We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Will Endter. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Will below.

Will , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I first learned the basics of music production how I imagine most people in my generation have: through YouTube tutorials and just plain messing around. In the beginning it was really difficult to pin down exactly what I wanted to do with my music, and my main pursuit now is to really nail down what it is that makes my sound unique. This is something that I wish I had focused on more when starting out. I wish I had focused less on trying so hard to fit to one genre/style and instead just let loose and find a sound that is separate from what I already know. That mindset was the biggest thing keeping me from both getting better at my craft and also really enjoying what I do.

Will , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I started out just making songs for myself to put out on the internet, however I also had an interest in filmmaking for a very long time. When it came time to decide what I wanted to do in college, instead of going to music school, something that I wasn’t particularly eager to do, I applied to film school. I knew that I wanted to try out film composing, but the idea of doing film sound editing was also incredibly interesting to me. Now I split my time doing both personal music production projects and film projects, doing on-set sound recording, sound design/editing, and mixing. I also focus a lot of my musical energy on creating original soundtracks for films, something I enjoy just as much as traditional music production. I also want to expand into game sound design/music as well as TV.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

Seeing my sound design work or my soundtrack finally matched up to a picture is the most magical thing to me. After spending so much time marking up a script, brainstorming ideas, shooting on set, finally seeing all the elements that you created come together to complete the film is, in my opinion, the most rewarding part of my work. In my own music production, this magic comes in the form of seeing a collab project finally take shape, especially if I’m working with a group of people.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

My goal is to create work that has an emotional impact. I want to make stuff that gets more than just a good reaction out of people; I want people to emotionally connect with it. If I can get even slightly close to composers like Ludwig Goransson or producers like Justice or Daft Punk then I’ll be happy with what I’ve accomplished.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/Darcdot?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=d8cb41e5-39dd-4b78-a19c-cf2f158ecaf2
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcdot/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@darcdot
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/darcdot
• Other: Linktree to my film work:
  https://linktr.ee/willendter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=8ea6eaf9-94b4-41ae-9d56-669029f6fb0b