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Writer's pictureTally G

Finally Finished (for Now)


I'm fairly new to music production, though I've developed a keen ear over my 22 years as a DJ and my 40 years as a music afficionado.  I know what sounds good and I know what I like.  Learning to create the sounds and vibes one likes is definitely another story.



I threw together my first track, "Feeling Ravey" almost two years ago.  I did not put much thought into it, and I'm okay with that; it was just a self-exercise in the bare bones of music production.  I really like the track, but I know its limitations.  I learned the hard way that you want a track to be easy to mix with other tracks, especially if you want others to play your music.


I started my second track, "Naughty Orcas" on Thanksgiving of 2023.  I used multiple reference tracks to compare it to at the behest of my mentor.  I've learned that it is great practice and extremely helpful to utilize reference tracks.  I worked on it about once or twice a month until I felt it was ready, which happened to be today.  Of course I am already sick to death of this song, but I can say I am proud of it and of how far I've come in just a year.  I now know what it feels like to create a song that I actually love.



I was overwhelmed with a lot of things during 2024 and couldn't find more time to produce, so next year I'm changing that.  I'll be staying away from doing most DJ mixes so that I can focus on building my sound and my knowledge base.  Learning music production has been similiar to learning another language.  There is a lot of new terminology, but there is also the learning of new software along with plug-ins.  Once a certain level of education is achieved, it's more rewarding as well as becoming more fun.


"Naughty Orcas" will be out soonish on Intimate Venues Recordings.  I'll probably do a writeup so I'll keep everyone posted.


Have a great day!  See you back in a couple of weeks with the next installment of drum and bass sample history.


Cheers,


Tally G


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