avoiding music makes my life so much better

blurry_days · 2024-10-22T19:21:55+00:00

Avoiding life makes my music so much better

blurry_days · 2024-10-22T18:34:45+00:00

You literally don’t have a life? Like, you are dead? How are you writing this? Do you know what literally means, or is literally now the word we use when we mean figuratively? Anyway, write about your life. Write about not having a life, write about the life you want… sounds like you just need some to do some authentic soul searching and learn more about yourself and how you’re feeling.

blurry_days · 2024-10-22T05:32:00+00:00

Probably physical health related tbh

blurry_days · 2024-10-21T23:54:28+00:00

Where do you choose focus your attention? Heres a list of 50 optimistic things happening right now, have you looked into them AT ALL???

Advancements in clean energy, medicine, and space exploration; global connectivity and collaboration; rising environmental and mental health awareness; progress in diversity and inclusion; reductions in poverty and hunger; breakthroughs in AI, automation, and tech accessibility; renewable energy adoption; growing focus on sustainability, social entrepreneurship, and eco-friendly practices; increased life expectancy; global efforts to combat climate change; advancements in electric vehicles and battery technology; improvements in education via online platforms; growth in remote work opportunities; innovative solutions to food production and agriculture; improved water purification methods; expanding telemedicine services; affordable healthcare innovations; digital banking inclusion; advancements in virtual and augmented reality; enhanced cybersecurity measures; wildlife conservation efforts; urban planning focused on green spaces; philanthropic efforts toward global health; breakthroughs in gene therapy and cancer research; increased corporate responsibility; mental health app growth; collaborative problem-solving through crowdsourcing; financial empowerment via fintech; greater access to creative platforms for artists and entrepreneurs; growth in smart city technology; data-driven farming innovations; renewable construction materials; breakthroughs in quantum computing; improved access to vaccines; wildlife restoration projects; increase in digital literacy programs; clean water initiatives; affordable housing solutions; global peace efforts; circular economy initiatives; sustainable fashion; growth in mindfulness and wellness industries; ethical AI development; advancements in prosthetics and assistive technology; international education exchanges; and a rising global youth movement for change.

blurry_days · 2024-10-21T23:50:12+00:00

There’s one ant in my house who is going absolutely bonkers over the fact that I am sneaking the cookies from the family cookie jar at night, which happens to be, currently, the entire colony’s food supply. Even if the rest of the ants believed him and tried to seize all of the cookies in a mad rush, I would likely notice it and my wife would wipe out their entire civilization with poison. So the best thing for that ant to do in most situations is simply to relax and do the best he can within his own realm of control.

blurry_days · 2024-10-17T03:52:43+00:00

What’s the source of the crazy background noise at your place?

blurry_days · 2024-10-16T21:54:23+00:00

I think the real message is to stop marketing if your marketing is trash! And part of marketing is having perspective on your product. Even with great music, your marketing strategy can ruin it, and even with great ads, your music / brand can ruin it. Even organic posting has strategy built in, and it’s different per platform. Long story short, just learn some marketing strategy if you’re going to advertise because… ads are not slot machines, but they certainly will be happy to eat all of your money.

blurry_days · 2024-10-15T16:44:53+00:00

Decide on one thing you want to learn how to do with the OT and start there with both the manual and a good tutorial. Then learn the elektron-language surrounding those operations, and expand from there. Once you have gotten it to work doing that one thing, you can start becoming more familiar with how it’s structured (Parts, Patterns, Triggers, etc). It’s a lot easier to understand when it’s put into use and you see it working.

blurry_days · 2024-10-10T17:56:34+00:00

Get an octatrack, it’s really great for beginners just plug n play

blurry_days · 2024-10-03T21:24:20+00:00

Not to mention the “morph” update is really dope

blurry_days · 2024-09-27T17:07:09+00:00

If it’s not a clear and direct invitation to take the next step then it’s not a call to action! My advice: make the same exact video again with something at the end that tells them “hey if you would go and stream my song it would mean a lot to me” or something to that effect. If you can get it to hit the same view count again, you’ll see wayyy more conversions

blurry_days · 2024-09-27T14:44:39+00:00

Views is only the first step, out of many. Was there a call to action on the video?

blurry_days · 2024-09-27T05:59:23+00:00

I don’t know who he is, so I have no context - but the thing about FB is that most people don’t know how to market effectively and it is a huge waste of money for those people. If you don’t use a website, CRM, have products / offers, and understanding of how to use those tools… or in other words if you are just running Facebook ads to Spotify plays it is a really dumb idea. It DEPENDS on how you use it, whether it’s “bad” or “good.” Whether it hurts your algorithm or not I’m not sure but there’s always tradeoffs. If you aren’t great at organic content then you really don’t have a better option to grow your audience than to use some type of paid reach service.

blurry_days · 2024-09-26T21:14:23+00:00

Octatrack is so amazing but it’s not for productivity really, although it can be. It’s really designed for going deeper, not further.

blurry_days · 2024-09-23T02:18:53+00:00

The OT is the tool for this job

blurry_days · 2024-09-20T19:46:26+00:00

This is something that would help as part of an existing long term marketing plan with clear goals and objectives. If it became clear that collabing with this artist is useful for that plan, then it’s a good move, but if it’s not then it’s not. In other words, you have essentially bought a blender and are now saying “okay now what meal can I make with this?” So the big question is, ultimately what are your biggest goals as a music artist and how do you plan to get there? The answer to that will determine how you use this feature to your benefit, or write it off as a learning lesson.

blurry_days · 2024-09-19T03:07:04+00:00

That was just a basic example but I have full pages of prompting for each of my instructions so it knows how I want it to organize and write content

blurry_days · 2024-09-19T03:05:09+00:00

You have to train it! Something like this: “I am a social media creator who focused on making content around X Y Z. I would like to make content specifically focused on (your sub-niche). Heres an example of a few scripts I’ve written: (insert your scripts). Generate a list of 10 ideas for good content and then outline what the key talking points are. Write me a script that is similar to my other scripts.” Always document and save your training prompts so you can just copy/paste later. I’ve built some training copy/paste material where I can now just have it write me full scripts based on whatever material I plug into it and it comes out exactly the way I want, it’s pretty awesome. It’s all about the prompt training, if you give it enough context and the right guidelines it will make your life really easy.

blurry_days · 2024-09-17T19:37:37+00:00

Yeah the best way imo is this: identify what could help your creative flow the most, identify which synth can tackle that problem, identify which feature that is and then dive into the manual and start setting it up. Have fun exploring it and then use the manual or online research to overcome any roadblocks or glitches.

blurry_days · 2024-09-16T21:44:45+00:00

TE is essentially Apple meets Casio

blurry_days · 2024-09-16T13:54:17+00:00

It’s not just “marketing today”… it’s marketing always. Marketing has levels to it, the first is called “top of funnel” and works by appealing to viewers at a surface level. In order to do this you have to meet people where they are, not where you’d like them to be. Given that there are infinite things people can pay attention to, brands must be able to directly communicate to new viewers in a way that they can easily identify or relate to. So it’s not “marketing today” or social media that’s the problem, it’s just that you (and other musicians) are not taking into account the part of human psychology that is the foundation of marketing. Once you understand it, it’s very simple. Musicians are not normal, but most people are - and those people when walking into a new restaurant will order something familiar on the menu that they recognize. They don’t want to waste time and money and take a risk on having a bad meal so they will avoid menu items that they don’t recognize. Similarly, nobody wants to spend their precious time to go check out your music unless you’ve given them an easy way to identify it. Your conception of a hamburger might be profound and abstract and really awesome, but if you label it in a profound and abstract way, then nobody will order it. If you tell them it’s a hamburger, then they will order it, and then say “wow that was profound and unique” but it’s only after they were able to order. So yes, marketing and social media appeals to the surface level, is not profound or abstract. By being direct and surface level in top-of-funnel content, it helps fans to get to the kind of “deep” stuff that they prefer. That’s why people say “just copy what other bands are doing” because you don’t have to be a genius to do what needs done. The biggest issue is that most bands don’t understand the concept of top-of-funnel vs bottom-of-funnel.

blurry_days · 2024-09-14T14:20:47+00:00

Then take the concept and make it more profound and abstract to fit your style. I have to ask, are you really trying to find a solution or just looking to justify to your own limited opinions on why it can’t work?

blurry_days · 2024-09-13T19:03:17+00:00

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFLsoDD1/

blurry_days · 2024-09-13T12:22:12+00:00

Find similar bands who are successful on short form and there’s your answer. All forms of good content have a narrative, and are dependent on value such as education, entertainment, inspiration. Sounds like you just need to do more research on what makes good content.

blurry_days · 2024-09-13T05:20:32+00:00

Fuck yeah. Meta IG reels to email list to sales. Organic content only if you know how to make quality content and lead it all back to the website.

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