We all go through these self doubt experiences and it's pretty hard. So I just wanted to show my perspective on this topic and hope it helps you :) Thank you for all the support so far and let's grow this strong community of like minded producers ♥ Spread the word.
bro.. i watch u now for 2days and its realy cool, bud your going true exact same things as me, thinking thinking and thinking, meditating.and more meditating, analysing life, not expect things to come. trying to be a good human. making music and hating and loving it.. knowing the world could be better if we use it better. , yea man your a cool dude just like me.
Not to discredit, but I’ve seen at least a few producers cover mental health topics, especially procrastination, depression, anxiety and imposter syndrome. Good video tho
this morning i decided to quit music, too much negative thoughts about it were ruining my everyday mood, i took all my keyboards, the mic and all the stuff i used to do music, and throw it away. then i opened youtube after 5/6 hours of no-stop crying and this was the first video i saw, you made my day. i took back all the stuff and placed it back in place, i was 17years old when i started making music, now im 23, you saved the 6 years of my life that i spent on music, i can say thank you but you will never understand how much you've done for me with just one video. you're not just a great musician, you're a great person
You can throw all your instruments and gear away. You can stop singing,practicing and playing. But,you can not throw the music or musician that is inside of you away,nor can you stop it. Whether you make it your livelihood,or just use it for personal peace,fun or enjoyment,or all the preceding,does not matter. What does matter,is that you acquired all that gear and more in the future for one reason and purpose. And that reason and purpose is to have the ability to express yourself in your own way through these tools. If you sing,then you are going to have an even harder time trying to throw away your instruments. 😁
You're a very wise young man. I'm 63 but I realize each of us can learn from anyone, regardless of age, background, mindset, etc. You've taught me a very important lesson today. Thank you, and best wishes for continued success!
This hits deep, plenty days i went to bed crying saying “my music is not good” or “i’ll never be good at” “i hate my voice” even though i never met a single person who said that my music was bad and lots of people said that it helps em alot, i still feel like its not good enough, or that they lying, and it sucks to be stuck with that feeling 😢
I used to suffer with bad mental health revolving around music and eventually I actually quit and took a good 2/3 years off and found out that even after quitting I still felt shit because I let myself quit and am actually trying to push myself to make music again just because I enjoy it. Don’t quit people it doesn’t make you feel better it legit makes you feel even worse 😂
There is some truth in here. For me its after 20 years of performing live still so hard to be happy with my performance. I feel a lot of shame. Imposter syndrome at its best. I heard someone say: you dont even have to believe in you or your music, just do the work. Figuring out what "the work" is, finding your weeknesses and then working on these things as much as you can is such a pain, but it will make you better, much better.
I think having a good reason for making music helps to have a strong foundation. Even if my music is trash, I’m still going to create. If I don’t get this negative BS out of my head, it just festers and rots me from the inside. Regardless of the end quality, I make music because it cleans my mind and helps me be more present with my family
Needed to hear this. Really resonated with a lot of the thoughts I have everyday. Music consumes my life, I'd love nothing more than to work the rest of my life making a living from music. However, with such a small fanbase and limited capital, I know I may never get that opportunity - and that's okay. It's a bummer but I will still make music regardless if it's my job or a hobby. Its truly one of the most beautiful things we as humans created. Music is love.
Its 10 years now Ive been producing music, I switched from tekno rave to trap beats, I doubt bout my decisions if I was doing good or bad, I even Thought I didnt choose the right genre at some points and that I had Lost so many time doing music for other artists and left behind my real artist needs...I now want to Say that everyone of those Thoughts are non productive and then personally thought that for Who I am right now I dont Need to think about anything, Just do music if I want or Need and this Is my way, myself of today, and we'll see in this walkthru where I Will lead myself. This Is my personal way and I started to accept, I know we all can do Better but yea, that's not what I actually want to do. Really appreciate this video and thanks for sharing those words.
You make music because you enjoy doing it, it’s yours and you own it. Don’t look or compare with other artists, stay off social media, it will mess you up. If you really like producing music you would be doing it anyways whether you distributed to streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music etc. or not so just keep doing it. There is too much information on the web telling you what you need, how to do it, so many rules to follow and yes it does work sometimes but, everyone is different so do your own thing what ever works for you and enjoy it whether your famous or not - cheers!
If you’re music isn’t good enough then keep making music & keep pushing yourself to become better at making music & it’s good to take breaks but never give up. You can do anything if you truly believe that you have the capability to achieve your goal You’ll never succeed if you believe you are unable to succeed. Having a positive mindset is a huge part of improving in any area but especially music / art/ creativity
Thank you I needed this right now. Always letting comments and likes judge the way I feel about my music and thinking that if one video or song doesn’t go well then the music must be the issue. Its draining but this helped clear my mind
Huge huge huge thanks for making this video, I thought it's only me who thinks that my music is shit and I can't get better anymore after scrolling through Instagram/SoundCloud listening to others music. This video changed my perspective, thank you so much brother
In the end when you talk about trying different things to get out of your routine, it shows that to grow you must step out of your comfort zone, I think that is an important lesson.
I used to be this way, humbling my self made me improve, but at the same time I maintained positivity by eliminating all the negative things from my life (negative words, negative people, negative thoughts, hate). I eventually realized that its not about improving my life, it’s about improving the world as a whole; through that I unlocked unlimited motivation. I had a vision of how great this world could be; it has to start with you ❤. I don’t want to get too philosophical, but once you walk through life with positive energy, you’ll attune to the positive energy of the world and bloom to become the best version of your self period. Your mind will function with a better flow and you’ll make the best music you’ve ever made.
I go through this all the time. I've been so close to quitting music for good but there is some part in me that just can't let it go. I hate my own music and always compare myself to others. This video is top notch.
Good to know I’m not alone on how you feel. I would often be afraid to write music. I would ask others if they felt the same way. Most would say, why would you be afraid? I had someone tell me that the reason I’m afraid to write is because each time I do I’m facing myself. Traveling to new frontiers. I remind myself why I do before I write and offers support to explore my mind. Facing yourself isn’t easy. If you can push through little by little, you can reach places that you would never thought you could. It’s a beautiful feeling. And yes documenting is important. It allows me to map out my thoughts and intentions. The more you do it, the more revealing who of you are is seen. Thank you for the wise words. My algorithm led me here and I was not disappointed. All the best.
This is a great video even outside of the music production world too. Comparing yourself to others and thinking you aren’t good enough is more common than we think
Thank you, man. I feel your words in this time of my life more than ever ❤. Much love to all music producers, composers and songwriters out there who are chasing a dream. Yeah, its hard AF. But please, keep on going, you owe it to yourselves. Do not quit. I got you brothers and sisters. Anything you need, I got you. You're good enough, the world needs tough people with your determination, skills and love for the craft like you.
I'm a Trance producer and I learned all of this the hard way. I'd like to thank you for spreading awareness to keep going for anyone who is at the early stages and or dealing with a similar situation.
I'm going through this right now with my music. You are your own worst enemy. Everybody is. I only just started to learn singing while strumming my guitar two months ago and I've already written three songs. Some people may think my stuff kind of sucks right now, but I don't care, because I'm learning. Everybody starts at the beginning. We can't move forward if we don't try. Everybody, keep moving forward. Produce stuff for yourself. That's the key. If you enjoy it, that's all that matters.
this is the most human video in the context of music i have ever seen. i write songs and sing and often, very often feel like this. You seriously helped me with this video and i think i am going to come back if i feel like this again. Also today that feeling had reached a new high and together with the career choices i have to make after my matura in 4 months i feel very much lost and uncertain and close to giving up. now o discovered you. I dont think this is a coincidence, thank you
I'm really glad you made this. I've been producing my own music for over a decade and my production skills are pretty solid, but for various reasons I've never made much of a career out of it. It's really all I want to do though. I'm in a place now where I'm trying to get momentum to start producing full time. It's really refreshing and encoraging to see you talk about these darker moments we all have regardless of where we are in our process, because parts of everyones journey can be pretty rough, and depending on our mindset and personal circumstances I'v seen some really talented people defeated, and I've felt the same. It helps to understand why you may be feeling the things you feel and what you can do to put yourself in a better headspace, and we all owe it to ourselves to put in the effort to overcome these hard times. The beauty of being a producer is that we're all different, and it may be good to follow trends and such for business reasons but like the video mentioned, don't lose sight of yourself in all the marketing and social media. We're all artists and we can always grow and learn more and be better, and have fun with it.
❗️❗️very very very important topic and must see video for everyone because most of us can relate to.. at least everyone who is serious about this work. Great reminder that we are all together in this! Thank you
i remember myself being relatively new in the producer world and hearing comments from a well-known producer on my beat. he said that i wasn't professional enough with this workflow, and giving me advice on stuff like ADSR, which i didn't understand a thing back then. i was stressed, thinking that i could not make good music and i should leave the scene for a while, and wait for when i go to highschool (i was 12) to learn courses about music theory, mixing and stuff (in vietnam highschool entrance exams can be seen as life-changing so that's why i said i wanted to wait)... or maybe just quit. but my impatience started to grow on me, so i kept training nonetheless, while learning new things day to day, just like you. fast forward to my 14yo self now, i feel like i still have a lot of room for improvement, because i still haven't had the opportunity to study the fundamentals yet, because of the aforementioned problem. therefore, there are still a lot of days that i open my DAW up and have beat block. but hey, at least i have made better music than before, so i am confident about it. hope my story reaches somebody. if you are reading this, keep on making bangers, and don't let your emotions stop you.
Hi Fiko, the way you format your videos and tell the story is very easy to digest, plus also helps a fellow music creator approach self reflection and expression. Thank you for your authenticity.
Thank you for posting this so much. I haven’t yet experience this since I literally just started in the music making scene, but I could see that effecting me later on down the road. I have mostly noticed impatience rather than lack of inspiration. Because I’m still heavily in the learning phase, school keeps me out of music, and I feel like I am going to lose necessary time meant for learning music, even though I just need more patience. I mostly want to make some pretty underground types of EDM, which probably has some of the most amount of variability in creativity because of the different ways you can edit sound. So far, I haven’t been comparing myself to other artists and thinking that they’re better, but I love seeing whenever they create a track that pulls away from their norm in order to create something unique in themselves. I want to be like that, making my tracks different every time because of my experimentation. Thank you for inspiring me. Your channel needs a lot more subscribers.
I bet there are tons of people wishing that their songs were as good as mine. I probably would've too, if you showed me my current music when I was a beginner and told me some random guy made it. I probably would've doubted that I'd even make it there. The trick is to enjoy what you do, and to realize that you might be one of the only people who gets the ultimate satisfaction from your art. This is okay. I go back to my earlier works now and then, and realize that I was doing alright back then, and had good ideas, despite not knowing anything about music production... old ideas can always be recycled. Thanks for this video. It was heartfelt and honest. Cheers.
Thanks for making this video. I needed to hear this haha I wanted to add to what you mentioned about meditation. You said "observe, understand, control" is the process that unfolds when you meditate, but I wanted to be a bit more specific about it for those who haven't experienced it yet. Meditation, in its essence, is just focusing inwards, for example on your breath and body. You focus your attention there so that you slowly calm down your senses and become aware of what is going on inside of you. That's the "observe" part. You can "see" that the feeling of discomfort arises and fades from within you by focusing on your breath and seeing how you breathe faster when you are anxious, but slower when you are calmed. That leads to "understanding" how your body works. Everyone shares a lot of features, but some people react different to different things. Some people might relax when listening to classical music, but others might get triggered and stressed because they compare themselves to Mozart. That's why meditation is helpful, because it allows you to understand how you personally perceive reality. Last but not least comes the "control". I don't think it would be accurate to say that you control your thoughts. Thoughts can be reduced, but they can also randomly pop in your head without any trigger. Ever had an idea come to you out of anywhere? Or what about a random thought that is unrelated to what you are currently doing? That's just how our brains work. They process information unconsciously (involuntarily, without us actively thinking about it) and sometimes that information leaks into our conscious mind (that is to say, the voice in our head haha). Although we might not be able to control our thoughts directly, there are ways to indirectly influence our thought patterns: we can add positive thoughts or we can introspect on our thoughts (through journaling, therapy or making music), just to name a few. But the real control that we have is in our actions. Let's go back to our previous example with Mozart. Maybe you grew up in a competitive musical environment and you had to learn complicated compositions, even if all you wanted was to make trap beats haha. You have this trauma from your earlier years and every time you hear those notes, you feel tense and hostile. Maybe you are unaware of all of this at first; but by observing within you start to slowly uncover those layers. And once you understand where the trigger comes from, you can choose to re-frame the experience. So, instead of feeling tense, you can tell yourself that you no longer have to compete with anyone anymore. You can enjoy this type of music just as you enjoy anything else. You can observe the feeling of discomfort arise and instead of reacting to it, you wait it out till it passes. It sounds very hard, but trust me, your body does adjust over time. It's part of growing up. We are constantly re-enforcing habits, so if you practice meditation constantly, you are strengthening the neural pathways that make you more self-aware, patient and disciplined. You can make a change in your life at any moment, regardless of your context, your age, your family history; heck, it doesn't even matter if you hit rock bottom in life. You can always start over, every single time.
I've really been struggling with my thoughts on my music, especially since no tracks of mine have gotten accepted by labels recently It does help to see that I'm not the only one struggling and that everyone else goes through the same stuff
you have my favorite channel on YT for musicians by musicians. I wish more people would be talking about this. Thank you for your insights and good vibes \m/
Thanks for this, I just hope I could see the video like 5 years ago, when my music was technically starting to sound good but didn't know, what to do, like genre or anything like that. But here we are, you are never in the finish line, the goal is the progress.
I dropped my EP a time ago. And it didn't get a response I expected and that led to my self doubt be more stronger. I got so tired I deleted my tracks from UA-cam. And I decided to take a break, a social media detox. And whenever I feel like resuming I will Start making music again. The thought that made me survive was - "every, time comes to teach you something" whether you are having good times or bad times. This motivated me to take break, or I had decided to quit music for good. I would suggest any artist, if they are not feeling it in themselves about creating music or anything, to go on a social media detox, meditate, read books. This will also help you be a better human being but also will help your mental health.
Almost cried at the point where you say about comfort zone.. That is exactly what's happening to me rn.. Thank you for the fresh ideas. Now I want to go and mess around with some knobs, haha!
Good tips, I'm glad I found your material. I was thinking lately, that I got some kind of procrastination syndrome. What I mean is that I've got this feeling, that I've got enough and even sometimes better knowledge about playing and music theory, than people that can earn a lot of money because of their music online, but not enough knowledge about mixing, working with DAW, not good enough vst and so on. So instead of just focus on doing finally fucking music on my own, I'm watching a lot of tutorials about mixing, creating sounds, working with DAW/specyfic VST, I'm playing and testing my vst sounds etc. So this time maybe is not fully wasted, because I'm still learning something new that I would need in my work, but I can not get rid of this feeling, that I need to get to know enough, before I'll start to do anything and I do not like to waste time to achieve some effect that I want during composition process, not knowing how to do it. Like know your tools very well, before you start to use them. I can bet I'm not alone with my behaviour.
this is the poem I was searching for. Actually I'm having a job, being busy to earn money, on the other hand, I want to start out, with my music, what I learned during the last years, explore my actual skillset and improve it and yes I do music as an escapism but I heal myself partwise with it, because, I feel denied by society, been mobbed in school and had no anchor to relie on expect music, where I can be and do whatever I want, without being minded sharing my passion with others and yes the fact that one good song statues upon the grave of tons of abadoned, neglected and "not feeling to complete because heat of the moment" projects, is what I can commit too.
I actually have my doubts more often because I can't or don't want to deal with social media much and accordingly my music isn't heard enough to get the necessary feedback on a larger scale. However, I am noticing an improvement in my skills myself. And that is probably the most valuable thing about expressing yourself artistically.
im not currently making music (i want to in the future) but im currently a youtuber and i 100% relate to this video. thank you for talking about this and making me feel understood!
Man not gonna lie, i can 1000000% relate this video. I don't know what happened to me but eventually i started feeling like this. Everybody tells me that your music is too good but i am keep losing my faith. I don't feel like releasing my music anymore. I am so disappointed with my myself and this anxiety is killing me inside day by day.
Rule number three is the most important one for me. You gotta think different to be unique, combine different shit that you would never think of. Thats how u develop and progress. Great vid as always
Peak video, my mate. I stumbled upon it in recommendations as I'm starting my way in producing techno. This is another sign that meditation and journaling is the key to live peacefully. Thank you for it, thank you for putting in your soul. Bless you
The hardest thing about making a living from music is that when you get to a certain age. Life catches up with you and you have to go to work at a job you don't even like and every day you get up not knowing if you have 2 days, 4 months, 2 years, or potentially never before you can make a living from it. Personally, I live it extremely badly. I don't like my job but I'm still young and I hope that with perseverance things will change
I've just discovered your channel, so true, motivating and inspiring. It makes me realize even more that I am on the right path. Thank you for that ! Keep going ! :)
I feel you, you’re not alone I’ve been dealing with the same. Just go with ur gut feeling and realize people don’t overthink what you make or do only about themselves
I’ve been in that same place for a couple months too. When we’re in this state our brain makes us believe it’s always been like this and it always will be. But we’ve gotta remember it hasn’t always been like this. Life is constantly going between up and down/good and bad. You’re feeling that way for a reason and when it’s over you will come out better 🤞
Same here bro, when I first started I had so many creative ideas and enjoyed every moment of the process. Now I loathe the process and get super down, not everyday just some days.
Fiko, That's what I went thru and then opened youtube to distract myself and then I watch this, it's very realtable and helpful. Also makes me more happy to know that this is normal
Awesome vid! I feel the exact same way! My music is never on a level as other more trained, skilled. Yet I come up with some authentic stuff I really get stoked on. I create the odd thing and I get so pumped and I find it's so if I approach with a strong intention. I like zeroing in on playing nice tones as best as possible, like I'm drenched in the vibe. I know nothing about recording, so I'm just using my loop pedal. Got me pumped to stay with it longer this time. Man great transparency and honesty here! Thank you!
That was an amazing video. I was shocked that you mentioned a thought that was bothering me for a long time - i just can’t get out of my comfort zone and i dont want to „waste time” trying new things. You made me realize that it’s a bad thing cause i’ll never know if i can do better things if i won’t try. Thank you so much for this vid, take care
This was great! Very inspiring to listen to your journey and ways to develope the right mindset to be creative and growing. Also your vulnerability is pretty badass. Much respect!
Great vid. There's a lot of truth in this and I like the way you've taken your doubts and worries (that we all share!) and turned them into instruments of growth.
@@TarzanHedgepeth i uploaded someone else content , UA-cam not monitize reused content so i remove all my youtube videos. And i don't know what to Post .
@@DUniquemusic you have 10k subs… do SOMETHING high quality and post it. Maybe… you could start your own video series where you filter UA-cam search results to who released music THIS WEEK and bring attention to the top 3 of the week… and give your own critique and offer some audience to the lowly artists that are struggling to get an audience - assuming their content is accessible enough. There’s plenty more ideas… but since you CAN monetize eventually with your own content… you gotta do something. Don’t sit on that pile and do nothing, that’s ridiculous. Even if you can’t “monetize”, you can link Patreon and make merch… just make up your own basic logo graphics and find a service that creates the merch for you, etc. You can do it. You’ve got the subs to reach out to.
We all go through these self doubt experiences and it's pretty hard. So I just wanted to show my perspective on this topic and hope it helps you :)
Thank you for all the support so far and let's grow this strong community of like minded producers ♥ Spread the word.
bro.. i watch u now for 2days and its realy cool, bud your going true exact same things as me, thinking thinking and thinking, meditating.and more meditating, analysing life, not expect things to come. trying to be a good human. making music and hating and loving it.. knowing the world could be better if we use it better. , yea man your a cool dude just like me.
well done video.. ''fun'' all too serious fr
Honestly I have never seen any Producer UA-camr talk about mental health and how to deal with our problems. Thank you fr fiko💖
thank you bluk appreciate it ♥
Same
Same x2!
Not to discredit, but I’ve seen at least a few producers cover mental health topics, especially procrastination, depression, anxiety and imposter syndrome. Good video tho
yeah, me too....♥
damn this is the side of music production literally no one else is talking about.. hitting deep
exactly
this morning i decided to quit music, too much negative thoughts about it were ruining my everyday mood, i took all my keyboards, the mic and all the stuff i used to do music, and throw it away. then i opened youtube after 5/6 hours of no-stop crying and this was the first video i saw, you made my day. i took back all the stuff and placed it back in place, i was 17years old when i started making music, now im 23, you saved the 6 years of my life that i spent on music, i can say thank you but you will never understand how much you've done for me with just one video. you're not just a great musician, you're a great person
Been there so many times. Stay strong.
you were meant to see this video. i wish you the best stranger.
Don’t feel bad bro I literally have been recording music since 12 I’m 25 it ain’t over til it’s over
You can throw all your instruments and gear away. You can stop singing,practicing and playing. But,you can not throw the music or musician that is inside of you away,nor can you stop it. Whether you make it your livelihood,or just use it for personal peace,fun or enjoyment,or all the preceding,does not matter. What does matter,is that you acquired all that gear and more in the future for one reason and purpose. And that reason and purpose is to have the ability to express yourself in your own way through these tools. If you sing,then you are going to have an even harder time trying to throw away your instruments. 😁
You're a very wise young man. I'm 63 but I realize each of us can learn from anyone, regardless of age, background, mindset, etc. You've taught me a very important lesson today. Thank you, and best wishes for continued success!
Keep going unc!
I can't never describe how thankful i am for this video
🥺🥺♥♥
This hits deep, plenty days i went to bed crying saying “my music is not good” or “i’ll never be good at” “i hate my voice” even though i never met a single person who said that my music was bad and lots of people said that it helps em alot, i still feel like its not good enough, or that they lying, and it sucks to be stuck with that feeling 😢
I used to suffer with bad mental health revolving around music and eventually I actually quit and took a good 2/3 years off and found out that even after quitting I still felt shit because I let myself quit and am actually trying to push myself to make music again just because I enjoy it. Don’t quit people it doesn’t make you feel better it legit makes you feel even worse 😂
There is some truth in here. For me its after 20 years of performing live still so hard to be happy with my performance. I feel a lot of shame. Imposter syndrome at its best.
I heard someone say: you dont even have to believe in you or your music, just do the work.
Figuring out what "the work" is, finding your weeknesses and then working on these things as much as you can is such a pain, but it will make you better, much better.
I think having a good reason for making music helps to have a strong foundation. Even if my music is trash, I’m still going to create. If I don’t get this negative BS out of my head, it just festers and rots me from the inside. Regardless of the end quality, I make music because it cleans my mind and helps me be more present with my family
Needed to hear this. Really resonated with a lot of the thoughts I have everyday. Music consumes my life, I'd love nothing more than to work the rest of my life making a living from music. However, with such a small fanbase and limited capital, I know I may never get that opportunity - and that's okay. It's a bummer but I will still make music regardless if it's my job or a hobby. Its truly one of the most beautiful things we as humans created. Music is love.
Its 10 years now Ive been producing music, I switched from tekno rave to trap beats, I doubt bout my decisions if I was doing good or bad, I even Thought I didnt choose the right genre at some points and that I had Lost so many time doing music for other artists and left behind my real artist needs...I now want to Say that everyone of those Thoughts are non productive and then personally thought that for Who I am right now I dont Need to think about anything, Just do music if I want or Need and this Is my way, myself of today, and we'll see in this walkthru where I Will lead myself. This Is my personal way and I started to accept, I know we all can do Better but yea, that's not what I actually want to do.
Really appreciate this video and thanks for sharing those words.
You make music because you enjoy doing it, it’s yours and you own it. Don’t look or compare with other artists, stay off social media, it will mess you up. If you really like producing music you would be doing it anyways whether you distributed to streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music etc. or not so just keep doing it. There is too much information on the web telling you what you need, how to do it, so many rules to follow and yes it does work sometimes but, everyone is different so do your own thing what ever works for you and enjoy it whether your famous or not - cheers!
If you’re music isn’t good enough then keep making music & keep pushing yourself to become better at making music & it’s good to take breaks but never give up. You can do anything if you truly believe that you have the capability to achieve your goal
You’ll never succeed if you believe you are unable to succeed. Having a positive mindset is a huge part of improving in any area but especially music / art/ creativity
Thank you I needed this right now. Always letting comments and likes judge the way I feel about my music and thinking that if one video or song doesn’t go well then the music must be the issue. Its draining but this helped clear my mind
Huge huge huge thanks for making this video, I thought it's only me who thinks that my music is shit and I can't get better anymore after scrolling through Instagram/SoundCloud listening to others music. This video changed my perspective, thank you so much brother
appreciate it brother, glad it helped you : )
the voice of musicians, im glad you spoke about this and brought “Imposter Syndrome” to light.
This is just perfect man, thank you 🙏 As a music producer, these feelings are something we all got. It's all about how you deal with it.
In the end when you talk about trying different things to get out of your routine, it shows that to grow you must step out of your comfort zone, I think that is an important lesson.
I used to be this way, humbling my self made me improve, but at the same time I maintained positivity by eliminating all the negative things from my life (negative words, negative people, negative thoughts, hate). I eventually realized that its not about improving my life, it’s about improving the world as a whole; through that I unlocked unlimited motivation. I had a vision of how great this world could be; it has to start with you ❤.
I don’t want to get too philosophical, but once you walk through life with positive energy, you’ll attune to the positive energy of the world and bloom to become the best version of your self period. Your mind will function with a better flow and you’ll make the best music you’ve ever made.
Very well explained. A lot of artists share this common feeling. My key to not get beaten up by comparison is just to believe in my particularity.
Dam bro fr..dat goes deep.
I really appreciate this, this is a true artist, you can tell by his vocabulary and character that he is truly different.
I go through this all the time. I've been so close to quitting music for good but there is some part in me that just can't let it go. I hate my own music and always compare myself to others. This video is top notch.
Good to know I’m not alone on how you feel. I would often be afraid to write music. I would ask others if they felt the same way. Most would say, why would you be afraid? I had someone tell me that the reason I’m afraid to write is because each time I do I’m facing myself. Traveling to new frontiers. I remind myself why I do before I write and offers support to explore my mind. Facing yourself isn’t easy. If you can push through little by little, you can reach places that you would never thought you could. It’s a beautiful feeling. And yes documenting is important. It allows me to map out my thoughts and intentions. The more you do it, the more revealing who of you are is seen. Thank you for the wise words. My algorithm led me here and I was not disappointed. All the best.
This is a great video even outside of the music production world too. Comparing yourself to others and thinking you aren’t good enough is more common than we think
"Mental health is the fundamental to success"
I cried watching this, too relatable man. Keep pushing everybody, I wanna see all of you rise one day.
Thank you, man. I feel your words in this time of my life more than ever ❤. Much love to all music producers, composers and songwriters out there who are chasing a dream. Yeah, its hard AF. But please, keep on going, you owe it to yourselves. Do not quit. I got you brothers and sisters. Anything you need, I got you. You're good enough, the world needs tough people with your determination, skills and love for the craft like you.
You dont even know how much you inspired me with this.
Thank you!
I'm a Trance producer and I learned all of this the hard way. I'd like to thank you for spreading awareness to keep going for anyone who is at the early stages and or dealing with a similar situation.
your honesty and openness is inspiring
I'm going through this right now with my music. You are your own worst enemy. Everybody is. I only just started to learn singing while strumming my guitar two months ago and I've already written three songs. Some people may think my stuff kind of sucks right now, but I don't care, because I'm learning. Everybody starts at the beginning. We can't move forward if we don't try. Everybody, keep moving forward. Produce stuff for yourself. That's the key. If you enjoy it, that's all that matters.
Real man. It's a constant struggle with our minds.
I can't wait to watch all these new comers like myself, find your page and relate to every word you say.
this is the most human video in the context of music i have ever seen. i write songs and sing and often, very often feel like this. You seriously helped me with this video and i think i am going to come back if i feel like this again. Also today that feeling had reached a new high and together with the career choices i have to make after my matura in 4 months i feel very much lost and uncertain and close to giving up. now o discovered you. I dont think this is a coincidence, thank you
I'm really glad you made this. I've been producing my own music for over a decade and my production skills are pretty solid, but for various reasons I've never made much of a career out of it. It's really all I want to do though. I'm in a place now where I'm trying to get momentum to start producing full time. It's really refreshing and encoraging to see you talk about these darker moments we all have regardless of where we are in our process, because parts of everyones journey can be pretty rough, and depending on our mindset and personal circumstances I'v seen some really talented people defeated, and I've felt the same. It helps to understand why you may be feeling the things you feel and what you can do to put yourself in a better headspace, and we all owe it to ourselves to put in the effort to overcome these hard times. The beauty of being a producer is that we're all different, and it may be good to follow trends and such for business reasons but like the video mentioned, don't lose sight of yourself in all the marketing and social media. We're all artists and we can always grow and learn more and be better, and have fun with it.
I swear your content has been the most relatable out of every producer channel I have ever watched. Appreciate you a lot Fiko
dude this is literally the best video of mental health in music production its crazy
This applies to art in general, I can rlly relate to all of this with acting. Great video man, this is what people need!
❗️❗️very very very important topic and must see video for everyone because most of us can relate to.. at least everyone who is serious about this work. Great reminder that we are all together in this! Thank you
i remember myself being relatively new in the producer world and hearing comments from a well-known producer on my beat. he said that i wasn't professional enough with this workflow, and giving me advice on stuff like ADSR, which i didn't understand a thing back then.
i was stressed, thinking that i could not make good music and i should leave the scene for a while, and wait for when i go to highschool (i was 12) to learn courses about music theory, mixing and stuff (in vietnam highschool entrance exams can be seen as life-changing so that's why i said i wanted to wait)... or maybe just quit.
but my impatience started to grow on me, so i kept training nonetheless, while learning new things day to day, just like you.
fast forward to my 14yo self now, i feel like i still have a lot of room for improvement, because i still haven't had the opportunity to study the fundamentals yet, because of the aforementioned problem. therefore, there are still a lot of days that i open my DAW up and have beat block. but hey, at least i have made better music than before, so i am confident about it.
hope my story reaches somebody. if you are reading this, keep on making bangers, and don't let your emotions stop you.
Hi Fiko, the way you format your videos and tell the story is very easy to digest, plus also helps a fellow music creator approach self reflection and expression. Thank you for your authenticity.
Coming back to this from time to time, thanks Fiko
Thank you for this man. This is the most genuine video I've ever seen on UA-cam
Thank you for posting this so much. I haven’t yet experience this since I literally just started in the music making scene, but I could see that effecting me later on down the road. I have mostly noticed impatience rather than lack of inspiration.
Because I’m still heavily in the learning phase, school keeps me out of music, and I feel like I am going to lose necessary time meant for learning music, even though I just need more patience.
I mostly want to make some pretty underground types of EDM, which probably has some of the most amount of variability in creativity because of the different ways you can edit sound.
So far, I haven’t been comparing myself to other artists and thinking that they’re better, but I love seeing whenever they create a track that pulls away from their norm in order to create something unique in themselves. I want to be like that, making my tracks different every time because of my experimentation.
Thank you for inspiring me. Your channel needs a lot more subscribers.
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Bro exactly what I needed. There is so much value in your video, kinda makes me emotional. Thanks dude!
I bet there are tons of people wishing that their songs were as good as mine. I probably would've too, if you showed me my current music when I was a beginner and told me some random guy made it. I probably would've doubted that I'd even make it there. The trick is to enjoy what you do, and to realize that you might be one of the only people who gets the ultimate satisfaction from your art. This is okay. I go back to my earlier works now and then, and realize that I was doing alright back then, and had good ideas, despite not knowing anything about music production... old ideas can always be recycled.
Thanks for this video. It was heartfelt and honest. Cheers.
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Thanks for making this video. I needed to hear this haha
I wanted to add to what you mentioned about meditation. You said "observe, understand, control" is the process that unfolds when you meditate, but I wanted to be a bit more specific about it for those who haven't experienced it yet.
Meditation, in its essence, is just focusing inwards, for example on your breath and body. You focus your attention there so that you slowly calm down your senses and become aware of what is going on inside of you. That's the "observe" part.
You can "see" that the feeling of discomfort arises and fades from within you by focusing on your breath and seeing how you breathe faster when you are anxious, but slower when you are calmed.
That leads to "understanding" how your body works. Everyone shares a lot of features, but some people react different to different things. Some people might relax when listening to classical music, but others might get triggered and stressed because they compare themselves to Mozart. That's why meditation is helpful, because it allows you to understand how you personally perceive reality.
Last but not least comes the "control". I don't think it would be accurate to say that you control your thoughts. Thoughts can be reduced, but they can also randomly pop in your head without any trigger. Ever had an idea come to you out of anywhere? Or what about a random thought that is unrelated to what you are currently doing? That's just how our brains work. They process information unconsciously (involuntarily, without us actively thinking about it) and sometimes that information leaks into our conscious mind (that is to say, the voice in our head haha).
Although we might not be able to control our thoughts directly, there are ways to indirectly influence our thought patterns: we can add positive thoughts or we can introspect on our thoughts (through journaling, therapy or making music), just to name a few.
But the real control that we have is in our actions. Let's go back to our previous example with Mozart. Maybe you grew up in a competitive musical environment and you had to learn complicated compositions, even if all you wanted was to make trap beats haha. You have this trauma from your earlier years and every time you hear those notes, you feel tense and hostile. Maybe you are unaware of all of this at first; but by observing within you start to slowly uncover those layers. And once you understand where the trigger comes from, you can choose to re-frame the experience.
So, instead of feeling tense, you can tell yourself that you no longer have to compete with anyone anymore. You can enjoy this type of music just as you enjoy anything else. You can observe the feeling of discomfort arise and instead of reacting to it, you wait it out till it passes.
It sounds very hard, but trust me, your body does adjust over time. It's part of growing up. We are constantly re-enforcing habits, so if you practice meditation constantly, you are strengthening the neural pathways that make you more self-aware, patient and disciplined.
You can make a change in your life at any moment, regardless of your context, your age, your family history; heck, it doesn't even matter if you hit rock bottom in life. You can always start over, every single time.
I've really been struggling with my thoughts on my music, especially since no tracks of mine have gotten accepted by labels recently
It does help to see that I'm not the only one struggling and that everyone else goes through the same stuff
it is a struggle, but it gets better if you put in the time and effort :)
As a guitarist I feel you and I'm glad you're speaking on this. Very helpful .
Thanks for pointing this out… a lot of young producers need this
its so hard to continue music when you compare yourself to others. This helped alot. Thanks.
you have my favorite channel on YT for musicians by musicians. I wish more people would be talking about this. Thank you for your insights and good vibes \m/
You make such high value content. Keep this stuff coming and I guarantee your channel will explode
Thanks for this, I just hope I could see the video like 5 years ago, when my music was technically starting to sound good but didn't know, what to do, like genre or anything like that. But here we are, you are never in the finish line, the goal is the progress.
This hits home ❤ great to know I’m not alone. Thank you for making this
It´s so helpfull to know that other Producers are also going thru this doubts. Love you for this. Thanx a lot !
Im so happy im not alone in this journey
Thanks Fiko🔥🔥🙏🙏
I dropped my EP a time ago. And it didn't get a response I expected and that led to my self doubt be more stronger. I got so tired I deleted my tracks from UA-cam. And I decided to take a break, a social media detox. And whenever I feel like resuming I will Start making music again.
The thought that made me survive was - "every, time comes to teach you something" whether you are having good times or bad times. This motivated me to take break, or I had decided to quit music for good.
I would suggest any artist, if they are not feeling it in themselves about creating music or anything, to go on a social media detox, meditate, read books. This will also help you be a better human being but also will help your mental health.
So true - appreciate you making this
Almost cried at the point where you say about comfort zone.. That is exactly what's happening to me rn.. Thank you for the fresh ideas. Now I want to go and mess around with some knobs, haha!
My brotha. Thank you for the vulnerability and sharing your truth. Watching this was so insightful and inspiring. God Bless You. One Love.
Good tips, I'm glad I found your material.
I was thinking lately, that I got some kind of procrastination syndrome. What I mean is that I've got this feeling, that I've got enough and even sometimes better knowledge about playing and music theory, than people that can earn a lot of money because of their music online, but not enough knowledge about mixing, working with DAW, not good enough vst and so on. So instead of just focus on doing finally fucking music on my own, I'm watching a lot of tutorials about mixing, creating sounds, working with DAW/specyfic VST, I'm playing and testing my vst sounds etc. So this time maybe is not fully wasted, because I'm still learning something new that I would need in my work, but I can not get rid of this feeling, that I need to get to know enough, before I'll start to do anything and I do not like to waste time to achieve some effect that I want during composition process, not knowing how to do it. Like know your tools very well, before you start to use them. I can bet I'm not alone with my behaviour.
this is the poem I was searching for. Actually I'm having a job, being busy to earn money, on the other hand, I want to start out, with my music, what I learned during the last years, explore my actual skillset and improve it and yes I do music as an escapism but I heal myself partwise with it, because, I feel denied by society, been mobbed in school and had no anchor to relie on expect music, where I can be and do whatever I want, without being minded sharing my passion with others and yes the fact that one good song statues upon the grave of tons of abadoned, neglected and "not feeling to complete because heat of the moment" projects, is what I can commit too.
I actually have my doubts more often because I can't or don't want to deal with social media much and accordingly my music isn't heard enough to get the necessary feedback on a larger scale.
However, I am noticing an improvement in my skills myself. And that is probably the most valuable thing about expressing yourself artistically.
im not currently making music (i want to in the future) but im currently a youtuber and i 100% relate to this video. thank you for talking about this and making me feel understood!
Man not gonna lie, i can 1000000% relate this video. I don't know what happened to me but eventually i started feeling like this. Everybody tells me that your music is too good but i am keep losing my faith. I don't feel like releasing my music anymore. I am so disappointed with my myself and this anxiety is killing me inside day by day.
Rule number three is the most important one for me. You gotta think different to be unique, combine different shit that you would never think of. Thats how u develop and progress. Great vid as always
exactly ! thank you
this video helped me out so much you don’t even know. thank you for the kind words and inspiration!
honestly, thank you very much bro... god bless your career
You are super brilliant thank you so much for your analysis of this problem
Peak video, my mate. I stumbled upon it in recommendations as I'm starting my way in producing techno. This is another sign that meditation and journaling is the key to live peacefully. Thank you for it, thank you for putting in your soul. Bless you
This is a very very eye opening video. Thank you for making this bro!❤
The hardest thing about making a living from music is that when you get to a certain age. Life catches up with you and you have to go to work at a job you don't even like and every day you get up not knowing if you have 2 days, 4 months, 2 years, or potentially never before you can make a living from it. Personally, I live it extremely badly. I don't like my job but I'm still young and I hope that with perseverance things will change
I've just discovered your channel, so true, motivating and inspiring. It makes me realize even more that I am on the right path. Thank you for that ! Keep going ! :)
To be honest. I feel literally how you explained… plus I feel like I’m so obsessed I’ve ended up over analysinging everything around me
I feel you, you’re not alone I’ve been dealing with the same. Just go with ur gut feeling and realize people don’t overthink what you make or do only about themselves
I’ve been in that same place for a couple months too. When we’re in this state our brain makes us believe it’s always been like this and it always will be. But we’ve gotta remember it hasn’t always been like this. Life is constantly going between up and down/good and bad. You’re feeling that way for a reason and when it’s over you will come out better 🤞
Same here bro, when I first started I had so many creative ideas and enjoyed every moment of the process. Now I loathe the process and get super down, not everyday just some days.
Fiko, That's what I went thru and then opened youtube to distract myself and then I watch this, it's very realtable and helpful. Also makes me more happy to know that this is normal
good video! I agree with you. And making music to open your possibilities or feel better it's a great motivation.
Love you g, thanks for being open with us
Awesome vid! I feel the exact same way! My music is never on a level as other more trained, skilled. Yet I come up with some authentic stuff I really get stoked on. I create the odd thing and I get so pumped and I find it's so if I approach with a strong intention. I like zeroing in on playing nice tones as best as possible, like I'm drenched in the vibe. I know nothing about recording, so I'm just using my loop pedal. Got me pumped to stay with it longer this time. Man great transparency and honesty here! Thank you!
That was an amazing video. I was shocked that you mentioned a thought that was bothering me for a long time - i just can’t get out of my comfort zone and i dont want to „waste time” trying new things. You made me realize that it’s a bad thing cause i’ll never know if i can do better things if i won’t try. Thank you so much for this vid, take care
It's beautiful when you realize that the 'wasting time trying new things' IS the process. That's what is meant by 'trust the process'.
@@MrReeTart damn right
Wow I can't stop fuckin crying watching this bro. You just saved my damn life. Wow. Wtf. That is you are absolutely amazing. Thank you Guru Fiko
This was great! Very inspiring to listen to your journey and ways to develope the right mindset to be creative and growing. Also your vulnerability is pretty badass. Much respect!
Great vid. There's a lot of truth in this and I like the way you've taken your doubts and worries (that we all share!) and turned them into instruments of growth.
much love my guy. thank you you helped me and my friend feel better about ourselves
it seems to live my life in another body, I feel you bro, love
thank you
Hey, you have over 10k subs, but your content is gone. What happened?
@@TarzanHedgepeth i uploaded someone else content , UA-cam not monitize reused content so i remove all my youtube videos.
And i don't know what to Post .
@@DUniquemusic you have 10k subs… do SOMETHING high quality and post it. Maybe… you could start your own video series where you filter UA-cam search results to who released music THIS WEEK and bring attention to the top 3 of the week… and give your own critique and offer some audience to the lowly artists that are struggling to get an audience - assuming their content is accessible enough.
There’s plenty more ideas… but since you CAN monetize eventually with your own content… you gotta do something.
Don’t sit on that pile and do nothing, that’s ridiculous.
Even if you can’t “monetize”, you can link Patreon and make merch… just make up your own basic logo graphics and find a service that creates the merch for you, etc.
You can do it. You’ve got the subs to reach out to.
I commend you for make this video on this topic. You sir are going to summit all of the peaks in this industry. bravo
so glad I found your channel man, inspirational asf fr. Thank you
Thanks for making this video, I really needed it
i can't how much this helped me mentally. Thank you fiko
I feel this to much... Nice video Fiko!
I needed to hear this
Shit, this is exactly where I'm at right now. Great video, man.
Wow Fiko! So thankful for this fr
Thanks dude
That’s not only about the music, and i like it