There's no wrong way to start a song, but where you start can obviously have a huge impact on the rest of your creative flow! In this video I explore what it's like for me when starting from five of the most common starting points for songwriting.
Let me know what you think of the songs I started on in my examples too a...
2022-02-11 15:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn't realize until some of the comments were rolling in on this one that it's been a while since I did one of those foley tracks! I'm glad folks continue to enjoy them. :)
I made every sound in this track with a new soap product from Dial, who sponsored this video, and also hired me to create an ad that they're usin...
2022-02-05 22:50:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
I've decided I want to share mini sample packs with you on a fairly regular basis. I create so much original audio when I'm working on music or videos or just messing around in the studio, I figure you may as well get some use out of it! It also alleviates some of the pressure/boredom of compiling large "pro...
This episode is just full of amazing characters - Daedelus, Sarah Longfield, WangleLine, and samples from Ben Levin - I love the reaction portions so much haha. Hope you enjoy!
My track can be found on all the usual platforms https://fanlink.to/...
Hey folks!
Sharing a video early with you today - a dive into some of the techniques I've been exploring when creating ambient and generative music. On the modular system of course, but with some software recommendations as well!
On my second channel I've posted a 2 hour version of the piece from that video:
2021-12-26 15:24:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey team! Got a ton to share with you today :)
Here's the video roundup since my last post:
Brand new episode of 4 Producers just dropped! Also attaching the track I made for this episode to this post.
https://youtu.be/IlB2YHYkkD8
7 m...
I'm putting a lot of things in this post!!
Published a new video today looking at the writing process for "Bookmobile" off my recent First of October album with Rob Scallon - how and why it went from our least favorite to most favorite song in less than an hour!
2021-11-22 02:25:11 +0000 UTC
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Yes yes yes everybody, we have the stems for the entire Gotta Record Everything Good album for you here! Feel free to do anything non-commercial with these, and tag us if you share on social media so we can see!
2021-11-04 14:04:31 +0000 UTC
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This doesn't go live until tomorrow but for you? For you it's right now!
Rob and I get together every October 1 to make an album from scratch in one day and the results are always a lot of fun.
Check out the final songs here: https://youtu.be/pm2Jc...
Howdy folks, two new videos for you!
I discovered a cool way to make new percussion samples out of reverb, which is one of those so-simple-how-did-I-never-think-of-this-before kind of ideas. Possible with both hardware and software, and anyone who tries it would probably get unique results since it depends what reverb ...
Hey folks! Sorry for the delayed post here but I was still polishing this piano piece and then Rob Scallon was staying here for a week to work on some stuff together!
Here is the last episode of Spacetime and attached is the piano piec...
I can't say more right now but here is a video of recent events as well as a very early copy of some new music. I hope you're doing well.
2021-07-28 13:15:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Some of you may remember this song that started with my Subharmonicon demo video. I realized it could be applied to my current situation with Horace, so I fleshed out a second verse and bridge with that in mind.
Not sending the mus...
2021-07-08 15:46:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends,
Wanted to make a video to recommend all my favorite super affordable music equipment - everything is under $100, some things are even under $20.
And then things went a little south...
Watch here. Also att...
I've been going loopy thinking about this! Hope you enjoy and I'll be back with new videos (and an album!) soon :)
2021-06-09 20:15:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's video goes a little bit behind the new album Ooo and also I learned that Horace has some cool powers! Watch here and if you haven't already checked out the album you can download it 2021-05-28 01:06:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Given how much I enjoy making music on the go, it seemed like I should make one of these videos!
My new album Ooo is also out today on all major platforms or if you'd like you can download it 2021-05-20 17:41:09 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
I'm happy to be sharing an early copy of my new album with you today! It's called Ooo and it's full of quirky beats and general whimsy, with a good amount of tracks directly inspired by the best cartoon ever Adventure Time.
Download here:
2021-05-18 02:50:03 +0000 UTC
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This topic comes up a lot so I thought I'd address it head on in a video! This is far from the only approach but it's the one that's gotten me to the finish line the most often. Also don't miss the adventure at the end. :)
Here's a 2021-05-12 16:46:13 +0000 UTC
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Howdy, I have two new videos for you and they are full of surprises so I'm just gonna drop them here and let you enjoy!
My favorite effects pedal
An...
Here's a breakdown of the music production of "Claws", which is track 3 from the new EP Monolith. Every sound except my voice was created with the Make Noise Shared System!
If you haven't already gotten the EP, you can download it 2021-04-24 18:40:59 +0000 UTC View Post
A huge episode of 4 Producers 1 Sample just dropped! Featuring Flux Pavilion, Laura Escudé, Recue, and a sample provided by Jamie Lidell. Watch here.
Laura and Flux haven't released their tracks yet but links to stream Recue's and mine ...
2021-04-15 22:38:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Just released a new video - you'll want to stay to the end of this one 'cause things got wild!
Here's your high quality download of the music I made in the...
Two new videos this week!
Another installment of Theory Thursday where we look at 7 ways to make chord progressions more compelling: https://youtu.be/rUwh459aGfo
And a demo/overview of the Make Noise Shared System, which in my opinion is the mo...
This is a concept I've been thinking about for years and that I'd love to continue doing! In this episode we have appearances from Virtual Riot, Christian Henson, Tori Letzler and Mark Hadley.
Check it out here and let me know what you think. :) If y...
This is happening. There's not much more I can really say! Hope you enjoy the new video and attached is your high quality download of my new song Liftoff!
2021-03-19 03:42:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Got some footage I've been sitting on for way too long 'cause I couldn't figure out the best way to put it together but I think I've ended up with a really fun video about people who create synths from scratch and also me (not quite from scratch) building some synth stuff as well! 2021-03-11 19:06:02 +0000 UTC
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Two new videos for ya!
I was filming some content for Flip but I loved how the jam came out so much that I decided to turn it into a main channel video. Quickly experimenting with some of the sounds from Kilamanzego's sample pack to create this.
Hoping this might be a helpful ramble for you to hear, but even if it's not, fun mic shootout at the end!
This song "Helicopters" has been kicking around for years and I've never decided on what kind of instrumentation might suit it - your thoughts on that are very welcome - but for now you can download the version in t...
2021-02-19 04:52:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got a new 4 Producers yaaay! This one featuring !llmind, Simon Servida, and The Kount. Watch here and download the tracks here.
Also...
2021-01-28 22:01:30 +0000 UTC View Post
