Then, I had a long talk with myself. For a while, it seemed like maybe fame was what drove me. I saw the success of Alex S, Omnipony, Circuitfry, et al and I liked what they had. However, I caught myself. This isn't about fame. Fame is shallow. This is about ponies.
Finally, I recalled why I started producing and joined the forums. It was around this time last year. That was when I saw MLP:FiM for the first time. To make a long story short, I was having to deal with a member of the family suffer with cancer. Ponies helped me through this difficult time. It was something I really needed to keep my sanity. Eventually, I found Everypony Radio and experienced the awesome music of brony musicians. "Wow," I thought, "that was made by everyday musicians?" So, it inspired me to try to produce pony music.
the4thImpulse wrote:legion2190 wrote:I see where you're going with this and agree, but I have a problem with the whole Pony-in-name-only thing. Saying that the only way to link music to the show is through samples or lyrics (that's the vibe I'm getting from your post, at least) is seriously limiting.
Basically, I'm just worried that this kind of talk is going to turn things into a 'how much pony can I force into this song?' contest, which frankly, is a lot worse than where we currently are.
I dont really get that vibe too much, that a pony needs pony samples, I think he means we have to be more carefull with what we call a truely <pony> track. If you were to create an insturmental track, show it to a brony without giving them a discription, picture, or track name and have them understand its a pony track. Thats why we have those tools so we can tell people what inspired us and what the track is about. If you create an insturmental track, state what inspired you and the liteners understand and feel those same feelings as they listen then I would say its a true pony track. Otherwise it may be pony inspired but if people don't get that same feeling (pony related feeling) then its not a true pony track.
Again, I agree completely with this argument. When I first started, the only tracker I had was FamiTracker II. So, I spent a good week making "Gummy's Rave". I poured every bit of the happiness and pony influence I felt into that track. It was something I was proud of and had to at least try and contribute to the brony community.
So, in conclusion, I agree with DJ PON3. There needs to be more pony influence, samples, and what have you. Today, I'm gonna start making my stuff non-PINO. Thanks, everypony.