What Music Are You Making??? Options

[b-hamcomposer]

Okay everybody, I admit I am one of the worst gearheads I know. I spend hours researching new equipement and software when I could be making music instead. After a recent gear blitz I have realized that I am better at research gear than sitting down to compose, as usually happens in certain cycles. Anyways, I'm interested in what music people are working on.

A. Do you do mostly recording, sequencing/composition, or sound design

B. Where are you on the hobbyist-professional line?

C. Do you make money from your music? How and how much?(optional) enough to pay for all the crap you buy?

D. What do you hope to do in the future?

I know this one has probably been done before but this is really what I'm wondering right now.

Eager to hear your responses,

Chris

[robomark29]

A. Do you do mostly recording, sequencing/composition, or sound design?

Mostly? None of the above. Mostly I do freeform improv in an IDMish style. What more or less happens is I'll compose drum tracks and maybe some bass loops, and then I'll use a real-time audio looper to layer over that. It's an amazingly fun way to make music. I've got examples up at http://www.zerocrossing.net/music.html

B. Where are you on the hobbyist-professional line?

Hobbyist I guess, but in this world I think of myself as an artist. I went the professional route many moons ago, and I hated it. I'd rather not have to worry about making money with my music, but I don't turn down cash at the end of a gig. I don't book one with that in mind either.

C. Do you make money from your music? How and how much?(optional) enough to pay for all the crap you buy?

I make a tiny bit of money from gigs from time to time. Compared to what I spend on this stuff? Not even close! I work as a multimedia designer and that envolves some music from time to time and often sound design, so I guess that counts.

D. What do you hope to do in the future?

I hope to end up doing more and more video editing and motion graphic design in my professional world. Hopefully this will give me a chance to score some video as well.

Industry Rant:

Take a look at your death Music Industry. It's here on the internet. As you pump out more and more crap, small hardworking artists will be supplying the world with music you can't control or make money with. Die Clearchannel! RIP Time/Warner!