I have a recording that I did of instrumental songs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Doing the instrumental thing, you're really looking for the power of the melody to carry the record.
I wrote my first song, 'Conversion', to this little hip-hop instrumental. I went to an open-mic, plugged my iPod into the P.A., and sang over the beat.
The best way to do that is to pick up a new instrument or an instrument that you don't typically write on and see where it takes you. Whether it's using an acoustic guitar, or piano, or electronics as tools, all of these lead to creating different types of songs and I used all of these methods for this record.
My home studio is my private instrument for me only. It's not intended to record anyone but me.
I also have a recording studio that I use to produce bands.
Music is also a part of who I am so I'm thinking about recording an album.
Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do, and then just go for it.
I'm making music the way I would have done before modern equipment and music recording.
When I started working on my own music, I didn't have the chance to record in a big music studio, so I had to record everything myself.
I am not a composer of music; I sing pieces which have been written for me which gives me bigger freedom to search for pieces I want to record.