(Needed context for this blog post: “Bobby Caldwell, “What You Won’t Do for Love” Singer, Dies at 71”: (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/bobby-caldwell-dead-what-you-wont-do-for-love-singer-1235353294/) Per Gil Kaufman of the Hollywood reporter, versatile soul artist Bobby Caldwell passed away at the age of 71. His wife tweeted out the news Wednesday morning, also stating he got “FLOXED”, a medical term for […]
(Needed context for this blog post: “Jeff Beck Tribute Concert Announced – Eric Clapton, Johnny Depp, + More Confirmed”: https://loudwire.com/jeff-beck-tribute-concert-eric-clapton-johnny-depp/) If you recall, the first News Journal I did was about the death of guitar legend Jeff Beck. Now, two months later, Jordan Blum of Loudwire is reporting that Eric Clapton, as well as Beck’s […]
(Needed context for this blog post: “ESP launches long-awaited Kirk Hammett LTD KH-V signature models”: https://www.guitarworld.com/news/esp-ltd-kh-v-kirk-hammett-signature) Although the return of NAMM is just a month away, ESP has wasted little time making waves in the gear market. Per Matt Owen of Guitar World, ESP will release their brand new Kirk Hammett signature Flying V-style guitars […]
(Needed context for this blog post: “Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott Hospitalized for Altitude Sickness + Still Performs in Colombia”: https://loudwire.com/def-leppard-joe-elliott-hospitalized-altitude-sickness-colombia/) Def Leppard is close to my heart, and their frontman just had a major scare. Per Jordan Blum of Loudwire, singer Joe Elliott was hospitalized on Feb. 24, shortly after the band arrived for a […]
Full article “2023 Upheaval Festival Lineup Revealed – Bring Me the Horizon, Falling in Reverse + More” here: https://loudwire.com/2023-upheaval-festival-lineup-bring-me-the-horizon-falling-in-reverse-more/ The 2nd ever Upheaval Festival, hosted in Grand Rapids, Michigan, just received its lineup, and my oh my are there some pretty heavy hitters on the bill. The first night will be headlined by Bring me […]
(Needed context for this blog post: “Linkin Park Debut Powerful ‘Meteora’ Era Song ‘Lost’” by Joe DiVita : https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-lost-song-lyrics-video/) It’s been 6 years since Linkin Park has released new music, and nobody ever thought they would release anything ever again. This is of course due to the untimely death of lead singer Chester Bennington, who […]
(Needed context for this blog post: “Beyonce officially has the most Grammys of any artist”: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/05/entertainment/beyonce-grammys-most-awarded-artist-cec/index.html) The 65th annual Grammy Awards show has come and gone, and Beyonce made history in the process. Per Scottie Andrew of CNN, Bey won the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance album with her most recent release, “Renaissance”. This Grammy […]
Summary So for this project, I wanted to write something new that people would find interesting and would keep them in their seats for the entire song. To do this, I was trying to create a riff that would make people “headbang”. So to get into that mindset, the logline was me impersonating someone that […]
SUMMARY Role: Intention (SMART Goal): PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s) Training Source(s) Project Timeline ALREADY ESTABLISHED: Tempo (57 BPM), 4/4, melodic chorus riff, Minor key, intro written and recorded, chorus written. TO BE FINISHED BY END OF BREAK: Verse written and recorded, chorus recorded, rest of song written. […]
“Day 94 – music analysis on a road trip #100daysofdatasketches #the100dayproject” by Kelly-Ann’s Pics! is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 “Theory is a six-letter dirty word to most musicians, but hey, musicians love dirty words, right? And just like all the other dirty words, theory is easy to learn and fun to use!” ― Ray Harmony, Hack Music Theory, Part 1: […]
Summary IN ONE TO TWO SENTENCES, DESCRIBE WHAT SONG YOU ANALYZED FOR THIS PROJECT AND WHY YOU CHOSE IT DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s ALL UPPERCASE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE Song Analysis TOPIC MY RESPONSES SONG TITLE Special COMPOSER(S) Brently Stephen Smith, Scott Stevens, Zach Myers YEAR 2018 COUNTRY United States If you could work on this […]
“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.” – Leonard Bernstein SUMMARY Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week… Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE CONTROL ROOM (RECORDING & MIXING) This was actually really insightful. Even though I […]
“‘Be shapeless and formless.. like water’ (Bruce Lee)” by Akinini.com is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 “Have a mind like water.” ― David Allen, GTD SUMMARY Write your weekly summary here, last, at the end of the week… Only one to two sentences of WHAT YOU DID DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS, AFTER YOU ARE DONE STUDIO (SONGWRITING) Screenshot from […]
Image from BiggerPlate.com Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day. – from LifeHacker.com “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” “You can do anything, but not everything.” ― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control […]
“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Your toughest work is defining what your work is! – Peter Drucker SUMMARY Welcome back! This week’s production cycle is different, as there is only one room I focused on this week! Can you find it? Let’s find out! CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS) In […]
CreativeCommons image Tool Stash by Meena Kadri at Flickr.com SUMMARY This week, I went into imaginary “rooms” representing the essentials that professionals in the music industry use today. Enjoy! PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS) Explore the over 100 lessons for what you need, https://mrleduc.edublogs.org/2020/07/13/justin-guitar-lessons/ CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS) Image by Richard Darbonne, © All Rights Reserved. In Gordon […]