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Do producers generally get better at making tracks? (pg. 2)
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| theqlogic87 |
Soundtrack composers like Hans Zimmer, Joe Hisaishi, Jan Hammer, Nobuo Uematsu... for example just keep/kept getting better during their careers..
Juno Reactor in my opinion just keeps getting better technichally and musically |
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| Mr Game+Watch |
| Uematsu's last big-name soundtrack (The Last Story) was probably my least favorite by him. Was also disappointed with Hisaishi's work on the game Ni No Kuni. |
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| 2techs |
when it comes to trance artists, a lot of acts I grew up on have become atrocious such as cosmic gate. they went from making textbook german hard trance to some crappy ASOT-friendly fluff. meanwhile, others were on a roll for a certain period and got out of the game at the right time (dumonde, vincent de moor). Still others got out but came back to make crappy (Ralphie B).
http://youtu.be/ZUj66Y-QbQY
yep, this is the same Ralph who made Massive tracks (pun intended). |
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| PivotTechno |
Terrence Dixon
Mike Parker
Traxx
Paul Birken
Neil Landstrumm
Convextion
All are still at least consistently producing quality output, which seems a more apt qualifier than "better". |
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| rubez |
of course they get better, but then it becomes about money... then they get worse (on purpose)
for whatever reason, the new generation of dance became really crap but really profitable. i don't think most established producers were willing to risk fading out when it came to it - whether to be creative or go with a sure thing. they probably had to much to lose at that point, as opposed to when they were young to doing it out of love, probably without responsibility. |
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| 2techs |
| ^I agree. paul van dyk is someone I had in mind when I made this thread. He's been producing since like what, 1992? that's 22 years in the game, and he was probably at his apex in his 5th year. that's ed up brethren. |
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| kosmotika |
| quote: | Originally posted by 2techs
vincent de moor |
That guy really needs to make a comeback...the sad thing is knowing that he'd probably not get any releases on a big label since he never really went for the commercial sound. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by 2techs
^I agree. paul van dyk is someone I had in mind when I made this thread. He's been producing since like what, 1992? that's 22 years in the game, and he was probably at his apex in his 5th year. that's ed up brethren. |
PVD was still being ghost-produced in the 5th year of his career. |
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| Redd |
| quote: | Originally posted by kosmotika
the sad thing is knowing that he'd probably not get any releases on a big label since he never really went for the commercial sound. |
I disagree, he made uplifting easy listening trance. And I think he'd get signed in an instant, if not just for his name. |
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| kosmotika |
| quote: | Originally posted by Redd
I disagree, he made uplifting easy listening trance. And I think he'd get signed in an instant, if not just for his name. |
Well, half his discography is progressive tracks...really good stuff too, such as Yellow Subway, Trinity, Details, Exotic Mind, etc...
He didn't have too much commercial success aside from Flowtation, Carte Blanche and Fly Away if I'm remembering correctly. His sound just wouldn't fly in the commercial market now, so big labels would most likely be hesitant to pick him up if he retained his signature style.
Still, even if was just a few free downloads on soundcloud, I'd love if he came back to do some more work...maybe finally releasing the contents of that illusive 2005 promo album too. :D |
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| 2techs |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
PVD was still being ghost-produced in the 5th year of his career. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| Read the inlays Matt, it's all there. |
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