SONG 1:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/558iRyNN6VpNUmIN08rsEA?si=62f5d47f9f474950&pt=6d3d4351cd8fa4f008ced86c0f34db49

Standout inspiration. from this playlist:

◾️ John Browne (Flux Conduct, Monuments)

He is my major inspiration for this first track. His aggressive picking technique on the guitar offers a lot o learn from him, from harmony to rhythm choices.

SONG 2:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uCwUTJiVFq8ZAz6Bu34T7?si=80b6a21acd984616

Standout inspiration. from this playlist:

◾️ Polyphia

Polyphia is band that has had a lot of success and recognition in these last years, for their innovation and guitar technicality

SONG 1: A modern metal, pretty fast - paced instrumental song, with a lot of riffs and melodic sections

SONG 2: An experimental track, blending electric guitar with trap music and electronic beats.

For week 1 I'd like to have some kind of demo of the beginning of the tune, and deciding precisely which tempo, bpm and main chord progression tu use in general for the song.

PRIORITY⚠️

As I'm going for a Heavy/Rock groovy track It's important to find the main Riff for the song

WEEK 2

In the 2nd week I'd like to find the main parts that are going to compose the song, the "building blocks" (riff, verse, chorus, bridge etc...)

WEEK 3

I'd like to have to have the final song structure, some sort of demo with all the main elements that are going to compose the song.

Final guitar tracking should be done around WEEK 6 - WEEK 7 maximum

WEEK 8

Mixing

WEEK 9

Final mastering

⚪️ INTRO: Initial ideas, potentials timelines, LOs Chart

🔴 WEEK 1: Research, potential challenges, resources potential collaboration.

🟡 WEEK 2: First riff ideas and sound choices. (LO2) + (LO3)

🟢 WEEK 3: Additional sound choices. (LO2)

🔵 WEEK 4: Demo & song structure 1 (LO2) + (LO3)

🟣 WEEK 5: Demo & song structure 2 (LO2) + (LO3)

🔴 WEEK 6: Guitar Tracking (LO2) + (LO3)

🟡 WEEK 7: Sound design (LO2)

🟢 WEEK 8: Mixing (LO2)

🔵 WEEK 9: Mastering (LO2)

⚪️ CONTENTS PAGE/BIBIOGRAPHY (LO1) + (LO2)

As I normally do in my productions, I think I'm probably going to use a guitar plugin, in this case Archetype Nolly by Neural DSP. It provides me all the sounds I'm looking for for both productions, from the super pristine cleans, all the way to the super aggressive sounding distortion. I probably am going to use the Peavey 5150 emulation for the metal track.

When it comes to metal and djent, DjinnBass by Submission audio is the ultimate bass sound. It provides a lot of clarity and pick attack, with a lot of focus especially in the very low notes, which is going to turn out very handy for a song like this.

For the second song:

I've also been experimenting with Playbox, and I was able to obtain some sounds which perfectly fit the style and sound I' looking for this production.

I've been experimenting with Playbox, an instrument which actually allows me to obtain any kind of sound, but I found out that you can obtain some really cool and original drum beats with this instrument, so I've been using this for now.

So far I am using a drum library made by GGD, the One Kit Wonder: Metal kit, which allows me to achieve a sound that fits well for this musical genre. I think it is the best choice, as all the elements of this drum kit a very powerful attack and sound really clean and precise, which is exactly what I'm looking for in a modern metal production.

This is the first research I did on John Browne:

He uses Mayones guitars, which possess a very sharp pick attack sound and high output pickups, which allow him to obtain a very aggressive sound without losing clarity in the notes. He uses a variety of amplifiers, including amp sims.

◾️ Tim Henson:

This is the first research I did on Tim Henson:

Similarly to John Browne, Tim's sound possesses a very sharp pick attack, often obtained by using various types of boosts before hitting his amplifier, which delivers a very crunchy and hi -fi sound.

John Browne has been an inspiration of mine for a lot of time, but to further research and learn his approaches to both songwriting and technique all the way to production and tone choice will for sure help a lot my process and inspiration for this track.

SONG 2:

Tim Henson (Polyphia) is known for innovating guitar technique and bringing it to a new level. I'm certainly not expecting to reach his level of ability, but learning his approaches to writing will be very helpful for this project.

(LO1)

Electric guitar obviously and maybe a bass, even though a virtual bass might work even better. Same for drums and other instruments like synths.

Maybe some good quality plugins to elevate the sound production of the song(mix and master) (LO1)

• Guitar technique

• Learning new production methods and songwriting abilities

BROWNE, John. 2021. "I changed my entire mix" Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvwIV1XuxLo&t=1893s [ accessed 5/02/2025]

BROWNE, John. 2024. "The Captain Meets John Browne (Monuments)! - First Look at his New Signature Schecter Guitar!" Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0cn8XtAiIQ&t=2068s [accessed 02/02/2025]

BROWNE, John. 2023. "Demystifying DADGAD with John Browne (Monuments) - PERFTalk"2023" Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSZ7r0pZkx0 [accessed 03/02/2025]

GETGOOD, Adam (2018) Adam "Nolly" Getgood Mixing Masterclass part 1 of 2: Master bus and drums. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgfBcFTbir4&t=361s [accessed 20/9/2024]

LEVER, George. "MIXING MONUMENTS GUITARS w/ George Lever" available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnT1gGYVI5E&t=465s [ accessed 9/02/2025]

PRENC, Lance. " How Lance Prenc masters LOUD(ft.Polaris)" available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFJaMBato4 [ accessed 10/02/2025]

I've done a provisional mix which is actually likely going to be very close to the final mix of the track. The source tones were very good, so I didn't have to massive moves in terms of EQing and compression. In the picture we can see a couple of plugins that I used. The 1176 made a particularly big impact on the mix, especially on drums, making them sounding massive and powerful.

Had a lot of inspiration and ideas coming out of the first riff idea that I had.

Wrote more riff variations starting from the first one, as well as a chorus and a more ambient - focused section and a first idea of a guitar solo.

Song structure:

Riff 1

Riff 2

Chorus

Riff 2 (with some variations)

Ambient section

Chorus

Solo

Riff 2

Today I came out with a riff that I really enjoy and fits the style that I'm going for the metal track.

Key:

C minor, alternating between Eolian and Phrygian mode.

The first track has progressed a lot. I managed to write the whole song, just might need some retouches in the guitar solo, but the song is almost complete.

SONG 2: (beats song)

I managed to lay down some cool beats, which for sure will allow me to write some good melodies with the guitar on top of it. Did a provisional mix, but it might need some more work.

SONG 1:

They main focus was to play them as tight as possible, a key element that is going to make a huge difference in the tune, as the idea of this song is to be very sharp and aggressive sounding.

SONG 2:

I've made some good progress on the tune, and being a more experimental track, a lot of the guitars I had to record were ambient guitars or some sort of layers to complement the electronic elements.

1- Rhythm guitars (blue)

2- Lead guitars (dark blue)

3- Clean guitars (light blue)