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I live in an area where alternative and emerging music is pretty popular, in fact I think three of the top ten indie record shops nationally are whithin driving distance of my place.

The sound is interesting, but don't expect people to jump all over it just because you're on mypsace. There are literally hundreds of thousands of people posting music profiles on there, maybe even more. To make yourself successful with that sound you need to get signed with an indie label that specializes in boutique sounds and novelty stuff, at least to begin with. Then play as much as possible live, make friends, hopefully get associated with somebody established for a few gigs so you can start booking on your own merit.

If you're trying to get things going for yourself just by establishing an internet presence, you're greatly underestimating the importance of imaging and branding on the internet. The people that create buzz from myspace do it by implimenting old school marketing techniques, the outlet just happens to be new media. Simply getting online isn't going to do anything. Image, art design, scene support, all these things factor in pretty severely with the internet scene. Just because it's publically available doesn't mean the public is looking at it.

You may already be familiar with these people but if you want to reference your sound, check out Delia Gonalez & Gavin Russom on DFA Records, the classic syntheizer artist Wendy 'Walter' Carlos, and the tounge in cheek twee pop composer Momus. Examine their fan bases and musical connections, work from there to figure out where you fit in. This seems like a trivial thing but it can make a huge difference in terms of forging a unique sound and presence, and particularly in terms or developing your artisitc direction.

Your sound is niche-based and old school from what I listened to. Completely non-conventional and not looking for any mass appeal beyond people that are already interested in retro sounds and lo-fi production. I'd suggest fine tuning your arrangments into some more immediatley arresting compositions and also marketing yourself in a quirky fashion if you want to actually draw some attention. You have to insert your vision of the music into the public interest that already exists for that genre if you want to get noticed.

Of course, that is if you're actually looking to do something with this, which I'm completly assuming is the case based on your request for feedback. Your music isn't actually my cup of tea, but I appreciate anybody that spends their free time creating something. One thing working in your favor is that idiosyncratic electronic music has found a previously unknown home on the internet, and atrists with non-mainstream approaches have a far better chance of gathering a fan base through online promotion than ever before.
 
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well, thanks man. I didn't know what to classify my music..i guess you found what you would call it. Thanks for the info very good indeed. As of now it is a hobby... I am just starting out....i have no musical background at all!
 
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