I think I'm the only one on here that is still doing the music thing and running with it. Everyone on here quit when the first wave of producers became flooded and competition was too strong. Honestly the market is even more flooded than ever now, even more competitive. Hence why I'm in school for this stuff. Your boy is learning piano and many other things. I believe that the future of production is going to be dominated by the few people who understand theory and can play piano. Right now even a kid can get a laptop, pirate a DAW, and call themselves a producer SMH.
Prediction: By 2025 the beats in HipHop will be very melodic. It will be a composition more than a production. And them boys who understand theory and can play piano will be dominating the game.
Blessings everyone. Hope all is well. Browsed the forums and saw some familiar names still active which is nice.
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