Greetings,
I am the lead singer/guitarist for a metal band from Dallas, TX called Blackened Heart. I am a member of a couple other forums online but have generally had bad luck with forums in the past, but I am giving it one more try. It seems by the posts I have read so far that the members of this forum are generally very mature and serious about metal and music in general. Am I correct?
I have had a lot of reservations about putting my bands music on forums because of fear of harassement, stupid comments, insults, and people just basically saying stupid rotten shit, which honestly as a musician and human being, I don't need much more of and have had quite my fill of that in real life already.
For the most part, i live a life of abject poverty in a very dangerous city, and usually don't have enough money to survive even at all. I have actually begun to wonder if being a musician is a complete curse... not to be negative, but that is how I feel. At any rate, I figured I would join this forum to see what kind of people are out there and to put myself out there a bit.
Also, could anyone give me some advice on doing some free promotion online for my band on this forum, and how/what would be the appropriate way? I have really had bad luck with just hitting up forums and asking people to check out my band because I really don't like the feedback and nasty reviews.
It is much easier for me to just not have to hear peoples opinions, honestly. And those same people are the ones you would never meet in real life anyway and probably not get along with. What I am saying is that I suppose I have a hard time taking criticism and that the things people say usually really get to me.
In addition to being a musician I am a mastering/mixing engineer by trade and work with bands often. I have also grown to really dislike other musicians and people in general as well and many times have a hard time in personal relationships and meeting new people. Strangely enough my music is something I really don't like to talk about much as well. Any advice you guys could give would help me a lot.
Best,
Julian
I am the lead singer/guitarist for a metal band from Dallas, TX called Blackened Heart. I am a member of a couple other forums online but have generally had bad luck with forums in the past, but I am giving it one more try. It seems by the posts I have read so far that the members of this forum are generally very mature and serious about metal and music in general. Am I correct?
I have had a lot of reservations about putting my bands music on forums because of fear of harassement, stupid comments, insults, and people just basically saying stupid rotten shit, which honestly as a musician and human being, I don't need much more of and have had quite my fill of that in real life already.
For the most part, i live a life of abject poverty in a very dangerous city, and usually don't have enough money to survive even at all. I have actually begun to wonder if being a musician is a complete curse... not to be negative, but that is how I feel. At any rate, I figured I would join this forum to see what kind of people are out there and to put myself out there a bit.
Also, could anyone give me some advice on doing some free promotion online for my band on this forum, and how/what would be the appropriate way? I have really had bad luck with just hitting up forums and asking people to check out my band because I really don't like the feedback and nasty reviews.
It is much easier for me to just not have to hear peoples opinions, honestly. And those same people are the ones you would never meet in real life anyway and probably not get along with. What I am saying is that I suppose I have a hard time taking criticism and that the things people say usually really get to me.
In addition to being a musician I am a mastering/mixing engineer by trade and work with bands often. I have also grown to really dislike other musicians and people in general as well and many times have a hard time in personal relationships and meeting new people. Strangely enough my music is something I really don't like to talk about much as well. Any advice you guys could give would help me a lot.
Best,
Julian
