Hahaha! Lovely!

Hahaha! Lovely!

Listening to this made me realize that you're actually Henry Mancini.

Listening to this made me realize that you're actually Henry Mancini.

Good melodies and instrumentation! Don't worry, you're no fraud, this song alone proves it.

Good melodies and instrumentation! Don't worry, you're no fraud, this song alone proves it.

  Hey thanks!

  Uh oh... my cover's been blown...

Thanks I appreciate that.  I think it's just one of those anxiety things that hits once in awhile.

[quote=???]Hahaha! Lovely![/quote] Hey thanks! [quote=Jim Wood]Listening to this made me realize that you're actually Henry Mancini.[/quote] Uh oh... my cover's been blown... [quote=mikememo]Good melodies and instrumentation! Don't worry, you're no fraud, this song alone proves it.[/quote] Thanks I appreciate that. I think it's just one of those anxiety things that hits once in awhile.

To be fair, anyone else could keep better tempo than you, but that's what's so special about you and your music.

Also, there's no such thing as qualification for making music, you either do or you don't.

I don't know about your job though.

To be fair, anyone else could keep better tempo than you, but that's what's so special about you and your music. Also, there's no such thing as qualification for making music, you either do or you don't. I don't know about your job though.

  Oh yeah, I recognize that on an intellectual level.  I for sure never thought it was a rational feeling.  Heck, I feel like a fraud of a human being in general sometimes.  I also don't mean to imply I walk around feeling this way all the time.  It's more of a weird mood I can occasionally get into.  Also I just liked the word "impostor" and wanted to write a song about it. 

[quote=Devieus]To be fair, anyone else could keep better tempo than you, but that's what's so special about you and your music. Also, there's no such thing as qualification for making music, you either do or you don't. I don't know about your job though.[/quote] Oh yeah, I recognize that on an intellectual level. I for sure never thought it was a rational feeling. Heck, I feel like a fraud of a human being in general sometimes. I also don't mean to imply I walk around feeling this way all the time. It's more of a weird mood I can occasionally get into. Also I just liked the word "impostor" and wanted to write a song about it. :)

That's mighty interesting. Perhaps you can get that checked out, or perhaps you can feel good about how you've managed to fool everyone for as long as you have; it takes a skill all its own to fake, and then live up to, certain qualifications. Things are getting easier even.

But what do I know, I'm not a psychiatrist.

[quote=CosmicCairns][quote=Devieus]To be fair, anyone else could keep better tempo than you, but that's what's so special about you and your music. Also, there's no such thing as qualification for making music, you either do or you don't. I don't know about your job though.[/quote] Oh yeah, I recognize that on an intellectual level. I for sure never thought it was a rational feeling. Heck, I feel like a fraud of a human being in general sometimes. I also don't mean to imply I walk around feeling this way all the time. It's more of a weird mood I can occasionally get into. Also I just liked the word "impostor" and wanted to write a song about it. :) [/quote]That's mighty interesting. Perhaps you can get that checked out, or perhaps you can feel good about how you've managed to fool everyone for as long as you have; it takes a skill all its own to fake, and then live up to, certain qualifications. Things are getting easier even. But what do I know, I'm not a psychiatrist.

  Honestly I feel fine.  It's not something I experience very often.  From what I understand it's not even all that uncommon of a phenomenon and most people will feel it to some degree at some point in their life.  But of course I'm no psychiatrist either.  Like I said it was mostly something I was dwelling on to write a song, not all that different from if I wanted to write a "sad" song.

[quote=Devieus][quote=CosmicCairns][quote=Devieus]To be fair, anyone else could keep better tempo than you, but that's what's so special about you and your music. Also, there's no such thing as qualification for making music, you either do or you don't. I don't know about your job though.[/quote] Oh yeah, I recognize that on an intellectual level. I for sure never thought it was a rational feeling. Heck, I feel like a fraud of a human being in general sometimes. I also don't mean to imply I walk around feeling this way all the time. It's more of a weird mood I can occasionally get into. Also I just liked the word "impostor" and wanted to write a song about it. :) [/quote]That's mighty interesting. Perhaps you can get that checked out, or perhaps you can feel good about how you've managed to fool everyone for as long as you have; it takes a skill all its own to fake, and then live up to, certain qualifications. Things are getting easier even. But what do I know, I'm not a psychiatrist.[/quote] Honestly I feel fine. It's not something I experience very often. From what I understand it's not even all that uncommon of a phenomenon and most people will feel it to some degree at some point in their life. But of course I'm no psychiatrist either. Like I said it was mostly something I was dwelling on to write a song, not all that different from if I wanted to write a "sad" song.

Well played. I like the theme and lyrics (listened through 3 or 4 times). I've had friends that would say the same thing about feeling like an imposter. They all happened to be artists/musicians but also working in technically demanding fields. And were the smartest people I knew.  They just didn't know it.  You know, your guitar lead melody has a similar feel to your cello playing.  I like that

Well played. I like the theme and lyrics (listened through 3 or 4 times). I've had friends that would say the same thing about feeling like an imposter. They all happened to be artists/musicians but also working in technically demanding fields. And were the smartest people I knew. They just didn't know it. You know, your guitar lead melody has a similar feel to your cello playing. I like that :)

  That definitely makes sense.
Violin was actually my first instrument, but then I switched to cello and took lessons for a long time when I was younger.  I've never taken any formal guitar lessons, I just sort of picked it up along the way and applied what I knew from cello to it.

[quote=NWSPR]Well played. I like the theme and lyrics (listened through 3 or 4 times). I've had friends that would say the same thing about feeling like an imposter. They all happened to be artists/musicians but also working in technically demanding fields. And were the smartest people I knew. They just didn't know it. You know, your guitar lead melody has a similar feel to your cello playing. I like that :)[/quote] That definitely makes sense. Violin was actually my first instrument, but then I switched to cello and took lessons for a long time when I was younger. I've never taken any formal guitar lessons, I just sort of picked it up along the way and applied what I knew from cello to it.

Lovely stuff... I really like that e-guitar melody you have there in the middle section. Great structure in this.

Lovely stuff... I really like that e-guitar melody you have there in the middle section. Great structure in this.

Great compo, very positive and warm, I like the added brightness from the harp-like plucks! Agreed 100% that it is fun to switch up the composing process, I do that often too. When you're going for 52 tracks in a year I don't think anything is out of the question to get inspired!

From what I've been told, impostor syndrome is mostly just a side-effect of being very critical of your creations and actions. I have a hard time dealing with that myself on a regular basis but it's getting better, I think it will always be there to some extent but recognizing where it stems from is a step in the right direction.

Great compo, very positive and warm, I like the added brightness from the harp-like plucks! Agreed 100% that it is fun to switch up the composing process, I do that often too. When you're going for 52 tracks in a year I don't think anything is out of the question to get inspired! From what I've been told, impostor syndrome is mostly just a side-effect of being very critical of your creations and actions. I have a hard time dealing with that myself on a regular basis but it's getting better, I think it will always be there to some extent but recognizing where it stems from is a step in the right direction.

Thanks!  I like that part, too.

  I think it's easy to fall into habits and it's probably good for the creative juices to switch things up once in awhile.  Also, I agree that we can probably be hypercritical of ourselves.  But I also think I'm my own biggest fan so it comes out in the wash somewhere. 

[quote=Ashen Simian]Lovely stuff... I really like that e-guitar melody you have there in the middle section. Great structure in this.[/quote]Thanks! I like that part, too. [quote=Gab Manette]Great compo, very positive and warm, I like the added brightness from the harp-like plucks! Agreed 100% that it is fun to switch up the composing process, I do that often too. When you're going for 52 tracks in a year I don't think anything is out of the question to get inspired! From what I've been told, impostor syndrome is mostly just a side-effect of being very critical of your creations and actions. I have a hard time dealing with that myself on a regular basis but it's getting better, I think it will always be there to some extent but recognizing where it stems from is a step in the right direction.[/quote] I think it's easy to fall into habits and it's probably good for the creative juices to switch things up once in awhile. Also, I agree that we can probably be hypercritical of ourselves. But I also think I'm my own biggest fan so it comes out in the wash somewhere. :)

this stuffed animal is a fraud/imposter - you sir are not

[img]https://media.giphy.com/media/116fHaecyRaYX6/giphy.gif[/img] this stuffed animal is a fraud/imposter - you sir are not :)

woah, you lasered in on a feeling with this song. so very nice! i'll be listening to this again

woah, you lasered in on a feeling with this song. so very nice! i'll be listening to this again

  Thanks for a smile-inducing gif.

  Thanks!  Yeah, just trying to capture a weird oddly specific mood. 

[quote=kaedo sevaada][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/116fHaecyRaYX6/giphy.gif[/img] this stuffed animal is a fraud/imposter - you sir are not :) [/quote] Thanks for a smile-inducing gif. [quote=cfurrow]woah, you lasered in on a feeling with this song. so very nice! i'll be listening to this again[/quote] Thanks! Yeah, just trying to capture a weird oddly specific mood. :)

I hear ya on that feeling and the chorus def makes you feel it.  Excellent ending and so catchy!

I hear ya on that feeling and the chorus def makes you feel it. Excellent ending and so catchy!

  Thanks!  Appreciate it.

[quote=Tone Matrix]I hear ya on that feeling and the chorus def makes you feel it. Excellent ending and so catchy![/quote] Thanks! Appreciate it.