i started very cheap and very simple, a 150dollar keyboard and a tape recorder... i was in a metal band at the time as well... but started listening to different stuff here and there i used to be very close-minded but as i started opening up i relized theres so much stuff out there i used this website to introduce me into the music secne but i built my skill up by producing my frist cd... oh man was it bad, very bad lolololol everyone who has ever made music understands that weither your just starting or have been in the game for a couple of years... but now i think my music has a much better chance of someone likeing it lololol but that's about all i can say... LIVE LIFE TO IT'S FULLEST!!!!