Dailiez:
Some folks have been keeping up with 'Dailiez' which was a little project I started to make one song a day. It was mostly a way to challenge myself, get free-to-use music out to people who want it, as well as just get more crap on Twitter. It's been a lot of fun so far, and if you're interested in checking it out, here's all the tracks here on Newgrounds! (Be warned, some tracks are better than others.)
https://www.newgrounds.com/search/conduct/audio?sort=date-desc&match=tags&tags=dailiez
The News:
'Dailiez' will be ending on day 30. One month really isn't all that much time, and I know I've been well outdone before. Luckily the streak wasn't really the point. I did want to do this longer though, but I'm currently not in the best situation at the moment to produce good music for Dailiez every day, which was the original goal, but one I've sort of let go of lately. It is not easy to produce finished songs for clients and listings on top of a daily song, and while I've tried to blend those things together, it's not always super doable. It also hurts to release music that I know isn't great sometimes.
All this being said, I do have plans for Dailiez to return in one form or another. I have some ideas in mind, and some that will not flood my feed with low-effort music every day. This first 30 days could be considered a test run. "Vol. 1". I am looking forward to bringing back Dailiez when the time is right. For now, Volume 1 is available here on Newgrounds for listening/downloading/GD, SoundCloud, Twitter (+BTS), Bandcamp (hq downloads and of course free-use!), and possibly YouTube soon. I'll include some links to those at the bottom of this post if you are interested!
What I've Learned:
I guess the question of making a song every day is not whether or not you can, but whether or not you should. I think for new musicians, this answer is absolutely yes. You don't have to share it or do anything with it, just DO it! It's fantastic practice, and wonderful discipline for people who struggle with musician's block. Forcing yourself to do this will make you more comfortable with getting started on new tracks, will make you more familiar and efficient with your DAW, and will likely force you to try new things which in basically all cases means learning new things! Finding a way around a busy schedule has its benefits too, and will get you to create music in situations where you may be limited or unfamiliar. The longer you go, the stronger a musician you will be, and I believe that fully!!
In my situation, while I do feel I have gained from Dailiez in some ways, I am already someone who makes music every day. It is my job. If one thing may change, it may be that I will try to make music on days where I wouldn't have normally done so! In this case, I've found myself creating a lot of music in a day in addition to the daily track, and it is usually not priority #1. The result is sometimes something rushed or incredibly short, or just lacking as I have often exhausted my musical juices for the day. I do think the challenge was beneficial though, and I've taken the opportunity to experiment in a lot of places I haven't before. I am certainly a stronger musician for it.
Conclusion/TL;DR
Dailiez is ending on day 30, and will make a comeback someday in some way. For now, volume 1 is available at the links below, are all free to use however you'd like, and can be streamed and downloaded from Bandcamp and Newgrounds! If you are a new musician and you are interested in making a song every day, do it.
Thank you for reading, and thank you to everyone who's been riding along on the daily train! It's been a blast! I will have some new awesome stuff for you guys soon.
Where to find Dailiez:
Newgrounds: https://www.newgrounds.com/search/conduct/audio?sort=date-desc&match=tags&tags=dailiez
Bandcamp: https://zanelittle.bandcamp.com/album/dailiez
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/zane-little/sets/dailiez
OpenGameArt: https://opengameart.org/users/zane-little-music
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zanelittlemusic
"TRUST FALL!"
