Following on from my earlier blog about how I put a track together, and why I do things my own way ...
... we'd got to the stage where I've written a number of tracks and got the instrumentalists into the studio. This is the point where we always have a chat about each track as we work with a view to getting the best out of the performance.
Whether the string players should use more of the middle of the bow or increase the vibrato for extra warmth, for example, or whether the guitarist can use a different inversion of a chord to get out of the way of other instruments.
It’s possibly my favourite part of the process. It's why I use talented and experienced musicians, and it adds so much more to a piece than just the sum of its parts.
I always look forward to my recording sessions and rarely sleep the night before one. I know there’ll still be lots to be done afterwards in the editing and mixing processes to bring the best out of their performances, but those chats often lead to quirky times in the session and also to some great moments in the track.
Check out Paul-the-trumpet-player getting increasingly wild in “ All Over Again
”, for example.
Or Spud-the-bass-player’s little extra embellishments to his line in “ Something For The Boys
”.
All these moments go to making the tracks more than just ordinary. Making the tracks something special.
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Bob Good has around 300 tracks available exclusively on half a dozen libraries, including Cinephonix
in the UK and Music For Productions
in Canada. He prides himself on producing high quality music, always recorded using real instruments.
Bob’s recent library placements include BBC
’s Masterchef, Autumn Watch, The One Show, Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom, ITV
's Border Life, Long Lost Family, This Morning, Channel 4
’s A Place In The Sun, Channel 5
's Age Gap Love, Billionaire Babies, Netflix
’s Al Hayba, Discovery
’s British Treasure, American Gold, France 3
's Au Fil De La Durance, Canal Vie
’s Ex Au Defi, Finnish Film
’s Spandex Sapiens and many more.
