Selling and promoting since Jan. Had to stop in August...currently healing from a wrist injury so thought I would take this time out to speak to a few folks and get some feedback. Also, to speak to like minded people about this thing we love, and save those closest to me from my musical onslaughts.
People who understand some music theory or who have a good ear, and can get my loops/lines into their track. Alternatively, the more modern MPCs have the function baked into its software. Genre...it's really open. The current loops are not funk, jazz, R&B, Gospel etc.....if anything I'd say they were more pop but only because the chord progressions are POPular. No woman no cry (Bob Marely) shares the same chord progression as someone like you (Adele). Massively different styles. Same progression. I wanted them to be open rather than nailed down. Perhaps, from a marketing perspective they should be nailed down but producers I have spoken to often do not like to be nailed to a genre. They know when it's done and they have to tell someone.
I've have quite an insightful day today. From this feed, to reddit research and another book I am reading which is not related to this feed. I've come to the conclusion that people like me will be buying my loops
I have a good grasp of theory, chord progressions and can produce the sound that I want. When I produce, often times I'll be fishing for a chord progression, but if not, I know the root note of the key signature I am in and in that case I can choose one of the
unaufadox basslines in that key, look for the 1 in any chord progression and use that groove. Maybe I like the natural minor with it too so, I take the same groove but from the 6 in that progression, and leave all of the other chords in the progression. I completely reinvent the line I - I mean unaufadox has made, silencing some parts, using different variations from the 10 minute recording for others. To appease...me
I am reaching out to producers in multiple forums and getting a feel for the landscape. Making real connections with people and seeing what they need. Generally having a good time though because music after all, is what I love.
I don't want to get too bogged down in numbers and trends and the like because, they can shift over night. But when Tony, Billy John and Tyrone all told me they wanted loops which are around the 85-90bpm mark, following a 1625 chord progression, with a consistent groove with lots of space...I've got them covered.