Hey everyone. This week is another busy one so the post is mostly just the track. You might recognize a variation of a popular theme in this. It’s called “Good Morning Bliss” and you can check it out below. Listen Here: Blog Post Songs Month 11 by Matt Whitehead Music That’s all. Have a great …
Hey everyone. I’m quite busy and just not feeling it this week, so I wrote a 30 second theme song for your life called “Your Theme Song”. Your life sounds like it could be an Anime show like Pokémon or something along those lines. Ironically, there are no lyrics, so this isn’t technically a song. …
Hey everyone. I wanted to show you a demo that I wrote a short while ago and talk a bit about how you can make your own with guitar, bass, and drums. This is a track I made to have fun with variations of “Four Chords” progressions that goes from dark to hopeful. Let’s give …
Hey everyone. I hope you’ve been having a good week. This week’s song is pretty simple on all accounts. Let’s check it out then get into it. It’s called “Will I Be A Memory?” Listen here: How did i write this? The writing process for this one was a little bit different. I wrote and …
Hey everyone. I’ve been battling another sickness so this week’s post is a short one with minimal information. If you want more info, book a lesson by contacting me here or emailing me here. I went to write a Neil Young style song and ended up with this one. Check it out. Listen here: Here …
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Hey everyone. This month seems to be slow songs. I hope you’ve noticed that these songs are starting with just guitar/piano and vocals until the end of the first chorus then having the drum and bass join in. This is very common and helps give a feeling of motion and dynamics with other instruments waiting …
Hey everyone. This week’s track and post is about writing your own slower song like Zakk Wylde’s many amazing ballads. First thing that anyone should do when they’re trying to emulate another player/artist’s work is to listen to their music extensively. Zakk Wylde is the guitarist that really kicked off my journey into learning how …
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Hey everyone. This week’s song and post is about telling a story with your song. This song is called “The One I Need” and is a fictional story about losing a loved one. Let’s check it out then talk about it. Listen here: Blog Post Songs Month 10 by Matt Whitehead Music How did I …
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Hey everyone. I hope you’ve been doing well. I’ve been getting busier and busier and sleep has been more and more elusive these days. However, I’m still able to function enough to keep producing songs, articles, and personalized lessons for all of you. This week’s song is called “Let Your Life Begin” and is based …
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Hey everyone. I’m late this week! I’ve been very busy writing and recording music and videos and writing grants and this that and the other thing. Thank you for your patience and here’s this week’s track! It’s an instrumental track I named “Thoughts Processed” that I created and improvised over to get what you hear. …
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