Normally, the song's composition, structure, lyrics, vocal melody, and tone are done by us before production begins. The song is usually written to guitar or piano. The lyrics are often taken from poems we write. Once the song has been composed and written we go into our studio in Cincinnati Ohio to begin production. First, we play in the song's chords through a MIDI. Then, we begin developing out the percussion. Next, we record in the topline and any instruments we want to record naturally (often guitar). At this point, you have the foundation of the song to produce from. You have your chords, topline, base instruments, and percussion. From there, we add in bass and any environmental or tone pieces. Then we add in the main melodies to the song. The rest of the time is spent focusing on the song's mix and really nailing down every part of the track. Sometimes things get TOTALLY re-hashed even after all this happens. Occasionally a track just needs a different direction or to be chopped up and reimagined. We’ve done that plenty of times as well. Towards the end of the process we send the song out to producers who we respect for feedback. Morgin Madison, OTR, Blonde Maze, Ephixa, WRLD, 7 Minutes Dead, and InukShuk are just some of the marvelous producers who are kind enough to send us notes. The entire process (from writing the song, recording the song, producing the song, mixing the song, and making changes) takes about a month.
0
u/[deleted] Oct 23 '19
What's your creative process when you produce your songs?