Hi there, taking a quick glance at your portfolio you seem to be competing in the most popular genres. That’s harder than ever now on AJ and even though the search engine works differently from time to time it doesn’t make a lot of sense to dwell too much on that. New day, new track… and maybe just try a less crowded niche?
For inspiration, what always gives me a kick is to pick up a new instrument, learn a new style or just listen to some great music. If you’re stuck on “Why?”, maybe try “How?” instead. How is the best music made? How can you make it even better? How can you work harder and faster and still enjoy it more?
Whenever I have a track approved that never sells, at least I want to feel I have learned something from it. If I only copied ideas and methods from tracks I’ve made earlier, then yes it’s basically a waste of time. No buyers will thank me for just adding another track on the pile. When they do thank me, it’s when they’re happily surprised how well the music suited their project. I try to remember that I’m not the one “creating the sales”, the customer is. When I sit down and hit the record button, I don’t sell, I make music.