Had a quiet week-end... had some late nights working on music stuff, and been keeping up with the guitar practice. Wrote some lyrics, made some beats, and worked on some concepts.
I am currently working with a few guys on producing some hip-hop/rap type stuff. I don't much like new rap music, and am trying to co-create rap music as I would want to hear it. To put it plainly, I want to put some punk-rock into the music. Not punk-rock sound necessarily, but more of the attitude, energy, and freshness that rap used to have, while at the same time, bringing it into the future.
Like the Ramones and Misfits, I want to use some of that 50's rock melodies into the tracks, and increase the 'musicality' of the tracks. Do you remember rock n roll radio?
Most rap is produced as follows:
- beats are created by beatsmith/producer.
- rapper or rapper's a&r select beats, and rapper writes to that beat.
What I've been trying to push with my partners, is to go at it more like a traditional band does. Form the song idea in the head, form the hooks using regular song-writing techniques, and building it from there. Since me and my partners are Canadian, I figure if we have any chance at making it, we are gonna have to work extra hard to make our stuff unique, interesting, and infectious. I'm thinking that me and my one partner are gonna take singing lessons, not necessarily so when can sing on tracks, but more for the music lessons we will learn.
Anyway, that's all for now,,,
manual out!
I am currently working with a few guys on producing some hip-hop/rap type stuff. I don't much like new rap music, and am trying to co-create rap music as I would want to hear it. To put it plainly, I want to put some punk-rock into the music. Not punk-rock sound necessarily, but more of the attitude, energy, and freshness that rap used to have, while at the same time, bringing it into the future.
Like the Ramones and Misfits, I want to use some of that 50's rock melodies into the tracks, and increase the 'musicality' of the tracks. Do you remember rock n roll radio?
Most rap is produced as follows:
- beats are created by beatsmith/producer.
- rapper or rapper's a&r select beats, and rapper writes to that beat.
What I've been trying to push with my partners, is to go at it more like a traditional band does. Form the song idea in the head, form the hooks using regular song-writing techniques, and building it from there. Since me and my partners are Canadian, I figure if we have any chance at making it, we are gonna have to work extra hard to make our stuff unique, interesting, and infectious. I'm thinking that me and my one partner are gonna take singing lessons, not necessarily so when can sing on tracks, but more for the music lessons we will learn.
Anyway, that's all for now,,,
manual out!
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my first friend... yay!
and look at you and all your new friends... nice! I guess you've been socializing a lot more than I have...
I am just wrapping up a project this week, and then I am hoping to have more time for myself.
haven't even hooked up that audio interface yet
chat soon!
d.
yeah, the whole journal thing - part lazy, part not feeling comfortable writing these days - about these days... it's just kinda blah. my birthday's coming up on Sunday, and I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but I've been feeling pretty shit lately
work is work, y'know... Last night, I finally wrapped up one boring-ass project, only to spend ALL bloody night designing a logo for an interior decorator with a real flair for real tasteless design (blah).. it's hard to get inspired sometime... plus the only concept I could come up with required hours of illustration, which was a pain in the ass...
ok, I am just bitching now. I must stop.
on to more pleasent topics -
music.... music music music... I've been writing a lot of jazz/blues influenced stuff, little bit of lounge, little bit of beebop, even some world influenced stuff... It can be quite diverse, actually... even hitting on some cabaret/chanson style tunes, then old R&B, motown type shit... I also have material from BL (Before Luke) which has been on the backburner for about 3 years now, so I want to get some of that crap done and out of the way so I can make room for new creations... Among that, I have tons of punk/hardcore/rockabilly songs that are just waiting to be used as well... But I haven't written anything like that in a while. Hmmm.. I think that about covers it.
BTW, In the past, I have played mostly music influenced by punk/surf/garage/rockabilly/rocknroll/hardcore. I was also involved in a lounge project with just me on vocals, accompanied by a stand-up base. Which was very VERY cool, but unfortunately, also very short-lived.
Either way, as soon as I actually get something down (recorded), you'll hear it - I promise
Later