How to create your own concept as an ambient artist ?
Hello “Ø of Ambient” readers, today we are talking about a new interesting topic: how to create your style . As an ambient artist it becomes sometimes maddening finding your own style in this music industry full of “copycats” and create content following a strict concept. You listen/watch other artists and realise you have nothing very clear, so you seek new ambient sub-genres to follow: dark ambient, dreamcore, grey ambient ect… After a certain time you realise you are not making any progress and switch to a new vibe, forcing you to restart all over. In this article I will give you three steps to create your style and make your music shine with it, analysing an artist that we previously interviewed: dxstroyed. 1. Pick your CLFPO Usually artists with very clear concepts follow the CLFPO pattern. It literally means: colour, light, filter, place and object. Dxstroyed is no different, they use blue/greeb colours, soft lights, grain filter, lonely places...