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Shankapotomus

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3. Not to discourage you
Wed Feb 22, 2012, 06:50 AM
Feb 2012

but in my experience online it's difficult enough to get someone else to collaborate on one of your songs, let alone maintain a band. But I have seen it done before and there are some very successful music and lyric writers online who always have lots of work. I think for that you have to have a lot of single collaborations with different people until you reach a critical point and then it must just snowball from there. But I've never personally had the patience nor inclination to separate with my work like that. But if you're willing to do that I imagine you could build up quite a online resume. Now that I think about it I've had more collaboration offers than I took because I wanted my lyrics to be portrayed musically "just so". If you don't have that stubbornness and are willing to be flexible with your work, you can probably keep very busy with music online.

I think flexibility is the key now that you've caused me to ponder it.

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Don't recommend Indaba Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #1
Thanks for the information. LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #2
Not to discourage you Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #3
I see what you mean. LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #7
By the way Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #4
Yes, I did. LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #5
Ok Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #6
Thanks! LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #8
I've been collaborating over the internet for at least the last ten years... GReedDiamond Feb 2012 #9
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