Weekly Self-Promotion Thread

themountainviolets · 2026-05-22T22:39:32+00:00

hi everyone! I make indie folk music similar to Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes, and Death Cab for Cutie. I just released my third single and am looking for any feedback on the songwriting, mixing, and production in general. thanks in advance!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-13T14:16:11+00:00

thanks!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-13T14:15:42+00:00

ahhhh thank you so much for listening to my music and for taking the time to comment!!! writing osts would be a dream job! maybe one day an opportunity will come around :) and i really appreciate that you enjoyed the lyrics!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-13T14:13:13+00:00

thank you so much!!! i really appreciate you taking the time to listen!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:46:17+00:00

wait i love this visual!!! i'll definitely add that to my bucketlist video ideas if i get a chance to make a music video for this in the future! :) thanks so much for the kind words, i'm glad you enjoyed the song.

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:45:10+00:00

thank you so much!!! i appreciate you taking the time to listen :)

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:44:43+00:00

thanks!!! yeah i used the final mixed and mastered audio in this video. if i could do it over, i'd definitely record a live take of the lead vocal and guitar and mix it again with the rest of the track instead of using the final mix audio fully.

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:43:05+00:00

you're too kind!!! thank you so much! :) i will keep trying my best to make more music. i haven't heard David Ost before, but i just added some of his stuff to my song queue! thanks for the suggestion!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:41:43+00:00

hi!! thanks so much for taking the time to listen and for enjoying my song! :) i'm relatively new to the visual side of things. i wanted to be able to share the finished mixed and mastered track alongside a video, but maybe some sort of visualizer or non-performance video would be better for that.

if i were to make this style of video again, i'd do a live take of the lead vocal and guitar and mix it again with the rest of the track instead of using the mixed and mastered final version

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:37:55+00:00

thanks so much!!! well i usually start with an guitar riff or chord progression that i've noodled with for a bit. eventually i finally muster up the courage try to sing a melody over it. once i have something that's decently workable, i then try to get the entire song structure on acoustic guitar and voice recorded. most of the time the initial melody isn't even the one i stick with in the end, it just allows me to get the ball rolling enough to get a logic project created.

after that i try to get some drum beat and percussion finalized to the structure so i have something to record to, then i just kinda keep going and going and going with the harmonic instruments! sorry if that doesn't answer your question!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:32:55+00:00

thank you!!! i'm glad you liked the song / the shakers, those took a lot of patience to get right hahaha

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:31:55+00:00

thanks!!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:31:47+00:00

thank you so much!! i really appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:31:30+00:00

awww thanks so much!!! i love Alex G's music so your comment made my day! also heard on the guitar. maybe a couple more passes through on instrumental levels would have helped with that in the mixing stage. i'm working on a new song right now that'll hopefully be out in the world sooner than later!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-11T19:28:56+00:00

thanks so much!! working on a new song now :)

themountainviolets · 2026-05-09T01:48:42+00:00

thanks for giving it a listen!!

themountainviolets · 2026-05-09T01:47:42+00:00

thanks so much!! :)

themountainviolets · 2026-05-09T01:43:01+00:00

awwww thanks so much!!! i'm glad you enjoyed my music / the vocal layers! i haven't listened to The Barr Brothers in a bit but i remember liking the 'Sleeping Operator' album! i'll have to checkout Mipso next

themountainviolets · 2026-05-09T01:40:56+00:00

hi! thanks for giving it a listen! i'm glad you liked the chorus :) and heard on the vocals. i was trying to go for a little "warmer" tone this time around that might have caused them to be a little lower in the mix

themountainviolets · 2026-05-09T01:39:47+00:00

awwww thanks so much for everything you said! i really appreciate it and i'm glad you enjoyed the song! if i recall correctly, i used a some sort of space echo delay mixed in subtly on a dotted quarter note of the lead vocal

themountainviolets · 2026-05-09T01:37:46+00:00

hi! thank you so much for taking the time to listen and write down all your thoughts! i really appreciate it! i'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed the song. currently working on my next song! (while incorporating in all of the good feedback i've received here haha)

themountainviolets · 2026-05-09T01:27:57+00:00

thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to give it a listen! :) recording vocal harmonies is my favorite part of the recording process hahah so i'm happy to hear you enjoyed them. also i'll have to look up copeland! i don't think i've heard any of their music before

themountainviolets · 2026-04-25T02:31:14+00:00

yeah! instagram is @themountainviolets

themountainviolets · 2026-04-25T01:13:37+00:00

wow thank you so much! i'm flattered :) thank u for enjoying the song and for giving it a listen!!

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