I started today's song much later than usual...around 1900. I wrote the rhythm section first (including bass guitar), and then I added a variety of synth sequences, e-bow guitars, and guitars with delay and reverb. The chord progression doesn't change much, so the challenge was to edit this song so that it has peaks and valleys. I tried to be strategic about when and where certain instruments appear. I had to do a few mixes before I was happy with the final product, but I was able to complete this song before midnight (2331).
More tomorrow...
-Matthew
www.anewsongeveryday.com
matthew@anewsongeveryday.com
About Me
- OTTO
- My name is Matthew Otto, I am from Texas (USA), and I have been writing and recording music for years with various bands (2nd Home, oneunder) and under various aliases (Mumford, Squishy Jackson, OTTO). When I was 16 (1991) I bought a Tascam 4-Track cassette recorder, and my life hasn’t been the same since. I recorded hundreds of hours of music on that small recorder before graduating into the world of ProTools (2001). Over-dubbing and multi-tracking became a few of my favorite terms. Years of approaching music from a solo stand-point has allowed me to streamline the creative and technical processes involved with writing and recording. At this point in my life (34) I feel ready to challenge myself by recording a new song every day. At the very least it will improve my abilities, but I’m also hoping that the uniqueness of this project will stimulate the word-of-mouth machine…making my music available to new ears. I will start in July 2009 and continue for up to one year.
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