[Jesse Lewis]

Hey Alex! Love it man! Thanks for sharing this.

This song sounds great! I LOVE the chorus, especially the rhythmic flow of the vocals, so cool!

I read Dana’s comments and agree w/ the panning/filtering stuff he was saying.

A couple of other thoughts that were just my first impressions – at the end of the song I kind of wanted another chorus. When it ended after just a half chorus it felt like it wanted the second half. I’m sure you are trying to keep it shorter time wise, but if not, I don’t think it would hurt to add it in. Maybe it could end with the additional chorus, but this final time without drums or with some other cool treatment that puts a point on things! just an idea…

I also really like that middle section where it breaks down to the orchestral string “stabs”. I found myself wanting to hear some sick bass fill coming out of that section, around 1:49-1:51. You did do a two note fill but I wonder what something more featured might feel like there?

Just a couple of ideas to take or leave. The track sounds super dope. Let us know when the final version is out. Can’t wait to hear it!

Best,

JLew

• This reply was modified 11 months ago by  Jesse Lewis.

[Jesse Lewis]

yeah! Sounds really great! congrats cats and I hope this becomes a huge hit for ya! ❤❤❤ JLew

[Jesse Lewis]

Hi Michael!

Nice to meet you! I just listened to the track and I thought it sounded fantastic. I was really “in it” and if I heard that come on the radio I wouldn’t question it being super pro for a minute.

After listening to the track, I read the other comments and I also agree with many of tthe comments as well. I think some of the ideas could definitely benefit the final mix.

That being said, I just wanted to say that I was pretty blown away with how good it sounded, and the musicians in the band are throwing down! Thanks for sharing.

Send us a link when the song is out so we can hear the final version!

Best,

Jesse

[Jesse Lewis]

Yeah Paul! Dig it man! Very cool. We want more!!!!

Best,

Jesse

[Jesse Lewis]

Hey Paul! So sorry for the long delay! Thanks so much for your feedback as always, and I’m glad you’re feeling the nature/music theme!

It’s so interesting that you bring up the lofi aspects of Hendrix because I’ve been listening to the Jimi Hendrix Experience for my entire life (he’s probably the main reason I picked up the guitar to begin with) and recently I’ve come back to the track “All Along the watchtower” because my son’s rock band is doing a cover of it, and I’m coaching the kids. It’s the first time I’ve listened to that recording with my current ears – knowing a lot more about mixing, production, and recording than I did the last time I listened to that track, which was probably a few years ago. I was shocked how, in some regards, the mix is lacking some things I’ve been taught to try to achieve when mixing, technically speaking. The bass, for instance, is really hard to hear on that recording, especially the definition and actual notes.

It’s funny because I never even once considered any of that when listening to that recording before. I just enjoyed the crap out of it and marveled at Hendrix’ genius as an artist. I found this to be a good lesson for me about keeping things in perspective. If it feels good, and takes you somewhere emotionally, than it is good! It’s just that simple. A good reminder that I need to tell myself a lot these days…

Also – have you ever tried to count off that song! I also spent my whole life counting the intro “wrong” too. Haha

Thanks again for listening and for your encouragement and helpful feedback.

Jesse

[Jesse Lewis]

Thank you my brother! And yes – that needlepoint plugin is very fun and very cool. The compression module on that thing is also pretty groovy (no pun intended….)

[Jesse Lewis]

Thanks so much David! Very much appreciate the feedback and support! Best Wishes, Jesse

[Jesse Lewis]

@dana UPDATE: Fab Filter Pro L2 purchased 😂😂😂

[Jesse Lewis]

A response to my question from @dana in my inbox to start the day! This is even better than Christmas morning! Dude – Thank you so much! And being able to watch the video is EXTRA AMAZING as it really helps me with all this stuff to see and hear what you are describing. You fully answered all of my questions and I am feeling so much more confident about this topic now – the only problem is that I think I’m going to have to just bite the bullet and purchase that Fab Filter Limiter haha

now to watch one more time:)

Thanks again!

JLew

[Jesse Lewis]

Yo Dana! Thanks for sharing the video! Sorry I’ve been a little off grid! Thanks also to @Gage and @detective for all the feedback and for your support! I’m learning so much from you guys and everyone on here! ❤ – JLew

[Jesse Lewis]

Yo Jeremy! Thanks so much man! I appreciate you listening and giving me feedback. I made a few revisions and will share the final version with y’all soon! Thanks for all your help and support!

Best,

Jesse

[Jesse Lewis]

Yeah! Interesting – I shared this song with Phillip and he had a similar thought about the singing too!

You better be careful though…I HAVE heard you sing opera before 😉

Love,

JLew

[Jesse Lewis]

Yo! Thanks so much Alex! I appreciate your feedback and insights! I agree with them all! It’s interesting that you commented about the winter and the snow, I actually made a music video for this out in the woods during a snow storm! I’ll try to share it with you guys soon. Wishing you all the best!

Jesse

[Jesse Lewis]

Dana!! Thanks man!!! I recorded the guitar live thru my amp w/ some extreme reverb pedal settings but I guess the lushness doesn’t actually translate as stereo imaging because it’s recorded as mono! Thank you – I’ve just learned an important lesson!

I just tried applying some lush stereo verb and echo to the guitar solo and boy does that help make it sound more big, beautiful, full, and stereo haha. And surprisingly not too wet! (although I think my threshold for verb is much higher than most 🤣) I’ll try to bounce that section and add it to this thread so you can hear the difference.

Thanks for pointing that out to me – I’ve probably listened to that solo several hundred times while mixing and it never felt quite right, and now it does 🙂

Love,

JLew

[Jesse Lewis]

Thanks Paul! I really appreciate all of your creative and thoughtful input! It helps to get your perspective on things, both sonically and from a production/orchestration point of view as well! – Best, Jesse