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Song writing
Song writing
Stimuli 1
The first song we wrote as a band consisted of many different influences and ideas from a myriad of bands we all listened to. For the rest of our stimuli we had to write a song using specific techniques. Stimuli 1 is about using common chord progressions and a specific rhythm (below). This is our performance here,1 Isaac, Oscar, Tom, Seth.mp4
Style/genre inspirations - We were given a rhythm we had to use in a part of our song. It was a sort of gallop. Collectively as a band we share a specific musical taste which is metal, so when we heard the rhythm we already knew how it would fit in. This song was heavily inspired by Gojira.
Chord progression- We didn't use a specific chord progression. Being honest, using chord progressions in our band is something we don't do a lot of. As a group we are quite instinctive, we sit together and jam and share our own influences.
Lyrics - I was not the lyric writer for this composition. In any band there is cooperation and teamwork. But there must also be individual strengths which should be acknowledged. Tom was the one who wrote the lyrics.
Stimuli 2
Stimuli 2
For this song, we were asked to look at modes. The guitarists both worked on creating a riff with different modes. As they worked, i could hear the moments in which they changed the mode. However, this song was never fully developed.
For rhythm i had to create a drum piece which included accents on the offbeat.
Lyrically, we had to base our song off of a current event. We chose to base it off of the war in Ukraine. The language in this song was more descriptive than our last song.
Stimuli 3
Stimuli 3
For this song, The guitarists had to use a pedal note. Our songs usually always go back to the original note that we started with. We didn't struggle with this part of the stimuli.
For rhythm, we had to incorporate compound time. This involves changing the time signature of our song to a triple time signature. We used it by creating an individual part of the song which was dedicated to using compound time.
We here meant to use a lyrical technique called the cut up technique. Where you take a sentence and literally cut it up into single words and rearrange them all. However, we left this part till the day of performing, so we ended up just writing lyrics in the usual manner
Live streaming
Live streaming
Its only in quite recent years because of a certain global event, That live streaming has become a very large business. Although it has always been quite popular, the year of 2020 saw a massive increase in the amount of people using streaming services for tv, music and webcasts. Live streaming virtual music concerts also surged in popularity.
People were stuck in their homes and unable to go to live events (because there were none). So instead bands would host live stream events where people would pay for tickets to watch the band performing a live set. The first i heard of this, was when one of my favourite bands Ingested hosted one of these virtual events. Although not a physical concert, it was the closest thing anybody was going to get to a live event then. you can find the full video Here.
Technology has come so far that even the most common smartphone can be used to stream live performances to enormous amounts of people. Of course one thing that is essential for streaming is a stable internet connection.
I suppose the one thing that's really missing is an audience reaction, at a live gig this would come in the form of clapping, cheering, shouting and singing along. digitally these reactions are recorded in emojis and chats. I thing the performer loses some sensation of a crowd reacting which can often inspire the musicians.
One plus is that younger generations who may not be able to go to live gigs, can still appreciate the music.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/what-is-live-streaming/
Our own live stream
Our own live stream
On Wednesday the 16th, we hosted our own live music event on YouTube in the TV studio. Every 1st year band had a slot and a set list of original comps and covers. The studio experience was very interesting because we had access to lights, sound and cameras when we were not performing. It gave me an insight into all the other elements of a live performance and its success. I realized that mixing live sound was slightly more complicated than recording sound and put the engineers under pressure.
As we waited for our slot i watched all the other acts in my class, which helped to distract me from my own nerves. When it was our slot, it felt strange not to play to a live audience but knowing they were there. There was a count down and suddenly we were playing. At this point i forgot that there was an audience and got lost playing with my bandmates.
I felt happy when wed finished but it was strange knowing there were people watching and not hearing them. Later i watched it back, and i can say that this performance was the one to expose our original band to the public.
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