I recently posted a snippet from my newest "Breewind" video on instagram. The video shows how I made the pop beat on my site called, "Don't Call Me". I received a comment on the instagram post that I thought was interesting enough to share. This person said:
"Hey Sis! I love your passion and creativity! Speaking as a producer myself, and no harm intended, I don’t think it’s wise to share your process for free via social media outlets to gain exposure or followers. I’d recommend possibly sharing a sample of the finished product, then inviting others to learn of you for a fair price. To me, that’d be a win/win for you. Other than that, I think you’re VERY talented and are really good at what you do" I read the comment, and thought about it for a bit, then ended up responding: "I appreciate your suggestion. I don’t know that I think it’s ever unwise to give and share my creative process. Part of my mission in life is to help others maximize their creativity, and if sharing my creative process for free does that, I’m down to continue doing that. Thanks for watching." Years ago, I might have agreed with this person. And being an independent artist with full-time dreams, I understand the importance of monetization. However, after some years in this thing, I've come to realize that understanding WHY I do what I do and putting that at the center of everything is even more important. Like I said in my response comment, part of my mission is to help others maximize their creativity, and I hope that if you stick around for a bit, I'm able to do that for you personally by continuing to share my music journey and by offering artists and content creators beats that cultivate creativity. Over on my YouTube channel, you can see the full video of how I made "Don't Call Me". (Because don't you hate it when you're texting someone and they call you? But I digress.) If you're interested in seeing what went into that beat, you can click the thumbnail below. If you just want to hear the beat and/or download it for free.99, you can click here. Thanks for reading. I hope this is helpful to you in someway or another, and I hope you're having the best week of your life thus far. -Bree
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What does "these are the sounds" mean?
I was asked this question by a friend who had just purchased a These Are The Sounds T-Shirt. She wanted to know the meaning of the phrase printed on the shirt that she would now be wearing to the gym. I gave her a quick summary of where the phrase came from, and she told me I should make a video about it. In case you too were wondering where “these are the sounds” came from, here is that video:
Who knew the phrases, "these are the sounds" and "this is the hoodie" that seem so obvious and almost comical would actually have meaning for me lol.
I hope that anyone who purchases beats from me, sports a hoodie, or just supports what I do would recognize the contribution they make to the meaning...but that might be a concept for another day. Thank you for hearing my heart. I hope you're having the best week of your life thus far. -Bree
It was New Year's Eve, and there I was--at home, sick, and attempting to be deep and reflective because that's what you're supposed to do as a new year approaches, right?
I pulled out my journal that has my ideas, dreams, and goals written in it, and saw the most recent entry dated August 28th, 2018 with "TheseAreTheSounds.com" written at the top of the page. It then hit me that I had done absolutely nothing in the last 4 months to move this idea forward. With 2019 just hours away, I immediately got to work. I gave myself a deadline and started flushing through the hard tasks that I had been putting off. I'm now proud to say that two months later, the idea is no longer just an idea. I just posted a YouTube video about my first two weeks selling beats online. I told all of the juicy details--the main one being how much money I made. Check it out:
As a generally private person, why would I share this information? I guess because I wish somebody would share this type of detailed information with me, and I know I'm not the only who wants to know the juicy deets in real time lol.
I'm planning to continue sharing the juicy business business of These Are the Sounds, so if you haven't already, please subscribe to my YouTube channel! However and whenever you happen to see this, I hope you have the best week of your life thus far. -Bree |
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