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

[sethjacquay]

A. Do you do mostly recording, sequencing/composition, or sound design?
Recording and Sequencing...with some sound design and composition.
As far as new gear and software goes. New stuff, I find, really can inspire
a whole new sound, style, and it helps keep you relatively current. Sure
those with OS 9 still can make great music. But the longer they wait the
more it will cost to upgrade (in terms of learning the latest stuff.) And
they will want to upgrade eventually ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yesssssssssss!!!!

B. Where are you on the hobbyist-professional line?
Total hobbyist...This is my addiction! I can't stop writing, singing, and recording songs.

C. Do you make money from your music? How and how much?(optional) enough to pay for all the crap you buy?
Money? Hahahahaahhahahahahahhahahahahaahhahahah!
I am a computer dude, with a wife and a daughter.
That said, I try not to purchase what I don't need although
I am borderline on getting a G5 which would definitely be a luxury.

D. What do you hope to do in the future?
My end goals...right now...in the near future are as follows:

1. audio mastering my previously recorded songs
2. keep recording and writing new stuff
3. put it all up on my website for anyone to download

I am getting closer everyday, just got to keep working at it.

Industry Rant:
I have several friends and relatives who were or still are aspiring
wannabe rock stars. The most I can gather is to truely make it
in the music business it involves a little bit of luck. Also, the music industry is
probably one of the biggest scams ever made. You have supply
totally saturating demand. On top of that, every wanna be
musician probably buys thousands of dollars worth of equipment
in their lifetime. Thinking that the next purchase will give them
that edge that they need. But if I were a big time musician I would
probably have M-Audio throwing new gear at me all the time, then
I wouldn't have to buy their stuff. The irony lies in that the aspiring
musician has no money and yet has to buy the goods. While the rocker
who made it big has the cash to buy the tools he needs, yet gets
a lot of stuff for free. Doesn't that seems slightly backwards.
Not to mention that pop crap dominates the radio waves and
charts due in large part to marketing dollars, while those with
originality and talent aren't quite as successful (although there
are some exceptions) At least the hair bands are gone, we
can only hope the brittany, justin, jessica, and their ilk with
be washed away in the next decade as well. ;-)