So its rant time ladies and gentlemen As some of you may know, in a very short time, I will be putting out a course through bassgorilla. This course includes webinars, presets, videos, live sets, the whole nine yards. Now, a lot of people have been asking if I plan on giving away my secrets in the course, and the answer is yes, absolutely. People are getting... Offended almost, that I plan to make my knowledge available to the public - specifically resampling methods. They want to know why I am so willingly releasing my own techniques to the depths of the internet. They say that it is foolish to do so. They say that putting out the course will enable people to steal my sound. There are so many things that need to be addressed... The first of many points to make is that I myself learned (mainly) from the internet in my early production career. My footing as a producer came directly from the people who not only were not greedy with their knowledge, but were also willing to put the time in to make it accessible to others. I feel like this is how most people these days start off too, hell, I’d even bet that the people advising me not to release the course, or even just asking why I thought it would be a good idea have learned a fair amount from online tutorials themselves. In the end, it is sheer generosity that supplies a platform for beginning producers. Which brings me to my next point. Look at the neuro community - I don’t even know where to start with it really. In my experience, even the best producers in the genre are nothing but helpful and insightful. Just about every person I have talked to, regardless of merit, is not only willing to give advice or share techniques, but is excited about doing so. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that it’s just such a skill based community, everyone is constantly trying to push the boundaries, and sharing knowledge collectively moves everyone forward. There are tons of examples of this too, go check out the Q and A’s on neurohopforum, or the interviews on bassgorilla, these people are incredibly open about what they are doing behind the scenes. I know for a fact that a lot of my techniques came from the variation and combination of ideas from my peers as well, and there is certainly something to be said for that. Because of this fact, I’m not even remotely afraid to put the information out there, in fact, quite the opposite. I am incredibly excited to see what people can do with the knowledge I have, and honestly, anything new that comes of it all will likely be recycled back into the community which is incredible. As far as people “stealing my sound” - I just can’t even take that seriously. First off, even with the amount of content in the course, nobody can just walk away from it and be Frequent. If there is a person out there that can take these resources and use them to sound exactly like me, then all power to them, because that would be downright impressive. My sound doesn’t come from making a bass, or layering a snare, it comes from an entire composition, and all Im providing is a couple of the pieces that make up my compositions. My bass sounds are already floating around out there anyways, if you really wanted them you could go rip them off my sound design set on soundcloud right now. Copycats can do their thing, because at the end of the day, I have faith in the fact that my arrangements of those same sounds will be better, because if they arent, then that means there is someone out there who can take the pieces I am providing and do something more remarkable with them. If that’s the case, then I can genuinely say that I would love to hear it - I think it would be awesome to have perspective on what I could be doing better with my sound. Like I said, it’s a skill based community, and the people who are just trying to snag a couple basses don’t really feel like competition in my eyes, it would just be frustrating and nothing more. I’m far more interested in seeing the new directions people will take the techniques than I am in worrying about people trying to recreate my basses. Lastly, this is how I make my money. As a bedroom producer in highschool, teaching people what I have learned is the only thing that keeps me from having to get a shitty minimum wage job. Giving private lessons and setting up courses like this one allows me to have time to produce, and I feel beyond lucky to be able to say that. By making money through teaching, I can afford to give the majority of my music away for free, and I will continue to give away music whenever I can. So there it is. It felt a little weird to justify, but now you know. I love teaching people, I can’t wait to put the course out, and I am beyond excited to see what you guys do with all of the materials I am providing. I love you all - fans, fellow producers, and skeptics alike. Here’s to knowledge.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:43:23 +0000
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