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Understanding song structures
When I chit-chat with musicians, we talk a lot about melodies, lyrics and instruments, but we don’t talk about song structures. This is even more essential to keep the listener to the end or intentionally kick them out of their comfort zone. I wrote this article to explain some well-known structures and offer options for new ones.
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AI in music production – A statement.
It’s time to talk about something serious: artificial intelligence in music. I made up my mind, to which extent I would use, tolerate or deny the use of machine learning algorithms in composition and music production. A deep dive into the future of music.
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Continue
Some months ago, Lemonbrew asked me for lyrics to set into music. We found “Weitergehen” (= continue, move on), one of the less German lyrics I wrote. The song is available on SoundCloud.
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Take The Black – Epic medieval folk metal
When I wrote “Pyromancer” at the beginning of 2021, I could never have guessed finding a band for fantasy and medieval inspired folk metal in a few hours. The very same band decided to record a successor called “Take The Black”. Are you ready for an epic folk metal fight?
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How to get stuff done and get rid of creative debt
People often ask me, how I manage multiple collaborations and projects at the same time and finish so many musical projects. There’s no easy answer, but I try to give some tips and tricks how I handle reoccurring issues and get stuff done.
