VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 2, 2014 Hello everyone! My name is Michael Lancaster, but my friends and fans refer to me as DJ Or DJ Obscure or Obscure, I am a music composer as well as a DJ, I make all sorts of genre's but my favorite to make is my own video game music,My Soundclouds are https://soundcloud.com/swords-and-towers and https://soundcloud.com/djobscure1337 Feel free to ask me about making music for your games! I hope you all enjoy my music and my 3 games once i finish them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheoAllen 830 Posted September 2, 2014 Hi, welcome to forum. First, thanks for the music. It's good. I just listed to the Farcasted Stilwoods You seems pretty proficient on game music 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 2, 2014 Thank you Many of my friends and fans tell me that my game music rivals Square Enix's and tops it O.O Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 3, 2014 Not bad. Your using a keyboard to emulate a flute right? It sounds a bit too clean to be a real one, not enough of the breathy sound. Either that or you are exceptionally good in the post-editing, which is very possible I suppose. Either way, amazing stuff! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Hehe Thank you! And i don't use a keyboard with my music, i use Fl studio 11 xxl Edition and the VST Nexus. All my music is mostly composed through Nexus's Synths. I also like to combine two different synths as well, which is what i did with the flute as well as use two different types of flute synths Edited September 5, 2014 by VestigialNRG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 5, 2014 Ah, okay. I don't use synths, so I don't think of them all too often. That sounds like a pretty good setup though! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 6, 2014 Hehe thank you! Lots of people like my music and they say i constantly underrate myself XD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 7, 2014 Do you constantly underrate yourself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saltwater Croc 115 Posted September 7, 2014 Hmmm not bad! Keep going and you'll only get better with practice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 10, 2014 You know, i actually do..now that i think about it :/ its the worst when i go through a slump though.....I am my worst critic and worse enemy when it comes to my music...Though sometimes i prefer it that way. I feel its best to give myself as little credit as possible, then to give myself alot of credit and risk becoming arrogant and my head finding its way up my ass... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CountSymphoniC 3 Posted September 10, 2014 Nice work. You'll find over the years the more you practice writing music the more shocked you'll be with what you write! Becoming a musician is one of the most exciting journeys I've ever gone on. No regrets. No mistakes. Only lessons. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 10, 2014 Lol, fair enough. But seriously, don't underrate yourself too much. That can be just as bad, since u can beat yourself up to the point of stopping as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 11, 2014 I've been there MANY MANY times... and its during those times, i can always see how much people really appreciate me and my music. Over the years i've taken it upon the theory that a Musician is nothing without their fans, and if it wasnt for my fans, i would have quit lots of times...hell, even attempted to kill myself...sigh..My life is not an easy one, nor was it ever but it gets better. And yes, being a musician is probably the most exciting remarkable journey ever! I have met lots of people and inspired them, comforted and helped them with my music and getting to talk to them. I've been making music since i was 11, and thats what irritates me about the music industry today. I like to pick on Skrillex for this example, take a look at me, i've worked with music since i was 11 years old. I'm 22 now, thats 11 years of redesigning, re honing and learning. My fame level isnt anything noticeable (yet though i am rapidly on my way to getting there!) But i definitely have talent and skill and i know what im doing. Skrillex is famous, yet people hate his music and hate him. I hate him because he took the easy way out, like lots of other people like to do, and paid his way to the top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 11, 2014 That is my problem with dubstep personally. It is so easy to pick up a guitar for the first time, and in six months be a dubstep artist with a contract. Wheras my friend Levi, who has played guitar for over 10 years (AMAZING by the way!) can't get a thing going for him or his music. Who probably has more skill and should rightfully be noticed for it? If a person played around with the dubstep style for about 10 years and didn't just play a bunch of random notes, but actually made it at least as musical as some older acts, I could at least respect the genre as a whole. I simply can't with the way it works right now. But there's the modern music industry. It is all about the $, not the skill. Ugg... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CountSymphoniC 3 Posted September 12, 2014 It's said that you can gauge the intelligence level of a civilization by the music it listens to. Looks like we might be in some trouble. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 12, 2014 Lol, I have the same problem with lyrical content. Did any of you see the pic that floated on facebook which compared a song my Manaj and then Bohemian Rhapsody? It made Manaj look rather stupid since he repeats the same line over and over again, and that is pretty much the whole song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 12, 2014 Thats my point exactly. A large majority of the "musicians" these days, care nothing more than about the money. And i am in no hurry to become famous. Let me post my Backstory real quick DJ ObscurePosted by Michael Lancaster · April 21 · Edited For anyone interested in my past and the reason why I make music, the experiences I have met, both good and bad.Well let me just start by saying... I finally got over 50 followers on soundcloud.. and you know.. it doesn't even really feel like its that much and that it just feels empty...and I've even had people tell me that they can get 500 followers after one or a few songs...and it just kills everything that keeps my fiery passion going...It also gives be two different perspectives on the matter... One of them says I should stress myself out and I can't fall into a slump and I must and always keep getting better and I should quit because I fall in a slump.... The other tells me I should just relax and go with the musical flow and listen and learn from my music, but most importantly... enjoy it and be proud of it.. Sometimes I tell myself I have no talent at all...and that what I can come up with someone and anyone can top easily...and that I'm doing this all for nothing...I started making music when I was 11..with the wrong idea in mind... I thought that i could and I should get rich and fameous from my music.. (I was poor and my life sucked and I thought I deserved better, plus I was 11... what can I say) It wasn't til I joined the fandom at age 15 and met my doppelganger Whom I had so much in common with, whom also opened my eyes...for the most part..Music is my escape in my life. Its when I can die in peace and be reborn once again. And that's something my doppelganger taught me. (More like my bestest friend. Sounds more fitting.) He wanted his music to inspire and give the world something to listen to so they can get away and relax and be at ease. DJ Obscure and DJ Discord. We were like brothers from another mother whom never fought. We even went so far as to being musical partners. We became Obscored. Where he tried to teach my rebelliously foolish self the ways of music. I was not used to having a mentor and someone to show me the basics and formula of music, especially with FL studio. After two years. I finally gave up and told him music wasn't for me and that I would just bring shame to him and ruin everything.. after all.. Obscure is always hidden from sight from the finer glory of things... I chose my Dj name after the game Obscure II the aftermath. Because it had a nice ring to it.. I did not know at that time what Obscure meant. Ever since I have donned that title and trekked through the years as a DJ and music producer in those 11 years.. I have been emotionally traumatized.. starting with my bestest friend and mentor.. whom committed suicide 5 years ago a day before my birthday...I turned my back away from music because I was ashamed of what I could create.. it was different than anything you would find to listen to in the world...And I thought who would bother branching out beyond the norm? Especially with me? People have avoided me all my life.. so it seems like the curse and irony of the title DJ Obscure started way before I decided to start the musical journey. My mom died in a car crash July 22nd 2013. The last song she got to hear me make. Was Comparison to Creation Android. My mom was my world. More than my world. She loved me and supported my music and was there for me from the day I was born. When she died... I lost it... I still lose it.And 5 months ago, I was traumatized again, as I found out that I have a form of GERD that could be instantly fatal if too many outbreaks happen in a short time span. I found out I had GERD when I woke up from a nap and went to the bathroom and started puking up blood and stomach acid, then went o the ER. If your not familiar with GERD. Its an acid reflux disease that can litterally eat a hole through your stomach and you can die from internal bleeding..After hearing all or this and shattering again,I reformed into the half caring anti social person whom constantly thinks it should have been me instead...I still think that. Because I feel like i fail to live up to my bestest friend... Not a single person has ever told me "You inspire me." No one has ever tributed anything to me either. And I am usually asking myself "who really likes my music and who is just doing it to be nice?" But I'm also sometimes saying "who cares who likes it or not. Thats not what passion is about. Passion is about commitment to something you really enjoy doing and you literally give a piece of your soul to." I love my fans a lot and dearly. And I try to make that as known as possible (without making it too creepy hehe) Without my fans. I am nothing any musician is NOTHING without their fans. And sometimes I sorely fail to realize that. Many many times I have thought about quitting my music and it was my fans who brought me back. Sometimes I think that because I have been through all of this hell, my music deserves a lot more attention than it gets. And I definitely know I am a very underrated artist. But thanks to mom, I try to look at a positive side in everything. It helps to keep the negativity from crashing me once more. The positive thing about not being recognized very well. Is it gives me time to grow and improve. The worst things that happen to me, is my slumps.... the worse my slumps get...the more severe it gets.. I have torn myself down so far as to actually commiting suicide once, but it was a failed attempt because I got hesitant.... I'm not a very optimistic person nor one with a lot of self esteem. Yet I have a way with words according to my mom. And I believe that is the starting point of where I might be able to inspire.. If I wrote an autobiography of my life. You would find abuse, rough times, poor childhood, horrible school experiences, and a loving mother well as a divided family. But also inspiration. I have asked myself "how would I want to inspire?" And to answer my question. I want to show you that you can be your own person, completely different from everyone else. Take something that you hold dear as a dream. And bring it into the world. Because sometimes dreams don't always stay in the realm of sleep. I have often thought about changing my title, to be rid of DJ Obscure forever. And take on something new. And many people told me I should stay myself. And it was just then... that I smiled at what they said. Because THAT. Was the next step and accomplishment. I guess I can inspire people and be blind about it after all. Hehe who would have figured that. No doubt I will continue to have struggles in my musical lifetime, but just like life, its normal. My life was never is never and will never be easy. And I finally decided I can either greive over my life and complain about it.. or I can use it to better myself. My full title is The One and Only DJ Obscure, now I'm sure your thinking "you can't be the only DJ Obscure in the world" and your right. I'm not. But, I believe a DJ and musician should try to live up to their name. And I think I fit the title better than ANYONE in the world. And even though I don't get the attention I think I deserve, I always meet friends and am always bonding with great people one person at a time. And you know, I actually like it that way. My music has helped some of my friends find that inner peace when they were about to commit suicide. It has helped calm me down. So maybe I'm actually getting somewhere after all. I should end this soon, if you had the time and patience to read all of this. I thank you greatly for taking your time to read a little of my backstory . And I hope it moved or inspired you in some way.We are creators We are ArtistsPoem by DJ ObscureNot all dreams stay in the realm of sleep.Sometimes they can escape and take a life of their ownLet them flourish like flowersLet some grow all alone.Let the ideas blossomLet the mind come to beThe root of the seeds we've sownTo save our serenity.We paint the next world.Mold the next lifeWe can all draw memories togetherWith a lonely strum of a guitar in the night.We are creators.We are artists.We are artists. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 15, 2014 Wow. I mean, holy crap! That is some pretty heavy sh**.By the way, that poem at the end is AMAZING. Seriously, stop underrating yourself! Keep strong. I almost feel obligated to share my story. I don't think it is as bad, but it to is not a pretty one... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerephoros 10 Posted September 18, 2014 Hey Michael,First of all, I really like your tracks. It's incredible the amount of energy and emotion that is put into your music, especially your electronic tracks. Keep up the awesome work. Secondly, thank you so much for taking the time to writing your back story. While it was a good and tragic read, it, too, incites inspiration. I know off-the-bat that it has given me that extra push and, need I say, cemented my interest and passion in the culture of music (NOT pop culture as we see today in which the media feast on day in, day out) and hope I can, too, inspire others one of these days to take art as a gift and honor, not as a means to an end i.e., the mighty dollar bill. It is a tragedy to hear the unfortunate chain of events that have happened to you, especially you losing your inspiration and confidant, your doppelganger, as you put it, and your mother. I could sympathize, but that wouldn't do anyone any good. So, instead, from one artist to another, I couldn't encourage you anymore than to use your art to allow yourself to heal and grow stronger and surrounding yourself around the people who make a difference in your life. If there's one thing I know true artists are good at, and that's overcoming adversity and mending whatever wounds that have been inflicted. Stay strong mate, you're not alone. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 21, 2014 Thank you guys so much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 21, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTXuOW6853o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 21, 2014 A bit heavy on the synths for my liking, but then again I'm more of an amp kind of guy... Still, really cool and I really liked that sort of whistling wail at the end. That was a really nice touch! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 21, 2014 Thanks : D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VestigialNRG 3 Posted September 21, 2014 Hey Michael, First of all, I really like your tracks. It's incredible the amount of energy and emotion that is put into your music, especially your electronic tracks. Keep up the awesome work. Secondly, thank you so much for taking the time to writing your back story. While it was a good and tragic read, it, too, incites inspiration. I know off-the-bat that it has given me that extra push and, need I say, cemented my interest and passion in the culture of music (NOT pop culture as we see today in which the media feast on day in, day out) and hope I can, too, inspire others one of these days to take art as a gift and honor, not as a means to an end i.e., the mighty dollar bill. It is a tragedy to hear the unfortunate chain of events that have happened to you, especially you losing your inspiration and confidant, your doppelganger, as you put it, and your mother. I could sympathize, but that wouldn't do anyone any good. So, instead, from one artist to another, I couldn't encourage you anymore than to use your art to allow yourself to heal and grow stronger and surrounding yourself around the people who make a difference in your life. If there's one thing I know true artists are good at, and that's overcoming adversity and mending whatever wounds that have been inflicted. Stay strong mate, you're not alone. I thank you for your words and i have taken what you said to heart and posted it on my facebook. ^-^ I will forever continue the Highmarch for the love and sake of those around me, whom are dear to me and bring inspiration and light where there seems like none exists. I encourage EVERYONE to pursue their dreams, and never back down on them, When you dream big, sometimes your dream doesnt always stay within the realm of sleep, you know? : D A bit heavy on the synths for my liking, but then again I'm more of an amp kind of guy... Still, really cool and I really liked that sort of whistling wail at the end. That was a really nice touch! I'm kind of a hypocrite, i hate Dubstep because it all sounds the same to me, but in all honesty if more Dubstep sounded like Highmarch, i would think it would be the most bad ass thing EVER, But no, it all sounds like something coming out of Skrillex's mechanical asshole, or close to a blender XD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rush2112 52 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Lol, that was pretty funny! I nearly spat my drink all over my PC...But yes, I've come to the conclusion long ago that as long as dubstep stays the way it is, NOTHING can make it sound good. Edited September 21, 2014 by Rush2112 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
