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3l3ctromonk
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Jul 21, 2008 18:04:43
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Hello Friends,
I was actually reluctant to post this topic.May be I know the answer to this but I would still like to know your opinion.
Does your work get affected by music.For example, you are at work and your mind is just not there and you are thinking about how to improve your music prodiction.If this happens to you how do you overcome it.I am like, when I am producing I am worried about work and when I am working I am thinking abt music(strange but true).PLease help!!
  "We surely know by some nameless instinct more about our futures than we think we know."
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soulfood
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Jul 21, 2008 18:37
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I solved this problem by getting a job I don't give a damn about which also gave me time to stand around writing stuff down... not the best solution by a long way, but you can't control your worries. All you can do is give it 100% on what you're doing when you're doing it. |
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makus
Overdream
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Posted : Jul 21, 2008 21:39
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I work as a sound engineer and my day job influences musicmaking a lot. After a full day of recording actors and mixing commercials my ears are so tired that its hard to invent something new in the evening. All I wanna do is play a game or watch movie or take a bycicle ride 
However the same time working in the studio (this is actually a very small one, but still) I've learned many new things which, as any new experince, are very usefull.
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piko_bianko
Oxya
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Posted : Jul 21, 2008 21:59
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makus i've been doing the exact same job for 9-10 months now and for sure it has pretty unproductional effects in my personal life indeed :| ... had to wait until weekend every fukkin week in order to get some focus or inspiration.
so as for the last 2 months, i've decided to stop for my morning job (commercials radio/tv), so i can complete my album, and i'm just working in random recording/mixing session @ Red House studios just to have some cash going....
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Andreh
Bash / Kernel Panic
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Posted : Jul 21, 2008 22:02
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im a net manager in a university here.. and to be honnest the only thing that really disturbs me is my few hours to sleep per day.. less than six.
Coz i expend all day working and at night start to work with music... in the end, my mind is going miles per minute and is hard to sleep...
I wish to live only with music...
Bash's Home:
http://www.myspace.com/bashbr
Mind Tweakers Records:
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Jaadoo
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Jul 21, 2008 22:14
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Well this is a very good topic to discuss.
Generally, I wouldn't like to have a studio job, if it isn't about my own music, as makus said, it would kill large amount of creativity.
As rule of thumb, I would persue a job that at least pays my bills, and find regress into music I make. It should be a job that leave you enough energy to work on your tracks as well. I used to work 5-6 days a week for 9 hours day as a dentist, which would render me useless at the end of the day to do anything els. I just would come home and take a nap for an hour, do work-out an hour and maybe couple of hours for music making. So I reduced the days to 4,thus I regulate and balance myself with more music to keep my sanity. There are jobs like mine, which requires putting proven methods to achieve an expectable result, which can be well balanced out with music work to put creative elements together to achieve unexpectable result. For me it's like Yin and Yang.
I don't like watching too much TV, unless it teaches me a lesson or two.
Idealy you produce and perform music fulltime, and rest in your free time, but hey you can do it when you are paid good enough to pay your bills, have a pension and health cover , have a saving and mortgage going, and that for long period of time and for our genre it means you got to be of bests. Otherwise , before you know, you are old er and nothing to hang on to, and your little bubble won't last long, unless you choose to live like a Yogi or something.
Obviously, good music results come from spending ample time of hardwork.
Choices, choices, choices 
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Triamera
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Posted : Jul 21, 2008 22:29
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On 2008-07-21 21:39, makus wrote:
I work as a sound engineer and my day job influences musicmaking a lot. After a full day of recording actors and mixing commercials my ears are so tired that its hard to invent something new in the evening. All I wanna do is play a game or watch movie or take a bycicle ride
However the same time working in the studio (this is actually a very small one, but still) I've learned many new things which, as any new experince, are very usefull.
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my life's story since the past 2 years now too
weekends also mostly we have some sessions going on ..... fcked up 
Nocturnal Wizardz Recs
Bhooteshwara Records
Cubasing is like Freebasing, just with audio.
Both cost more than you can afford, and leaves you sitting in a dark room with no life,craving for more. |
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gutter
Inactive User
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Posted : Jul 22, 2008 11:30
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seems like everyone has the "precious" weekend for producing calm and relaxed without pressure
.. same goes for me ,except some daily after work afternoons
wish we could all write music on monday mornings  with the same feeling ,, oh well ..
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Seamoon
Seamoon
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Posted : Jul 22, 2008 11:56
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At the moment im studying audio engeneering but i have a lot of freetime (almost 4 days per week). So i have enough freetime to work on my music.
But this days are numbered.
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Alien Bug
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Jul 22, 2008 12:41
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On 2008-07-21 21:39, makus wrote:
All I wanna do is play a game or watch movie or take a bycicle ride
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Right! Sometimes Im stop makin music, Im going away from home with beer (or without).
I have forest near my home. Forest take me many ideas. ;] Im watch the sun, nature, then Im back 2 home with fresh ideas 
Another: im render my track to mp3, im start playing game GTA SA with my personal "radiostation" with my track. Im driving and listen
at work I have many time for thinking about music but I dont do that.
http://www.beatport.com/release/cross-the-atoms/1042450
http://soundcloud.com/alien-bug
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Hidra
Hidra
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Posted : Jul 23, 2008 01:49
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I was lucky enough to get a job in the synth/software department of a music store...
so I spend most of my days messing around with equipment..
we also made a little setup to jam when we are bored...
its fun, it pays the bills, and I get freebies and good discount 
most of the time, it doesnt even feel like work...
I am pretty happy about it
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Fragletrollet
Fragletrollet
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Posted : Jul 24, 2008 12:57
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Medea
Aedem/Medea
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Posted : Jul 24, 2008 13:00
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On 2008-07-23 01:49, Hidra wrote:
I was lucky enough to get a job in the synth/software department of a music store...
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Nice idea, maybe i'll follow you if i get bored with my current job.
http://soundcloud.com/aedem |
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XuN
IsraTrance Full Member
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Posted : Jul 24, 2008 19:34
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I often tend to walk around in zombie mode at work, when I have a good project underway at home or like now, when I'm preparing a liveset.
I don't know how to deal with it, but as long as I do my job, then I don't think it matters really...
www.xun.dk / myspace.com/xundk
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Stregone
IsraTrance Full Member
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Posted : Jul 25, 2008 08:26
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I work in the radio as audio technician, work is fine, but with girlfriend( who lives far from me), job, gigs as dj plus organisation of event, I have not much time at all to make music 
Hope when I move near my girlfriend I will find out some more time to spend in music production
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