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So, how long did it take you to get a first release? (pg. 3)
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| Rodri Santos |
| like you i had an unsolicit interest from Alter Ego to my first real track, they only wanted some changes regarding to a melody and kick equalization... this was 5 months ago and i haven't made that minor changes yet. This probably shows my lack of interest of this industry at the moment... still i prefer to release 8 tracks in 2 months than 1 every month, just see how many producers get their recognition when they release a lot of (crap usually) in a month. |
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| kevin shawn |
| quote: | Originally posted by Roopert Rave
Im just startin out but my frinds said I should make it quick - i have a lot of stuff to show the world neasrly ready
main thing is get a anallog sound and pump stuff so no one can deny your skill
people just need a proper drum beat to get thjat feelin of luvin youre track |
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| JEO |
Yes, but WHOSE?
Also, extremely rare in the production studio. |
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| Kismet7 |
About 4 years of working on music and watching from the sidelines. I think it was the best thing for me, just having fun working on music and not having an outlet, so it pushed me to improve my craft. Even though I was making release worthy stuff about 2 years before my first release and could have been much farther along right now. I got some nice Prog and Techno sitting around that probably wont see the light of day but could have done well for me if I had some connection to getting them out there. I never sent them out because I didn't think anyone would sign them at the time...
A Month after sending out my first demos, my first EP was picked up by nice house label, that I guess i'm growing with. Well i've done more for them than initial expectations. Thought after the first i'd have to start looking for another label for all future releases. Just finished my second remix for them, and now working on my 3rd EP for them. Also doing a single track for a fast rising label based in Canada that is now distributed by Kompakt's system. Which was a bit of an accident, as I hadn't sent the particular track to the label. I had sent it to one of my labelmates and he forwarded it the label, and they wanted to release it, I ended up sending them another track instead and they liked that so they're releasing that instead, the other track I might save for an album i'd like to work on in the near future.
So i'd say once you have your first release out, network. Don't wait around for someone to knock on your door, even if you are talented and make great music, no one will come asking until you've had a club hit or two. These labels get countless demos, especially if they are heavily charted labels by DJs. I wonder how many demos get solicited to the label I release on. Not only from their connections who have an advantage, but every producer and their mom standing behind them sends these labels demos. So the trick I guess is that you have to network or you have to scout out labels that might be best canidates for your music. Whether you are signed or unsigned, expect plenty ignorance of your demos, but if you believe in your music you gotta keep trying to send to the right people, and this doesn't have to be a label. |
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| Kenny Rogers |
| so its about time to retire then after a long career? |
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| Kismet7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kenny Rogers
so its about time to retire then after a long career? |
not sure what you are on about...
If asking me...no I just started. |
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| Kenny Rogers |
| was just kidding lol |
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| mystik_luminate |
I started out with beat production in about 2000, transitioning from DJing, to dueling grooveboxes with my brother... Since we were a Live PA band from the start, it took my brother and I several years before we could actually make decent songs in the studio...
We first started with Digital Performer which allowed us to make a few songs, but then quickly transitioned to Logic Pro at the time... That was a massive leap in technology and for our production skills and arrangements. We self-released some EPs within 2-3 years.
It took 5 years before getting released on some one else's label...(Keyframe Records)...with our first single on a compilation.
Ever since then, we've had steady single releases (Geomagnetic Records & La Magica Boutique) until 2010, but we've JUST NOW released our first full-length album...10 years later. WE did this one by ourselves also, and are now distributing online and on iTunes...
We are still interested in making contacts with other labels to release more from our substantial back catalog, but for the moment we just wanted to get our CD OUT...while controlling the information we put out and having some kind of oversight on revenues and statistics...
Boom! |
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| Kismet7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kenny Rogers
was just kidding lol |
we're all just kidding on the internets ; ) |
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| DJLafleur |
| Been producing since june 2008,haven't had anything released on any labels but have had some of my work supported by a DJ or two :). I am working hard though to get some stuff released though. |
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| Magnus |
| 3 years. It finally happened one day after sending out tons of demos, which in my case were physical CDs, that I would mail abroad. A single reply came back and that was it. After that first one it was never as difficult. Just keep at it and be persistent and hit as many labels within your style of music as you can. |
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