Discover Your Unique Sound: Helsinki Bus Station Theory & Musical Identity Tips (Day 12: Challenge)

In this video, start on a journey to discover your unique sound by exploring the fascinating Helsinki Bus Station Theory. I'll guide you through both the theory and practical tips, empowering you to shape a distinctive identity as a producer. I also share my own experiences and how I found my artistic identity as LNA.
Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Creativity! A production challenge crafted to empower and inspire music creators to make more music! The giveaway & track submissions are now closed, BUT you are still welcome to do the challenge whenever you feel stuck with your creativity! Just check the below link for structured guidance, and whoever finished the challenge still gets some nice gifts & freebies.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Helsinki Bus Station Theory (For Musicians)
02:58 My own experience
04:26 Practical Tip 1: Finding Your Own Genre
05:35 Practical Tip 2: Back to basics & Finding your sound
07:10 End of the challenge. What Next?
07:38 Master Your Track & Publish It
10:03 My New Years resolution

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

The giveaway & track submissions are now closed, BUT you are still welcome to do the challenge whenever you feel stuck with your creativity! Just check the below link for structured guidance, and whoever finished the challenge still gets some nice gifts & freebies: ➢ SIGN UP & EXTRA MATERIAL: www.lnamusic.com/challenge-page/12daysofcreativity2023 ➢ MY ONLINE MUSIC PRODUCTION COURSE: www.lnamusic.com/challenge-page/AbletonLiveTrackFromStartToFinishCourse ➢ Listen to the finished track "More Time" I made during this challenge: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lna3/more-time

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

I went there, reported all the steps completed, but I can't find a way to submit my track. It seems you can only do so by becoming a Patreon member? It seems this challenge is only for members?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

@@fritsvanzanten3573@fritsvanzanten3573 No, not only for members. If you read the instructions in the last page of the challenge, you see how to submit the track.

[@JasonHensel]

Dangit! I was out of town this weekend. I finished my track and wanted to submit it and now it's closed? :(

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

@@JasonHenselyou can still add it there for feedback from the community but giveaway is now over.

[@santoshgujar5237]

✨✨✨🙏🌺✨✨✨Dear Sister, ✨✨✨✨😇, Always Keep Smiling, ✨✨✨✨

[@santoshgujar5237]

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[@HenningUhle]

I think, something like the Helsinki Bus Station can be found in similar ways. I think, I've heard something like this in relation to something completely different. But this theory absolutely makes sense. It's the story of getting on your journey to go to your destination. If you don't come to your destination, maybe you sit in the wrong bus. When I go back to my beginnings, then I remember me listening to the radio when i was around 13. Yes, there was always music in my life before since my father was pationate about classical music and a trained singer and my mother was THE rock lady of my life. I've grown up with Tannhäuser and Springsteen. But then, there was this time when I started my own musical journey. There was this serious song about this young girl who ended up on the life support machine. I'm talking about "Blasphemous Rumours" by Depeche Mode. In the GDR, we were always a little late. And so, I experienced this song together with the song that brought me to my heroes OMD: "Shame" from 1987. Those two songs were the foundation. And then, there was this album "Electric Café" by Kraftwerk and a little later finally "Disintegration" by The Cure. And all this made my musical compass. During this time, I learnt to play drums, but switched later to keyboards and - tada - Amiga Computer. Me and my friend, we wanted to be the cool synthesizer boys and called ourselves "The Doctors of Philharmonic Frontiers". Yes, we made typical 90s Eurodance music, but always a spicy touch darker. Later, I continued myself until the stuff was broken and I could not replace it. During the Pandemic, I found my way back to music. And now, I can say: Yes, the 80s version of Depeche Mode, OMD, The Cure and Kraftwerk are still there in my music. Now, it is somehow EDM, but again a bit darker. I am sure, I won't make a living from my music. But I am happy with what I am doing. So, I guess, I took the right bus. Coming to your challenge: I will try it on my own. Maybe, I'll let you know when I am through. But this is nothing to become famous. I follow your channel for some time. And I've learnt some cool things. And this nice story to wrap up the challenge is great. Thank you for that.

[@justjoannec8399]

I have found that as a musician, I often lack the ability to play the sound that I imagine. Part of producing my songs has been having the humility to know it's okay to ask for help. The collaborations I have done with other people have been very rewarding and a lot of fun! So I would encourage people out there to do that. If you do lack musical ability...and you don't play multiple instruments...or you don't play them that WELL, don't be afraid to ask others to help you!

[@vikyw4599]

I am loving your tracks Lina, they are unique dreamy 🥰😍🤩

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Thanks!

[@djmixamatoesis9956]

Laulu on liian kovaa!

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

voi ei!

[@QueenV14]

L💜VE this !

[@cardamommyy]

thank you LNA it has been an absolutely incredible 12 days. I've learned so much and am so excited to make more music! This video was very moving, thank you for sharing and for the reminder to stay true to ourselves!

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

I am soo glad you enjoyed this and all the best with your creativity! 😊

[@djterhinator]

Thank you for an amazing challenge. It's a wrap, let's start submitting! 😊❤

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Yay!

[@musicadigama]

🥹🥹🥹🥹 I'm so happy to be here, I'm so happy that I've done the challenge again, even though this year was very hard and sometimes I worked at night to my song.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Well done doing it and it was so awesome to follow your progress on Insta!

[@AndersonPaaquiao]

Thank you sooooo much for these 12 days... it literally lined up with final project work for my MFA (after finally going back to complete it after 9 years).

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Amazing!

[@maurice1376]

Thanks so much LNA, I've never finished a track so quickly and I'm pretty happy about the result of it 🙌🏼 I need to polish the last things but I'm super exited to share it 😃 Thanks again!

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@trinkibellecastle]

amazing, good video

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Thanks 😊

[@antonm_]

Interesting... it feels similar to the "Imitation, Assimilation, and Innovation" idea in Jazz, and the "Shu-Ha-Ri" in Japanese martial arts (also used in software engineering). That's another great way to look at the same concept but in the context of discovering one's artistic identity.

[@unclemick-synths]

We all have a sound that other people can identify - we're just the last to find out what it is!

[@joeymc5272]

You should do more ableton push 3 tutorials

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

I have a whole course on my website :)

[@INDAmedia]

Thanks! This was actually very helpful and well explained. Time to take the bus and leave.

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

Have fun!

[@elixesmusic]

is your Genelec 8341 or 8331?

[@LNADoesAudioStuff]

8331A :)

[@elixesmusic]

Do you hear the low end well?@@LNADoesAudioStuff