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In the song ‘goes like this’ I used two guitars a bass sampled drums and synths to create my track. I used my Strat for all of the guitar parts to achieve the tone I wanted. The tempo is at 120 bpm and the key signature is d maj or b minor. The chords from the verse of this song go like this eminor9 an Amaj a dmaj9 and a bmin7. Which is a 4-7-3-1 Chord progression in bminor or dmaj. The chorus chords go dmaj7  b7  f#m7 gmaj7 which is a 3-1-5-6 chord progression. The track is in 4/4. The track has a very simple verse chorus structure with an instrumental at the end. I chose to have the song fit a kinda lofi production value that is stylistic and adds to the song. The song is about a very personal thing so the subject matter is kept vague on purpose. The lyrics talk about it “goes like this” and “draw the rain” is abstract on purpose and hints to the music being part of the meaning as-well as the lyrics. I Recorded all my Guitars and bass through my Kemper Profiler. 

In the song ‘No turning back’ I used two guitars a bass and sampled drums and synths. I used my Strat for the chords to achieve a clean clear tone and used my Shergold with p90s in for the lead to achieve a deep jazzy tone. The tempo is at 120 bpm and the key signature is b minor or  d maj. 

The chords from the verse are dmaj7 a fmb6 and a gmaj7 which is a 3-5-6 chord progression. The chords in the chorus are  gmaj7 f#minor and dmaj7 and at the end Amaj7 which is a 6-5-3 with a 7 at the end. These chord progressions are in d maj or b minor. The track is a verse chorus structure with instrumental parts in between. I wanted to achieve a lofi style similar to lofi hip hop such as Milo (Milo, 2015). The song is purposely vague in subject matter. It talks about ‘theres no turning back’ creating a sense of hopelessness. 

I purposely made these songs very similar as they both talk about the same subject matter. I thought having them in the same key but different chords and melody would be interesting as they speak about the same subject but from different angles.

The jazzy chords contribute to the Neo-soul and jazz influence I was going for. The sampled drums hint towards the hiphop influence as-well.  Artists such as Charlie Hunter (Charlie Hunter, 2016) inspire my guitar playing and that jazz feel I was hoping for. I was inspired by artists such as Earl Sweatshirt (Earl Sweatshirt, 2012) for the hip hop elements duo my songs.

Other forms of research like Unsungsundays (unsung Sundays, n/a)  article about jazz and hip hop and how they are making a comeback together. This solidified my idea of combining jazz and hip hop along with indie pop to create my tracks. Also Forbes (Forbes, 2020) spoke about lofi hiphop making a comeback in their article. Saying lofi hip hop usually involves jazz is testament to my songs and how they include both styles. 

I was responsible for all elements of my track apart from mastering as I will be using an AI mastering tool. The reason for this is because its something I'm not the best at myself but an AI is affordable and effective and achieves what I need to for this assignment. I wrote all the guitar and bass and synth parts. Sampled all the drums did all the mixing and recording. 

Since the start of the module I think I’ve improved a lot. To start off with I rarely finish a song so this module forced me to do so and I grew from it. Another reason I developed was because I followed my Timetable and actually stuck to it which helped me drastically having that structure really helped me get things done. I have also improved on my production skills my tracks are routed better and mixed better than last term and this is something I'm proud of. One thing I think I Could’ve improved on is my work on modes as I think I could understand them but not to the extent I could use them in my songs. 

Listening back through my tracks the things that stick out to me is my vocals. As before this module I struggled with my vocals where as on these tracks I feel they sound good, and I am pleased with how they turned out. Another thing I'm happy with is my guitar tones and how soaked in reverb they are and how clean but punchy they are. Although I am happy with the production overall I think I could have had it that extra bit professional sounding which is something I will have achieved in the next module. If I was to repeat this module I wouldn’t do anything differently I am happy with how things went. My target audience feedback was good and positive, people liked my song so I'm happy with the response I got.  

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“Milo - Zen Scientist Feat. Myka 9.” Www.youtube.com, 8 Sept. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiG8vCIXLmY.

Music, Groundup. “Charlie Hunter - No Money No Honey.” Www.youtube.com, 16 June 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HJQJzUwRMk. Accessed 9 Apr. 2021.

Pyke, Cosmo. “Cosmo Pyke - Social Sites.” Www.youtube.com, 14 Nov. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtdxPgtyGm0.

Sweatshirt, Earl. “Earl Sweatshirt - Chum (Explicit).” Www.youtube.com, 4 Dec. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCbWLSZrZfw. Accessed 9 Apr. 2021.

unsungsundays. “Jazz Fusion’s Comeback.” Unsung Sundays, unsungsundays.com/features/jazz-fusions-comeback/.

Zarczynski, Andrea. “How Lofi Hip-Hop Will Inspire New Music in 2021.” Forbes, 23 Dec. 2020, www.forbes.com/sites/andreazarczynski/2020/12/23/how-lofi-hip-hop-will-inspire-new-music-in-2021/?sh=2490a0066663.