

no worries

I bought some toys to use in Logic (effectrix, soundtoys and omnisphere).

I mean they kick ass but, yeah lol

Music producer here!

While you're building your library you should snag helm, spitfire audio labs, OTT compressor, Native Instruments Free bundle, and dexed.

All free! And not like torrent a cracked version, just pure and simple free!

awesome thanks!

FWIW, I used to have shared studio space in the same building where the guy who owned soundtoys lives (or lived, now, who knows). Guy was really nice, always really liked him. Didn't even know who he was until I was describing the guy to a co-worker and he's like "That's the soundtoys dude!"

hey that's awesome, thx for sharing. nice to hear that.

F . Anyway, favorite type of bread?

tough to say. first that comes to mind however, is a freshly baked baguette.

I like the music, gonna listen to it on the treadmill in bit.

You got a venmo or something i can kick a few buck to for enjoying the music?

thanks!

i appreciate the offer, but don't sweat it, just enjoy the chunes :)

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Are you going be recording a lockdown inspired album after all of this?

If so, how would you make it sound..... lockdowny?

yeah actually im already started on that

to give an honest answer, I would say the lockdownyness is reflected naturally in the total creative indulgence of the project.

in other words, working on it in isolation means I make every decision through the whole process, so I guess the sounds are a little more, personal or something? idk what do you think?

What color is your toothbrush?

hella green pal!

Oki, thank you!

anytime

Bro, you need some groceries? I will send u some where you at? This shit is insane i may not have to but i got some stuff i can share if need be. Gotta stick together in this messed up world

i really appreciate the offer man but it's ok don't sweat it. I will survive. Stay safe amigo!

Favourite recording software? I have been using Reaper for my side projects, but it is a little clunky.

Good sounds, by the way.

thx man.

I use logic x but this project was recorded thru pro tools with a pal of mine.

What's your favorite cheese?

method man on the wire

What's your favorite wu tang song?

uh probably CREAM i mean the beat is just a beauty

Do you have a safety net? Are you being irresponsible just for fun? Are you using this time to write and make music or are you just playing?

to be frank i do have a safety net, it is unlikely that i will end up on the streets. it wouldn't have been such an irresponsible (indulgent perhaps) purchase if this lockdown hadn't swung into effect right after, but yeah, here we are now lol.

and yes i am working on alot of music. to be honest, i just have no idea how to release it and get anybody to hear it.

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thanks for the kind words :)

honestly it's very difficult and frustrating, hopeless even, at times. but seeing words like these are like nice little glowing lights through that mist so i appreciate it.

I'm really sorry about your art show. Do not give up.

If the apocalypse didn't hit, what was your plan?

musicmusicmusicmusicmusicpanicaboutmusicandnoonewilleverlistentomymusicandimnogoodohwaityesiamimthebombmusicmusicmusicohnowhatifimnotthebombmusicmusicmusicmusicmusicmusicmusicmusicmusic

Keep making music, dude, these are nice tracks.

Is it difficult to get your stuff on Spotify? You could probably make a few bucks on there. And/or release this on Bandcamp and add a 'pay what you want' button so people can download in high quality.

thanks man,

im currently in the process of uploading it all to those platforms

Can I borrow ten bucks?

hell ya bro

What is your perfect pizza?

if we're talking like proper pizza, then something simple, margherit-ish even, would do the trick.

if we're talking fast food pizza then pepperoni pineapple green olive

dont hate me

Pineapple and green olive? Fucking animal.

ya well at least im not a biscuit made out of skanks

...or am i?

what do you recommend for learning chords? Im fine as long as i can look at the book but i cant seem to commit em to memory

honestly just do it alot, and then alot more, and then even more, and then you'll realize that somewhere along that road you internalized chord shapes and all that

I spent so much on firearms and ammunition and even got some body armour. My gf was trying to convince me to sell one now who's laughing?!

not me! cause im frightened by your guns!

I can assure you they will only be used to protect the innocent, or safe and responsible recreation. When they are not being used they are safely stored away from children and potential theft.

ok cool then we can be buddies

And if the bad men do come I'll protect you but u gotta play me some dope music to entertain me and take my mind off this apocalypse

thats a deal, fella

Is this AMA turning out as well as you hoped?

uh ya actually like way better. some guys gave me some fancy reddit trophy stuff, so now i'm better than all of you!

so long losers

ever think about finding some indie film makers and strike up a deal?

not until now tbh, but thanks for the tip!

I shat my pants?

i will help u figure this out, don't panic.

I once had a roommate who bought an expensive drum kit and then couldn't pay his rent. So he just sold his drum kit but for considerably less money. He called it his investment strategy. I think he also did the same with a set of Orange Amps(Apparently it has nothing to do with the Half Life Orange Box).

My question. Would you ever consider this investment strategy? Or will you stick to the fist bumps for good vibes retirement plan?

i mean i gotta say that fist bumps retirement plan seems almost too good to be true. fist bumps AND good vibes? i mean come on!

Can I just say your music is pretty good?

ya, but only if i can say thanks :)

What would you ask if you wanted to ask a question in an AMA? Does this trick the bots?

I don't really participate in the AMAs, just pointing out things I notice that I hope help to improve your work as you go on. The voice track seems a bit low compared to the music, idk if thats just your music or a common thing in general but I often have a hard time hearing the actual lyrics of songs over the instruments. Also "Centerpiece" is hella clipping at the 3:00+ mark, not sure if thats soundcloud encoding or not but its pretty bad quality at that point (and maybe earlier I'm just skipping around).

Just FYI not really a music person so please don't take my criticism as opinion on your work, I'm just pointing out technical details that I notice. Good luck!

hey man i really appreciate you taking the time! the vocal thing is a deliberate choice largely, but also probably comes somewhat down to shyness tbh.

thanks for the notes I'll take them to heart.

way to psych out those dumb fucking bots btw. humans >

What two letters do you seem best fit between F and king?

AT

Alright so how can we give you our money?

honestly i would rather that people just listened to my music, at least a little. i can eat a lot of rice.

PayPal?

I really appreciate the gesture but honestly don't worry about it, I just want people to listen to my music :)