No matter how great you are at creating beats samples and
instrumental tracks, there is one thing that you must have in order to succeed
in the world of songwriting. You've probably already known at least one beat
master or songwriter who had great chops when it came to putting together ideas
and who possessed technical knowledge that made you look like a slobbering
idiot in the studio. However, if that same mix master was only using those
skills to create grooves that were pretty much the same flavor as any beat
download that you could get off the web, then they'd probably never be anything
but mediocre.
This is because everything that you create as a songwriter
(from your beats samples to your instrumental riffs to your lyrics) needs a
unique "personality" in order to make you stand out as their creator.
This "personality" is the thing that leaves a lasting impression on
someone when they hear a song that really stands out amidst the sea of other
bubble gum jams they hear every day. Not only that, whenever you hear that
sound again, you can say: "That sounds like a song by _____." The
artist who fills in the blank represents someone who has created a signature
vibe that truly sets them apart from all the other noise on the radio.
While there is no secret formula to creating your own
signature sound like this, there are a few things the masters have done in
order to stand out from the wannabes. The first is that they borrow from other
styles of music than the style that they are writing and they are constantly
adapting new beats samples, riffs and rhythms in order to make them fit their
own style. A good example of this is someone like Mix Master Mike from the
Beastie Boys. Here is a dude who got into rap in the 80's and combined it with
the fist pounding hair metal to create a sound that no one else would dare to
mess with at that time.
Now, nearly 30 years later, Mike is still active in the
rap/hard core community using new technologies like Propellerhead Reason to
continue honing his own unique style. Truly, being alive and kickin' in the
music biz for that many years means he's got something which no one has quite
been able to replace. You also can begin to morph two styles as Mix Master Mike
did and create a truly unique sound that no one else can duplicate. While this
may seem harder today than it ever has, you might want to remember that a lot
of aspiring beat masters and songwriters are simply rehashing other people's
stuff or even using beat download sites to create "original" tracks.
The best thing that you can do to stand out is to stop
following in the footsteps of those who aren't getting the results that you
want to be getting. This means spending the most time on learning the latest
beat making technologies and leveraging them to discover your own original
sound. Who knows where it might take you if you could take ideas from one style
of music and mix it with beats samples and grooves that fit the style of music
you are writing? Although this might take some work and imagination, chances
are that the reward would be well worth the time and energy invested. Visit https://www.fullrangebeats.com/
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