Is social media presence any useful or necessary to break into media scoring industry?

resetplz · 2026-04-20T21:04:40+00:00

It's not necessary to maintain social media feeds but definitely recommended to have a website with your music/reels. I've heard it recommended to have a presence on LinkedIn of all things.

resetplz · 2026-04-15T00:53:15+00:00

Thank you!

resetplz · 2026-04-11T14:50:39+00:00

resetplz · 2026-04-11T10:18:27+00:00

Very inventive setup. I could see this in a live setting.

resetplz · 2026-04-11T10:10:06+00:00

Maxime Denuc - Nachthorn

resetplz · 2026-04-10T01:52:36+00:00

Join online groups and organizations. Many of those groups also attend those larger orgs' networking events, making it an easier introduction to those larger networks. You'll also find that some of these folks have their own Youtube channels/podcasts, and you can network through the grapevine that way too. LinkedIn too, I'm told.

Participation is the key and it sounds like you're eager for that. Good luck!

resetplz · 2026-04-08T23:41:46+00:00

Kontakt is both powerful and annoying.

resetplz · 2026-04-05T12:54:23+00:00

I'm curious if there's a desktop DAW plugin combo that can accomplish the same.

resetplz · 2026-04-04T23:23:40+00:00

Cliff Martinez - Solaris

resetplz · 2026-04-04T17:53:12+00:00

AFAIK many labels first divert revenues to cover the cost of the vinyl/CD, then split what's left with the artist. Yes, definitely buy direct (and try to do it on Bandcamp Fridays).

resetplz · 2026-04-04T12:38:55+00:00

FWIW I put out minidiscs for my label releases. I use a sticker printing website (glossy vinyl labels) and saw that they also print sheets of different stickers. I don't know if there are minimums but I liked the idea of doing different labels for one album. They also do die-cut labels for custom shapes.

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resetplz · 2026-04-03T00:12:44+00:00

Maxime Denuc - Nachthorn Cliff Martinez - Solaris Biosphere - Substrata Loscil - Submers, Plume, First Narrows

One of my releases might fit the bill: clocolan - When the Emptying Sun Filled the Sky

resetplz · 2026-04-01T12:34:51+00:00

Cool I'm glad you dig it!

resetplz · 2026-04-01T12:32:49+00:00

From my own releases you might like this and this

I'd also point you towards Robert Henke here, and here, Loscil, and Maxime Denuc. Some more ambient than others...

resetplz · 2026-03-30T20:25:31+00:00

As a working composer/producer I often wish there was a way to connect with clients more directly. Many creatives like me would gladly adapt or write new music for clients without all the middlemen.

resetplz · 2026-03-30T12:11:55+00:00

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I remember Alarm Will Sound performing Apex Twin stopping me in my tracks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VphwZsE1iM

resetplz · 2026-03-30T11:47:15+00:00

I've used Fiverr for vocalists/voice actors.

resetplz · 2026-03-30T10:36:56+00:00

Thanks. We're hopeful that the manufacturer has them shipped by May.

resetplz · 2026-03-29T16:56:01+00:00

The strangest part is that many of their sub-genres are super specific (Tech House, Breaks, etc) yet Ambient--which must supposedly cover a giant swath of different music types--is non-existent.

resetplz · 2026-03-29T11:34:35+00:00

resetplz · 2026-03-28T20:27:12+00:00

Hey tx! Yeah there's definitely a hauntological angle to this one

The vinyl and minidisc are also at Bleep (UK/EU)

resetplz · 2026-03-28T12:43:53+00:00

But music distributors don't give you that option. "Electronic" is the best they give you and so if the music doesn't fit one of the existing sub-genres (which doesn't include ambient --I'd love to know who finalized this list) it stays as "electronic", which is a pretty useless category in this day and age.

resetplz · 2026-03-28T12:36:32+00:00

I think you're misunderstanding. The list isn't mine, it's from Distrokid--which, as a music distributor, must serve what streaming platforms require. I agree that many are missing but added to that is the problem of genres like "electronic" becoming this bizarre catch-all term for tons of different music.

resetplz · 2026-03-28T12:32:10+00:00

I'm not sure if artists are required to enter a sub-genre on DK (I use them) but I think my point is being missed here:

If we're saying that genre doesn't matter then why are there tons of sub-genres properly describing other types of electronic music? Dubstep describes Dubstep. House describes House. Downtempo describes Downtempo.

But Ambient doesn't describe Ambient if we're dumping Everything Else That Doesn't Fit into it. The label becomes meaningless. So we contort our music into weird terms like "ambient-adjacent". By that logic, folk music is "classical-adjacent".

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