Dave (Dorgan) wrote in a comment to one of my tracks that it could be longer. Ironically I made that same remark to others several times on Soundcloud BTW. I have to admit: initially I wanted it to last longer but because quite some musicians here and on soundcloud state they like (to write) shorter, more concise and compact ambient pieces (say 3-4 minutes), I decided to limit the length of the track somewhat this time (it still lasts 6 minutes BTW). I asked myself questions like: "after how many minutes will the average listener be bored by this/a piece" and "is it good enough to last long(er)"?
This is ofcourse only one of countless decisions one can make in the process of creating a piece of music to please the listener. I'm sure everyone here or on soundcloud cares for the listener otherwise you wouldn't publish your music but even if you don't publish (like I did until a few months ago) you may have a virtual audience in mind that may influence the way you write.
So I wonder: to what extent are you being influenced by the opinions and/or the expectations of others? Do you make compromises because e.g. you think your music would otherwise be too difficult to listen to?
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P.S. Sometimes I have quite a hard time expressing myself in English so forgive my clumsy semantics or grammar.
This is ofcourse only one of countless decisions one can make in the process of creating a piece of music to please the listener. I'm sure everyone here or on soundcloud cares for the listener otherwise you wouldn't publish your music but even if you don't publish (like I did until a few months ago) you may have a virtual audience in mind that may influence the way you write.
So I wonder: to what extent are you being influenced by the opinions and/or the expectations of others? Do you make compromises because e.g. you think your music would otherwise be too difficult to listen to?
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P.S. Sometimes I have quite a hard time expressing myself in English so forgive my clumsy semantics or grammar.
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