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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! 

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How Cancel Culture has Intoxicated the Music Community

If anything, we need to cancel the culture.

Now I know I’m gonna get some weird looks for this, but the title is true. Cancel Culture has without a doubt intoxicated the music community. I can understand that some people need to be called out on whatever cruel things they’re doing, but the level that we’ve reached has negatively impacted our own minds. People are getting “canceled” every day now, and the result of that includes others being trashed upon for their innocent opinions and thoughts. 

Social Media/Influential Figures with Cancel Culture

The biggest example of this is on Twitter. Oh boy, Twitter and cancel culture go together too well. A day can not go by on Twitter without stupid arguments being thrown around. Someone can say, “I think that music production freelancers are super underrated! I’ve commissioned a few and they’ve all exceeded my expectations!,” then someone else will say “No, they suck. If they’re so talented, then why are they just freelancers? They should get a real job,” then the first person will bicker about the last comment, and I think you can see how everything spirals from there. I love getting a good laugh out of these kinds of conversations. They remind me of how sensitive and petty many people have become.

I can name a few bigger influential figures in the music community outside of Twitter (I’m looking at you Cardi B, Tyler the Creator, and Nicki Minaj) whose actions have only fueled the fire by pretty much telling “haters” to shove off. Now that isn’t unusual, but if multiple government officials/organizations state that something a big figure did wasn’t right, then you can’t help but be a little suspicious.

I don’t wanna go on and on for too long, so I’ll keep this last bit short. It’s not just the music community on Twitter that needs to change, but everyone everywhere. The amount of toxicity from cancel culture I normally see within a day is staggering. The sooner we can fix this, the better off we’ll be.