Comments on: What is it exactly that you do? http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/ Music culture, strategy and thinking in the digital age Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Boris Segal http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Boris Segal Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:52:26 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1369 I found that my bigest issue is: "NOT FINISHING WHAT I STARTED" I think most of us can relate to that. Boris Segal I found that my bigest issue is:

“NOT FINISHING WHAT I STARTED”

I think most of us can relate to that.

Boris Segal

]]> By: Jun Latonio http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1368 Jun Latonio Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:10:51 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1368 Hi: I have been/am a musical director from the Philippines since 1978. My areas of expertise include Orchestral Conducting, Music composition and arrangement, Midi sequencing and recording. I have approx. 45 movies under my belt: 2 of which are award winners and 5 of which were produced by US film companies. Would like to know if any of you are interested in outsourcing any type of music productions my way. Wish you all a gainful 2008: JUN LATONIO Hi:

I have been/am a musical director from the Philippines since 1978. My areas of expertise include Orchestral Conducting, Music composition and arrangement, Midi sequencing and recording. I have approx. 45 movies under my belt: 2 of which are award winners and 5 of which were produced by US film companies. Would like to know if any of you are interested in outsourcing any type of music productions my way.

Wish you all a gainful 2008:

JUN LATONIO

]]> By: jconda http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 jconda Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:40:44 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1360 Nick: "I’m wondering out loud if all this reading is valuable, or if it’s stopping me from *doing*." AMEN BROTHER. Cool Play Tribute King: "I spend much of my time searching for different music rather than composing my own music…" AND AMEN AGAIN. KM...just an overall "HALLELUJAH" to everything you've said. Nick: “I’m wondering out loud if all this reading is valuable, or if it’s stopping me from *doing*.”

AMEN BROTHER.

Cool Play Tribute King: “I spend much of my time searching for different music rather than composing my own music…”

AND AMEN AGAIN.

KM…just an overall “HALLELUJAH” to everything you’ve said.

]]> By: km http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 km Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:08:02 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1361 Hi Andrew, another thought provoking post! I probably spend too much time thinking about music, reading about music, and checking out the latest software and VSTs and stuff. End result is I lack the time, energy and focus to actually keep *making* music. Sometimes the endlessness of all the options out there can feel paralyzing. For instance learning new software while using it to make music can be a tough thing. So my approach for now is to do things im small bite-size chunks. I've already been doing this with the new Ableton Live release -- new software to me but I just started working on a track with it and getting a feel for how useful the SW could be. Hi Andrew, another thought provoking post! I probably spend too much time thinking about music, reading about music, and checking out the latest software and VSTs and stuff. End result is I lack the time, energy and focus to actually keep *making* music. Sometimes the endlessness of all the options out there can feel paralyzing. For instance learning new software while using it to make music can be a tough thing. So my approach for now is to do things im small bite-size chunks. I’ve already been doing this with the new Ableton Live release — new software to me but I just started working on a track with it and getting a feel for how useful the SW could be.

]]> By: Marc Chapter 9 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Marc Chapter 9 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:33:33 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1363 I noticed I spend more time in front of my computer trying to share my music and find people to help me share it than actually making music of my own. Every morning I wake up at 9 AM, I'm in front of my computer at 9.30, spend there at least two and half hours searching the web for new ears for my music and existing ears to work with. Occasionnally I'll pick up the guitar and play some tunes I made, very very occasionnally (once a month?) I'll write a new song. Then it's 2PM and I have to go to work (part-time job to pay the bills). When I come back at 7.30PM it's the same thing all over again (Internet most of the time, and sometimes some guitar playing). On a regular basis my band and I gig (once a month), and we rehearse (once a week). What I do realize it's that this "job" I have is actually made of very very counter-productive efforts to spread the word... Poor me! :-D I noticed I spend more time in front of my computer trying to share my music and find people to help me share it than actually making music of my own.

Every morning I wake up at 9 AM, I’m in front of my computer at 9.30, spend there at least two and half hours searching the web for new ears for my music and existing ears to work with. Occasionnally I’ll pick up the guitar and play some tunes I made, very very occasionnally (once a month?) I’ll write a new song.

Then it’s 2PM and I have to go to work (part-time job to pay the bills). When I come back at 7.30PM it’s the same thing all over again (Internet most of the time, and sometimes some guitar playing).

On a regular basis my band and I gig (once a month), and we rehearse (once a week).

What I do realize it’s that this “job” I have is actually made of very very counter-productive efforts to spread the word…

Poor me!

:-D

]]> By: Cool Play Tribute King http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Cool Play Tribute King Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:29:21 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1362 Great idea! Being organized is important. looking through your questions, I just realized that I spend much of my time searching for different music rather than composing my own music... :( Great idea! Being organized is important. looking through your questions, I just realized that I spend much of my time searching for different music rather than composing my own music… :(

]]> By: netvalar http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 netvalar Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:13:24 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1365 I try to merely be a waiter/bartender/cook however if I sit and answer those questions of yours I find that most of what I do falls into the following categories Research new music strategies or opps Advise music fans (doesn't matter if they are musicians tons of people want to know how to get music legally) I would have thought that looking over those questions I might say write about music but other then my music blog which can be said to fall into the second one listed above writing does not take up as much of my time as I thought. I try to merely be a waiter/bartender/cook however if I sit and answer those questions of yours I find that most of what I do falls into the following categories

Research new music strategies or opps
Advise music fans (doesn’t matter if they are musicians tons of people want to know how to get music legally)

I would have thought that looking over those questions I might say write about music but other then my music blog which can be said to fall into the second one listed above writing does not take up as much of my time as I thought.

]]> By: Nick http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Nick Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:13:20 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1364 Found the "done" tab in Thinking Rock to be quite useful for this exercise :-) I'm not entirely sure if spending a *lot* of time reading RSS feeds about music industry happenings and developments as well as being engaged in email conversations with other professionals is a bad thing - but it's not the most productive thing in the world and I do seem to spend a lot of time doing it... I'm wondering out loud if all this reading is valuable, or if it's stopping me from *doing*. Found the “done” tab in Thinking Rock to be quite useful for this exercise :-)

I’m not entirely sure if spending a *lot* of time reading RSS feeds about music industry happenings and developments as well as being engaged in email conversations with other professionals is a bad thing – but it’s not the most productive thing in the world and I do seem to spend a lot of time doing it…

I’m wondering out loud if all this reading is valuable, or if it’s stopping me from *doing*.

]]> By: Alex http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 Alex Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:36:49 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1366 Thanks for the idea... this should help getting organized. I realized I spend too much time using my computer to mix/produce my music, rather than writing the music or practicing my instruments =/ Thanks! Thanks for the idea… this should help getting organized. I realized I spend too much time using my computer to mix/produce my music, rather than writing the music or practicing my instruments =/ Thanks!

]]> By: Alex Beamish http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-1367 Alex Beamish Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:54:32 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/12/19/what-is-it-exactly-that-you-do/#comment-1367 A very bright friend of mine (he was the CTO at a last mile telecomm company for a couple of years) asked me this a few years ago, and I was frustrated that I couldn't put my answer into a few words. I don't want to take the easy out of dyslexia or Acquired ADD -- I do a bunch of things, some related to computers (coding, databases, support, architecture) and some to other areas (music, cooking, carpentry). I'm going to be 50 this spring. Time to get organized. Again. :) Thanks for a thought-provoking post. Alex A very bright friend of mine (he was the CTO at a last mile telecomm company for a couple of years) asked me this a few years ago, and I was frustrated that I couldn’t put my answer into a few words.

I don’t want to take the easy out of dyslexia or Acquired ADD — I do a bunch of things, some related to computers (coding, databases, support, architecture) and some to other areas (music, cooking, carpentry).

I’m going to be 50 this spring. Time to get organized. Again. :) Thanks for a thought-provoking post.

Alex

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