This week I decided to have some fun with one of my synthwave tracks, 1983 by my alter-ego Zac Rivers.
Mostly just to have a little bit of a giggle but also because I love exploring new avenues of content creation.
I am by no means a good filmmaker or editor or actor for that matter but I HAD FUN doing this.
Plus I finally had an excuse to wear some aviators inside in October π
The thing that I realised this week was that I have been getting bogged down in a lot of the "boring" stuff; emails, uploads, planning etc. I know this stuff is essential but one of the reasons I pushed myself to pursue a creative career was so that I could have more fun and do whatever the hell I wanted, when I wanted.
I am certainly going to be doing more of these fun little skits because it was a blast and I found myself chuckling happily out loud whilst editing.
Is there anything you could be doing more of to add a little bit more fun to your work?
The Quiet Whisper | Issue 44
π€ This was fun
π» Ambient Cello is yours...
Yet another freebie for you. This week it is one of my favourites, the Ambient Cello. Enjoy.
πΊ Iβm Watching...
My own videos π€£ - The first of many Cinemalism tracks has gone live on YouTube to a massive audience of crickets. But as you and I both know, this is a long game and as Mr Beast says, "Your first video is not going to get any views"...phew!
π₯ Witcher Style Percussion...
I really enjoy explaining writing rhythms in a simple and clear fashion and what better way than through a Witcher-related tutorial!
π Cinematic Hip Hop
I recorded this tutorial a while ago and it had just been sitting on my desktop (external hard drive to be more concise) and I thought I would just share it with the world. I'm quite pleased with it tbh, a little long maybe, but plenty of good stuff in there.
π«Άπ» Sharing is Caring
One of my amazing audience, Paul Bateman shared his ode to cinematic 80s synthwave with me and I thought it had to be shared with all of you. This is a tune, thanks for sharing Paul. I love a bit of synthwave I do!
β Quote of the week:
You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we're playing a game. It's a business, it's our job, but I don't think you can do well unless you're having fun. - Derek Jeter
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