Sorting out my Brain.
Chain Of Thoughts
Thank goodness for blogs you get to record every single thought thats going through without loosing the vibes. Been looking at University in Berklee, it looks great to be there but running in the background of my head is why do you need to go there when you can learn most of the stuff on your own? What exactly do you want to learn over there? etc. would it be faster to learn from a school that teaches you?
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Moving On... To Videos of Interest.
To propel myself forward , i figured I should work on a portfolio of some sort. It is really kinda like an experimental phase as there is so many genres of music to choose from . It really all boils down to what kinda music I wanna go into and it is really interesting. I recently found out who I wanna become and its really touching when i saw Matt Cab in his making of his original song titled "So Good". It really shows how passionate he is over his track and he even went to the extend of lighting a match to get the sound. Either ways at least what I really know now is that I am experimenting with my present abilities, how far can i move forward.
I finally found inspiration in a video. It may not be the music I will be doing but I sure wanna learn how to do it. I came to realize with my current abilities, I am already half way there into attaining my goal. All i need is a voice coach, a keyboard skill and tonnes of passion and creative mind, a lyrical genius brain. Good news is i do not technically need to know how to play everything :) Cause i know people who can sing... people who can play the keyboards etc. Followed by this video, i clicked on the link at the bottom of this video which lead me to another stunner dude called Ryan Leslie. I don't know much about him but he is seriously seriously into production. When i watched these people so committed to their music. It definitely has touched moved and inspired me. To me it was just totally insane.
I am totally convinced at this point that they have the ability to create this thing i call Audio Orgasm. Ha perhaps that should be the name of my next album. hahah i am not too sure.. sounds.. too hiong..
Song List
Some of the songs that is playing in my head currently which i never had the time to take a pen and paper to write it all down based on the current set up I have.. I mean with a borrowed bass guitar thanks to Alvin, My epiphone Les Paul Ultra II, My really whack Panasonic Keyboard, My Rode NT1A, My Presonus Firebox, LOGIC PRO, MELODYNE, my main artist Yan Ru and Ethel, My Co Producer Ling, My Morale Boosters Andy and Bjorn. These are the song list that I could possibly think of producing. Of course its all in my head right now..time to pen it all down..
1. Hysteric - Yeah Yeah Yeahs ( Acoustic Cover ) - Requires Minor Touch Up
2. Wonder Wall - Oasis ( Acousitc / Electric ) - Requires Minor Touch Up
3. Run This Town - Jay Z Rihana ( RnB / Rap ) - Requires Rap Lyrics + Dope Vocals +Hard Bass + Blues Guitar Riffs.
4. First Of The Gang - Morrissey ( Rock ) - Redoing all the parts with Bass
5. I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend how to dance with you - Black Kids - Blank
6. Lost in the supermarket - The Clash - Re sound engineer
7. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift - Redo Guitar Track
8. Paparazzi - Lady Gaga - Rock Remix
As you can see from the playlist this far, its pretty experimental phase as it covers all sortsa genres and honestly with my current set up, I don't know what I am able to cover but I intend to just do it anyways.
Concerns
At this point I am just talking to myself. Yeah so whats next once I have these tracks? they are all not classified in order and its pretty confusing for listeners If i wanna make this into an album. Its all about whats next? I figured I would be able to find some sounds that I could replicate and do some remixes and I am sure that would be very very interesting. Consumer behavoir.. what would a consumer wants to listen right now... something fresh.. something interesting.. if it was a cover.. i would want it to sound different... Hmmm...
What Do I Need to Become?
I Guess at this point I pretty Much need play the role of Ryan Leslie, Timbaland, David Guetta, Tiesto, Matt Cab. Yup Starring Melvin.. in his One man Band. I just have to pretty much explore every aspects. All great things begins with a single thought.
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