How to become a famous musician, if you have no contacts, no experience

Do I have a musical education?

It is helpful, but not necessary. Education at a music school or a specialized institution does not guarantee that you will become a popular performer. It is much more important than the love of music, the desire to continually evolve and expand their creative horizons. Also do not forget about finding like-minded people that are members of your group can become in the future. Engage in creative work together much more fun and easier.

Of technology for the first time will be sufficiently fast computer and good headphones. And yet, of course, need inspiration!

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

Masha and Krymtsovoy - my colleague AIST group - to make music of amateur interest, without appropriate education. Actively participated in various projects and groups, which have evolved independently and learned a lot from people that have ever played.

So, Masha honed their skills to invent and perform vocals, but I turned out to be a chance to carefully grasp the interaction tools with a live music performance. At this point we do not stop and continue to learn through a variety of forums and workshops.

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What if the band members live in different cities?

Nothing wrong! In 2019, to work together to make music, not necessarily be in the same city or even country. You can communicate through messengers, and lyrics, demos and graphics concerts fill the cloud, where they can work all the band members. For example, in Microsoft OneDrive.

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

AIST owes much to the opportunities of today's notebooks: Maria writes on the computer all the arrangements and uses the keyboard as a musical instrument. Now we are actively involved in writing materials and more analog synthesizers, with unique live sound character.

Organize and synchronize work together, we are helping Microsoft services: at Skype we contact to discuss arrangements to Microsoft Office 365, stages collect imaging plate records, which can simultaneously edit and compile lists of festivals, which would To the right.

Do you need to rehearse often?

It all depends on the situation. When nearing a concert or tour should tighten and rehearse several hours a day. If the front is not a grand event and you only come up with material for the next release, you should not work in this mode. Suffice it to two or three times a week. If you rehearse with the band often appears fatigue, which can lead to burnout over time.

But the rehearsal together with a team - not yet all. It is also important to practice regularly on their own, to be able to tune the instrument and to keep a steady beat unaided.

Tune your guitar or bass to the ear can not do everything. Therefore it is better to install on a smartphone a special application tuner. It will greatly simplify the process. Same story with the maintenance of normal rhythm. You can think of a stake in ticks silently or out loud, but the risk is too slow or accelerate still there. It is better to download to your smartphone metronome: it will help to keep the right pace and not run off.

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

We can rehearse and record from one to six hours a day. It happens that all the rest of the day paying various organizational aspects related to the project. Now, for example, we are preparing for a concert and tselimsya to European Showcase.

I have an idea. How to turn it into a song?

To begin, write down the idea: turn the recorder on the phone, Hum a tune or Speak successful line of text. It is better not to delay, because the idea is to forget. And after, when you get to the computer, record a first outline of the track in one of the music programs and show it to the rest of the group.

If in the process of writing songs have questions or need assistance, you can always ask advice from more experienced musicians in social networks or forum.

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

We actively use the program Ableton Live, as it makes the performance of electronic music live is even more interesting, great works in conjunction with electronic instruments and is suitable for Windows.

Maybe I need a powerful and expensive equipment?

Really, can not do without a good computer. The more powerful the hardware, the better it will cope with the recording and mixing music.

But the productive glands - that's not all. Do not forget about portability. Most likely, you'll have to take your work machine at a concert or on tour. On the desktop computer it will be hard to do. Therefore, the best option for a musician - performance notebook. You can buy a model with a touch screen, it will be much easier to work while traveling, at concerts and other situations where a mouse or touchpad is inconvenient.

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

music classes at AIST, we are trying to do mobile and ergonomic: can easily take small keys and rehearse on the road to the park. And there is already work at laptops over recordings and arrangements.

It's great that the development of technology for the tangible and artists: for example, on the touch panel ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo you can place the same keys or drums, and just listen to the melody will sound.

And still a lot of money to rent a cool studio?

To create a hit, not necessarily to rent a professional studio - it's expensive and inconvenient. You will be limited in time: instead of four takes of vocals or instruments you have to do two or even one. Such haste could adversely affect the final quality of the song.

Therefore, the best choice for a beginner musician will be a home studio. For recording vocals enough semi-USB-microphone. And if you want to party tools, you can do on your computer in a special program.

Now in vogue living and neprilizannoe sound. Therefore, the post-processing to bring your song to sound perfection is not much use.

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

Home recording - perhaps the main philosophy of creating sound AIST: immediacy, roughness and immediacy allow to revive the electronic music.

Increasingly, you can see a well-assembled home studio, and in many respects it is a merit besides technology. In our arsenal of different tools: synthesizers, guitars, MIDI-device, and great that they do not have to carry the studio every time we write a song or rehearse.

I want to hear about my song. How to promote it?

Optional hire a specialist or an agency to promote a song. Thanks to the internet all you can do on your own with your laptop or phone. First, please create an account in Instagram for your group, load a clip of a song, Cast it to the thematic groups of "VKontakte", a treaty of mutual repost with other musical groups.

It has long gone are the days when people shake their songs on computers and tossed them on the USB-cable to your mobile phone. Today strimingovye relevant services. Put your records on such sites to attract more audience.

To download the songs on the Apple Music, «Yandex. Music "or Deezer will need to take advantage of special services aggregators: Tunecore, Freshtune and others. With Soundcloud everything easier. You only need to click the Upload button and select an entry.

Also in support of the new songs can be released clip. Optionally, do a very expensive movie. Suffice it to a simple lyric-lyric video and interesting visuals.

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

Ways to reach out to the audience through the Internet is now a lot: we are looking for an audience in social networks and on special services like Submit Hub, through which we send out our new single Rocket Fuel. In the web we often happens, moreover through the same devices that make music. Therefore, to all created remained intact, regularly update your operating system - this will minimize the risks of cyber attacks and data loss.

And I will have fans?

Of course, there will be! But only on condition that you will constantly communicate with them and to warm up interest in his music. To this end, communicate with fans in the comments and personal messages, be careful not to ignore their questions and comments. Also do not forget teaser songs storys in Instagram, spending broadcast with the answers to the questions live from rehearsals, concerts and beksteydzhey.

Roman Sosnin

Member of the musical duo AIST

We try to keep our fans up to date with news AIST in all social networks, but most of all communicate, probably in VK. If there is a criticism, encrypt a message in binary code, and of ones and zeros is obtained an interesting pattern for drums.

If you are looking for a sign from above to finally start making music and gather a group, then here it is. And even more to be inspired, get acquainted with Mary of Roman history and of AIST group, which they shared in a joint project between Microsoft and "Citylink" the role technologies in the creation of music - "shine!" From ordinary children Maria and Roman turned into one of the most promising indie artists in Russia and now go to concerts across Europe. And all because from childhood loved music and were not afraid to make it his life's work.

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