[Jeremy Roye]

Ah, yeah! Love this short Tiktok-friendly cover, Paul.

It’s pretty over the top with the tuba in a fun way. haha.

Not sure if you’re looking for feedback or just sharing for fun, but if so… my main note might be to add a little verb, or slap and tape on the vocals. Sounds too pristine to my ears, especially as I’ve listened to the original 5bazillion times.

Compelling recover cover. Not sure the cactus would agree with the message of the song. ha.

[Jeremy Roye]

Woohoo, so glad to see this and your montage on the socials! Looks and sounds great, Jesse!

[Jeremy Roye]

Hey Paul,

Real nice song. Sorry you lost your singer. This is a must-release.

Love all the instrumental building, especially when that nasty loud and surprising guitar blasts in. I’m here for it!

My main thought might be to add just a touch (or more!) of verb or slap back on the vocal so it sits a bit more in the mix. It feels especially stark in the opening verse where maybe that could add some glue to the organ.

And/or perhaps some low harmonic content under the organ would be nice, such as the guitar could help set up the song up with more energy and glue in the beginning. Otherwise, it’s off to the races after that!

Lastly, everything sounds pretty pristine… maybe adding some tape saturation (like JX37 or RC20) could add some nice analog-ol-timey warmth for the vibe.

Thanks for sharing!

J

[Jeremy Roye]

Hey Jesse!

Love this approach to capturing your song and vibe! Inspiring. The naturescape sounds amazing.

Too me the guitar might have a little too much high-mid freq’s somewhere: the fret slides and some of the notes hurt my ears a bit.

Outro – For my tastes, I might consider less hawk/crow squawks at the end, maybe fade those out as the guitar rings out, maybe even into reverb. It’s a nice twist at the end of an otherwise serene moment.

Pretty stuff!

[Jeremy Roye]

Man, your posts are epic. Many thank yous! You might consider blogging about music if you don’t already!

Welcome to the revolution! haha.

All great notes. I’m been feeling that double whistle might be one too many in the intro especially if there’s other intro-stuff. Will experiment with the intro and peep the sibilance.

And I love I love Lucy. Sign me up!

[Jeremy Roye]

Ya had me at the title, ha!

Mix sounds phat and crazy wide. You gotta teach me how you got that width.

I hear all the instruments clearly.

Maybe the kick could knock a bit more or clip a bit just too get a little nastier in the club.

Maybe mastering could bring out some of the high end (you might reference Skrillex. I’ve realized in extensive comparison that his mixes are crazeee crispy and festival/club ready; the kick is often super high end knocky, and he get’s his master to pump into the -7lufs range by going slightly in the red on Ableton (without it distorting).

This is all mythical, so maybe Dana could give more to chew on.

Phat wobbles!

Jeremy

[Jeremy Roye]

Sounds nice and lively to me!

Would be hard to say without hearing the less squeezed version to say which is best. But feels nice to me as is!

[Jeremy Roye]

Thanks, Dana! If it’s working on the laptop that’s a great sign. I think the BGV’s are too loud.

And, totally Hey Mickey + PBJ… + Radiohead spit + Beachboys harmonies for me.

I love your equal-and-opposite direction take on the BGV and Strokes vs Beatles comparison. Part of me feels more Beatles-y this round as it’s a darker lyric song. But I wanna try it and see what happens!

Many thanks 🙏

And PS: you got share your song/video with everyone. I couldn’t believe your voice! So deeep.

[Jeremy Roye]

Man, I know what a Roy sheeeesh means so I’m feeling good. Thanks, boss! 🤑

[Jeremy Roye]

Noted! And will use this a much need resource moving foward! Appreciate cha, DANA!

[Jeremy Roye]

Danaaaaa!

Amazing. That kick has much-BOOTY!

And this tutorial was so cool for seeing your work flow and tools. I don’t often kick-stack cuz I didn’t have a solution for phasing in my belt. Now I do!

I’m seconds away from buying the Infected Mushroom because whatever money I haven’t given to Bezos belongs to Waves plugins it seems. ha.

Also, I dig the extra pump. I guess if you were to pump your mix you would pump most things except the vocals?

Huge thanks for taking the time in the late nigh hours to give this mix some love and teach us all.

Incomparable.

Thank you,

Jeremy

[Jeremy Roye]

Thanks Roy! Appreciate that. Yeah, a stomp is the vibe, but an electric Berlin-meets-Htown stomp! Ha. To your point, I recognize that a true foot-on-the-wooden-floor stomp would be iconic and work more effortlessly.

But for real would love to hear a Roy Matz re-mix with a guest vocal too. Just saying. 🤩

[Jeremy Roye]

Hi Paul,

Love the depth you put into this feedback and your poetic way of interpreting and verbally arranging, as you said.

Generally I think cutting some of the intro and outro could be helpful and impactful (and certainly more modern and pop-forward). As a study in comparison, I listened back last night to my favorite all-time inspirations (eg. Radiohead, Odesza, Edward Sharpe) and I really loved so much the *extra-ness* of their work.

There’s also an album context with this song too and sometimes I think while the intro of this song could be either deleted or added to the outro of the preceding song on the album to make it short and snippy for Spotify, I feel *at this moment* that I would just rather be a little extra. ha!

Having said that, I really appreciate your ideas and will give them a try nonetheless. 🙂

Many thanks,

Jeremy

Ps: thanks for turning me onto the Raising Sand.

[Jeremy Roye]

Wow, Dana. Means a lot to hear I’m progessing. Especially after spending at least a full day on it since the last version and I’m learning a lot. Exciter helped a lot too with the vox.

But Roy can tell you from our years of masterminds that kicks have been a challenge for me! I also tried auditioning other kicks and while many sounded more premium they all sounded too much like something I’d heard before, some genre that I don’t want to be.

“Acoustic dance-banger” is exactly right on!

DM’ed the stems.

Looking forward to learning your process!

Thanks,

Jeremy

[Jeremy Roye]

Hi Dana and MP fam!

Many thanks for those fairy dust ideas (this would be a sweet app!, just saying). I incorporated many of them and even got the exciter. Fun!

Curious if this mix improved the kick and the vocals / over all vibe?

I like an electronic kick for this song though hopefully I tamed the high end / volume and now have it actually in tune with the song. haha.

Am I close?

PS: Thanks for pointing me to the Prep School!

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