Throughout college I made over 4 hours worth of music, most of it never saw the light of day. I used to unofficially release and share tracks on soundcloud, but I grew disenfranchised with the state of the music industry and felt I could never reach an audience since the industry was helmed by gatekeepers that engaged in unethical payola practices and only promoted the same bland, generic, by the numbers pop songs.
I didn’t want to engage with the types of music that were on the radio, or resort to the same tactics that I knew to be successful, because I didn’t want the price of my success to be having to stoop to that level. I had a single song that went viral, a remix of someone else’s song, under a moniker I don’t really identify with to this day. No one was really listening to it for my music, they wanted to listen to someone else through a me shaped filter.
Becoming disenchanted with the whole thing, and knowing that what it takes to be successful as a breakout artist, even if I was pandering to the lowest common denominator, would require a time commitment I wasn’t ready or willing to give, having a digital art career to focus on which was my primary focus… I stopped releasing music.
I never stopped making it, but I stopped bothering to try to engage and interact with the world. I gave up hope on reaching an audience of like minded people. I knew, if given the proper promotion, I could reach a niche audience of people who wanted to hear an eclectic hybrid of the same genres I liked, who craved for something new and unique like I did, instead of more of the same cookie cutter mold.
I just knew that I wouldn’t be given any favors in that department and that the only one promoting my work would be me… Me against the masses I already don’t want as my audience, grinding away to find the minority I actually vibe with, who will vibe with me.
But thats something I’m ready to give another chance. I know I’ll be starting from zero, but I’m better equipped now to take on the world, and I’m hopeful…–tentatively hopeful.
All I want is a small but passionate audience who actually enjoys what I make. Care to join me in that endeavor?
Back From The Void releases January 1st, 2024 on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and more.
I’m Back. Get ready.
