r/WeAreTheMusicMakers

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About r/WeAreTheMusicMakers

WATMM is a place for music makers to discuss the active process of making music.

The community at a glance

r/WeAreTheMusicMakers is a Subreddit for Music Lovers with roughly 3.8M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Music topic page.

Roughly 30K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Music, Production, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention music distributor, vsts, and midi keyboard.

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Established 2008
3.8M Members

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Yearly: +30K members
Growth: +0.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 25K members
  • 2014: 26K members
  • 2015: 16K members
  • 2016: 24K members
  • 2017: 80K members
  • 2018: 324K members
  • 2019: 349K members
  • 2020: 710K members
  • 2023: 1.2M members
  • 2024: 864K members
  • 2025: 187K members
  • 2026: 22K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 0 members
  • Aug: 0 members
  • Sep: 0 members
  • Oct: 0 members
  • Nov: 5K members
  • Dec: 5K members
  • Jan: 5K members
  • Feb: 5K members
  • Mar: 4K members
  • Apr: 3K members
  • May: 3K members
  • Jun: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    21 posts in the past month
    1. 18F Japanese indie electronic/experimental producer. Working on a debut album I've envisioned since I was 14, but paralyzed by self-doubt. Need some advice.
    2. Chorus sounds huge on monitors but falls apart on phone speakers—what am I missing?
    3. How do you handle the constant "not good enough" impulse?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    18F Japanese indie electronic/experimental producer. Working on a debut album I've envisioned since I was 14, but paralyzed by self-doubt. Need some advice. · Chorus sounds huge on monitors but falls apart on phone speakers—what am I missing? · How do you handle the constant "not good enough" impulse?
    21
  • Solution Requests
    8 posts in the past month
    1. How can I make my bedroom recordings sound like live band tracks?
    2. Looking for a vocalist
    3. Do any of you know people that I can commission for song remixes or remakes.
    #2
    Solution Requests
    How can I make my bedroom recordings sound like live band tracks? · Looking for a vocalist · Do any of you know people that I can commission for song remixes or remakes.
    8
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. URGENT -> LANDR is systematically draining blocked accounts through inactivity fees — and their own ToS lets them keep your royalties forever. Here's the full scheme.
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    URGENT -> LANDR is systematically draining blocked accounts through inactivity fees — and their own ToS lets them keep your royalties forever. Here's the full scheme.
    1

Topics

  • Music
    225 posts in the past month
    1. What had the biggest impact on your growth as a musician?
    2. I (21F) want to learn how to make music
    3. shazam might be the most honest number in music right now. streams are faked i don't trust them anymore
    #1
    Music
    What had the biggest impact on your growth as a musician? · I (21F) want to learn how to make music · shazam might be the most honest number in music right now. streams are faked i don't trust them anymore
    225
  • Production
    57 posts in the past month
    1. Why do the live sessions on KEXP radio and the NPR 'tiny desk' sessions on Youtube often sound so much better than the offical studio recordings?
    2. Anyone look back on old music and realize you fell off?
    3. If you had to start over with only 5 plugins, what would they be?
    #2
    Production
    Why do the live sessions on KEXP radio and the NPR 'tiny desk' sessions on Youtube often sound so much better than the offical studio recordings? · Anyone look back on old music and realize you fell off? · If you had to start over with only 5 plugins, what would they be?
    57
  • Struggling
    52 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    52
  • Looking For
    46 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For
    46
  • Making
    40 posts in the past month
    #5
    Making
    40

Flair

  • Weekly Thread
    17 posts in the past month
    1. /r/WATMM Weekly Promotion Thread
    2. /r/WATMM Weekly Promotion Thread
    3. /r/WATMM Weekly Feedback Thread
    #1
    Weekly Thread
    /r/WATMM Weekly Promotion Thread · /r/WATMM Weekly Promotion Thread · /r/WATMM Weekly Feedback Thread
    17

Product recommendations

  • music distributor
    7 posts in the past month
    1. What is the best music distributor right now?
    2. What’s music distributor is the best?
    3. What is the best distributor for indie artist?
    #1
    music distributor
    What is the best music distributor right now? · What’s music distributor is the best? · What is the best distributor for indie artist?
    7
  • vsts
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Best Jazz VSTs for Samples
    2. Best free or low cost plugins that enhance and amplify vocals?
    3. Best vsts for rnb?
    #2
    vsts
    Best Jazz VSTs for Samples · Best free or low cost plugins that enhance and amplify vocals? · Best vsts for rnb?
    6
  • midi keyboard
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Midi Keyboard recs?
    2. Looking to sell my Launchpad and buy a MIDI keyboard, any recs?
    3. Recs on a reasonable quality midi keyboard for $300 or less?
    #3
    midi keyboard
    Midi Keyboard recs? · Looking to sell my Launchpad and buy a MIDI keyboard, any recs? · Recs on a reasonable quality midi keyboard for $300 or less?
    3
  • daw
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What is the Best DAW for a Rock Band?
    2. Best DAW FOR 4GB RAM LAPTOP (basic Pentium processor) ?
    #4
    daw
    What is the Best DAW for a Rock Band? · Best DAW FOR 4GB RAM LAPTOP (basic Pentium processor) ?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/WeAreTheMusicMakers for?
Best for Music Lovers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/WeAreTheMusicMakers free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/WeAreTheMusicMakers have?
Roughly 3.8M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/WeAreTheMusicMakers on?
r/WeAreTheMusicMakers runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/WeAreTheMusicMakers cover?
On the Hive Index, r/WeAreTheMusicMakers is organized under Music Lovers.
How do I join r/WeAreTheMusicMakers?
You can join r/WeAreTheMusicMakers by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Music communities like?
One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering music production, instruments, genres, and the business of the industry. Discord hosts communities for producers, beatmakers, and musicians at every level, Reddit has massive communities for genre-specific discussion, and dedicated platforms serve niche interests from jazz theory to synth collecting.
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