I actually have sort of the opposite problem with friends, I generally don't like new people. I've made a couple "friends" from my classes, but we only hang out outside of school stuff every once in a while. The only real friends I've made in college are the people my best friend/roommate has made friends with.
Its interesting what you said about how you view yourself though Phils, because I actually have that same problem, though not all the time. If I'm just living my normal life or interacting with someone who isn't "cooler" than me or anything my self image is fairly accurate, but whenever I try to interact with anyone who I perceive to have "status" (especially girls), I totally become my ugly, skinny, long haired middle-school self in my head.
Although for me that might be because the first time I was toyed with and shot down by a "popular" girl was when I was in fact in middle school.
yeah the reflection thing is very true. fortunately lately I've seen myself as a sexy mofo. it's amazing because I don't view anyone as having higher status than me. feeling like you're equal (not above
)to everyone else is a major confidence booster, but it took me years to figure that out.
(11-14-2014, 07:40 PM)WCPhils Wrote: [ -> ]Anyway, my brothers and I started working on our album, and it's not terrible so far. Which is shocking!
This will be cool to hear. IF you want I can send you top secret clips of the album I said I was working on a year ago (finally figured this shit out) and you can judge it harshly. And then if you want in return you can send me a top secret clip I'm curious to hear what this sounds like. >_>
We haven't really recorded anything yet (just written and jammed some ideas) but I like what we've got so far. I would be happy to listen to what you have though so i can steal it and make millions thousands hundreds
I'm gonna record a cover of both Free Ride by Edgar Winter Group and Blue Sunday by The Doors with my rock band on Tuesday. It's going to be free of charge because we're actually technically training the students in production by getting them to produce for us.
My contemporary classical/Japanese music trio also intends to do the same some time in the future.
^That is cool.
I'm taking a music production course next semester. Hopefully I actually learn something.
(11-14-2014, 11:37 PM)WCPhils Wrote: [ -> ]We haven't really recorded anything yet (just written and jammed some ideas) but I like what we've got so far. I would be happy to listen to what you have though so i can steal it and make millions thousands hundreds
Implying my music won't sell millions.
My files are all disorganised but once I find everything I'll upload them and send them to you. WCPhils gets an exclusive look into the greatest music ever made in its early stages.
Edit: That corny piano track at the end is a joke and is going on a collaboration, not my own stuff. :p
I got your PM but it's not letting me respond for some reason, idk why
Anyway, I'll give it a listen tomorrow hopefully and come back with my SCATHING review :p
I wish I could take some music production classes, I feel like I would enjoy them.
This is what happens when you go to community college and forgo getting an actually useful degree. :p
I relate to all these posts describing social awkwardness and I've read all of them and have nothing more to add haha....
And Josh I pretty didn't have any friends until a couple years ago, and now I finally have four or five people who I'm friends with but I know how it feels to be extremely lonely and tbh I don't feel much better nowadays. But I've tinychatted with you before so I know I'd totally hang out with you if we weren't like an entire country apart :p
I'd also love to take music production but I'm scared all that money I'd spend would get me absolutely nowhere.... My mom sees me working around in Reaper all the time and says I should look into being a music teacher or something and that just sounds like the worst.
And last of all my parents are extremely pissed at me now for not going to church the last few weeks, and I've pretty much only gone to church for the last few years because they expect me to ;_____;
I just can't shake the feeling that I've done nothing but disappoint my dad for like the last 20.8 years....
And sorry for not posting much lately, I've just been pretty depressed so....
And now I'm very interested in what kinda music Carl the Cockatoo would make....
My music production class is $200; the same as the other classes at my college. There's a local studio where you pay $9000 for them to 'train you' lol fuck that.
Let's just say I've got my sound figured out now. The clips I sent to Phils are terrible and not even complete but I'm 100% confident that my music will be genius when I'm done with it. I've always been multifaceted as an artist and I've finally figured out how to make it all work. Like I've always dabbled in hip-hop and pretty ambient shit and flamenco and a bit of rock (no longer doing that lol) but now it sounds good and genuine (no gimmicks).
Sorry to hear you've been feeling depressed. :/