Every part of this resonated with me Chris! (And I'm sure SO many others). ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥It's Desh from your AOTSP course. I've written about 200 something songs I've been mostly hoarding for years... I guess I always thought when I got signed I would finally put out the different albums I've written since I always had such a clear vision for the artwork, music videos, etc. that I couldn't afford to do on my own. I've played live countless times, been in several bands and recorded a handful of songs here and there but always struggled to find a producer who could understand and deliver the ideas I had in my head. I never stopped writing but I put a pin in chasing my dream for a bit after years of being discouraged and believing I was doing everything I could yet still not having any real form of success I believed I was capable of. Fast forward to learning to "pivot" on my journey, try new things and change course (not completely) but enough to "try something new" when what I had been doing for so long wasn't working. Ironically, it was another creative outlet that got me back into music and now I feel closer than ever. I'm doing all the research I can to be educated, (less green) and "ready" or just more prepared when something happens... getting all my ducks in a row if you will, trying new skills (learning how to use a DAW, Logic Pro), and throwing different things at the wall to see what sticks. I recently taught myself how to play piano (just enough to be able to write my own songs) and in addition to figuring out how to produce my music myself (even if just demos to start) i'm working with a handful of producers and getting closer and closer to finding "my sound" I've had in my head for so long. I think the best thing artists can do is as you said, stay true to their art, stay genuine and just KEEP GOING. Keep making progress, keep trying things, keep learning to skills, keep growing and never quit. Thank you for this inspiring video!! *feeling inspired* ~DESH
Nice message Chris. Thank you. I believe whole heartedly in baby steps, which is why I am looking forward to year 3 of Sync club. Congratulations on setting up the studio!
Chris, thanks so much for these pep talks. I am trying hard to learn how to make better recordings. I have written over 400 songs and have recorded maybe 300 of them. Mostly rough demo quality stuff, but you have been encouraging me to keep at it with your nuggets of wisdom. Good luck with getting your studio in shape.
Chris, thank you, these very honest and heartfelt insights really do help motivate me to keep at my musicial path inspite of being so late in the journey. Your ideas do feel right, somewhere there is a mix of each of these insights that we should apply to mix up our own musical gumbo!. This is refreshing advise in a world in which so much music seems driven by efforts to get more spins. It can be a dulling of the authenticity shine on some of it. For me, i have always leaned to trying to make authentic music, which runs right into that challenge of keeping it accessible to others. The point of the music isn't just for me, but is to be shared. So, that is where i have struggled at times, knowing how to find the balance between being true to the music but also making it something others want to share in.
I agree with the path. I've been working on the music and getting really excited yet I have been hit with the brick and am now about to be homeless. Have no choice but to wait
Funny but you sound like me. Never released a song though some of my songs are over 30 years old. Now and then I work on them, each time I get a new gadget or new ideas. The songs are now quite a lot. I'll have to release them pretty soon but have no idea how. Guess I'll experiment.
