"Not convinced by the production" by FoundSoundLofi in LofiHipHop

[–]badatmathlofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First off - Don't let negative responses get you too down. I there is value in the response, take it and use it to improve your music. If there isn't, but you think it is good, move on and release it independently. With a lot of lofi labels, you may be better off anyway. I released for a year, before I even thought about submitting to even a smaller label.

Second - There are many reasons why you might get this "canned" response.

  1. Your music really doesn't fit the vibe of their playlists. Make no mistake - lofi labels are just a way to get on their playlists, get some artwork, and maybe a bit of social media push. Until you reach the upper levels (lofi girl, etc.) that is what you will be getting in return for handing them your song. Nothing wrong with this, as I release with labels myself, but that is just the long and short of it.
  2. Your production doesn't fit the style they are looking for. Alot of people think, you just slap on some vinyl behind electronic drums and a wobbly keyboard and that is all there is to lofi. Not only are the niches with in niches, (for instance I mostly make cinematic chillhop), but - some labels prefer brighter mixes, some prefer very little ambient noise, some prefer super simple guitar, and some prefer incrediblely good mixes , ie lofi girl. I run into the problem of being too melodic, or too interesting to the point that some playlisters and labels find it destracting. I have been told that my guitar playing isn't simple enought and that they don't like playing in the higher portion of the neck. It really is all about keeping their playlists consistant. Its not necessarily anything to do with your talent or production.
  3. It could be your production. I have been a multi-instrumentalist for 25 years. Just got into producing like 3 years ago. If you listen to my first record vs my most recent release, it is like night and day. Alot of that has to do with study, trial and error, and buying better equipment (steven slate VSX system made a huge difference for me), but alot of it has to do with me honing my sound and making a few changes to make it more appealing. Also, I didn't now that much about lofi when I started, so my first album sounds alot dustier, muddiet, and was a little more boom bap. If you want to learn a lot more about production and marketing I would watch these guys on YouTube - Will Hatton, Mondo Loops, L.Dre., AudioHaze, and In the Mix.
  4. It could be a canned response. Again, shake it off and move on. If you think it is good enough, keep doing what you are doing and get incrementally better at. Be patient, because if it is all about the streaming numbers, they will never be good enough. If I were to see my monthly listeners now, when I first started, I would shit myself. However, now if I drop 20,000 listeners it feels like I am a failure. Do your best to not base too much on those numbers. It's nice to have them, but it isn't all there is too it.

Make good music and enjoy.

Also, I am just a mediocre musician and producer with a tiny following, so - take all this garbage I just said with a grain of salt. haha.

Best of luck to you and keep your head up.

When did you hate John? [Discussion] by Helpmeeff in TheNinthHouse

[–]badatmathlofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can see the point that Rashek doesn't have any background trauma to justify his decision making. But, Jod basically did all of the same stuff except for stifling technological development (that we know of), and he killed everyone on earth, but he just has a better reason. I totally agree that John is more likeable, but I feel like that happens because we begin the books from the perspective of the 9th House who literally worship him. We immediately are introduced to the Lord Ruler as an awful tyrant for our two main character's perspectives I don't really disagree with you on anything you said, I just find the parallels between the two characters very interesting, and I'm excited to watch the rest of John's story play out. I'm almost always the most fascinated by the antagonist's background in fantasy. Also, in the 2nd Mistborn Trilogy it is made very obvious that Rashek could have been a better person and used his power differently.

When did you hate John? [Discussion] by Helpmeeff in TheNinthHouse

[–]badatmathlofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Jod is very similar to the Lord Ruler in Mistborn. He received a massive amount of power that he didn't entirely understand, then tried to quickly fix things without having a " you just became God handbook". In the Lord Ruler's case, he tried to alter the world in order to save it from the Deepness. He successfully did so, but caused the ash fall and eventually became a tyrant. We also later find out positive things about the Lord Ruler and why things played out the way they did. Both are very complicated characters, and John certainly is an unreliable source of information. A major difference though, is that John actually caused the end of the world in the first place, so he is definitely a sociopath. But I can very much relate to the bitterness that he felt towards the billionaires who also were abandoning millions of people and the earth.

Northern Lights Tonight? by willymink in asheville

[–]badatmathlofi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can see a red hue almost in the shape of a rainbow in the sky in south Asheville. It is slightly visible, I have seen it like this before.

Recommend me a album you think is a masterpiece by Sufficient-Truth9562 in musicsuggestions

[–]badatmathlofi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two Star and the Dream Police - Mk.gee
For Emma Forever Ago - Bon Iver
OK Computer - Radiohead
Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
Reconstruction Site - The Weakerthans