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Real time road bumps and measures i take to overcome them.

Sorry for the delay, things have been hectic between Covid shutting down my plant and finding and working a new job. But i appreciate your reading! 

I have been slowly running into some problems with my own song writing and interest skills when it comes to adding percussive elements that keep the beat filled out as well as using chord progressions and scales to enhance the experience of the song.

I have been referencing a lot of Shakewell and Oliver Tree to note take and utilize some of the tension and release tactics they use to create a more solid song as well as a more exciting and emotionally driven song. In Oliver Tree’s song Alien Boy he slowly builds his beat with each new section of the song that is presented giving the listener something new every time around until the song recedes back to its “standard” mode past the chorus delivering short term nostalgia in what it they just witness being built.

In the song i am currently having a hard time finding something that wraps this idea into the fold as my beat has some nice sampled piano, fun percs on the sides to fill it up as well as some pitch bent 808’s. But the deeper i get into the song the more it strikes me as boring. Using the knowledge from some of my last postings, i found that adapting to the flow of the song with pitch shifted or stretched string instruments helped bring out its color and added some interest for me.

Another cool things i learned is how the song is structured can allow new elements to brought in in different manners. Using one to three instruments throughout your verse and or intro section will display the mode of it while among the chorus you can have new instrument chime in to enhance its emotional movement and when bundled with appropriately choreographed lyricism and performance will really top the mood. Sadly my song has not gotten to that point, but in time it will be there! Until then, i am curating the main bulk of the song but attracting the mood with the instruments and sample i have chosen without it being to repetitive.

Something we touched on before was how your chord progressions can help develop your songs structure which can or maybe should be mapped before you write and adjusted as need be. But if you genuinely feel in your heart this verse should last more than eight bars say based on the mood and tension/release then by all means go for it, but one draw back if not experimented with is the boredom that can hit the listener. Like i mentioned above, Oliver Tree has a great sense of structure in how his songs are developed and his repetitious use of kick and snare along with 808’s gives the song a solid foundation which is a great place to start and the same as before, adjust as need be to fit the melodies and various instruments surrounding them.

As i continue to work my through these songs and digest new information i am confident this song will reach fruition and make it sway to the standard i have set for it. I hope this real time expression helped you think about ways to work around the road bumps in your production. As i continue to learn on my experiences i will continue to share my thoughts for you in hopes it will give perspective and educate the matter at hand.

Overview:

Song Structure is a must

Variation is important

Samples make a difference

Using percussion as ad libs fills out your song

Having material to reference and note take on will put you hours ahead of your own game

Research and willingness to learn

Anyways guys, thanks for reading this one! If you would like more information from first hand experience feel free to head to my previous posts! Happy writing!

-Andrew Giordanengo

-Audiohut

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