Today's song is another instrumental that I wrote (primarily) on the electric guitar. I structured a few chord progressions (first section=D-G-D, second section=A-C-E-A, center section=C-A...C-D-A), and then I layered a variety of rhythms. Next, I added bass guitar followed by 5-6 synth tracks. I like the mood and progression of this song.
I didn't get much sleep last week, so I slept today until 1300...been a while since I've done that. I wrote this song in two separate sittings...1430-1630, and 1830-2030...about 4 hours total.
-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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