Hey, you've got to do what you've got to do, and finding a job is worth whatever sacrifices you have to make.
You're still the most talented musician Newgrounds has in my opinion, you have been for years and most likely always will be.
Do what's necessary, just don't leave us.
or we'll be very sad. and you won't get anything from us at Christmas.
I consider this account an important chapter in my life
Selcuk Bor
@MaestroRage
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not even christmas cards?
:c.
I'd never leave, and i'll likely be back. I've already got a nice collection of stuff to add once I do return, I hope you'll be here to hear them when they are ^___^!
this probably won't be read but i wish you the best with your new job Ive always appreciated you works
Way to turn your back on all your loyal fans, you fucking sell-out prick. I actually liked your music, you know.
Don't ever darken the front step of the Audio Portal again. Fuck you.
when you go through the hurdle where you have bills to pay and you can create art for shit (which by looking at your stuff you obviously can't) and the only way to live is do business with your craft or flip burgers the rest of your life come back and tell me that exact same sentence.
Or whatever you intend to do with your life (if anything), why don't you go do it for free forever and live like a bum for it. I'm sure some loser who doesn't give a damn about your life needs will "actually liked your stuff" and will be angry that you "sold out" by making your passion your career.
I'm so glad you have the spine to actually pull through and make for a career out of your passion. I think a lot of people make distinct differences between work and hobby. I'd like to say that I'm in the same boat as you, in that I'm pursuing a living from my hobbies and passions. You're a damn magnificent composer, Chuck, and don't ever forget it!
Don't use that cop-out argument on me. What kind of stupid company or publisher or whatever the hell it is makes you take down your FREE work when it's been up for months/years at a time? What good does it do?
But of course, you bend right over and do it. That isn't "doing business with your craft." That, my music-mongering friend, is selling out.
Those songs aren't going to be published but licensed. Spread for free or not there is still monetary worth in them, and while I work on new material FOR publishers/developers the old files will earn revenue on the side. Selling just one song for $5 earns more then having thousands of people hear that track, or download it.
Don't talk as if you know the full story. I know from the outside it seems like i'm just abandoning everybody. This was not how I would have wanted it to go down, leaving Newgrounds Audio Portal was the LAST thing I wanted to do, but realistically it had to be done.
I will return one day whether or not you still intend to hate me on that day is your call. I'm doing what I think needs to be done. End of story.
Wait, what, WHAT!?
Arg, god dammit, I totally didn't see that one comming, just go to see what music you had up, since I did not check for a long time and, surprise, our great maestro rage does not have any music to its active! I go to see an piece that i had to my fav, thinking of browsing throug your submition in the panel to find out that apparently your songs need an music portal moderator to evaluate it, WTF is that, how could anyone be best suited to be an moderator of the music portal than our Maestro? And then I see that, crap... Seriously, i never realy took time to download my favorite pieces (witch is prety mutch everything) since I dont even think I would have enough space!
Please mercifull god, please, Ô great maestro, tell me it is not to late to download a few for free, im way to poor to afford to buy stuff (That and the fact that I dont have any credit card to buy things online).
Gah... You know, I am happy for you, great, you have a job that you like, I was the first to say that you should play prefessionnaly, gettin' paid for your work and I was to the first to know that somthing like what is just happening here would happen one day...
...But...
I know that this is Selfish if myself but, I realy did not hope it would happen, you will be a great lost to the community and it seams that we will never be able to make games the same with you gone, for me at least, with you that goes away, it is a loot of the atractiveness of newgrounds that follows you, seriously, im almost cryng now, gah...
Any hope we can see your work soon? Or a location that we can follow you? I swear, I'm going to clic on those adds!
I never had a newgrounds account until now, but I've been listening to your tracks ever since you posted them at the RRR forums. You definitely have a huge talent for creating music Selcuk and I wish you luck with your current situation. If Mandi is in it too I wish her luck as well.
Thank you for sharing your music with everyone online and keeping it free for so long. At RRR a lot of users use to comment about how they're all so amazing. Your music tunes really are a masterpiece. So I hope your new career is a success. :)
it's sad to see you go. You make awesome music! but i hope your new career in music will help you out and make you famous.
What 0 bombers? I think you're stuff is fucking amazing! Hope to have you back soon enough.
I intend to look forward. You leaving is terrible, but I look forward to a future when you return. I found your music late, I wasn't along for the whole ride but I intend to still listen to your music and purchase the new songs.
I am very happy for you that you could get a job to support yourself for the time being. All that I can hope is that when you return, that it will be spectacular.
In the mean time, I will be looking around. There are *tons* of composers that write songs similar to yours, and many of them are on NG. This is such a great genre and can really put you into a mood.
All of this being said, you must tell us when you release music. Drop a link somewhere so we can follow and make you moneyz. :D
The greatest of luck,
SatiricalGod
After playing Dark Cut II, I joined Newgrounds just so I could follow your work. I fell off the interwebs for a while, and lo and behold... when I came back, your lovely music had disappeared! ;-; I was deeply saddened, because your music has brought me a great deal of happiness through some very difficult times recently.
Still, I understand why it had to be done, but I still hope you come back soon. My best friend and I are huge fans of your work, and we're both rooting for you, Maestro! May the sun be at your back, and may those that love you, love you. And as for those that don't, may their ankles be turned so that you'll know them by their limping.
I'm telling you, you need to get a record deal and release CD's.
You could bring good music back to the people.
TheWisestMagi
P.P.S. I love you.
P.P.P.S. I'm not sure what happened to the P.S.
MaestroRage
<3 :D