Targeting -16 LUFS
The last few days of Song-A-Day are always unpredictable. Sometimes I’m just dragging across the finish line with whatever fumes are left in the tank, and other times I’m rushing to get several final ideas out before the clock hits zero. This year seems more of the former than the latter. Yesterday’s track was probably the low point. When I was listening back to it today, it struck me as being on par with 90s … Continue reading
Preface: The first part of this post is largely about my mood, being unhappy, and what I did about it. And there’s no mention of the music. The first bit is important in that it documents how I ended up with the track I did, but if you just want to read about the production process (and I wouldn’t blame you), you can skip to that section. I do think there’s value in the first … Continue reading
I was happy with yesterday’s track and had a reasonable chunk of time to experiment. I’m starting to hit that blank page anxiety feeling every day, but so far they’ve all turned out. Despite being re-committed to making music that I want to make instead of what I think people want to hear, I still have this nag in the back of my mind. “Another DnB track? Boring.” “Nobody needs ambient.” “You’ve been writing lyrics. … Continue reading
Having finished A Monkey on Your Back relatively early in the evening, I enjoyed several hours just messing around with sounds. Monkey wasn’t an unpleasant experience in any way, but aside from trying to reach an audience and make some money, I love creating music and exploring sounds. It’s fun. Mary went to bed relatively early, I put my headphones on, and the main sound of this track emerged. I had it on a loop … Continue reading
After posting You Bought This, I bopped along to it for several repeats while doing some cleanup, walking the dog and other miscellanea. Being happy with the lyrics and the production, I was in a pretty good mood and actually had a few hours to sketch out today’s track before bedtime. Looking back at the last six days, I’ve been pretty productive. Some are obviously stronger than others, but nothing outright sucks and I think … Continue reading