I am Timo Komulainen, a musician from Finland. I have benefitted of these forums as a lurker, this being my first post here. Ultimate Metal forums stand out to me as a place of much knowledge in matters of metal music.
I have a somewhat novel business idea I would like your input on. What I have learned pursuing a career in music is that you need to serve the needs of others to make a living. Creating a freaky mix of different genres is cool in a way, but finding an audience for it can be a serious challenge. I want to create music for an existing audience that, upon having a taste of the upcoming release, a demo of sorts, will fund its creation. I'm thinking a crowd funding website such as Kickstarter might be a good way to go.
As for possible styles and their combinations, anything is possible: Perhaps something between industrial and black metal with influences from a band or two? What about pirate metal with sci-fi influences? Hell, how about pirate ninja metal to start a glorious new genre? I'm not picky: I like music of almost all sorts. What I cannot stand, however, is music lacking sincerity. Even if I compose with a specific genre and audience in mind, I still require my music to be true, strong and unique. You can add all kinds of little twists to an existing style, giving it a fresh sound while retainig its identity and keeping my work interesting. I am confident in my ability to discover the essence of a genre, whatever people dig in it, and then have it as an infuence in creating new music.
Primarily I work alone in my home studio, using a mix of recorded and sampled instruments to compose my tracks. I am experienced in different styles of singing and have the means to record them dry. I mix and master myself as well. However, depending on available funding, it would be possible to hire a professional drummer, other vocalists and instrumentalists. Perhaps even someone else to produce, mix and/or master the music. Sky's the limit.
Now, what do you think of this idea? Do you know of others who have or are doing something similar (in the realm of metal)? What kind of music do you know that has a solid audience but lacks releases of equally solid quality? Any and all input is appreciated.
You can listen to my music or see my playing/singing my visiting one or more of the following links:
https://soundcloud.com/omniavatar
http://www.youtube.com/omniavatar
http://www.youtube.com/mad00002
http://www.youtube.com/timokomulainen
(I tried to pick the most fitting forum for this thread. The subject area is broad, so I chose to post in general discussion.)
I have a somewhat novel business idea I would like your input on. What I have learned pursuing a career in music is that you need to serve the needs of others to make a living. Creating a freaky mix of different genres is cool in a way, but finding an audience for it can be a serious challenge. I want to create music for an existing audience that, upon having a taste of the upcoming release, a demo of sorts, will fund its creation. I'm thinking a crowd funding website such as Kickstarter might be a good way to go.
As for possible styles and their combinations, anything is possible: Perhaps something between industrial and black metal with influences from a band or two? What about pirate metal with sci-fi influences? Hell, how about pirate ninja metal to start a glorious new genre? I'm not picky: I like music of almost all sorts. What I cannot stand, however, is music lacking sincerity. Even if I compose with a specific genre and audience in mind, I still require my music to be true, strong and unique. You can add all kinds of little twists to an existing style, giving it a fresh sound while retainig its identity and keeping my work interesting. I am confident in my ability to discover the essence of a genre, whatever people dig in it, and then have it as an infuence in creating new music.
Primarily I work alone in my home studio, using a mix of recorded and sampled instruments to compose my tracks. I am experienced in different styles of singing and have the means to record them dry. I mix and master myself as well. However, depending on available funding, it would be possible to hire a professional drummer, other vocalists and instrumentalists. Perhaps even someone else to produce, mix and/or master the music. Sky's the limit.
Now, what do you think of this idea? Do you know of others who have or are doing something similar (in the realm of metal)? What kind of music do you know that has a solid audience but lacks releases of equally solid quality? Any and all input is appreciated.
You can listen to my music or see my playing/singing my visiting one or more of the following links:
https://soundcloud.com/omniavatar
http://www.youtube.com/omniavatar
http://www.youtube.com/mad00002
http://www.youtube.com/timokomulainen
(I tried to pick the most fitting forum for this thread. The subject area is broad, so I chose to post in general discussion.)
