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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
I'm a producer and dj from Santa Cruz, California but I'm currently going to college in Spokane. I make a mixture of future bass and trap with a dark science fiction vibe to it. My one song currently on soundcloud is Tempest:
https://soundcloud.com/alterummusic/tempest
I've only been producing for around a year now but it's something I kind of obsess over at this point. I love the fact that I can create music by myself on my computer and make it close to exactly how I want to hear it.
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
I started listening to electronic music my junior year of high school when my friend took me to see Major Lazer, What So Not and RL Grime. I fell in love with it and started going to any show and festival I could see after that. Those are still some of my biggest influences but I've grown to love Ekali, Krane, Rustie and Flume as well. In pretty much every song I make I'm influenced by pretty much all of these artists.
What´s new right now?
I have a few small shows coming up in Spokane at The Pin!, I'm really excited 5quar3 live at the Pin! We have a really sick lineup of a bunch of friends that all throw down. I'm also planning to release another song soon called Drain with a friend of mine, and I hope to release a lot more songs in 2018 now that I have a little bit more of a relaxed schedule this semester in college.
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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?
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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
I still haven't really overcome this but my work process is super slow, I tend to take my time with my music and make sure it's exactly what I want before I feel like I can release it. In the future I really hope to speed up my process so that I can release music on at least a bimonthly schedule.
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How do you personally discover new music?
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
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https://soundcloud.com/alterummusic
https://www.facebook.com/austin.wrenn.96
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