Right Here, Right Now

Lost and Found (Lyrics on deck)

A deconstruction/reconstruction of DJ Premier's "Live Pro" off his 'Beats That Collected Dust' I figured I'd analyze the samples/song and reconstruct it from scratch, and add some raps. This was the first rap song I fully recorded myself rapping on outside of mini snippets that never were complete.

Wake Up With The Sunshine

A cover of Kflay's 'High Enough'. As a class in my recording Arts technology class, we recorded a cover of her song. We all worked together routing and recording in the studio at FRCC. Live drums, guitar, bass, and vocals were recorded into Pro Tools. We then each took the stems and added our own twist/remix. I used Ableton Live and tapped out my own drums, added a keyboard, and other samples and effects prior to mixing and mastering to match reference tracks similar to the original song for commercial level sound quality. Awesome project.

"High Enough" (Kflay Cover/remix)

A rap song about time itself, thoughts, and feelings. Partially influenced by the year 2020.

The Years Disappear

Working on putting more of my raps to my beats along with mixing and mastering.

Rise and Shine

A rap song I made using the bottom up approach. Mixed and mastered.

Choose Your Adventure

Me rapping and singing over a beat I made.

Little by Little

A beat I produced to use as a film score. I produced the beat first, then edited video footage to go along with it.  Here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT2SRAe1M7w. The emphasis is on time itself, and how quickly it passes. Also, how little we all are on this massive planet, which is microscopic itself orbiting in outer space. Time moves on, with, or without you. We're all just moments in it. I used an MPC, and Ableton live to produce the music. I took the photo at the CSU oval, and edited it using photoshop.

Time (Film Score)

A film score I wrote about the COVID-19 pandemic in America. It starts as happy go lucky "normal" life, followed by the outbreak, further progression of the outbreak and things shutting down, and ends with a cure. and hopeful return to "normal" life. Here's the Youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufpedcioa1g. I used Ableton Live to produce the music. For the video footage, I chopped up existing footage found online, as well as my own footage taken in Fort Collins, Colorado. These sounds capture isolation, depression, anxiety, loneliness, and happiness.

Pandemic (Film Score). (“Normal life”, ourbreak, progression, better days to come)

Hello, my name is Jake Gross. I’m a Fort Collins, Colorado native.

Below are some songs I wrote, produced, mixed and mastered. Also some songs I helped record, mix and master.

Message me here. Or email me with any questions at jakeg8300@yahoo.com.

Jake Gross

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