as a hobby music producer, this thing make me sick :)

actually I think this problem started earlier, with many _musicians_ using pre made beats and auto tune. right now it just takes it to a whole other level.

music should be a tool of expression, not one to gain fame & social acceptance

> music should be a tool of expression, not one to gain fame & social acceptance

I don’t get it then why you care, let alone care enough to make you feel sick. Nobody is stopping you from using music as a tool of expression. You do you, yam in your basement or wherever you want. I bet that you will find like minded people who appreciate what you do, but even if not you yourself are saying “music should not be a tool to gain fame and social acceptance”.

So why do you care what other people do?

I guess I over exaggerated due to fast typing. it does not _make me sick_ I just don't understand the reason.

a bit of context: I've been producing music for ~15 years now, purely as a hobby (due to incompetence on my part to up a level).

I have friends which I helped and collaborated with for years on and off, and some of them seem to me like they are stuck in a loop of wanting to succeed without actually expressing themselves. they seem to be stuck in the mode of _this is how it's done, and this is what I want and anything else is incorrect_.

even when there are many other options to make it sound better and make it richer.

so correction: what makes me _sick_ is the fact that some people try to copy other successful musicians without even considering doing something original, purely because they want the same level of _fame and success_.

There are still masses of people making music without “pre made beats and auto tune” they just don’t get played in places like the radio because the radio is mostly for sanitized stuff that appeals to mainstream trends. I don’t expect most of the artists I listen to because an AI can produce a generic trap beat or something. Of course, there may be more garbage to sift through.