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Who do I look up to?

I look up to a lot of people in the music industry. Some of them have huge followings, while others don’t have quite as much. Does that really matter? I don’t think so. If you make good music and don’t have a terrible personality, then I’ll probably look up to you in some way. I haven’t gone to many gatherings to potentially meet some of these amazing people, but hopefully, I can start soon (at least once COVID isn’t a major issue). In the meantime, I’ll tell you about some musicians I look up to.

1) Marshmello

First up on the list is none other than Marshmello. He is one of the main reasons I got into music production in the first place! He used to make a bunch of EDM music, but lately, he’s gone a bit more mainstream. He’s even a skilled guitarist and pianist! I first listened to his song “Alone” back in 2017, and that’s what inspired me to make my own song. I later listened to more of his music and just started fanboying over him for a while. Most of the music I made for the next few months was inspired by Marshmello, and I loved every second of it. But as time went on, I started digging into video game music.

2) Hyper Potions

Next (and last) up on the list is Hyper Potions. All of their songs always give off good vibes, nothing else. They’ve been making remixes and original video game-styled music for years. They’ve even made the theme song for Sonic Mania(the first song of theirs I listened to)! And the little cherry on top is their mascots, two cute little corgi puppies! Hyper Potions were the ones that really gave me the idea to try out more video-game-like sounds in my own music, and I’ve stuck with it ever since! 

Well, that’s all I wanted to share with you in this blog. If you liked reading this, then click here to read more of my blogs! And be sure to leave a comment if you have any suggestions as to what I should blog about! Thanks for reading, and have a great rest of your day!

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Music Production Introductions!

My attempt of Photoshopping a decent picture of me!

Hello there!

Hey, what’s up? Welcome to my first ever music production blog, and I hope you’re having a nice day (or night, I don’t know if you’re in a different timezone)! My name is CJ, I do lots of music production stuff, and I want you to know a little bit more about me and what I’ll post!

About Me:

I’ve been producing music for about 4 years now. I’ve practiced making pop, video game music, and the various kinds of EDM. Right now I’m currently learning more about chill hip-hop, which is a quieter genre of hip-hop that’s supposed to make you feel relaxed. It’s simple yet effective, and that’s how I’d like to keep these blog posts.

I’m a huge video game nerd that will cry over the soundtrack of any game. My current favorite game soundtrack is Space Junk Galaxy, which is from Super Mario Galaxy. There is so much I love about it! For instance, I absolutely love the reverb effect on the piano.

Outside of the expansive world of gaming, I love making videos, which are normally about music or general discussion topics. And no, I don’t post to YouTube as of now, but I might later on. Besides that, I love the whole process of filming myself, editing the footage, and watching the final product to see how I can improve. Thankfully I recently got access to a bunch of Adobe products (shout out to my school), so I’ve been trying to see how good they really are. Current verdict: pretty solid, but I hate the subscription service. Thank goodness that there are smaller versions of Photoshop and Premiere that only have a one-time fee.

Music Production posts:

Here on these posts, I’ll be going over many things involving music production. These will vary from tutorials to my own opinions on certain topics. I’m open to any suggestions, so if there is anything you’d like me to go over, feel free to let me know in the comments! It means I can interact more with you, which means a lot to me! 

That’s all for now!

Alright, that just about wraps up everything I wanted to go over in this post. I hope I caught enough of your interest! I had fun writing this out, so I hope it pays out in the end! Thanks for reading if you made it this far, and I hope you have a nice rest of your day (or night; I know, different timezones and all)!