2024-MAR-01 Info: Check out Songwriting Competition 079 if you're into "Synthwave" music making.

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by gruskada
Mon Nov 01, 2021 01:53 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC050 October 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 36
Views: 20303

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC050 October 2021 - Voting until 01-NOV-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Esteve Corbera - Autumn Parade All the constant dissonance is grating. I actually paused playback on my first listen, as I thought I had another tab open playing something else. This kind of thing can work with passing notes, or even a short section, but it's just really hard to listen to otherwise...
by gruskada
Fri Oct 22, 2021 00:19 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC050 October 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 36
Views: 20303

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC050 October 2021 - Submissions until 24-10-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

I've been listening to marching bands all (American) football season this year, as my daughter is in her high school band, which plays at all games as well as in band festivals with other bands. I love the huge and powerful sound they make. I was initially inspired by Michael Jackson's "Thrille...
by gruskada
Tue Jun 01, 2021 16:01 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC045 May 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 65
Views: 29717

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC045 May 2021 - Voting until 01-JUN-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

SoundBeing - Game Over I really like the upbeat feeling and playful lead sound and effects. It's also interesting how the lead comes and goes. This could easily be a legit old-school game soundtrack. My only criticim is I start to get slightly bored near the end. Alavault - Scenes Awesome intro. Ve...
by gruskada
Sat May 22, 2021 23:01 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC045 May 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 65
Views: 29717

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC045 May 2021 - Submissions until 24-05-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Here's my submission. I had started a 45-second sketch of this a while ago for a free Berklee class, but I never finished it. I significantly beefed it up, adding new sections, additional synth lines, some guitars, choirs, and additional drum samples (the original drums were all made with the Strobe...
by gruskada
Mon Mar 01, 2021 15:30 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC042 February 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 35
Views: 18912

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC042 February 2021 - Voting until 01-MAR-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET

There were some really cool songs for this contest. SoundBeing - Don't Bail Great-sounding drums, great vocals, and really nice song overall. This is a great performance! I wish it was longer - a guitar solo would have fit nicely here I think. Cool sound around 1:48 - is that a guitar? The psychedel...
by gruskada
Tue Feb 23, 2021 03:43 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC042 February 2021 - Winners announced
Replies: 35
Views: 18912

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC042 February 2021 - Submissions until 24-02-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Here's my entry, "Yesterday Is History". The meaning of life for me is living in the moment - not being tied down by the past, or worrying about the future. I quote from two public domain Emily Dickinson poems on the subject, and the title comes from another one of her poems as well. The s...
by gruskada
Thu Dec 03, 2020 01:37 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 53
Views: 27220

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Winners announced

do we judge only what we hear (in relation to the brief) or are we supposed to listen ‘beyond’ the recording and judge the idea regardless of how it’s performed and mixed. I was actually just thinking the same thing this month, as I could not get a good brass sound (even with a real sax mixed in fo...
by gruskada
Fri Nov 27, 2020 13:31 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 53
Views: 27220

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Voting until 01-DEC-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Olli H - My Heart Gathers Dust I normally really dislike modulation on the last chorus, but it kind of fit well here. Actually there were no modulation of the key. I just joined the uptempo ska drum beat with relaxed reggae bass line. My bad. I listened to that part twice to make sure. Not sure why...
by gruskada
Wed Nov 25, 2020 20:42 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 53
Views: 27220

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Voting until 01-DEC-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CET

I'm not the best judge of this genre, as it's not really my style. In order to try to be more objective with it, I judged each song specifically on Mister Fox's requirements as well. A Future In Noise - It This reminds a bit of the Moody Blues. I like it overall, but it's a little light on the ska s...
by gruskada
Sat Nov 21, 2020 21:01 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 53
Views: 27220

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Submissions until 24-11-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CET

My song is called, "Everything's Just Great". I'm not sure if people greet each other like this in other countries, but in the US, a lot of people will ask how you are doing, and you're pretty much expected to say "good", "fine", etc., then ask how the other person is d...