Have been doing music production for almost 5 years.
Piano and Guitar.
FL Studio. First started on LMMS way back, but moved on from there. Having the "best" software might aid in your production, but you can still make horrible music.
Just my laptop, some studio monitor headphones. Casio PX700 for keys.
Solar Fields - Shard. (Mirrors Edge OST)
There's quite a few. Com Truise - Galactic Melt.. Hmm.. Classical music doesn't really have any albums. Chopin's Etudes are really great.
I like a lot of chill-out, alpha-wave and ambiance, like Solar Fields, Com Truise etc.. I also like drum and bass, nuerofunk, some artists including Receptor, DJ Hidden etc. I've recently started to enjoy classical music as well.
I like to think it's diverse, even if it is probably not. Can't judge myself haha.
I am currently a student.