Written by Josh Hughey
Guitar/Vocals - Josh Hughey
Mandolin/Bass/Percussion - Logan Davis
Fiddle/Percussion - Brandon Lee

Produced and Engineered by Brandon Lee

Bourbon In Our Blood

Written by Josh Hughey
Guitar/Vocals - Josh Hughey
Mandolin - Logan Davis
Banjo - Brandon Lee

Produced and Engineered by Brandon Lee

Dream Song

Mental Mayhem

Routine Burns

I used a musical track that I wrote called Mental Mayhem. I used this track because I like the acoustic tones that come from it. I used the chord progression from the beginning of the song because it really is relaxing and has a nice feel to it. I used humming in the background to establish a tranquil and peaceful feeling to it. I could have improved my sound with actual words in the song but I liked the fact that it was different with the humming in it. What makes my loop sound complete is the 4 bar measure that seems like its stuck on repeat. There is no clipping and the loop goes seamlessly from the end of the loop right back to the beginning. 

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Reflection:

For this track I choose "I know you rider" by the Grateful Dead. I choose to add bass, guitar, keys, and drums to this song. The problems I encountered were exactly mimicking the song since there were so many different versions of it played with different lengths. I tried to approach a more studio side of the song with 2 verse and 2 chorus parts. It was really tough to re-create this song since it is played by a group of talented musicians. This is my first time using garage band.

IKnowYouRider - 9 10 15, 11.58 AM


The original message of the song "I Know You Rider" was about a lost love, especially in the part where they say "gonna miss me when I'm gone." The upbeat style of the song shows progression, possibly travel within the artists life after loosing a love. They mention Colorado, and the rush of the drums and guitar give you a sense of being on a north bound train, as they mention in the lyrics.
I completely changed the meaning of the song around. I choose to make it an instrumental, with no song lyrics attached to it. I choose this because it shows a slow marching type of a feeling associated with this song. It is tranquil, slow, and peaceful. The strings and the marimba work together to produce a vibrant sound making the listener feel relaxed and safe.  I choose to gently fade in the instruments to achieve this effect. I also put a echo effect on the song to produce more of a spacey type of tone. I put spacing on the chorus part with the drums fading out and back in. I think the overall tempo of a song can change the meaning significantly. Faster songs tend to send stressful or powerful meanings and slower songs tend to pull in sadness or tranquility. I choose a much slower tempo this time, trying to get rid of the fast paced feeling the song had before.




RiderRe - MakeFinal

For this Re-mix, I only choose the vocals on the Chorus to implement. I wanted there to be a breakdown after the chorus was said so I took some chords that were in the song and made them into a progression. I added a wobble bass line to add an electronic feel to the song. I mixed up the drums to be more complicated during the breakdown and I added a piano and a classic rock organ. Hope you like it and give it a listen!

BobMarleyOneLoveRemix

This track I made for an episode of a fake show called Music Unlocked. I wanted to feature a genre so for this I featured folk music. I first had an intro and played some folk interlude music I found on soundcloud. Next, I described what folk music was. Then I introduced my favorite band The Wood Brothers and previewed some of there music. I ended the show and thanked the fans for listening.

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