Release Year: 2013
Producer: Ask Video
Producer Website: www.askvideo.com/course/songcraft-presents-songwriting-with-ben-sollee-and-erin-mckeown
Author: SongCraft
Duration: 00:51:00
Type of Material: Video Lesson
Language: English
- 639.4 MB
Description: The songwriting process is elusive, demanding, and often frustrating. So, when time pressure is added, it gets downright crazy. This course is designed to give you an inside look at the craft of songwriting, under a musical microscope. Watch how Erin and Ben teamed up to solve this problem. You’ll learn a lot about songs, collaboration, and recording in non-studio settings! So, sit down and watch songwriting in this truly documentary-style course and learn the art and craft of conceiving and recording a new song… in just a few hours!
Two singer-songwriters meet for the first time. They have a day to compose a new tune. Possible? You bet! Learn the craft of songwriting with Ben Sollee and Erin McKeown as they explore the depths of their creativity and emerge with an evocative new song.
Ben Arthur, our intrepid songwriter-in-motion, and his talented audio/video team from Dubway, traveled to the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to document what songwriters do best: write songs!
The Dubway crew first rounded up the very talented cellist/songwriter/performer, Ben Sollee. Next, they wrangled the extraordinary folk/rock singer/songwriter Erin McKeown. Then they set up a guerrilla, hi-tech recording studio in a rented condo and – using Pro Tools and a collection of quality mics – documented the process of birthing a new song.
The songwriting process is both elusive, demanding and often frustrating. So when you add time-pressure to the mix, well… it becomes downright insane. This course is designed to give you an inside look at the craft of songwriting and the trials and tribulations of creativity under the musical microscope. Watch as Erin and the two Bens literally put their heads together to meet the challenge. You will learn a lot about songs, collaboration and recording in less-than-desirable, non-studio situations! You also see how Al Houghton and Mike Crehore take the song back to their Dubway Studios in New York to enhance the final production.
So, sit back and watch this songwriting docu-reality course and learn the art and the craft of conceiving and recording a new song… all in a few hours!
Contents :
01. Introduction (03:39)
02. Starting a Song (04:33)
03. Melodic Inspirations (04:57)
04. Story as Launching Pad (04:13)
05. Taking “No” for an Answer (04:48)
06. Three Writers, Three Verses (04:18)
07. Panic Sets In (The Time is Now) (04:50)
08. Tracking the Instruments (03:20)
09. Tracking the Vocals (03:22)
10. Mixing the Instruments (04:29)
11. Mixing the Vocals (02:21)
12. Overview of the Session (03:20)
13. The Song (02:40)
Sample files: none
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1280×720, 16:9, 30.000 fps, ~1 649 Kbps
Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 96.0 Kbps, 2 channels
