Apologies to HN if this is verboten, linking to a previous askHN, as it closed before it got juicy but started this important conversation.
I would love more discussion on this topic. There MUST be UK Sole Traders here, with experience, who to avoid, who to try. Privacy being a key aspect to many of my peers. And of course buyer beware - UK GOV aren't using that term in their blurb.
Great swathes of adult nations vote for and tolerate idiocracy writ large, whilst young people are trying something, anything, in a strange new society. I can't always agree so I stop and think more, if it's not already too late.
I work professionally with music, including using ableton. I do create but don't sell/adverise, I'm strictly 'backstage'. I love everything about creating music, less so for reading about music (reviews, critiques, dissecting) though there are occasional exceptions. Are you putting your creativity online publicly?
Do you put yours online? I enjoy listening to other musicians. People give soundcloud a lot of grief but I love the service and the musicians I have met there.
Thank you. Your music is enjoyable, I listened to a couple (twice, first track and the fast one) and skimmed (four times) through others (my listening time is packed). Each piece has a filmic quality. The most impressive part is that they are (more of less) finished, which is a feat in itself. Very good.
I am very backstage, I don't wish to be known professionally, except by clients, all of which came via word of mouth - I wouldn't know how to advertise and I'd probably mess it up/give the wrong impression/attract the 'wrong' clients.
I won't link here but I do use soundcloud, I would say it's just ok. Tend to go Faircamp, bandcamp, geocities. MySpace lost 12 tunes.
I'll make a note of our exchange and if I change my mind I'll let you know. Some of my music is not dissimilar to yours, which is often the case, and not a bad thing - like you, it's the act of creation that brings immense pleasure. Thanks again for sharing I enjoyed listening.
Thanks for listening. Feel free to reach out if you ever want to share. I create music strictly for my own enjoyment so I understand where you are coming from. Take care!
I too am holding back on ios18. One of the weekly calls I get from a non tech friend (actually that's unfair, they're just scared to change settings in case something breaks) wanted to know how I made the timelapse video I'd just sent. I dutifully explained what to tap and how to get to it but to no avail - such is said abomination of the ios26 camera app.
Who decides the 'nature' of the content? Who decides what constitutes age appropriate?
These questions of liberty are as old as the hills. And the keepers of the internet and virtually every single government past and present have repeatedly and endlessly shown themselves to be lying, conniving, self interested parties. When will 'we' ever learn?
I would love more discussion on this topic. There MUST be UK Sole Traders here, with experience, who to avoid, who to try. Privacy being a key aspect to many of my peers. And of course buyer beware - UK GOV aren't using that term in their blurb.
Currently exploring this option - anyone used them? https://www.taxheaven.app/about
And little on the context
https://makingtaxdigital.campaign.gov.uk/
"You’ll need to... Use recognised software such as an app on your phone or laptop
to record income and expenses
Send quarterly updates to HMRC from this software
Submit your tax return by 31 January each year"