The Songwriting
Jasper Aka (Me) - Master of the music and some lyrics
Oz - The Wizard Of The Lyric
It all starts with oz and myself, a guitar and a pen (or computer) and a...
Then this happens...
The Writing Sessions
A sneak peak into our songwriting sessions...
The First Logic Demos
I spend some time in logic getting my ideas and other instrumentation out for the first iteration to start finding the vibe of the songs. They feel a little one dimensional to me at this time but start taking shape...
A couple of video snippets of this process
and recordings of all 12 demos below ready for the next step
Assembling the Musicians
Here's the current team
Lachie - Bass, Producer
Jane - Singer
Cauan - Drums & Percussion
Remi - Drums & Percussion
Eden - Drums & Percussion
The Arrangements
Now the fun begins as I bring in the musicians to start getting the vibe into the songs and taking the workshopping to the next level.
here's a sneak peak on the beginnings of groove shaping. early days.
And here's audio of the 4 other songs we started figuring out in this session
Grooves Shaping Up
She's A Winner
Silicone
knock Knock
Gone
Traffic Light Mind
Drum Notes For Eden
Traffic Light Mind - Try missing second accented note in the verse to break up the pattern. The chorus end needs the drums to follow the lyrics/guitar run down with accents 'It's all right, ..... drive, it's all right"
Try hi hat swing with controlled open/close hi hat accents like this. I can refine the exact groove with you...
Drum Shaping From 7th Oct 2025 Jam
Alone In My Head
Lost In The Post
Here's the latest demos of all the tracks we did this day Eden so you can write down your drum notes so we can polish from here.
Hi Hat Hunting 10th Oct 2025
Hi Hat sounded mud so we spent the day shopping for a new one
Thanks for getting involved Remco, safe travels back to Belgium and see you when you're back in February