"You Suck, and You Need to Deal With It"

[@fallingdream]

"when you like something that you've made, there will be other people that like it too" thanks I needed to hear that today

[@false-set]

Art never gets finished man, it just gets abandoned.

[@false-set]

@Frikoppie dafaq dood?

[@false-set]

@Frikoppie what kinda music video is it & did the UN give it to you?

[@baramundi__88__]

If you don't start with pad's every time your missing out bro!

[@kyleistrying]

The best thing I've ever done for improving at things I care about was gradually not caring about being bad anymore

[@dr.gregoryf.maassen2637]

Venus Theory's new UVI plugin crashed today the French VST manufacturer UVI's Workstation because of so many people downloading it. I had to wait for an hour to load it ultimately into Falcon. Talking about validation. Quality prevails.

[@Rhythmattica]

I love imperfection.... ;)

[@ThatSockmonkey]

This guys scares me a bit. Like, way more than Ben, now that I think about it. Hes like half my age and so! fucking! serious! about everything.

[@buckycore]

He's got a rad voice too!

[@buckycore]

He's got a rad voice too!

[@averyintelligence]

Who's Ben?

[@ThatSockmonkey]

@@averyintelligence the guy with the eybrown scar Ben Jordan I think

[@xGorefieldx]

I struggle to release music cause my mix downs aren't as clean and defined as multi-millionare professionals that have been doing it for 20+ years. And like duh, it's not gonna sound that good but it still trips me up. I'm trying to work past it and just let it be what it is, it's tough though.

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Perfectionism… “it’s never done”

[@apoplexiamusic]

I love how Cameron’s career on YT started with neuro tutorials and now he’s become this generation’s musical equivalent to Eckhart Tolle. Massive props

[@apoplexiamusic]

@Frikoppie i do think that the ego causes suffering, but that’s a very Buddhist notion. I understand not everyone can agree or relate to it. What i mean is that he has a very positive message for the many ills of the mind and soul that plague the modern musician, just like Eckhart is looking to help people who suffer mentally

[@C.S.Argudo]

oh im just insecure as fuck, therapy might help but dang is finishing projects hard

[@ReeWebster]

Sounds simple but only create when it’s working, lots can do when it’s not: organize/name tracks, audition sounds, plan out a structure. All those things can kill creativity, leave them till a more appropriate time.

[@sleepingstate1978]

The thing with that is that creativity often gets boxed in a magical place. There are ways to get ready to be creative that lots of people avoid in place of procrastinating

[@snubdawg1386]

being organized and ready when creativity hits is important ....but also you can "force" yourself to be creative to an certain extent

[@sleepingstate1978]

@@snubdawg1386 no. We might not know where creativity comes from, and you may not be happy with what you make in any given moment, but you absolutely can force yourself to be creative. The point is people make all sorts of conditions for when it counts and discount the rest. **Edit. lols. My bad. I obviously misread your comment and thought you said we can't force it. But in fact you said the very opposite.

[@ReeWebster]

@@snubdawg1386 yeh agreed. Fortunately I find the "uncreative" things end up sparking almost enough ideas. Also pick up the guitar often, rec quick vid clips; have an online doc to note down sample ideas; and those all ideas you write that don't work with the current song, export to new project. The main issue I have with this is going back to check the info. Often find myself pulling hair out for 10-15 mins till I remember lol. Always learning though hey.

[@snubdawg1386]

@@ReeWebster yeah we need the discipline to be organized.....i'm also often searching for lyrics way to long that i saved in some document

[@denno445]

This weaver guy gives strong reddit vibes

[@christiankennedy2212]

What if you're jaded, and you just get bored with your own ideas too quickly? And on top of that, you begin to lack the motivation to even make new music, let alone go back and open up old, forgotten projects and tinker with them? These days, my motivation is only proportional to my caffeine glow (and I only really allow myself something like, 8-10oz of coffee a day, now). This seems like a real problem for me, since for the last 23 years of my life, I've been a "career" musician. I'd try something else, but I don't quite know what else I'd be able to, or like to do.

[@MarsHottentot]

This vid reminded me of my failed foray into beat making during the lockdown. Like, I made a bunch of stuff, came back to listen to it after all was said and done... Absolute garbage - and I say that objectively, as I don't have the problem of worrying about what the public thinks. The public has, generally, never liked what I do, so they stopped being a factor decades ago. No, it was just bad. Boring and missing that spark that that makes compelling beats. Accepting limitations is important; time is precious! I'll stick with my noisy guitar shit - which I excel at, but I still love you producers, man😂

[@innernetadmin3304]

I bet your music was secretly good and you just have bad judgment

[@MarsHottentot]

@@innernetadmin3304 very kind of you to say, but if it was, I would have slung that shit around Bandcamp and SoundCloud before I even realized what I was doing. Two major problems: half baked concept and poor mixing/eqing. Together they coalesced into an underwhelming total!

[@innernetadmin3304]

@@MarsHottentot I think you’re missing out on the power of authorship. Some songs are subpar because the creator doesn’t try to own their concept works. So what it doesn’t sound like it was mixed at a pristine studio by a veteran engineer. The fans fall in love with the abstract meaning of everything else behind the production. Don’t be surprised by the nuances of a beginner producers technical ability to make hits. You should give your hobby more MEAT before you give up. Money Energy Attention & Time

[@VentureNW]

Just watched a video where Snoop Dog was talking about a billion plays and making less than $45k off of that. Oof

[@averyintelligence]

That's cos he doesn't own his music and other people funded his career. Majority of new artists do own their music and are self funded

[@hansmemling2311]

@averyintelligence The track snoop whines about is one he owns the publishing rights on entirely and also owns the label that put out the record. So it’s entirely Spotify ( on the publishing end because snoop doesn’t mention mechanical royalties in the clip).

[@allyourbasearebelongtous2191]

Marketing and Promo is fucking so hard for me. That mountain I fucking see in the distance and just give up before I even try because of it. Blegh. Be mean.... I want to laugh. Lol

[@logamaguiar4970]

That's really cool...I saw the same video, and had a similar reaction.. he gave some sound advice.

[@val_de_mez]

If the world can handle Brendan Shaub, Paris Hilton, Bert Kreisher, DJ Khaled and all these other literal turds making living out of it. Just release it man 😂 no perfectionism, JUST RELEASE IT WHEN READY - AND THATS NOW! ❤🎉 FU**ING DO IT! 🎉❤

[@hansmemling2311]

Lmao. I like your philosophy!

[@peoplelikefrank]

I love Venus Theory… weaver too 😉

[@lewdacario]

4:07 is the qustion i still dont understand

[@PiriakaTrackwrecker]

I like what you're saying about no one being special, but I've been skating 25 years and I still can't do most of the legit tricks like back tails and smiths on a ledge, or most of the flip tricks. Probably because I don't enjoy them as much, but still. I can do plenty of fun feeling random tricks on small minis like half cab bluntslides, and switch back feebles and smiths, but sometimes I wish I could throw down some sweet Street stuff.

[@innernetadmin3304]

Keep practicing and you’ll be better than Tony Hawk in no time.

[@lewdacario]

9:20 simular sensablity???

[@buckycore]

Cameron should just join Dame Taylor's M-Leauge so can learn why his beats are trash due to not doing it the way Dame does it. That will get him past his perfectionistic self doubting.

[@joeysaturday3420]

all you Homosexuals should join Dame Taylor, then all of you can whine and soy out about mean internet comments

[@hansmemling2311]

Can’t watch Vens theory. Makes long winded videos taking 10+ min explaining something that can be said in 2 minutes.

[@foshizol]

I used to love to watch Venus Theory. I only followed him to learn about plugins, techniques, and gear. Now he just wants to lecture. All the guys I watch to learn stuff seem to have become entertainers and bent the knee to the all mighty KZbin algorithm and the quick buck. A lot of people don't even remember that Adam Neeley used to give bass guitar lessons and advice, Guitar Samurai used to play the guitar.

[@hansmemling2311]

These guys are sad cases imo. They changed their content to fit the algorithm and kind of lost their spark doing so.