Hi Folks,
Long time lurker, out from the depths now i could be arsed to post/register. First off, great forum etc etc. Appreciate being here.
Right, i'm in the same boat. I'm a uni student 19 years old, but still think i can give you some advice on 'getting noticed'
For a start, i'm not big on my dubstep, as far as producing goes - i'm a minimal techno man at heart. I've been building up some techniques - and doing loads of listening... what have you, over the last year to give the dub producing a proper good bash as soon as time permits.
Anyway, i also play bass guitar in a band - signed to label - gigs supporting fairly big artists, doing a UK Tour in May and Europe in September. We've got all the magazine reviews flowing in, good plays on big podcasts and crap, album will be released next month too - you can already order on play.com etc. Right, so you get the point.
Basically, 'getting noticed' applies across the board. Personally, its all in live performance and, i hate saying it, but
knowing people. We're where we are, not through anything but pure luck. The music isn't amazing, and the musical talent isn't amazing but someone from the label stumbled upon the page, liked what they heard and that was that.
Since then, i've used the band connection to my advantage and managed to recently secure live sets and endorsements from software companies. I play live sets with material that is 100% produced by me. Its like an old-school method, back to basics/from the ground up approach i take. Sure it takes time and all the rest of it, but it makes a world of difference to have a little bit of freshness to the sound. I treat producing like i treat making music in a band, its just easier because there is only one ego to deal with.
The only other thing that might be an option worth thinking about is getting the old cock out.
