Dovley – Prism (Derriziel Pierce Remix)
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lyroughn
This was a runner’s up winner! I had a lot of fun remixing her vocals and song. I will soon release a video detailing how I made this remix come to life. Here’s the official remix link to stream and download: https://ingroov.es/prism-y
Art Of The Remix 2
By
lyroughn
Incredible vocals and song. I browsed all of my music and by happenstance I found one of my old boom bap files. I updated the sound, pitched my heart away until I got it to sound right and I think I created a banger. I hope you enjoy listening. Here’s where you can listen to […]
Art Of The Remix 1
By
lyroughn
Really dope original song and my remix is on point too! I took the original vocals, pitched some of them through VocalSynth 2 MIDI, stacked some Serum & Omnisphere in the chorus, plucks on the verses and pitched the 808s in some places. I kept the original tempo but followed the melody of the chorus […]
AP2 Music: Fight for It
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lyroughn
“Try? There is no try. There is only do or not do.” Yoda The Jedi Warrior.
AP2 Music: The Most Beautiful
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lyroughn
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Who is the beholder? You. Sweat stains on a dress shirt, a plastic bag circling in the wind, the rust on a drain pipe. Finding beauty in these examples forces us to focus on what’s in front of us, the here and now. This is a technique […]
AP2 Music: Contrast & Opposite
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lyroughn
A mentor once told me you’ll never truly appreciate a full stomach until its been empty for a while. That contrasting statement allowed me to search for a lot of meanings in life. For instance, there are contrasting sounds in music, contrasting colors in painting, and contrasting or opposite personalities. When I’m working on a […]
AP2 Music: New Ideas
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lyroughn
Discovering new ideas and creativity can sometimes feel like digging for gold. You put in all this work and only come up with a flake or tiny piece of inspiration. The creative process can be draining, almost like drawing blood out of tapped out veins. It’s important to have and/or develop processes to look for […]
AP2 Music: Changing Viewpoints
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lyroughn
When I’m making a musical track, lifting weights, talking to my kids, or working on building more meaningful relationships, the one thing I try to do is see them from changing viewpoints. This is a great problem-solving tool to add to your arsenal of mental health. Never get trapped in one way of thinking. Being […]
The Use of Metaphors Throughout History
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lyroughn
As a former rapper, singer, and dancer I can truly understand how powerful metaphors are. Socrates compared the human mind to a “ship in which the sailors had mutinied and locked up the Captain.” Jesus likened the Kingdom of God to a “hidden treasure” and a “wedding feast.” Rappers are most commonly known for their […]