I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask this, but I really value the opinions of people here, so I thought I'd ask anyway.
 
I have been making music (more like 8 to 32 bar loops) for about 2 years now. I only recently started making fully mixed and mastered songs (no vocals) every week. I've made about 4, by now.
I started with free software, off course. From LMMS to Sonar Platinum. From free .sfz files to Kontakt libraries. Over the course of two years I read multiple books on music, studied the pros, sat around in a studio watching others work and learned as much as I could. I'm still learning, I mean I just learned the difference between various electric guitars.
The problem is, I don't know where to go from here. My songs all have a distinct style to them, so I can't go the 'Kevin MacLeod' route. Nor do they fit a particular genre concretely, so I can't send them to those Youtube channels that post songs of specific genres.
 
So far, everything has been funded by my parents, and even now they'll gladly continue providing the funds. But, I don't want that to continue. I want to start earning something from this passion. Even if it's just a few dollars a month.
 
So, I ask all of you on any tips, or suggestions, on how do I start out with music as a profession?

Find a good doctor?  Have you ever seen a grown man naked?  Have you ever had sex with a rhino?

eph221
Find a good doctor?  Have you ever seen a grown man naked?  Have you ever had sex with a rhino?

 
Um... are those references I'm supposed to get? :P

mohak96
I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask this, but I really value the opinions of people here, so I thought I'd ask anyway.
 
I have been making music (more like 8 to 32 bar loops) for about 2 years now. I only recently started making fully mixed and mastered songs (no vocals) every week. I've made about 4, by now.
I started with free software, off course. From LMMS to Sonar Platinum. From free .sfz files to Kontakt libraries. Over the course of two years I read multiple books on music, studied the pros, sat around in a studio watching others work and learned as much as I could. I'm still learning, I mean I just learned the difference between various electric guitars.
The problem is, I don't know where to go from here. My songs all have a distinct style to them, so I can't go the 'Kevin MacLeod' route. Nor do they fit a particular genre concretely, so I can't send them to those Youtube channels that post songs of specific genres.
 
So far, everything has been funded by my parents, and even now they'll gladly continue providing the funds. But, I don't want that to continue. I want to start earning something from this passion. Even if it's just a few dollars a month.
 
So, I ask all of you on any tips, or suggestions, on how do I start out with music as a profession?

Can you play your own stuff live? If not, can you do cover songs live? It's as good a way to make a start as any. Join a band perhaps. Just throwing out ideas.

jamesg1213

mohak96
I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask this, but I really value the opinions of people here, so I thought I'd ask anyway.
 
I have been making music (more like 8 to 32 bar loops) for about 2 years now. I only recently started making fully mixed and mastered songs (no vocals) every week. I've made about 4, by now.
I started with free software, off course. From LMMS to Sonar Platinum. From free .sfz files to Kontakt libraries. Over the course of two years I read multiple books on music, studied the pros, sat around in a studio watching others work and learned as much as I could. I'm still learning, I mean I just learned the difference between various electric guitars.
The problem is, I don't know where to go from here. My songs all have a distinct style to them, so I can't go the 'Kevin MacLeod' route. Nor do they fit a particular genre concretely, so I can't send them to those Youtube channels that post songs of specific genres.
 
So far, everything has been funded by my parents, and even now they'll gladly continue providing the funds. But, I don't want that to continue. I want to start earning something from this passion. Even if it's just a few dollars a month.
 
So, I ask all of you on any tips, or suggestions, on how do I start out with music as a profession?

Can you play your own stuff live? If not, can you do cover songs live? It's as good a way to make a start as any. Join a band perhaps. Just throwing out ideas.

Well, I live in India, a country where most live-playing is done by people with a laptop and a few CDs in the corner of a bar.

You know eph, your post  really wasn't necessary (as funny as you may think it is) and shows a lack of tactfulness. The OP was asking a sincere question and I'm guessing wanted a mature/informative answer.

Their called starving artists for a reason.

This is getting ridiculous.  I've been asked those very questions before.

bitman
Their called starving artists for a reason.

I do understand that. And I don't expect to earn much either. As I said, even as little as a few dollars a month will do. I think that does qualify as deadly starving.

Network with like-minded musicians.  Move somewhere with a music scene.  Learn everything you can.  Play anywhere/everywhere you can.  Develop talent.  Repeat as necessary, likely a decade or two.
MAYBE this might give you a 1/1,000,000 chance.