The Return!

KrazyKatz · July 17, 2010, 13:47:28

Well I suppose you fellows have noticed that I'm back after being away for quite a long while. So I just wanted to fill in the gap.

A few years ago many of you know I decided to turn my hobby composing into a career. I was doing alright but composing freelance unfortunately is not the most stable income.
I decided, it was time to move out into my own place and found a Hi-tech job as a technical analyst for a steady income.

I initially thought I could compose at the same time as I was working. Needless to say I worked like a slave and had little energy to compose. I didn't create too many works and was working for almost a year.

I don't know if you guys feel the same, but I came to learn that when not releasing my creative and imaginative energies, it builds up and you start getting very frustrated. My closest outlet for them was reading and I actually found myself reading voraciously when I was the busiest.

The other outlet I found was get seriously involved in sound effects and field recording. I ended up gearing up, and going out after work to crazy places, recording crazy things.

Anyhow my rent lease was up and I decided to hell with signing a new lease for a year forcing myself to say at the company.

Having not had a holiday for over 8 years, I quit and left for a nice long holiday where I forgot about work and worry for a month. It was great (plus I recorded some cool SFX in Africa).

Getting back I decided to revamp my business plan for the music, and after a long while, I'm back here at the Forums...

So that's my story...

Now I have a lot of music I have to hear in the Music Downloads section..
And expect a couple of additions to the list from me.

Cheers.

uncloned · July 17, 2010, 19:48:41

I much better understand your concern with unpaid downloads.

Welcome back to composing, and I've felt the same when working at a job that took everything emotionally and physically.

Nahkranoth · July 17, 2010, 20:43:15

Welcome back KK!
Hope you've got a couple of tunes in your pocket!

LPChip · July 18, 2010, 10:44:20

Welcome Back KrazyKatz,

I had the exact same thing too, though not as dramatic as you.

I also started on an own business together with someone else, and in order to be able to get through the first months, I decided to keep my fulltime job next to it. It was just impossible for me to do this. I decided that having a fulltime job and starting my own business is just not going to happen if I do music and all aspects of the business.

So we basically decided it was a bad idea.

I still have my job, but in order for me to have enough energy to make music, I started to work less hours.

This essential stops me from draining energy so I can use that energy to make music in my spare time.

rncekel · July 20, 2010, 11:21:25

Wellcome back! Nice to see that people are still around and working. I hope we can hear soon some new tunes from you

psishock · July 20, 2010, 15:27:35

hey Katz, long time no c, and let us have asap those long awaited compositions of yours.

That is an interesting story you have there, and it was almost expected to end this way. I couldn't do full day jobs and compose besides them neither, but if i don't have a work (that i could depend on) and don't have a stable financial background, cannot make a normal living, so its a kinda tough decision what should the man do, what combination will end up the best.

KrazyKatz · July 20, 2010, 21:58:21

Thanks for the welcome gents. It's good to be back. (Love your icon Psi)

There are now plenty of pieces added to the music section to dig your teeth into.

Hope you enjoy

psishock · July 20, 2010, 22:00:31

^_^

we have combined our professional artistic skills with Nahkranoth and Jojo, and created it together.
(goes to munch in free music download section)

Saga Musix · July 21, 2010, 00:00:01

Quote from: "psishock"we have combined our professional artistic skills with Nahkranoth and Jojo, and created it together.

Aight. Just seach for "pornamento" and you will find it. :lol:

psishock · July 21, 2010, 00:04:31

ahaha, yes, i was wondering about the exact working topic.

KrazyKatz · July 21, 2010, 00:43:09

LMAO! Brilliant stuff. I'm glad I never missed out on that one

kit beats · July 23, 2010, 19:09:35

:smile_:

mrvegas · August 03, 2010, 11:00:27

Good to hear from you again. I listened to all of your posted music. Great sounding material! Glad you're back.

Saga Musix · August 03, 2010, 11:42:12

hey mrvegas, haven't seen you in a while here as well.

mrvegas · August 04, 2010, 10:56:15

I still lurk a fair amount and listen to some of the posted music, but have been quite lazy about posting comments. To the extent I have time for composing, I'm usually working with Sibelius now.

I will say I also tried Renoise, and, despite all of its features, I like MPT better, and hope that I'll get back to tracking soon.

Are you still using MPT as your sequencer?