--Introduction Thread-- Newbies Please Use This Thread First

[HoovesTunes]

Hello everypony.
I'm a 18 year old nothinger from Norway who recently became interested in music.
I've previously listened to it (which probably comes as a great surprise) ,and I've also played the piano on and off for some while ,but after an incident at the age of 14 whereas my piano-teacher shouted at me for not being able to remember to play the C# chord instead of the C chord (I was a special child, bless my sweet ignorance), my interest and motivation for music became somewhat low.
I regained this interest somewhere about a year ago when I discovered what funny noises you could make with a usb2midi adaptor from china (which actually melted at some point), Fl studio and a keyboard from the eighties. I mostly just made horrid noises to ruin my roommates sleep, which was not very melodic.
However about a month ago or so I met a person who was also interested in music and the rest is hist- present.

Oh, and at some point I saw a lot of ponies on the internet and decided to watch that show. I liked it.

Other stuff:
DAW: Reason 5, with FL studio on the side for stuff such as voicefuckery and VSTs
Hardware: Axiom pro 49

[Voracious]

Hello everyone!
I'm a 13 year old amateur producer from California. My music will make you hate me.
I've been making digital music for a while now, though I've only released one official track, because, quite simply, uploading any of my other stuff would simply embarrass me. x]

Fluttershy is my best pony.

Stuffs:
DAW: FL Studio 10 (total lagfest for my computer ._.)
Favorite VST: NI Massive. Hell yes.
Hardware: I don't know. D:
... doesn't matter for me though. :3

- Voracious
http://youtube.com/user/VoraciousMusic

[TheSunAndTheRainfall]

Welcome, you guys! (Oh my god, I feel so lame posting all these blanket statements, but I do read all your posts you guys! Promise!)

[spacebaseloop]

Hello everybody! My name is DJ Spacebaseloop. I make electronica pony music on youtube. Here's a link to my channel where all my music is posted: http://www.youtube.com/user/spacebaseloop . Enjoy!

Music making software: Fl Studio 10
Plugins: Native Instruments Massive, Absynth 5

[Hazmatt]

Hello! My name is Matt, and I currently have no music to share except for my cover of "Becoming Popular". I'm working on a few song ideas though, and I intend to do some kind of electronic, possibly dubstep, music in the near future. If you'd like to hear the one thing I actually have done, please click the link below. If not, whatever, I'm just happy to be here.

http://soundcloud.com/reddurcs/becoming-popular-cover

[DJ Derp]

Hey my names Matt Zetz.

Im 19 and I'm currently looking for a music school that I can go to. I have FL studios 10 and I can barely use it. Im working as much as possible to start making music. Im looking for any help I can get.

I'm also learning how to mix tracks so help with that would be great too. My goal is to eventually be able to add to the community and help out as best I can.

[pizzaSmuggler]

Hello, everypony!
I go by many names.... Seriously, though, you'll find me elsewhere referred to either as "holyztn" (please don't ask where it comes from) or my real name, Thomas.

I'm not very experienced with making music, but I do enjoy listening to a lot of it, so my imagination does run wild occasionally. Recently I've been hoping to learn the process of creating music to let out some of that imagination. I've been working with a couple mashups that are awful, just awful, but I don't take myself too seriously so it shouldn't be a problem. Mostly I'm trying to work with FamiTracker to make some half-decent chiptune, and maybe eventually get into some breakbeat/core stuff. Oh yeah, as I mentioned before, I don't take myself too seriously, especially in creative processes like these. Not that I won't try to make good music, but my vision is more of something that's on the wackier, less-musical-than-conventional-perceptions-of-music side.

However I do in these pursuits, I sure look forward to working with you all and hearing the great work you guys put out.

[DrSorkenstein]

Hello and welcome everyone!

[vladnuke]

Hello, my name is Vladnuke and I make songs that are light and airy and sugar sweet (most of the time), but so far have not done a pony track (working on one right now). I use a sequencer and plugins. I also play piano and guitar, and I sing. And that's about it.

[senntenial]

look its me
I'm Senntenial AKA Piedoom, and when I'm not making horrible electronic music, I'm working on my MLP FPS music and modeling http://immolation.forumotion.com/

[Mallard]

G'day, folks. I'm Mallard, some of y'all might already know me.

I'm not generally big on forums, but since this is da place to be for brony musicians, I thought I'd tip my hat in.

Hi hi hi.

[RandomSwedishGuy]

Hellop.

[natsukashi]

YO MAN WELCOME INSTALL ABLETON YOU BISH

[RandomSwedishGuy]

Fuck Ableton. Imma buy a new drum kit and some instruments.

[North Kozar]

Well, hello. I'm North Kozar (or Kozarious) but people just call me Kozar. I highly doubt anyone here knows me, so I'll get to meet new people, yay! Anyway, I found my way to this site awhile ago when all the epic Balloon Party teasers came out and have been meaning to join up but just hadn't. I dunno why it felt slightly intimidating joining in at what seemed like "late in the game" -- but I'm over that now and just wanna get more into this awesome community!

I'm from the northern land of Alaska, born and raised here. An 18 year old High School Senior, trying to figure out sdjhfgjadhfgsjdhf what to do for college and all the fun that comes with that. I currently have no idea. Interestingly enough, when I finally finished all my college applications is when I completed my first (and currently only) whole MLP related song. I think the stress of this transition from High School to College is messing with my creativity a bit.
Also avid video gamer, mostly console in the past (ME3 came out today! super excited to start in on it soon, collectors edition is best edition). Only reason I own an Xbox though is because of Halo 3. My game collection grew around that. This summer one of my friends got me into League of Legends and I've really been enjoying that alot (any LoL players here?)
I also really love doing photography/photoshop/layout, and worked on my high schools' yearbook, designing the cover (granted I didn't take the picture that's on the cover, but still, pretty cool to leave that behind as a senior). I also love doing video editing and montage type stuff. Always wanted to do a Halo 3 Machinima and got pretty far in ideas, but never made one. Also stuck using iMovie. Le blech, but it works. Anyway, onto the music stuffs!

I used to play the violin for a couple years, starting it in private lessons, continuing into our junior youth symphony, but due to complications involving my private teacher, that fell apart and I haven't played it since 7th grade. Other than that I don't really know much involving music. All I can go off of is what sounds right to my ear. As well, ever since I got my first computer back around (I think) the beginning of 6th grade, the first thing I did was open up GarageBand and start throwing loops around making dinky little things. I did that fairly consistently, expanding here and there as I learned, but not really ever doing my own unique stuff (just loops) until roughly three years ago when I made a piece that I played all on my keyboard (no programmed notes). And for some reason after that, I stopped doing anything musically related. Just about two years went by until I slowly began getting back into it, discovering dubstep (which I had been thinking of melodically, but never had heard anything/knew what it was until that point) and finding artists new to me like Pendulum and Feed Me. It's been a slow process from that point, but it's picking up pace. Inspirations come from everywhere, and I'm never without an idea it seems, I just lack the motivation to do it (which like I said, could be related to my mental congestion lately). My hopes are that getting feedback (as I live off of feedback) will help me to keep up doing music, which I do love to do. Recently I've switched over to trying out Ableton from GarageBand.... Oh man, that's such a nice change.
/lifestory

I also just want to become more a part of the Brony community. Oh, right, the show. I got started on the show indirectly via a friend posting a link to "nyan cat" on Facebook. And I'm like, wow this is old, but I saw Alex S.'s Nyan Cat dubstep in the recommended videos. From there I randomly found his Glitchstep MLP Theme remix, which floored me. I had no idea what the show was at the time, looked it up, was slightly confused, read more, and left it for a couple weeks. Came back, watched the first two episodes. Left it another week. Then watched the third. Later that day I finished the tenth. But most of the awesome, in my opinion, is the Brony community at large.

Also, I guess I can ramble. Loquacious. Well, maybe you can see this 'wall' from spaaaaaace. One last hello from me to everyone!
... And links to my YouTube and Soundcloud.
http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthKozar
http://soundcloud.com/kozarious

[colortwelve]

^I read all of that. Welcome, bro.

[SeventhElement]

^Same

Welcome to MLR!

[senntenial]

I DIDN'T FEEL MY INTRO WAS ADEQUATE AFTER READING KOZAR'S AMAZING POST, SO.

I first got into music when I was -3 years old (I actually can't remember) when my friend (Neonstorm) showed me the nifty application "FL Studio" (back then I think it was still Fruity Loops.)
But I've been slowly progressing. I'm not great, but I'm not horrible, and I've already learned quite a number of things from venturing on these forums.

I'm not going to give much personal info away, but I'm 15 (as my signature makes sure you don't miss out on) and I've been taking classical piano lessons for 8 or so years now. Favourite composer is Chopin, right now I'm working on one of his preludes, and also Reverie by Debussy (another one of my favourites.)

When I go to college, I'm really hoping to get something in 3d media, like VFX or game design, perhaps with a minor in Animation or Composition.
Best pony is always Twilight. Can't get more adorkable.

Became a Brony... sometime in the beginning of this year, I think? I watched the very first episode, then watched the next like a month later. Then I watched all of the rest in like 3 days, staying up until 7 AM.

Also a bit unrelated, I'm working on the UDK game called "Immolation" which features ponies as characters! Nothing in the show, though.

Gamewise, I'm Piedoom0 on steam, feel free to add me. I don't actually play much anymore, but among my favourite games are Bioshock and Portal.

Other hobbies of mine include Modeling, texturing, drawing (horribly, I assure you), feeling self pity, crying in corners, and acting.

[lunarz]

Hi my name is adam, also known as cropzy in most places, but i want Lunarz to remian as my internet alias
Im 17 currently at college studying level 3 ICT BTEC extended, i have also completed a CISCO IT essentials course
I ride a 125cc motorbike
I wish to create hardstyle, dubstep, gltich, jumpstle, gabber, allsorts
add me on steam and skype: stormer_14
Oh and luna is my fave pony ever and nobody will ever change my opinion on that ever

[SeventhElement]

Hi my name is adam, also known as cropzy in most places, but i want Lunarz to remian as my internet alias
Im 17 currently at college studying level 3 ICT BTEC extended, i have also completed a CISCO IT essentials course
I ride a 125cc motorbike
I wish to create hardstyle, dubstep, gltich, jumpstle, gabber, allsorts
add me on steam and skype: stormer_14
Oh and luna is my fave pony ever and nobody will ever change my opinion on that ever

Welcome to MLR!

[Legion]

Looks like I should be posting here.

Hi. I'm Legion2190. Ben. Phillip. Whatever works. I go by Legion as an artist name though. Just discovered this awesome, awesome place recently (my first time on a forum, actually). So... about me: I'm a 15-year old gaming and music fanatic. I've been a brony since December and got into the fan music scene sometime around January or February, when I started listening to Mic the Mic and MandoPony, slowly expanding from there. I was actually introduced to electronic music through this community, and have very recently (like, within the last 2 weeks) begun to teach myself how to make music in FL Studio. I'd tell you what genre, but I'm still trying to figure out the different sub-genres of electronic music. Shit's complicated. I also play the guitar passably and am learning how to play drums, because variety is the spice of life. Or... something like that.

Anyways, looking forward to getting to know people here, seems like a great place. Steam id is Legion2190, since people seem to be throwing those up here.

[bread]

Hello everyone!

I'm bread/breadu/breadinator everything that has bread in it. My real name is Alex and I've been a brony since late last year.
I made some music a few years ago but got awfully bored with the rock/pop/metal genres and started listening to electronic music (house, dubstep and stuff like that) and because I could not create the music I wanted to with my guitar I settled for just being a listener. But maybe 3 or 4 months ago my friend convinced me to start producing electronic music in FL studio. And I've been trying my best to learn and create ever since.

Not much to say really. I'm really happy that I found this forum and I'm looking forward to talking to all of you. And if anyone would like to contact me or just talk I'm almost always available on skype.(s1lverfang)

[SirDiamondDog]

Hello, I'm Derek. I typically use Derqua as my Internet username, and I started producing electronic music about 6 months ago as Diamond Dog. I'm 16 and obviously still in high school.

My favourite ponies are Rainbow Dash and Twilight. I enjoy nearly every kind of electronic music, and I like non-electro music also. I am also a regular contemplator of theoretical physics and possible applications, mainly in space, and I plan on majoring in a Computer Science related degree.

I became a brony early on last year and have enjoyed every moment since.

Anyway, pleasure to meet you all and what not.

[Luxston]

Hello everyone! I'm Kaylee!
But I go by my music production alias, Luxston.

- I've been producing music since the age of thirteen ( currently fourteen, so one year )
- Up until just recently, I've been using FL Studio 10, I'm currently trying to learn how to sequence and master in Cubase 5 and Nuendo 4.3.
- I also have some experience in Video Editing, but do not have any motivation to edit anymore.
- I produce music under mulitple animal aliases, sort of like LapFox.
- I mainly produce Drum and Bass, any other genre goes under a different alias.

[Orpheus]

Luxston, how long have you been using that name? Because if it's been just a month or so then...well...yeah.