5 Years Producing; No external influences... Tell me what you think!

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Posted by MoFo on Jul-28-2005 19:59:

5 Years Producing; No external influences... Tell me what you think!

Hey this is MoFo; I've been producing for 5 years now and I have not nor do I network with fellow artists and producers. My only influences are stuff I hear on the radio, clubs, parties, or downloaded. I try and mix it up but most of my best stuff leans towards the trance sound. Please give me some feedback on my style (which is almost completely mainstream) and where I can or should go with it. THANKS!
The trance tracks are "Escape" and "Moonlight Sonata [RMX]".

http://www.myspace.com/mofomusic

Posted by Mr Rogers on Jul-28-2005 21:26:

not bad, i listen to ur first track.
Production wise its pretty good, but the happy hard dancey feel ain't really my style, little to corny for me

Posted by Stino on Jul-29-2005 20:11:

after 5 years of producing i expected more :S.

Posted by DJ Twenty on Jul-29-2005 20:15:

Escape has potentional but needs some more 'power' behind it.

Percussion needs to be powerful and the leads and bass to sound more 'pro'ish

Not bad stuff though!

Posted by Jimjammajay on Jul-30-2005 09:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Stino
after 5 years of producing i expected more :S.

i agree...thats more time than it takes most people to get a BA in MUSIC.

Posted by marcusk on Jul-31-2005 02:15:

For your track Escape...

I like the overall melody of your track, but if it was a little slower that would be great. Also minus that ongoing clap.

Posted by MoFo on Jul-31-2005 05:38:

you guys have to understand... i taught myself... i know no terms i use completely original samples that i myself spent hours generating... i mean i don't get feedback ever... but thanks a lot people... i got an idea of what i should work on... but seriously the whole "i expect more" how do you know what to expect unless you know 5 other basement dj's who don't know ANYTHING...

Posted by Sunclyder on Jul-31-2005 09:03:

Hi m8!

"Escape" - percusion & bassline are poor, you need more fx's, melodys are fine. Sound in head melo is fine. The arp is to loud.

Greatziooooousssssss
Karol

Bow in ty my thread
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=281424

Posted by madliquid on Aug-02-2005 08:58:

Just keeping working... Sounds like you're using fruity loops. I've been using fruity loops for allmost 6 years. Just keep working with it.

Posted by Digital Aura on Aug-02-2005 11:45:

quote:
Originally posted by MoFo
you guys have to understand... i taught myself... how do you know what to expect unless you know 5 other basement dj's who don't know ANYTHING...

Cuz we're all basement dj's who don't know anything when we started. I've been at it only a year an 6 months!! Never knew what MIDI was when I started!

Posted by Stino on Aug-02-2005 15:32:

jeah, ive been busy for a year and 10 months now or so....got 5 upcoming releases lol, i didnt knew a thing about EDM production when i started

Posted by madliquid on Aug-02-2005 19:27:

"jeah, ive been busy for a year and 10 months now or so....got 5 upcoming releases lol, i didnt knew a thing about EDM production when i started"

I've never gotten a release ever out of my 6 years of production. Bastard!

Posted by Stino on Aug-02-2005 21:10:

sorry wasnt ment arrogant, just ment as an example, i know lots of people here on the boards just like me. But making music is not all about getting releases, at least not for everyone, for me it was a goal though.

Posted by Jay M on Aug-02-2005 21:16:

quote:
Originally posted by MoFo
you guys have to understand... i taught myself... i know no terms i use completely original samples that i myself spent hours generating... i mean i don't get feedback ever... but thanks a lot people... i got an idea of what i should work on... but seriously the whole "i expect more" how do you know what to expect unless you know 5 other basement dj's who don't know ANYTHING...

Learn this: work on your network and LEARN! And visit forums like this often.

5 years in a basement with no outer contacts sounds like a waste of time.. can be a good base though.

Posted by madliquid on Aug-02-2005 22:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Stino
sorry wasnt ment arrogant, just ment as an example, i know lots of people here on the boards just like me. But making music is not all about getting releases, at least not for everyone, for me it was a goal though.

Oh I didnt say you were arrogant, I'm saying you're lucky. I just think its weird because I've tried to get my music to people through this forum but its been very unsuccsesful and everyone seems self-centered in the music industry.

Posted by Aquarian on Aug-03-2005 00:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Jay M

5 years in a basement with no outer contacts sounds like a waste of time.. can be a good base though.

Definately agree with this. My productions just got a million times better when I started reading forums like TA and getting feedback from people who actually knew what they were talking about - not just random friends who heard my crappy unmastered 3-instrument piece of crap and said OMQ LIEK YOU'RE GONNA BE FAMOUS LOL!