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  • Scandalous Grace- Broken Heart (p.2)
2014/11/08 12:28:53
Lynn
Michael, this is one of the better tracks I've heard from you.  The song just pops from my speakers, and sounds as if your band was in my room.  If you keep putting quality like this out there, you will find your audience.  Well done, guys!
2014/11/09 08:46:59
michaelhanson
Pogue, I had another trusted friend suggest panning the BGVs slightly more, I will give that a try.

Evadianepug, this is our second song to collaborate on and we have several more in the works. Yes, I really like the mixture of vocal tones that we get as a group and it has been interesting to see of the different opportunities this has opened up for us musically to utilize each other's talents.

Lynn, thank you for listening brother. I love the way this song starts out as well by popping right into that blast of full band and into lead. Sent chills down my spine the first time I loaded up everyone's tracks.
2014/11/09 09:49:08
clintmartin
Very nice Mike! Sounds great! Which EZD2 kit is this?
2014/11/09 11:49:33
michaelhanson
I am not at home to verify Clint, but I think it is just the DW Kit set on the "original" preset. The only other one that I would have used is Rock!, but I don't think I used it on this one. I, of course, went through the different kit piece options and selected snares, kicks, and cymbals that compliment the song the best. I didn't switch out Tom, rom the basic kit.
2014/11/09 19:12:29
MarkusClinus
Wow, nice guys - you guys got it going on - I love this.
2014/11/10 08:30:26
Beagle
Thanks for listening and commenting everyone!
 
Here's the breakdown of how we've been working together so far; the first song we did was purely collaborative effort from the ground up.  we started with a plan on the type of song it should be, threw some chords and melodies together and fine tuned it, then we started creating parts and placing them in a project template created by the producer/mixing engineer (I wore that hat on the first song).  that first song also included Herb in our collab, but the next ones he has decided to step out of, at least temporarily.
 
on this song and the next 2 songs, we are all helping out with songs which are actually written by each of us individually.  this particular song was written by Mike and he produced and mixed it. 
 
the next song we'll have out will be one which was written by Sean and Mike is also mixing and producing that one. 
 
we've learned a lot from each other and we're starting to settle into a really solid relationship.  that's not to say we don't have disagreements any more, but we're starting to get to know each other better anyway.
 
Warren - Mike is singing lead vocals on this, I'm only singing harmonies.  Sean sang the higher harmonies and I sang the lower ones.
 
thanks again for listening!  I'm glad you guys are enjoying Scandalous Grace!
2014/11/13 14:18:56
stevec
Sounds real good here, great rock feel.  Love the solos - tasty and with a nice tone.  The only thing I would probably do (mentioned previously) is pan the harmonies a little for a bit more width.  Otherwise it's a nice full mix. 
 
2014/11/13 18:27:17
dcumpian
What Steve said. Sounds pretty good to me as well.
 
Regards,
Dan
 
2014/11/13 19:00:52
Janet
Wow, you guys!  Great song, Mike--you're a great writer!  Great collab, too.  I love it when these things come together so well. 
 
Thanks for the heads-up on this, Reece.  I miss you all! 
2014/11/14 09:33:04
Beagle
Thanks Steve!  we appreciate it very much!
 
thanks Dan!  Ditto to what I said to Steve! LOL!  j/k!!!
 
Thanks Janet!  glad you stopped by for a listen!  we miss you, too!
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