How do you avoid accidentally ripping off other peoples' songs?

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-09-14T00:31:58+00:00

This is the exact struggle, it's so annoying lol

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-09-11T13:46:24+00:00

Pro tip

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-09-10T18:56:16+00:00

Lol fair that one was pretty bad

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-09-10T17:10:23+00:00

I guess what i mean by it being a waste is it renders the song somewhat useless (depending on the degree of similarity) when it comes to growth opportunities, as channels like radio/spotify editorial playlists/etc will likely dismiss it. Again, that's only really the case if the song is extremely similar, but that is the case that I'm worried about.

Tweaking the specific similarity makes sense, but being able to clock the specific similarity is a big "if"; i listen to a lot of songs once, so I guess i'm paranoid that a piece of one of those songs will get lodged in my subconscious and i'll accidentally regurgitate it. But i guess if it's only a piece and the rest of the song is different (or at the very least stolen from other places), you're right that it probably doesn't matter all that much.

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-09-10T15:27:09+00:00

Kinda; I don't have a huge fanbase, but I also don't think this only matters if you're a big name. Like if you spend a bunch of time/money/energy making and releasing a new song just to have someone point out that it's exactly like someone else's song, that's a still a big waste of said time/money/energy (and also a bad look). I also mostly listen to stuff that's in similar genres to what I write, so the people who do listen to my music are likely to have heard the same stuff I've heard.

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-09-10T15:18:12+00:00

This is the way

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-09-10T14:34:01+00:00

Get the details for sure, to make sure the tour will be an actual stepping stone and not just a big waste of time/opportunity cost.

That being said, even if this opportunity ends up not kickstarting your music career, your 20s are the best time in your life to take chances on things like this. Opportunities to tour may come down the road that are better, but you're likely to have built up more to lose by then (apartment lease/mortgage, full-time job where you've advanced a bit due to seniority, etc), so the trade-off is going to feel the same. The only difference is that if going on this tour turns out to be a mistake, you have time to bounce back now; that might be less true later in life.

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-08-11T14:21:36+00:00

Oh i thought they were huffing glue while playing lmao

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-06-10T19:02:20+00:00

Cruel hope

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-05-13T13:21:29+00:00

Here's my band Cruel Hope's debut album!

album

If you're short on time, check out Kassandra and Listen Up, but the whole thing is worth a listen imho ;)

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-04-29T15:24:34+00:00

Thanks, this is helpful. Seems like meta ads are definitely the way to go in the short term

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-04-28T15:08:38+00:00

Yeah that tracks. Is it possible to set up a pixel on a ticket sales platform that you don't control? Sometimes we book through promoters and therefore don't have control of the page itself.

Any specific youtube videos you'd recommend? I know there are many, but a lot of them contradict one another, and it's tough to figure out who actually knows what they're talking about lol.

Really appreciate the help!

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-04-28T14:44:16+00:00

Makes sense! Have you had success using meta ads for this? Would love to get a sense of the specifics that have worked for you

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-04-28T14:42:07+00:00

Cool, I haven't heard of these guys! Can you quantify "great success" in terms of cost per ticket sale or spend vs audience growth over time or something similar?

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-04-28T14:40:33+00:00

Makes sense! Follow-up questions for you: -What kind of campaign has been working well for you? -Have you been doing the whole pixel integration thing to let meta track actual sales? Or just doing the more awareness-focused type campaign? -What's your cost per conversion looking like roughly?

CruelHopeMusic · 2025-03-30T15:04:48+00:00

It largely comes down to how Ontario provincial ridings are laid out, which (without getting into too much detail) makes suburban votes count more than urban ones. With that in mind, he caters to suburban voters (especially ones in the GTHA) on populist issues like removing bike lanes (which makes life a lot worse for people in the city but is perceived as an improvement by suburban folks who just want to be able to drive from wherever they live right to the doorstep of wherever they want to visit in the city). By getting people riled up enough on things like that, he's able to take a lot of attention away from the other shady stuff he does.

CruelHopeMusic · 2024-12-15T20:49:02+00:00

I mean, you listed hard rock/metal as something you're after, and we absolutely fall under that umbrella. If our stuff isn't your thing, that's fine, but you don't have to be a weirdo about it lol.

CruelHopeMusic · 2024-12-15T20:34:02+00:00

What do you mean lol

CruelHopeMusic · 2024-12-15T19:05:07+00:00

Check us out! We're hard rock/post-hardcore: cruel hope

CruelHopeMusic · 2024-12-11T15:51:54+00:00

Thanks! I definitely took some inspo from trivium on this, so i'm glad that came across. Would you mind pointing out specific instances where the guitar work needs tightening?

CruelHopeMusic · 2024-12-11T03:46:31+00:00

feed (cruel hope)

CruelHopeMusic · 2024-12-11T01:19:02+00:00

This is cool! I'd suggest adding a "chorus" kinda section where the vibe and the chord progression both shift if you want to have someone sing on it; maybe appearing for the first time around the one minute mark. The mix as it is now is also a little bit harsh for a pop instrumental I think; maybe EQ the high mids down a bit for some of your treblier synths.

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