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rhys0564
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Topics: 3
Replies: 22
Registered: 21.Aug.11 |
Hey guys,
DJ Smaxa
I Have Been Making Music For 4 Years, I Was 10 When I Got A Copy Of FL Studio (Fruity Loops It Was Called Than)
I have been progressing alot and my YouTube channel slowly growing ( www.youtube.com/rhys0564 )
i just want to know if at my current quality of music if i should start sending demo's to labels(record labels).
i also need some suggestions as to which labels cause im really clueless.
i can make hard-style, dub-step, house, drum and bass, dance.
i currently have a 100% free album coming up which is going to be awesome!
if you want to check out my music you can either visit my profile or check out my youtube channel (My channel has alot more songs on it)
My Channel: www.youtube.com/rhys0564
Subscribe if you want to get the album as soon as its released 
Reply was moderated by Valve on 22. Apr 2012 (4:20)
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cyanghost109
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Registered: 27.Mar.06 |
Well, that's up to you and the label, however I'd be willing to say whether or not your music is good in my opinion.
Send me your best (in your opinion of course) releases of DnB, House, and Dance that you've released and I'll tell you whether or not I like it. I hate to judge something by an older or an attempt that wasn't your best!
I'm not too much into Dubstep or hardstyle in case you're wondering why I'm not asking for those. |
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rhys0564
Artist
Topics: 3
Replies: 22
Registered: 21.Aug.11 |
cyanghost109 wrote on 21 Apr. (23:17) :
Well, that's up to you and the label, however I'd be willing to say whether or not your music is good in my opinion.
Send me your best (in your opinion of course) releases of DnB, House, and Dance that you've released and I'll tell you whether or not I like it. I hate to judge something by an older or an attempt that wasn't your best!
I'm not too much into Dubstep or hardstyle in case you're wondering why I'm not asking for those. |
Okay Here are some links
Drum And Bass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2gO8Sly9GU
House: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNLxWm0dF8Q
Dance/house: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK1Uam3proQ
Thats just some of my personal favorites of mine.
You can check out the rest of the songs on my channel aswell and maybe you can tell me your favorite
Reply was moderated by Valve on 22. Apr 2012 (4:22)
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cyanghost109
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Nice stuff there dude, I think each of those productions were well produced and there's no doubt that a label would like it too; however, as anybody does, I have my own personal preferences. I'd say they're okay, but not perfect. I'll give you some sample songs that are of the same style and you can let me know what you think of them!
Drum N Bass:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_fvrkInrjw This track is a personal favorite that I found recently. It's fast, has good bass and the overall melody is awesome!
House: I don't know what kind of House you're aiming for... But I like the dark and deep House. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2q7mbbBmSc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kWk2koERoE
Progressive House: Here's the one I get pretty crazy about. I have a unique preference in it. It like it atmospheric, dark, energetic, and danceable! Here are just a few:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2RzIOwJwjU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6x5ejg6hA4 - somewhat repetitive but very danceable!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9hLNMcIl84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_H3pLOJNzY
There ya go, man! These are just a few of the many songs that show my preferable style.
Don't take this the wrong way. I'm not criticizing your work by any means. Many producers such as yourself today have taken the "Dance/Club-Pop" take on Electronic music. The samples I gave you were older songs (except for the Maya Jane Coles tracks) and don't really fit in with today's style anymore mostly because it's not heard, however people really do find that rare style very enjoyable!
Hope this helped! I'll be watching out for more of your work in the future!
Reply was moderated by Valve on 22. Apr 2012 (4:25)
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Valve
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Topics: 23
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Registered: 24.Nov.05 |
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Drum And Bass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2gO8Sly9GU
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Some sounds are a bit muddy, so try to EQ them and make them sound more "crispy" in the lack of a better word  Also, playing the same theme throughout the whole track isn't such a good idea.
House: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNLxWm0dF8Q
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I'd say, get rid of all the parts where you have the melody from the intro. Focus on what is left. For example from 0:30 to 1:08 sounds amazing, but then you bring that melody back and the atmosphere is ruined Also for me the song sound again a bit muddy so I'd EQ this a bit. But you definately have something here
Dance/house: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK1Uam3proQ
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Again I hear some muddiness here, so work on that. I'm not a big fan of this kind of pop dance music, but I'd say you definately need to add more elements here. This song sounds like a work in progress and not like a finished dance track. You have nice things going on here, but it lacks that "mysterious something". Perhaps it could be some kind of arpeggio, another bassline, or perhaps a string-melody to give the song some fatness Decent, fun song, but..
Also I'd like to give out some pointers if you're going to offer your tracks to some label.
Be sure you offer them 2 of your best tracks, not a full 10 track album. If a label likes your songs they'll ask for more.
Most labels concentrate on certain genre, so do not offer a dance track and a drum&bass track to a label that wants house.
Offer them links to downloadable, HIGH QUALITY mp3's. Most labels do not appreciate links to sreamable content (from my experience, that is).
DO NOT send your demo-songs to every label you can find. Select only one, send them your demo and wait for reply. If you do not get a reply, then select another label. Now if you do not get a reply from let's say 3-4 labels, then I'd go back to the drawing board and make some new tracks.
Finally, do not hesitate when you've sent your demo. Give the label some time to get back to you. It might take even a month to get a reply. After a period of about 2-5 weeks without a reply you might want to consider about sending the demo to some other label.
Now the above comments about sending demos are based on my own experience and do not apply to all labels out there.
Hopefully this will be useful to you
Autio & Maattala - Aidee [wavedata records] - Out now!
Solar Emotion - Distant Visions (valve remix) [wavedata records] - Out now!!
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rhys0564
Artist
Topics: 3
Replies: 22
Registered: 21.Aug.11 |
Valve wrote on 22 Apr. (3:39) :
Hopefully this will be useful to you
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I'd say That was a very detailed review.
And i would personally Like Thank You For The Tips.
I Will Try To Improve My Mastering Of My Tracks.(Working On The EQ And Stuff)
The One that you mentioned had potential, i still do keep all my project files for all my songs, so i could do some editing mastering and stuff. and re upload?
if it comes out good, i could defiantly use it as a demo for a house label.
What Do You Think?
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AmBeam
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Topics: 19
Replies: 577
Registered: 24.Oct.04 |
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Is My Music Good Enough For A Label? |
nope.
ambeam.com.pl (757 hits) |
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rhys0564
Artist
Topics: 3
Replies: 22
Registered: 21.Aug.11 |
AmBeam wrote on 22 Apr. (8:41) :
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Is My Music Good Enough For A Label? |
nope.
ambeam.com.pl (757 hits) |
Instead Of A Answer Like That I Suggest You Answer With Some Feedback.
Saying just nope,doesn't help me at all |
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AmBeam
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Topics: 19
Replies: 577
Registered: 24.Oct.04 |
I see you didn't get the message...
That kind of thread is just silly, I don't know why do people answer to this question here.. Just add your songs to music section like hundrets of artists do on CTG if you want to get feedback..
"Is my music good enough for a label"? Don't you think we cannot answer you that question? Why don't you try yourself and send your stuff somewhere .. The labels will give you the answer...
ambeam.com.pl (757 hits) |
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Valve
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Topics: 23
Replies: 180
Registered: 24.Nov.05 |
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AmBeam wrote on 22 Apr. (13:56) :
I see you didn't get the message...
That kind of thread is just silly, I don't know why do people answer to this question here.. Just add your songs to music section like hundrets of artists do on CTG if you want to get feedback..
"Is my music good enough for a label"? Don't you think we cannot answer you that question? Why don't you try yourself and send your stuff somewhere .. The labels will give you the answer...
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I think there are no silly questions. What would happen if we started to control what people are allowed to ask or say in the forums? Of course we have certain rules here, but there still is this thing called freedom of speech
Personally I think this (ctgmusic) is a place where one can receive feedback on their songs and I wouldn't exclude forums out from the means to receive that feedback.
Autio & Maattala - Aidee [wavedata records] - Out now!
Solar Emotion - Distant Visions (valve remix) [wavedata records] - Out now!!
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