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It all started on an ipad

Throughout my whole life, I had awful music teachers. I had a piano teacher that made me sit on my hands because he was frustrated with the way I played scales and a music teacher in primary/middle school that gave me so many anxiety attacks that my doctor finally gave me a note so I didn’t have to go anymore. I was told so many times throughout my life that I had no music talent, discouraged from going further than scales but all of those people (teachers!!!!) were wrong. They just couldnt fathom that I had a different musical brain than them. When I was 23, I ended up having to move back home from LA after my job rescinded their promise to sponsor me for a visa. I was depressed and heartbroken and lonely. I went to school for writing but didn’t want to write anymore so I ended up opening GarageBand on my iPad. I was inspired by all the things I could do on it. I suddenly felt like I was entering a new world. After making a couple beats, I started moving everything over to the laptop version of GarageBand. I bought big headphones, a cheap usb mic and a keyboard off of a guy from Craigslist and continued to tinker. One of my favorite things to do at the time was to download karaoke midi tracks of popular songs I loved, import them into GarageBand and change the instrument until I felt like I was making something new. I would then use my shitty mic to wail on top of it. I used GarageBand for years after that to make tons of songs that I just uploaded to SoundCloud without thinking about it much. Eventually I got a controller/sampler and access to Ableton and thats when the fun really started. My love for music making snowballed after that, I amassed more gear and skill and eventually made an album after a couple years. I was obsessed with making it and while I feel really whatever about it now, I don’t feel whatever about the experience. Music has allowed me space to express parts of me that there are no words for. The best thing I can impart is to take advantage of this. There are some things that you can only explain with a kick drum or a sine wave or a really hard bassline. Music is still a huge part of me! I made another album after that first and now I’m working on my next project. I recently reincarnated myself (everyone in the ~industry~ advised against this but I’m a different person now) and I’m excited to see what’s in store for me. I don’t expect to make money or become famous but music feeds my soul in a way nothing else can. Have fun!!

@nicky999doors

May 4, 2024

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the broader your scope, the more full your life is

I think this can be applied to a lot of different areas of life, but for the purpose of this post I’m focusing on music specifically. I love music. It may be my most favorite thing in life. Everyone has a different relationship with music and we all interact with our favorite songs differently. Some people play a song 100 times in a row. Some listen once and move to the next. Some have 156 favorite artists and some have 4. My personal favorite thing about music is that there’s so much of it to like. And just like how each person has many complexities, so can the things we enjoy. I love Scott Walker, I love Gracie Abrams, I love the Sundays, Clairo, Gaga…it doesn’t matter. Like the things you like because it speaks to your soul.

@valoorie

Feb 11, 2025

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SONGS IM LISTENING TO NOW

there is no rhyme or reason to my taste in music. when i say i listen to everything, i mean EVERYTHING and as i said before, i am in no way, shape, or form good at music analysis. this is all based purely on vibes. i like music. how much do i need to explain? -Currents by Tame Impala the entire album. this is me getting into the psychedelic, dance type beat. and i really like it. it’s different but still similar to the pop that i typically enjoy. my favorites off the album are “Moments”, “Let It Happen”, “Cause I’m A Man”, and “The Less I Know The Better”. despite being this funky synth stuff, it’s all still super depressing. the lyrics are just like that. and as someone who has been deeply in her feels recently, this is exactly what i need. and on a similar note, -“Borderline” by Tame Impala same gist as Currents. except this song is more about the stoner stuff (which i am not) but it’s still a bop. i love the funk i love the synth i love the lyrics and the overall vibe. -“Here With Me” by d4vd i think i found this one off of some indie playlist Spotify made (yes i know it’s also a TikTok song). but i really like it. it’s the perfect song to belt out and be sad i don’t have a partner to. it’s just one of those songs that hits you in the feels. and, again, lots of feels are happening lately. and with this one, i’ve got this crush i can’t shake, and this song definitely does not help it. but i still love to sing it and be delusional.  lol so i posted this song on my Instagram note and my best friend replies “ooooh who is this about?” and i go “no one unfortunately i just like the song 😭” and her response is just “😭😭😭” -“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones i play two The Rolling Stones songs and now my mom won’t stop calling me an ‘old soul’. but its among The Rolling Stones’ most popular songs, like?  but still, i like the older rock stuff like this. the guitar and the bass and the drums and the tambourine and the vocals are just peak.  granted i can’t really relate to the sexual frustration and commercialism, but do i really need to in order to like the song? -“All Star” by Smash Mouth slightly out of left field with this one, but as i said, my taste in music is all over the place.  we all know and love the alternative rock and power punk (yes i stole this right from Wikipedia) of the song. and this song ofc was part of my recent Smash Mouth binge… but outside of the memes, this song is a bop. everything just works. it’s great. i have no idea what the hell im saying cuz im shit at musical analysis but I LIKE THE SONG. DO I HAVE TO SAY WHY. WE ALL LIKE THE SONG SO WHY SHOULD I EXPLAIN WHEN THERES NO POINT ok rant over. lol i like music. i listen to a lot of it. and this all is kinda just to expose my music tastes because honestly, i have a pretty good taste in music if i do say so myself. 

@jill_m56

May 8, 2025

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Vince Staples - Yeah Right

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collaborative playlists with friends

makes me happy. plus the best way to get into new music is through recommendations by loved ones

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Sweet trip - You will Never Know WHy

I'll start using this website to log albums that I have listened to - like letterboxd but for music! recommended to me by royallmonarch I listened to this yesterday, 16th September, and I recommended it to like 5 more people in my college today. It has grown on me so much. I had never heard of this duo, and i was just blown away. soooo cool! their instrumantation and vocals and ideas, all so fresh and lovely. for some reason i really connected to the song titles also lol. i dont have a proper analysis for this just yet, but i really really enjoyed listening to it and again thank you nick for the reccomendation! more album reviews(?) coming soon next one is Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie (listening to it as im writing this)

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