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Part 2 - Gravity

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The second song "Gravity" began much like "Love You Right." On this track, I collaborated with a friend from Utah named Chance Clift. I sent him a track without drums: And he sent me this: Once the track was done, I collaborated with a singer/songwriter from York named Rachel Croft. Mike Howe and I had her over to the studios at Leeds Beckett for a vocal improv session. After some cutting and pasting, we ended up with this melody: Both Rachel and Mike expressed interest in working on the lyrics, so I sent them the completed guide vocal. They came up with some good ideas, but I ended up having to pen the lyrics mostly myself. I tried to use a lot of the ideas they came up with. Then we had Rachel back to record the final vocal, after which I mixed the final track.
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Part 1 - Love You Right

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The purpose of this project was to replicate the toplining process utilized by producers like Max Martin, Dr. Luke, and Stargate: 1. Start by producing the track 2. Create the melody by way of vocal improvisation and copy/paste 3. Fit lyrics to the pre-existing melody This term, I created two songs in this fashion, collaborating with a handful of writers and producers. This post will detail the creation of "Love You Right" while the following post will deal with "Gravity." "LOVE YOU RIGHT" THE TRACK I collaborated with fellow student Mike Howe to create the instrumental bed. I created a chord progression and an instrumental hook and he did the drum programming. This is what I sent to him: And this is what he sent back to me: Before moving on, I wanted to make sure the track could inspire a great vocal without getting in the way of one. I sought feedback from Jez Willis and Richard Formby. After hearing their feedback as well as a gue
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