What Up!
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So starting with the new year I've decided to set higher goals for myself particularly in music. One of those would be to actually show what I'm capable of & what I have to offer for other musicians, producers, and a future audience. I feel like the past year I was on a slump and it seemed like I was all talk to everyone from family to friends. Thus, to keep track of myself and provide proof I'm starting this blog. Here I'll be posting any pictures, videos, projects, ideas, lessons learned, etc. related to my music/musical growth/artistry. Anything I write, produce, and/or create will be posted here.
Expect a post every Friday!
(maybe I'll jump the gun heh)
This first post'll cover the basic intro and my current set-up of instruments/equips:
Intro
So for the many of you who don't know me, I am currently a student at Columbia College Chicago with a focus in Music Business. Learning how to manage myself & possibly others in the music industry, because it isn't enough to just be talented now-a-days. As an aspiring artist I spend my time as an amateur singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. Voice is influenced and suited by/for Soul, R&B, Pop, or Funk music all of which I enjoy playing live. On the other end, I'm an avid Ableton Live user and enjoy putting together smooth hiphop beats & EDM tracks.
Non-music related I dabble in dance, and abstract paintings, which occasionally I plan on posting here eventually haha.
Now that that's done this brings us to my...
Set-up!
Behringer Ms16 studio monitors, Akai MPK mini (in the keyboard slot next to the mouse), M-Audio Keystation 88es, The Yeti from Blue Microphones.
I noticed I've bought a lot of Behringer stuff. I also have 3 Behringer microphones with one on a boom stand in the corner of my room not shown here. Personally its the good reviews and my tight budget that makes me buy from this brand. I'd honestly rather have different/better quality brands like Shure and Marshall, but I'm not complaining. They do the job well.
Now that I've learned more about mixing and monitoring sound, I've realized I'm not in a good place for getting a clear picture of track's sound. Bass frequencies tend to build up in corners, which I should of known. This means I'll be hearing more bass than what is actually in the song. That'll cause problems. Which means I'll be upgrading my desk made for a home studio and moving to the middle of the blue wall, in the future of course.
Currently Working On...
- My song repertoire. Along with a couple friends I'm planning on playing at the CTA stops(Chitown's subway)! Learning a lot of 90's, 00's, and current radio hits for passerby ear candy. One of my relatives gave me the idea for working at Potbelly's too & learning more songs would definitely help for a gig like that.
- Production wise, I'm making a Pop-ish sounding beat for a collab. with some Columbia peers. As well as a hiphop groove along the lines of Nujabes. Also building some kick and snare sounds for another Columbia collaboration.
- An internship! with my previous semester professor. Should be a pretty awesome experience if it all works out.
Outro
Beside's videos, sound bites, etc. this is pretty much how this blog's gonna run. Definitely gonna be wayyyy more interesting posts in the future! I'm all hype about what's to come. Please support me by following this blog, my Twitter, SoundCloud, all under the name: OneNobleMitch. I'm definitely gonna need the extra motivation from you!
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Until the next post.
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When you make it big, I'm going to be all like, "I knowwww him!!" =)
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