Use voicing, touch, timing, sustain and effects to make a Fender Rhodes sit naturally in modern R&B and electronic production.
Tag: songwriting
Two Notes, One Motif: Making a Simple Hook Evolve Across a Track
Turn a tiny melodic idea into a track-long identity using rhythm, register, harmony, call-and-response and arrangement variation instead of adding more notes.
The Art of the Dropout: Creating Impact by Taking Elements Away
Use silence, subtraction and carefully timed re-entry to create impact in a drop, chorus or transition without endlessly adding more layers.
The 8-Bar Loop Trap: How to Turn a Great Loop into a Complete Song
A practical arrangement method for escaping the eight-bar loop: map energy, create contrasting sections, use subtraction and variation, and turn a strong idea into a complete track.
Foo Fighters: The Power of Melody, Dynamics and a Band That Sounds Like a Band
A Foo Fighters producer study covering Dave Grohl’s early DIY recordings, guitars and amps, melody-led rock arrangements, layered guitar parts, Wasting Light’s analogue process and the band’s collaborative sound.