JC6 Beats

As mentioned in a previous post, amateur musicians like me now have the possibility of easily - at least from a tools perspective - composing and producing almost any kind of music they feel inclined to... but even more, with the success of Spotify and other streaming platforms you can also publish and share your songs with the whole world! And that's my next step... not to become famous or earn money, that's beyond my wildest dreams! But to understand how all this thing works, kind of a research project A few initial finds that somehow shocked me were: It is reasonably cheap to start (I'll post from time to time how much I have expended into it) The existence of companies that track any usage of your music all over Internet The many streaming services are out there, besides the obvious ones How fuzzy seems to be the match between you and your accounts in those services As an example of that last bullet, I remember watching a YouTube video where someone mentioned his song w...

 I've been an amateur musician for longer than I dare to remember, playing different instruments with varying degrees of success over the years... flute, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards. I never wanted or tried to be a professional - an artist's life is hard at least and I really like a comfortable way of living - but I love the playing, I love the stage, and it is one of those rare activities that completely pulls me off reality. Six or eight hours can pass by easily when playing or practicing without me noticing anything. Regarding musical styles I can listen to mostly everything out there, with the possible exception of Opera. Queen, Supertramp, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Miley Cirus, Katy Perry, The Cure, Nirvana, Brand X, Sebastián Yatra, Chris Stapleton, and keep going. Of course, some songs are better than others, some are completely out of my taste, some I can't help but sing and move along. But no real upfront dislike for any kind of music I believe. That being said, s...