I wrote a novel to share all the knowledge I've collected over the years relating to making and distributing music independently on the internet. if that interests you, the book is free on my blog and my ko-fi

https://kerosyn.link/the-human-guide-to-doing-music-online
https://ko-fi.com/s/d83b15c814

I hope it helps someone

@musicproduction@a.gup.pe
#MusicProduction #MusicIndustry #MusicBusiness #Music #DIYMusic #BedroomProducer #MusicMaking #Musodon

RE: https://kerosyn.link/?p=2193

CEO of AI music generation firm Suno disparages music-makers and devalues their craft
#MusicNews #MusicMaking #StupidAI
http://dlvr.it/THNHHW

Can I create music for my game without knowing music theory?

In case you'd also enjoy a mix of ambient, electro, synthpop and really, I don't know what else to label these things, you can take a listen to my first #Bandcamp release, when I first got back into #musicmaking eight years ago. Thanks!

#MusiciansDay

https://stevenraysound.bandcamp.com/album/forgotten-furniture

Cool news for music makers, radio folks, podcasters, or anyone who just likes funny noises: The BBC's entire catalog of sound effects, from a Boeing 747 landing to a female reindeer grunting, is now available online (they're free to download and use, but not for commercial purposes). Check out the library here:

https://flip.it/reHUlT

#SoundEffects #BBC #Music #MusicMaking #Radio #Podcasting

ICYMI, we've also federated the Beeb's @Flipboard account — check it out here: @BBCNews.

How does someone compose a symphony or a song? Stan Stewart breaks down some of the elements that go into composing.
#composer #musicmaking

https://muz4now.com/2024/symphony-of-creation-understanding-what-it-takes-to-compose/

If you're interested in the process of music making/music production, I write about that on my blog from time to time. My latest entry covers a pretty straightforward but surprisingly deep and useful practice I use in the intermediate steps of music creation. You can read that here:

https://www.etherdiver.com/2024/06/16/production-diary-instrument-days-for-mechanics-of-mysticism/

Please boost to get this on front of as many music makers as possible! Thanks!

So I have a website for publishing my demos/ideas/half written songs (https://songs.travisbriggs.com). This is not actually a post promoting that website.

Instead, I'm considering the idea that having 100 or so songs just sitting all the time on the shelf makes them go *stale*. No one ever listens to ANY of them. It's basically an archive.

Maybe instead, I could build some kind of "song of the week" website, where it takes each of those songs, that are already hosted there and already have metadata, and creates some kind of artificial scarcity around them.

Right on the top: "The last time this song was song of the week was June 12, 2021. It will be song of the week again on April 5, 2026".

"Last time, this song was played 0 times and received 0 comments. So far this week it has been played 0 times and received 0 comments".

I could probably just hardcode that last part .

A little lullaby I made on the iPad the other day. Trying to remember how to use AUM again
#lullaby #music #iPad #musicmaking #aum #auv3

https://youtu.be/_v3sqRkX_GU?si=sSq2JCQ-DJm_EhbQ

Just rediscovered a TON of #GarageBand projects I never finished. A lot of these seem salvageable too...WELP, guess I know what else I can do in my spare time:

MUSIIIIIIIIIC!!!

If anyone wants to collaborate with me there is an easy option. I've uploaded a small amount of #creativecommons / #CC tracks you can sample (just credit me where you use them!)!!

https://thetiredhorizon.bandcamp.com/album/youtube-media-toolkit-pack-6-distorted-dystopia

I have a new album out in the world!

Epiphytes are a common kind of plant here in NZ that grows on another tree without harming it. When I make music I tend to shuffle ideas around from one project to the next and it reminded me of that image.

Tapes and digital files available now, also on the evil streamers.

If you use #Bitwig and have any technique questions, fire away.

https://jetjag.bandcamp.com/album/epiphytes