What group or who inspires you?

[Fl Brony]

I don't know if we already have one of these threads (At least I don't think that we do.) But what group or who inspires you?
For me it has to be the band Famous Last Words....and here is there newest song.....enjoy

[KingTrollestia]

I don't really have a particular group "per se". I more or less believe that since finding out about My Little Pony, it really kinda pointed me towards my career path.

[Motivfs]

Trying to take some influence and inspiration off these three producers. I've always loved Camo & Krooked from the start, really enjoy their style. It can be rough sometimes, and very melodic and chill the others, they're one of the D&B artists I listen to every time. There are certain elements of Maduk's style I really enjoy as well and try to implement in my music, I love what he does with vocals time and time again and how clean he makes his songs. As for Rockwell, it's his splicing, he's a fucking beast at it, not really just the splicing, but how he implements everything into his songs, it's like he's a master at putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

[Nine Volt]

For me, it's deadmau5, Feed Me, Porter Robinson, and General Mumble (odd one out)

[vladnuke]

Renard has always been one of my biggest inspirations, his inventiveness and loyalty to his craft is astounding, his style is beautiful and original, his production is beyond measure, he is a master at what he does, and he does a lot of it. Good dog.

Some other influnces include Nosia, Pendulum/Knife Party, Tobacco, Crystal Castles, Gorillaz, Nero, Boards Of Canada, Aphex Twin, Justice, and a lot more. All the music I listen to ends up changing how I make music and what techniques I use.

[topitmunkeydog]

I'm inspired by a lot of things, many a wide variety. I like Kimya Dawson's lyrics, Passion Pit's complex compositions, Deadalus for his unique sound, etc. etc. etc.
Those were just random examples. I can get inspired by most every sort of music, from hardcore classical to silly happy indie pop. The only thing that does not inspire me is like hip hop or rap stuff (including dumb mainstream pop.)
But the people who inspire me most of all are...
ALL OF YOU GUYS!! AWW I <3 YOU SO MUCH

jk it's sigur ros

[itroitnyah]

Laura the Zony, she got me into art which I did pretty good at, I guess, but then I decided I wanted to do music after I got some inspiration from Alex S and Skrillex (yeah, I know), and Laura had sorta shown me the whole "try hard enough to achieve your goals" thing, so I did music, where now my biggest inspiration is Lavender. And Adventure Club.

[Raddons]

Generally anything I like inspires me.

But I'm pretty much on the same boat with Vlad on Renard.

[Ed Viper]

I guess I'm inspired mostly by deadmau5.

There's probably some other sounds that come through in my work, but nothing that I'm consciously aware of.

[ghelded_kultz]

Throbbing Gristle, KLF and Sonic Youth. So Pranksters and Pretension.



And Nelson Mandela. He (and all the other anti-apartheid people) are pretty inspiring.


Edit: I forgot that Lydia Lunch has inspired all of my guitar playing.

[ExoBassTix]

I'm inspired by Organ Donors. They basically don't know what commercialization means. And they made their own sub-genre which they master to perfection. Always reminds me to be unique, and be myself.

Here's their song "Moogerfoogin' which I like a lot. I also like 212 but I figured one song's enough.

[HMage]

I can't say one name, because that'll be a huge bias against rest of the folks I love listening to.

Above & Beyond, Andy Moor, Lange, BT, Thrillseekers, Shogun, Ferry Corsten, Sam Hulick, Jon Hallur, Gabriel & Dresden, 7 Skies, Ferry Tayle, Daniel Kandi, Seven Lions, Tritonal, Stoneface & Terminal, Juventa, Heatbeat, Sequentia, Alan Morris, Estiva, Norin & Rad, Matan Zohar, I can go on forever.

But if I were to choose one track to show, it would be this:

[ExoBassTix]

JUVENTAAAAAAAA--
Best Trance ever. Juventa's remix of Cloud Nine. So. Good.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Things that I like inspire me. No one particular thing.

[Viricide Filly]

I'm just inspired by everything that I end up listening to. Nothing specific to be honest.
Although most of my horse music is inspired by fellow horse musicians

[Kushy Kallous]

Throbbing Gristle, KLF and Sonic Youth. So Pranksters and Pretension.



And Nelson Mandela. He (and all the other anti-apartheid people) are pretty inspiring.


Edit: I forgot that Lydia Lunch has inspired all of my guitar playing.

That's quite the list.. Rock on!


I guess for me, It'd be people like Frank Zappa, Eminem, Yelling at Cats
Only for the fact that these guys have SAID SHIT THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.
And not just simple observations, but eye-opening, being preached to this day by me,
kinda milestone ideas in music, production, theory, and attitude.

[Magnitude Zero]

PinkiePieSwear is my big one. I've been told that influence is fairly easy to hear. I also take a whooole lot from whatever music my school's concert band happens to be playing, since I hear individual parts and get to know each piece inside out.

Besides that: Pendulum, Feint, Foozogz, Porcupine Tree, some Steve Hackett stuff, and sci and Glaze on occasion.

[Icky]

Depends on the genre, let's see:

Dubstep: 501, Flux, Jantsen, Eptic, Excision, Alvin Risk, Rusko
Drum and Bass: Apex, Ewun, Noisia, Receptor, Neonlight, Spor, Xilent, Tantrum Desire, Stan SB
Hardstyle: Zany, The Pitcher, B-Front, Scope DJ, Fransesco Zeta, Activator, Frontliner, Geck-O
Hardcore: Tha Playah, Neophyte, The Viper, Mad Dog, Kasparov, Sinister Souls
House: Rabbit Killer, Madeon, Savant, PrototypeRaptor

List goes on, but these are the main genres I listen to with some of the first artists that came to mind.

[Venny_]

Dave Rogers, Odyssey, StormWolf, and Sugano.

[Alycs]

For an electronic musician, I actually listen to very little electronic music. Probably my biggest influences are either 30 Seconds to Mars and Billy Joel. Also, I love the music of Beethoven and Bach, and like using chord progressions for both of them (though Bach actually used Counter-point but who cares).

In the fandom, I love the work of Glaze, Mando, Echelon, Pirahnaplant and Odyssey.

[MaЯIuB]

I am most inspired by the bands/groups Dream Theater, Tool,Infected Mushroom, The Algorithm and Aphex Twin.

[Pewter Robot]

I was inspired by Earth's "Seven Angels" riff while I was playing it, so I decided to record a drone doom song in the same tuning (dropped A). And I did it very loudly. And that's what I'm doing right now. Also, they inspired me to learn to do a black metal screech. It's surprisingly easy.

[cplbradley]

Excision. His live shows are on a whole other level.

[Conduit]

Recently Whitetail and Stan SB have been my biggest inspirations. I've been in a creative slump for months, but every time I listen to music I remember why I started doing this.

Other then that, big influences have been CaptainFluffatun, Makkon, Pendulum, Two Steps from Hell, and tons of others.

[FLAOFEI]

Im inspired by lots of music.
Renard and Futret alot
Also, I buy a lot of old vinyls from 2nd hand stores and get a few ideas from there. Thats how I discovered the magic of both Polka and 'military' music.
Also, Mindless Self Indulgence