so... what are people's goals here?

[Sharmaji]

wattup y'all... checking in after a bit, and I see a WHOLE lot of new members. clearly the reach of dubstep's changed since i stopped modding 6 months ago.

so i'm curious-- for the older heads here, the folks who've had releases, worked with/for/owned/managed labels-- as we've watched dubstep rise, what are your goals as an artist/musician? I separate the 2 because an artist creates; a musician works.

the opportunity that's out there for folks w/ a solid dubstep background is enORMOUS. Through a partnership w/ a publishing company I write for (again, a musician "works"), we just did a dubstep-y live arrangement for some Jpop singer/rapper. Completely unheard of to me, but she sells out 30,000 person arenas 3/4 of the way around the world... and was looking for something, as it wrote in the brief, "contemporary" and "referencing dubstep."

You couldn't even imagine that back in 2006. oh how times have changed.

so where are folks going? What do peeps want to be accomplishing over the next few?

On my end, the whole world of with-a-capital-D Dubstep has largely moved away from the super-swinging, dystopic dance music foundation that caught my ear in '05; it used to bug me, but i'm thoroughly ok with not being a part of overground dubstep. Playing live is really where it's at in the States, and we are having a blast with that. I'd love to continue writing 140-ish music that i love, but i doubt anyone under the age of 21 would call it "dubstep," and that's where the market's at, so.... not sure where that leaves me.

not exactly keeping me up at night, tho. I'm far more interested, right now, in developing fresh visual content, and ways to merge live instrumentation and electronics, to play our sets and really create something new (artistry)/get real paid doing so (musician).

So Deadly, Depone, Pete, Ledge, et al-- WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT?

[-[2]DAY_-]

"contemporary" and "referencing dubstep."

You couldn't even imagine that back in 2006. oh how times have changed.

its a post-dubstep world

[notdecidedmusic]

I want to be moving away from dubstep quite a bit and branching onto different genres such as house, electro. This is because of me loving skrillex and adapting to his style but its also because of the fact that dubstep has changed so much and now its just seems to be about having a bass instead of having a melody. My plans is basically to play shows to people that enjoy my music.

[zerbaman]

Making tunes forever. I mean it'd be sick to have my name up and out there. But it's fucking unlikely hahaha. So I'll just keep making tunes and go with the flow

[gen_]

Two words...

World Domination

>:)

[jrisreal]

sell crap, make money, and buy some stuff.

lol jk I wana start cleaning up my mixing and mastering skills. My mixes sound just fine to me, but other people tell me I need a better mixdown. I also want to start rapping more. I also need money for an Akai MPK88 and some Yamaha HS80M's...and maybe the professional version of Synthmaker

[Sine69]

I've only been producing for about 3 months, but for me the ultimate goal is to someday just be able to have music be my career.

[gnome]

To have people regard my music as something important to them.

[ChadDub]

I just want to be able to make music that I think is good enough, and then gain a following (whether it be big or small) that enjoys my music. Once I've done that, I've made it.

I also would LOVE to try DJing, as it seems fun as fuck.

[65L]

to have a handsome looking soundcloud page

[krispy]

My goal is to make it on to beatport one day

I will try as hard as I can

[reverend]

Pussy.

[legend4ry]

I want to start a band/group like Moloko, Portishead, Zero7 that kind of electronic influenced, soulful dark pop-ish type music. Its been my dream for many, many, many years (since I was a child).

For Dubstep I just want to keep writing and exploring ideas in the 140ish-bpm range I am not looking to for success, active bookings would be nice and a vinyl release or two though.

I'm on Beatport (and all the rest) and have labels who'll release 'most' things I want to digitally so that whole aspect has been explored already..


I just want to write solid albums with musicians and artists, kinda like UNKLE do.

[3za]

Jpop... Deadly...

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=205243


To go back to day dot

[zerbaman]

My goal is to make it on to beatport one day

I will try as hard as I can

This probably makes me a tnuc. But I've always wanted to say this:

Been there. Done That. Got the artwork!

[ComfiStile]

I'd just love to be able to make a living off my music, but atm, I'm just trying to find my 'style'.

[zerbaman]

That band thing is another thing. I'm hoping to meet some like-minded producers in college/university/wherever. Maybe band isn't the right word, but some people to bounce ideas off

[crutch]

i dont know.

without sounding cheesy i just do the best i can and trust that the rest will follow. try to be in the right place and try to associate with good people ect. and if i hit 40 and nothings happened i will find some talented kids and be their rhythm box supervisor.

[-[2]DAY_-]

Pussy.

heh, its funny how all of us younger users chimed in before anyone the OP was directed at
we gotta leave the table now so they can have grownup talk of goals and directions

[zonetrooper5]

Would like to get some of my music signed at some point, maybe do a couple of gigs then see where it goes from there.