Electro beat making / track production

[wrong chris]

Also, take the time to actually learn music theory. Take some piano classes just so you can learn scales, chords, chord progressions and so on. Will make life 20 times easier

i dunno how important this one is considering many of the greatest musicians don't even know how to read music, let alone had classical training. I'm sure it helps, but if you can't pick up how to write a song just from listening to other songs your in trouble.

[wrong chris]

what these guys are saying is the truth..it takes a lot of time and work. the artists you've mentioned have spent years working to be where they are now. but everyone's gotta start somewhere, so dive in and learn all you can, lay some things down and you'll get the hang of it. every thing you do will make you better and more aware of what you're doing. good luck brother

man the guys starting now have such a huge advantage with the new software, forums and online tutorials... When I started out it was a bunch of goons fucking about with shit like Rebirth and Fasttracker ! :s

[Nephew]

i dunno how important this one is considering many of the greatest musicians don't even know how to read music, let alone had classical training. I'm sure it helps, but if you can't pick up how to write a song just from listening to other songs your in trouble.

Never hurts to know your way around a keyboard though just so you can make tunes that are in key instead of having a bassline and melody clashing with each other.

[wrong chris]

^ i hear that! i guess i shouldnt slag classes, everybody learns differently.

[djhipnotikk]

and knowing how different notes interact with each other and understanding basic music theory just takes your production to the next level. not necessary per say, but definitely helps :P

i agree with the fact it's SO much easier to create music these days than it was say 10 years ago. holy hell we've come so far.

[wrong chris]

and knowing how different notes interact with each other and understanding basic music theory just takes your production to the next level. not necessary per say, but definitely helps :P

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i guess my point is that music theory can be learned just by listening to good music and experimenting, depending on the person's memorization ability.

[Lambox]

Never hurts to know your way around a keyboard though just so you can make tunes that are in key instead of having a bassline and melody clashing with each other.

+1.

Also, if you know music theory, you know how to put together chords. Being able to know how to form a minor chord for a somber part of a song and a major for the buildup is extremely useful for just about anyone.

Knowing music theory just makes you a better rounded musician.

[n2hf1st]

i guess my point is that music theory can be learned just by listening to good music and experimenting, depending on the person's memorization ability.

Listening to good music and experimenting will never teach you that a N6 is can be viewed like a iv with a raised 5th, or any other element of music theory...

[zorori]

The only thing you need is find your "weapon of choice" (scratch mag r.i.p): software hardware whatever that work for you... After that it's practice(it's depend if you want to make quality )otherwise you can still produce pretty wack music in a couple of month and even have overnight success, get booked in Japan etc

[wrong chris]

Listening to good music and experimenting will never teach you that a N6 is can be viewed like a iv with a raised 5th, or any other element of music theory...

ya but knowing the technical terms for those kind of things are not imperative for understanding or performing them. Although the untrained artist may not know how to express the subtleties of their work in words and formula that does not mean they do not know how to express those subtleties through the work- and that is what counts. I could run off a laundry list of legendary artists who are completely self taught (probably have no idea wtf a N6 or raised 5th are and dont care) that wannabes could only hope to analyze and dissect with their art school jargon because despite their training they still could not write a hit song or create a masterpiece if it saved their soul.

case in point music did not come after music theory my friend, quite the contrary.