{"id":38,"date":"2021-05-04T17:40:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T17:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/?p=38"},"modified":"2021-05-17T17:42:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:42:26","slug":"who-do-i-look-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/2021\/05\/04\/who-do-i-look-up-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Who do I look up to?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I look up to a lot of people in the music industry. Some of them have huge followings, while others don\u2019t have quite as much. Does that really matter? I don\u2019t think so. If you make good music and don\u2019t have a terrible personality, then I\u2019ll probably look up to you in some way. I haven\u2019t gone to many gatherings to potentially meet some of these amazing people, but hopefully, I can start soon (at least once COVID isn\u2019t a major issue). In the meantime, I\u2019ll tell you about some musicians I look up to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>1) Marshmello<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/marshmello.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" width=\"609\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/marshmello.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/marshmello-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/marshmello-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/marshmello-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019s gone a bit more mainstream. He\u2019s even a skilled guitarist and pianist! I first listened to his song \u201cAlone\u201d back in 2017, and that\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>2) Hyper Potions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/hyper-potions.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/hyper-potions.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/hyper-potions-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/hyper-potions-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/05\/hyper-potions-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next (and last) up on the list is Hyper Potions. All of their songs always give off good vibes, nothing else. They\u2019ve been making remixes and original video game-styled music for years. They\u2019ve 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\u2019ve stuck with it ever since!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, that\u2019s all I wanted to share with you in this blog. If you liked reading this, then <a href=\"https:\/\/dmd.scctc.org\/cliftoncowart\/2021\/04\/14\/music-production-introductions\/\">click here to read more of my blogs<\/a>! And be sure to leave a comment if you have any suggestions as to what I should blog about! 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