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**barrydidit** · 31 January 2015, 13:53

Originally posted by TestMangler View Post

I've 'worked' as a semi pro musician (guitar/midi programming) for around 25 years on and off and regularly play pub gigs on my own and in a band but have never 'created' anything other than doing some commercial music programming of backing tracks (covers) for singers.

Have been rebuilding/upgrading my own little home studio for a few months and sort of came up to date a bit with a lot of virtual synth tulip that I'd never used before.

Anyway, long story short, I've sold a short 2min 30 sec techno/EDM track to some Lithuanian film maker character on an excusive buy out deal (Cliphead, have I f***ed up here ??) and got paid yesterday, the princely sum of 2250 euros.

It was a piece of throwaway messing about that I did when I was learning some new software so more than chuffed at the outcome and I can tick 'create and sell some music' off the list.

Nice one!

**xoggoth** · 31 January 2015, 14:56

Good stuff. I have been trying to master the guitar for about 45 years. Will get there some day.

**stek** · 31 January 2015, 15:01

Originally posted by TestMangler View Post

I've 'worked' as a semi pro musician (guitar/midi programming) for around 25 years on and off and regularly play pub gigs on my own and in a band but have never 'created' anything other than doing some commercial music programming of backing tracks (covers) for singers.

Have been rebuilding/upgrading my own little home studio for a few months and sort of came up to date a bit with a lot of virtual synth tulip that I'd never used before.

Anyway, long story short, I've sold a short 2min 30 sec techno/EDM track to some Lithuanian film maker character on an excusive buy out deal (Cliphead, have I f***ed up here ??) and got paid yesterday, the princely sum of 2250 euros.

It was a piece of throwaway messing about that I did when I was learning some new software so more than chuffed at the outcome and I can tick 'create and sell some music' off the list.

How did you 'get it out there'? Soundcloud type thing?

**TestMangler** · 31 January 2015, 15:01

Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

Good stuff. I have been trying to master the guitar for about 45 years. Will get there some day.

No one ever masters it. Least of all me

**TestMangler** · 31 January 2015, 15:03

Originally posted by stek View Post

How did you 'get it out there'? Soundcloud type thing?

It was on Soundcloud and Looperman. The initial contact came from the Soundcloud clip.

TBH I thought it was all an elaborate gag by someone until the paperwork and the money turned up.

In fact, it is still possible that it may turn up on a Lithuanian music production instructional DVD along with words like, "if you are starting in music production, do not ever produce anything like this" but at this point they can advertise anal lube for pensioners with it and I wouldn't care :-)

**minestrone** · 31 January 2015, 16:23

Watch out Paul McCartney. Here comes TestMangler with a 30 second clip only a Lithuanian will buy.

**NotAllThere** · 31 January 2015, 17:06

Originally posted by TestMangler View Post

It was on Soundcloud and Looperman. The initial contact came from the Soundcloud clip.

TBH I thought it was all an elaborate gag by someone until the paperwork and the money turned up.

In fact, it is still possible that it may turn up on a Lithuanian music production instructional DVD along with words like, "if you are starting in music production, do not ever produce anything like this" but at this point they can advertise anal lube for pensioners with it and I wouldn't care :-)

Some musicians claim they want fame, fortune and recognition. But when it really comes down to it, what they really want the most, is to be paid.

**xoggoth** · 31 January 2015, 17:07

No one ever masters it. Least of all me

Expect they get beyond a very crappy 12 bar blues.

**NickFitz** · 31 January 2015, 17:48

Rock on!

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