World Of Music

Archive for November, 2011

The first step in becoming a music producer is to know how to play an instrument. Music theory is an important part of music and knowing which notes to play will make things a lot easier. Music producers should understand time signature, bar count, chord structure and most important of all, scales. Beat makers can get away with producing because they use music samples that are already composed however, if you truly want to become a music producers, I suggest getting training before going further.
The second step in becoming a music producer is investing in a recording studio setup. These days, digital audio workstations are well under $1,000 -2,500.00. A computer, recording software, microphone, studio grade monitors and midi controller is all you really need to get started. If your not familiar with audio production techniques, check out YouTube, there are tons of tutorials that will help you build out a acoustically treated room for your studio gear setup. Read the rest of this entry »

Amos Lee is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul.He has released four albums on Blue Note Records. Lee “folk, blues sound” has been compared to Bill Withers, John Prine, and Norah Jones. A music critic for The New York Times described as “suave singing voice – turns yellow, slightly sweet with a hint of grain” before “square, without fuss or undue pressure” in his “Folk-rock-1970, Rustic and soul” music songwriting.

I like his style changed as a musician and every time I hear, I hear his music and his songwriting light is always changing. As a songwriter, singer, every time I hear his music, he gets better and better. Lee is an artist who inspired me to push myself as a songwriter and continues to push hard to make great music goes. His songwriting is great and it’s really changed and I can not wait to learn more. I created a list of five great songs Amos Lee and what they mean or best I can decipher what I did. Sometimes the interpretation may be different then what the composer meant, but it happens all the time. Read the rest of this entry »