Personalwp is visiting a couple of cities in Europe this month for one thing known as EuroTour. We requested a couple of of our hosts to inform us slightly about themselves and their metropolis. Our first interview is with Krzysiek Pietras, aka RedOctopus an AudioJungle writer who's internet hosting a meetup in Kraków, Poland.
How did you get began at Personalwp?
My pals advised me that it’s a fantastic place for promoting music. However I'm a cussed man, so at first I didn’t imagine it may very well be really easy, so satisfying and so worthwhile. However… I had few tracks that have been fairly good and I had no concept what to do with them.
So at the start of 2016 I made my first uploads which had just a few gross sales. Personalwp may be very addictive so I used to be importing new tracks every now and then till the tip of 2016, after I analyzed and calculated my probabilities as a full time AudioJungle composer.
And it labored! Since January 2017 I've been commonly importing new tracks and month after month my gross sales are rising extremely! A couple of instances quicker than I anticipated! Much more, typically by chance, I discover my music on large TV stations.
Now I'm a really joyful composer as a result of I can create wherever, at any time when and no matter I need. It’s loopy, I nonetheless can’t imagine it. Personalwp actually modified my life!
That’s nice! So what does a typical day seem like for you?
I attempt to rise up at 8am and after breakfast with a e book, I begin to work from home from 10 am to 9 pm. That’s when my spouse normally comes dwelling from work. As a result of it’s a whole lot of time, I like to take a whole lot of lengthy breaks (for instance even Three-Four hour breaks for dinner with my spouse or pals). As a result of working at dwelling will be traumatic, I’m attempting to fill my breaks with sport, going exterior or studying books.
So is dwelling the place you're employed finest?
I work the perfect in my dwelling. I've a giant video monitor, 88 Nord Stage Piano and some midi controllers which assist me in optimizing work. Generally I prefer to work exterior with solely a laptop computer and headphones. Quickly I may also attempt to journey with my pc. 🙂
Kraków, in contrast to Warsaw, is extra of a historic metropolis. What do you want about working in Kraków?
I like that it’s very condensed and targeted on the attractive Outdated Metropolis Heart. I like all these small bars with dwell music. Kraków is sufficiently big to make nice alternatives and sufficiently small so that you don’t get misplaced within the business.
What’s your favourite spot in Kraków?
Outdated Metropolis Heart, and particularly Harris Piano Jazz Bar with dwell music each day on the Fundamental Sq.. Lately I additionally discovered a fantastic place close to my dwelling. It’s a restaurant/bar made in an previous tram!
What’s your greatest problem proper now as an artist/writer on Personalwp?
As a result of I'm a contemporary full-time AJ composer, I want to set up my place within the market and develop my particular person sound. Sooner or later I want to make extra film music, however now my greatest purpose is reaching elite. 🙂 And due to Personalwp I’m shifting with my spouse to Rome for 2 months. I can work there as properly!
What do you suppose is the following large factor for audio?
A variety of younger individuals are beginning to produce music, they've software program and infrequently good abilities. I'm very curious how this saturation will have an effect on the market and the entire music business.
Additionally, I'm very how digital music will evolve in subsequent 10 years. What is going to occur after dubstep, entice, future bass, large room, progressive home and so forth.?
What are you engaged on now?
I'm fairly a brand new full-time AudioJungle composer. I like completely different types, however my favourite genres are percussive, orchestral and dubstep. In fact, typically I additionally work as a freelancer. My music will be heard principally in commercials, however typically you'll find it in motion pictures, video games, toys, music books and even on the radio.
Proper now I’ve began to develop my very own “particular person sound” exploring the percussive style and I’m actually enthusiastic about that!
Meet up with RedOctopus, some Personalwp employees, and plenty of different authors at our Kraków meetup on Thursday, June 8th at Harris Piano Jazz Bar.
