Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap was released in 2005. You may find that a certain part sounded familiar since it was sampled in Jason Derulo’s 2009 hit single Whatcha’ Say. In this song, Heap makes use of a vocoder setting on a DigiTech Vocalist Workstation harmonizer, a tool that layers live vocal tracks into… Continue reading Hide and Seek – Imogen Heap
Category: fall 2021
The Mandalorian
“The Mandalorian” was composed by Ludwig Goransson for Star Wars/Disney’s original series with the same title. Because the show is a space western, Goransson wanted to make the track both futuristic and old-school and stuck to traditional instruments, staying away from computers and synthesizers. The song is influenced by the main theme from the classic… Continue reading The Mandalorian
Find a Way – a Tribe Called Quest
“Find a Way” is not only a fantastic song, but a great example of the role our brain plays in the interpretation of sound. A Tribe Called Quest provides the vocals for this hit 1998 song, while the beat was produced by renowned producer J Dilla. A key feature of J Dilla’s music is his… Continue reading Find a Way – a Tribe Called Quest
A Day In The Life
“A Day in the life” is a is a song by The Beatles that was released as the final track of their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band produced by George Martin. John Lennon and Paul McCartney did most of the songwriting and inputted their own unique sound production for this song alongside… Continue reading A Day In The Life
How High the Moon
Les Paul’s namesake guitar is how he is often remembered in history. The guitar was based on an initial design by Les Paul called the “Log”. He was searching for a way to amplify his guitar when playing with a band, and improvised a solution that was later refined by Gibson guitars. He was a… Continue reading How High the Moon
Portsmouth Sinfonia
Portsmouth Sinfonia was small orchestra made of both experienced and novice musicians. In many cases, the experienced musicians switched to instruments they typically didn’t play. While the resulting album is often played for laughs, it is also quite serious. We are so used to hearing slickly produced content that when we hear something that is… Continue reading Portsmouth Sinfonia