I'm sure most of you deal with this same issue. I will get around 15 followers a week, (example), and being the nice guy I am, I tend to always follow back. I have noticed that my number of followers seems to get smaller and smaller compared to the number of people that I follow. So, I figured out through just a little bit of research that there is a growing trend within the EDM and Hip Hop genres where an artist/producer will follow as many people as possible everyday, and as they get "follow-backs" they systematically un-follow those same people in order to make their fan base seem huge.
I would like to state that this is a ridiculous idea because a large number of sound cloud followers means absolutely nothing unless you are engaged with the community and reciprocating comments and favorites. Also, just having numbers does not equate to success.
Maybe this is petty, but I find it extremely annoying and offensive since I put so much work into my music. I am not a hobbyist, music is my profession, though in my spare time when I'm not making music I tend to enjoy making music lol. And maybe I have some room to grow spiritually as this really shouldn't bother me at all. I just hate to see genuinely kind people like the members of this forum working so hard only to get taken advantage of.
My proposition is that we all stop following back anyone from these genres unless of course you really dig the music or the person is actually interested in yours and comments or favorites. If all of the "followers" i've ever received were legitimately interested in my music and not scamming/spamming I would have an estimated 2000 followers, and I would definitely be following and engaged with that same amount! (As of right now I have 331, just yesterday I had 338!)
I have no problem with these genres of music and even compose within them, but unfortunately it seems like a great majority of people who create it and are huge fans are very narcissistic and have an elitist/entitled attitude towards everything. A massive DIY movement is in effect; if we as independent artists act like the corporate elite and major labels then the movement will be worthless and there will just be a bunch of whiney smaller entities running around acting as if they are the next big thing, without giving a second thought to those around them who actually work hard for what little success they may see in their lifetime.
Hope this thread doesn't seem too petty or immature, however, I feel it is a relevant and warranted complaint. Sorry for being negative, I felt this had to be said! :cantlook:
I would like to state that this is a ridiculous idea because a large number of sound cloud followers means absolutely nothing unless you are engaged with the community and reciprocating comments and favorites. Also, just having numbers does not equate to success.
Maybe this is petty, but I find it extremely annoying and offensive since I put so much work into my music. I am not a hobbyist, music is my profession, though in my spare time when I'm not making music I tend to enjoy making music lol. And maybe I have some room to grow spiritually as this really shouldn't bother me at all. I just hate to see genuinely kind people like the members of this forum working so hard only to get taken advantage of.
My proposition is that we all stop following back anyone from these genres unless of course you really dig the music or the person is actually interested in yours and comments or favorites. If all of the "followers" i've ever received were legitimately interested in my music and not scamming/spamming I would have an estimated 2000 followers, and I would definitely be following and engaged with that same amount! (As of right now I have 331, just yesterday I had 338!)
I have no problem with these genres of music and even compose within them, but unfortunately it seems like a great majority of people who create it and are huge fans are very narcissistic and have an elitist/entitled attitude towards everything. A massive DIY movement is in effect; if we as independent artists act like the corporate elite and major labels then the movement will be worthless and there will just be a bunch of whiney smaller entities running around acting as if they are the next big thing, without giving a second thought to those around them who actually work hard for what little success they may see in their lifetime.
Hope this thread doesn't seem too petty or immature, however, I feel it is a relevant and warranted complaint. Sorry for being negative, I felt this had to be said! :cantlook:
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