Recent content by Louie

I’ve been on Logic since the Emagic days (and only had to pay for 1 upgrade if I’m remembering correctly). However, I bought a license of Digital Performer 11.3 around a year ago because it came highly recommended, to scratch an itch I’ve had for a while to try a different DAW, and I was...

The only ones that are mildly annoying to me Mike are the flashing ads (wherever they are located, top, bottom or sides).

I don’t think it’s crazy. I’m guessing that writing the essays is allowing you time to think about the many aspects of the person and subject, a way to uncover observations, and deep dive into areas that would overload you if you were doing that and trying to write the song at the same time—a...

I’m not a synth V user, but like @Nekujak said, it is fascinating to me how different songwriters/composers come up with and refine their melodies. Not only how they create them from scratch, but how they evaluate their melodies is equally interesting: what is a keeper, and what get’s tossed...

Gotta love when that happens. That is indeed a fantastic version by Kurt Elling. Shines another golden light on the song, and IMHO also updates the song to a modern esthetic. Of course the vocal is top drawer--and the bass vamp, overall feel, piano playing in general—loving it. Blue Note...

I saw these guys play live recently (Count Basie Orchestra), and became aware of this fantastic arrangement of April In Paris. I heard the song growing up, but it remained in my peripheral awareness, and I suppose compartmentalized as a song "from another era". But hearing Count Basie live...

Or take a Billie Eilish, which I guess is a two person vision with her brother Finneas. A family connection in this case, which is part of the glue that holds it together I’d venture to say. My hunch is if someone did an in-depth study today, indeed, the non-corporate singer-songwriters would...

This is a good point and generally true I think. Yes, and nobody else is going to get inside my head and write my music for me. In one band I was in, we had two lyric writers, one vocalist, three drummer/percussionists, two bass players, three guitarists, one keyboardist--but only 5 people...

I think I’m naturally much more of a collaborator than a solo writer. I remember way back how much fun it was to co-write music in original bands. But the problem was the bands never lasted. I remember how much work we would put into writing the material, rehearsing, scraping gigs together, and...

Thanks for sharing, that is a unique song theme. For the life of me I can’t think of a single January song. A wedding in January never would have occurred to me. All I can think of is freezing my fingers huddled around a little hole chopped in the ice for countless hours, sharing coffee from a...

Here is something that is in-work apparently: a disclosure standard for disclosing where and how AI is being used, developed for Spotify by Digital Data Exchange (DDEX). "This standard gives artists and rights holders a way to clearly indicate where and how AI played a role in the creation of a...

But how would you know? According to Warren Huart (Rick Beato also) people are now using AI all over the place to help them write their songs, and then going back in and replacing the AI gen with real musicians/vocals. Presumably, to avoid an AI stigma, and not get rejected when trying to place...

I don’t really have a favorite December song. Other than Handel’s Messiah, but of course that is more than a song. If I had to choose a song, I guess it would be, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. But I never liked the “little” in the lyric--always felt it mildly condescending. But the...

Overall I thought that mix is super creative, but not that enjoyable to listen to because the drums spoiled it for me, especially the kick drum. But that is purely taste and I'm sure it's perfect for this style of music. I listened first, and then read your write up--makes sense to me.

That took me on a journey and inspiring! Many cool ideas, but they all hang together with a good balance between repetition and new stuff coming at you, and the sounds were really nice.