r/askmusicians

Ok so officially I have 3 albums released officially but I have no idea what I should do to get people to listen to it. I have 145 followers on TikTok and a couple of subscribers on YouTube but I’m not sure what else I should do besides make posts and performing live.

which name sounds more marketable and feels more authentic for a singer songwriter guitarist in there late 30’s ?

Will River or Will Wallace

Hi, I tried posting on the r/singers but they wouldn’t allow me. I’m gonna get straight to the point, I got brain surgery earlier this year and I ended up not singing for a few months. I’m naturally a powerhouse singer and belter (or was, idk) but I’m having a hard time belting again. Does anyone have any advice or has gone though this idk. Sorry, ik this isn’t a singer thread but I rly don’t feel like myself because of this and could use all and any help

I've just started with making songs (just released my first song), although i do have some experience producing beats. With that in mind, I essentially do all the work on my own. When I released my first song last month I've received a lot of positive feedback from both peers and strangers and have really inspired and pushed me to make more tracks.

Now i currently have 2 tracks in the works and I'm realizing I'm not exactly aligned with the amount of productivity as I had hoped to be at. Not only that, I've noticed my skills aren't top notch, leading to the early stages of my tracks being not so great.

Some key areas I know I lack:

- Mixing and Mastering (especially with vocals)

- Promo and analytics

- Interpersonal skills

I was wondering how to improve on these as an artist? People close to me say I should try to make connections to help with the work, and also so I can push more projects out, should i do that? Or should I build on the skills I have? Whats the best route and mindset to have in order to be the best at what I do?

Im a 16 year old guitarist and Ive been taking this a little more seriously lately. Ive been playing for about a year or two. (mostly classic rock / prog rock style)

Ever since Ive told my family about maybe pursuing music in one way or another theres been some tension about my future. My family (mostly my mom) are saying that it probably wont take me anywhere and that I cant make serious money out of it. (which im not really expecting to)

Ive been practicing a lot (about 5-7 hours a day) but I feel the pressure, burnout and confusion about what I should be prioritizing at the moment.

Im not trying to "quit school for music" or anything crazy. I just want to maybe make a career out of the one of the only things I care so deeply about.

I just want to know how I should be reacting or taking action. Im not expecting to be the next Van Halen or anything I just want to be really really good at something that I enjoy doing.

Any advice from people who've been through anything similar would help. Thanks!

Hey yall, I've become interested in learning how to make/play music because of my lifelong love for it. I tried music production with a DAW but I realized I struggled with music theory concepts. Of course with anything I understand that practice is everything but instead of putting more time into a DAW I think it would more effective to learn music theory by trying to learn an instrument. I love rock so I wanted to pick up the drums since in my amateur mind I believe it requires the least music theory knowledge. However due to my environment, it is impossible to attain a drum set. I realized I could learn the basics of drums, such as rhythm, by following "no drum" exercises on Youtube. However I would be able to get my hands on an electric guitar. I'm leaning toward the electric guitar because of the availability and the idea that it requires a better knowledge of music theory. Please let me know what yall would recommend. Thanks!

Hi guys. I’ve not once touched an instrument before, i seriously want to before it’s too late. I’ve always had an itch for it, a serious itch. But along with not knowing how or where to start, I’m scared of trying and failing

I’d absolutely love to make rap/trap beats. I’m always lm trying to catch every sound when I listen to it.

I also wanna learn the electric guitar in the way that it’s played in “The Morning” by The Weeknd, “What Once Was” by Her’s. Or also the bass for any given song

I’d also LOVE to learn the drums and do covers for any songs I love

Please, if anyone has any suggestions or advice I’m more than open to taking them. Thank you for your help and time :)

I wanna write a song like Joni Mitchell I don’t ever know how to have such great vocabulary like for example, Alanis Morissette Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo I feel like all of their songwriting is very like intelligent and I feel that way about Joni Mitchell and I really want us to write a song like all of them

all i know is to write lyrics, need someone for making the beats the bg music

Any reason why some songs still sound like it could’ve come out this decade versus their contemparies? Immigrant Song comes to mind, even though it came out years before I was born, meanwhile anything Cyndi Lauper sounds like of its time. Or Adele versus say Christina Aguilera. Sabrina Carpenter’s songs already sounds dated and it hasn’t been a year.

I recognize that this is entirely subjective, but I suspect there’s something here. Any musical theory experts can chime in?

If you're a musician or a music fan with a disability, I host a radio show that spotlights youth living with disabilities. If you're comfortable sharing and have good audio quality, text me, and let's get something organized!

how can I self teach myself piano?

Really enjoying Waylon Jennings drinking and dreaming atm. So much so I’m considering doing a cover.

My question is - it seems as if the chorus is his voice overlappped/overlayed with his voice again to create a slightly stronger differentiated effect with a little harmonising. But I’m not completely convinced. Would love to see if others agree.

Appreciate your time - Thanks

Heyyy guysss!! I am 18(F) kinda new to guitar, mudic theory, Fl studio, audio mixing etc. I can instinctively strum to chords and play okayish ig ...so i would love to make some guitar friends, or musician friends who wanna share some insights and wanna share progress and wanna be long term friends!!! I love to make best friends who share similar interests...so dm me if youre interested!!!

I (21m) am a senior in college. So far in my life I have gotten by on school owned chrome books, and an old gen 1 Macbook air. Now that I am about to graduate and go on to grad programs, as well as professional gig auditions I have questions.

For those who have been in the industry, or who might just know computers. What are good computers (mainly laptops) that are good for musicians. Think big documents, lots of tabs, video & photo editing software, and recording software.

I could probably get this information from another place but I'm just not sure where to start.

I have an album coming out. Three of the songs came out over the last year, and so there is a short intro and 7 more songs to release.

The thing is, it's definitely an "album" and meant to be listened to together, but at the same time I'm worried I won't gain any traction or have any playlist placement potential at all if I just drop an album.

Would it make sense to waterfall all 6 and drop the intro with the album, or just do the most "commercial" 3 songs and then drop the album with the tracks that make the most sense in the context of the album together?

As a secondary question. Should I start the waterfall with the ones I expect to have the most reach or listenability potential, or save those ones until last?

Hey guys, I'm doing some research about songwriters at the moment and figured what you'd think to this question? I make and release music myself and I know a lot of artists have different goals with regards to getting heard, where they want to end up in there careers etc. so it'd be interesting to hear your responses