ForgottenDawn 2013-08-27 04:47:32 (Updated 2013-08-27 07:42:09)

Yes, the tracks "Plexus" and "Chronos" are in Rush Bros, a Steam game whom I helped getting through the Greenlight process. I am currently working on some game projects and I can't talk about them, but my role is diverse in that in some games I'd be only the composer while in others I'm also the art director, writer, sound designer and so on. Stuff that luckily keeps me occupied, basically.

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-27 18:42:42

Marketing is based upon deliberate lying. I think it's a form of improv comedy where the target is still the audience, but you're trying to sell something instead. Which is funny, considering the amount of crap that has been filling the market in the past few decades it's incredible. My approach with customers is pretty cautious at first because I don't want to give the impression I am willing to spend my time for something I'm not so enthusiastic about, or even worse, I don't see any return once my job's done. It has happened before, it will happen again I'm sure, but a professional also sets some standards beforehand in order to avoid such situations recurring over and over, and my standard is usually: ok, do you have any experiences in this field? My terms are these, do you agree with me? If yes, can you prove me you can fulfill those terms? If not, goodbye. We're all friends until somebody drops dead, if you know what I mean.

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-28 03:52:51

Yeah well, first times are rarely successful but that's the beauty of it, you learn the most during these times by failing. Like, I've spent roughly a year trying to get some people doing something and they all dropped what they promised to do while I did my own part. The worst part is that you can't do anything to defend yourself other than packing your own stuff and send them to F-land. Legal action? Yeah sure, wasted money. Eventually, you will find somebody worth a bit of your attention and while you do that, you build your own small niche of the stuff you know you like making and have no problem about it, in my case music but also other stuff I'm planning (a Conker fanfic in comic form, albums, possibly visual novels, who knows). There's a lot in the fray, I just need to be patient right now since my own personal situation isn't so bright. There's always something to learn, that's possibly the most positive thing about the whole deal.

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-28 04:54:37 (Updated 2013-08-28 05:03:55)

Yeah that's why you inevitably open new channels in other sites, to sort of compensate what you couldn't do in one and move into another place with other functions and features, but still... it's pretty much you get what you see. Honestly, I find Soundcloud to be more reliable in this respect, as the Pro plan is relatively cheap and can be either monthly or yearly and it still grants you a spotlight. I'm planning to try it this January so I get to use a full year. Youtube, well, it's kind of a hit and miss... It's probably better to have your videos linked through your channels instead of relying solely on your youtube, and the reason for that is simple: you'd have to spam to get views and do the attention whore all the time. So that means subscribing to anyone in range 'til you hit the daily limit, posting links to your channel everywhere on the internet, writing cheesy titles like "The most sad music you'll ever hear", and so on. Sad but true. Tags are useless in any site, as people click what they see on the screen without putting too much thought in their search, otherwise they use Google.

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-28 14:55:25 (Updated 2013-08-28 15:17:12)

Hm, who knows how many other stories like that Irishman happen every day and we don't know... Well, the Supporter upgrade should enable you to surf NG without ads, and honestly I don't feel like making any judgement here, it's your choice. Too bad for the store, I guess, although I personally haven't bought anything in my NG history (I was KKSlider60 before creating this account).

Have you looked up over the internet about converting your 8mm tapes into digital audio, unless they're badly damaged? I think I saw something around once, but I'm not sure.

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-28 16:17:42

You remember me :')
Hm, well, if nobody's available for that then yeah, go for a playback deck or, before buying, look up some forum boards on the internet to see if somebody else has your problem and if he/she managed to solve it. I honestly don't know much about physically converting audio/video to digital formats so that's all I can say without risking to be wrong.

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-28 17:02:52

Ah darn it, I would have loved to watch them. What kind of events did you film? I'm starting to get curious now :) Don't tell me you've been in Seattle '89, the Metallica gig...

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-28 20:52:21

That's quite a career :) I'd say sort of fascinating too, considering I'm a '90s kid and older TV files (don't really wanna use the word "vintage", they're not that old) kind of catch my eye every now and then. In fact I'm completely oblivious about old advertising, especially foreign since I'm not a native speaker and all I get are basically stereotypes from that era which is quite a shame. I'd love to have a chat on Skype if you'd like, sometimes. :)

ForgottenDawn 2013-08-28 22:06:41 (Updated 2013-08-29 06:52:26)

That's great, and thank you :) I was thinking of how media formats quickly evolve throughout the years and become collectors' items... When I was a kid I still remember VHS readers, the first CD readers and even floppy disks still roaming around. Then my older brother told me he witnessed many other things slowly disappearing in the market such as walkmen, stereos to rest on your shoulder, cassettes... Now I'm witnessing the total demise of CDs in favor of USB drives and Blu-ray disks, and DVDs will probably disappear too in mere years, I think. Heh, technology...