"Hollow" is a fusion of rap and deep house, with an emphasis on vocal production and sound design. My inspiration for this track came from an improvised live performance on my MIDI keyboard. The song’s production process explores the Ableton session view’s loop-based production capabilities. 

Production:
Improvised melodies and chords for 10 minutes, then laid out the song structure using loop performance. Sidechain, reverb, and other audio manipulation techniques are utilized to make the vocal fit the groove of the 4-on-the-floor kick drum.

Hollow

Shu Xu