r/ProductionMusic

Would love to hear your opinion before I upload to AWAL. The production was very simple, mostly stock synths and sounds in logic. Drum one shots from splice. Mixing and mastering with Fabfilter plugins. Added an rc20 vinyl 2 to add some colour at the end

All Audio heads, music production aficionados, and students of the craft; I was lucky enough to sit down w/ the goat - Bob Power before he passed. For those not in the loop, Bob Power engineered for the likes of: @atca, @wearedelasoul, @erykahbadu, @thedangelo, & many more. He is often considered the best Mixing Engineer in Hip-Hop, or at least one of the best (even though he was also a producer, amongst many other things). I got to know Bob as we both were teaching at @clivedavisinst when he was still with us. In this clip, he is dropping some game around the do's and don'ts of how much a Mixing Engineer should add to a record. More gems coming soon... Bob Power still lives on through the music that he touched and created.

Hey everyone,

I work a 10–5 job, but after that I’m usually free and I want to use that time to do something I actually enjoy—music production.

I’ve been doing music production, mixing, and mastering for around 4 years. I have my own setup and experience working on projects as well. Recently, I worked with Hulaki Band on a track called “Timro Antariksya Ma”, and my name (Pratham Shakya) is also credited in the YouTube description.

Here’s the track if anyone’s interested:
https://youtu.be/1PnggxiSbZE?si=wqcgCzdiSsIsIqRp

You can also check out my own music projects here:
https://youtube.com/@prathamsha_kya?si=1Qk2nieWwhtxm7nE

Now I’m just trying to figure out realistic ways to earn some extra income from this skill in Nepal without quitting my current job.

Some ideas I’ve thought about:

• Freelance mixing/mastering (online clients)
• Working with local artists / bands
• Making beats for sale (BeatStars, etc.)
• YouTube / content-based music work

But I’m not sure what actually works in Nepal’s context or where to start properly.

So I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has done something similar:

• How did you get your first clients?
• Which platforms or networks actually work here?
• Is freelancing music production realistic part-time in Nepal?

I just want to build something slow but consistent alongside my job, without rushing to quit it.

Thanks in advance.