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Say hi! (lemmy.studio)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by beto@lemmy.studio to c/lemmy@lemmy.studio

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Hi, all!

Feel free to do a quick introduction if you've joined this instance, or if you're from another instance but interested in the communities here.

I'll go first: I'm Beto, originally from Brazil but living in California. I started writing songs when I was 14 years old, and always loved making music.

I have a one-person band called The Fishermen & the Priestess, and I post all my songs (releases and experimental tracks) on a Funkwhale instance (which is another federated project).

My songs are usually ambient/downtempo and very hopeful. I love using cassette tapes, tape loops, and 4-track recorders, and I'm planning to release my next album on microcassettes.

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[–] beto@lemmy.studio 2 points 1 year ago

Welcome, Solo!

I'm a cassette-lover myself, I have a collection of a few hundred and I also like to use them when making songs (my friend made a video of a collaboration we did using 4-track recorders). I grew up with cassette tapes, making mix tapes and recording songs from the radio, so they have a strong nostalgic feeling to me.

I do still have a few CDs that I listen in my car, all of them from musician friends. In general I'm a fan of listening to physical media: having to listen to songs in an order the artist chose, having to consciously having to decide what you're going to listen next, I appreciate those things.