maaaaaaaaaaaaan there's no rules in this game, do what you are good at. Sample crazy ambiences, start collabing with a singer, distort the crap out of your productions, learn to play the flute, everything goes. if you feel that your life depends on using a synth, then start with something easy, lik...

Background: I've been making music for the last 6 years. I started out as a trance producer, and over the last few years, my musical journey has been leading me deeper and deeper into tech house and techno. However, most of my music buddies that I've met along the way are trance / progressive produc...

be happy. This. Make music because you love making music. Put it on SoundCloud so that you can share it with others and get feedback. But don't ever make music for any reason other than the fact that you enjoy making music. Don't make music to "get signed", for fame, for fortune... those ...

Personally, I don't have any specific method for starting a track, could be a beat, a bassline, a chord. I usually get harmonic ideas from 'doodling' about on my Triton with an EP loaded. Even very basic two-handed keyboard playing will get you ideas for chords/bass/leads/rhythm. Even if they're ju...

Hey, looks like i nearly forgot about this place.

Thanks for the welcome, and I'll have to hit up a John Clees event sometime soon, if he's still doing that!

-K

Hey, I stopped by your SoundCloud and left some timed comments.

-K

Do you guys tend to come up with a chord progression before even starting a track, or do you work it in as you go? I usually start with percussion, but that's only because I have a really hard time coming up with decent chords and synth lines... I've never thought to take such a scientific approach ...

Alright, thanks.

-K