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[Basscompactorz]

I'm thinking of starting a new project with just myself producing/djing but all the names I come up with are already taken.

[wyzZ]

Just try to be original for a change.




PS use Orphan.

[Orbi]

I think Discogs would be a good place to check, if an artist has had an official release they should be on there. DJs would be a bit harder to find results for, but you could probably search Myspace and Facebook and stuff like that to see if anyone else is using them.

[divid3d]

i'd just check discogs, soundcloud etc.

[patfase]

Just make sure to stick to the formula of noun-verb-z

[wyzZ]

The Village Person

[kasper_flip]

Basscompactorz, on 24 May 2010 - 08:54 PM, said:

I'm thinking of starting a new project with just myself producing/djing but all the names I come up with are already taken.

try to be more original than stringing together a noun, verb and z on the end and you might have more luck at making a name.

or you could just be like every other nu-style bore out there.

[mehwoot]

Have you tried any of these:

Bassimpacterz
Noizeshifterz
Headcompacterz
Hardcontrollers

Fuck, I tried coming up with ridiculously generic and stupid names, but most had been taken.

Here's a tip: pick a name completely unreleated to hardstyle, or bass, or controlling, impacting, shifting or any other verbing anything.

E.g. DJ Proval. You can keep that one.

[patfase]

wyzZ, on 24 May 2010 - 09:29 PM, said:

The Village Person

Nah needs moar Z. I suggest making it plural (even if there's only 1 of you - eg. Headhunterz (and Tim, I know Headhunterz started out as 2 people)) so you can get your bonus points.

Tha Villagepeepz
Tha Villagepeoplez
Tha Villagepersonz

All these would be better.

[ionlol]

patfase, on 24 May 2010 - 09:37 PM, said:

Tha Villagepersonz

I lol'd out loud when I read that

[Jack]

Discogs is really all you need.

[Rudolph]

better yet combine two well known artists

headcontrollers?
Dutch Liner?
Bioshifterz?

[wyzZ]

The Villagepeoplez hasn't been taken yet.

Congratulations people, we can now say this chapter is done succesfully and can now be ended.

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[Outofqontrol]

Why feel the need to make a new name? Use your own first and surname, plenty of dj/producers do it

[divid3d]

Outofqontrol, on 24 May 2010 - 11:39 PM, said:

Why feel the need to make a new name? Use your own first and surname, plenty of dj/producers do it

suits many genres like house, techno, trance etc but it's much rarer in hard dance... imo most names are not appropriate for the type of music.

[Boxhead]

Outofqontrol, on 24 May 2010 - 11:39 PM, said:

Why feel the need to make a new name? Use your own first and surname, plenty of dj/producers do it

That only really works for mainstream genres. It also depends whether your name is actually marketable on its own.

Otherwise, a nickname-esque spin on your alias is another option.

[wyzZ]

Basscomplexz

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[Outofqontrol]

I just don't see why its not done in hard dance music. A lot of the names make me cringe.

[divid3d]

well i wouldn't use my name personally - amanda grace doesn't sound very hard does it? maybe if i made house or trance it would be ok but it really doesn't work with hardstyle, hardcore, schranz etc imo *shrug*

[kasper_flip]

Outofqontrol, on 25 May 2010 - 12:50 AM, said:

I just don't see why its not done in hard dance music. A lot of the names make me cringe.

i wanted to use my first name but its taken by a big name house producer... so i had to have an alias.