How I work on writing and recording music

How I work on writing and recording music - Behind-the-scenes video

I know I talk to artists on the podcast and draw a webcomic. But truth be told the thing I work on the most is writing and recording music with my band Lorenzo's Music.

We released a song called "Friction world" which is a theme track to a movie soundtrack project we're working on. This video is about the making of that song.

In the video

We talk about how the song came about from a music loop library we were working on during the shutdown.

We also show the process of recording the song and rearranging it in our studio.

Listen to Friction world on Spotify

The Bandcamp Alternative Faircamp That Gives You Control (No Dev Skills Needed?)

Own Your Music, Own Your Platform: Launch Your Faircamp Site in 20 Minutes! As an indie musician, I've always wondered: can I host my own music site, something like Bandcamp, but entirely on our own terms? The answer, I found out, is yes, and it's far easier than you might think!

How I use one Gmail address for multiple Soundcloud accounts

Do you know the Gmail "+" trick to use one email for multiple accounts on one service? Here's a little trick I use that works for any service. I talked about this on the podcast episode I did with artist Mortimur K . In this case, let's say I used up all the uploads I have for my free Soundcloud account . With this trick, I can open a new free account and use the same Gmail address. I don't want to create another Gmail account to sign up again. Using my one Gmail address for multiple accounts on the same service I don't remember when I learned this but you can alter the name on a Gmail address. Like, let's say mine is "tom@gmail.com". To be clear that is not my email. I wish it was, but this is just a short example. Start with the original Gmail address Add a "+" after the email name Where it says "tom" on the address I can put a "+" after that. Add a "+" after the email name After that "+" I ca...

Artwork for the original Candy Land game by Milton Bradley from 1955.

I have a vintage Candy Land game from 1955 by Milton Bradley and I was about to sell it so I thought I would add it to my personal art history course concept I've been doing . I'm going to try and see if I can find out how this game was created, designed and why? Here is what I found out about this game https://candy-land.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land_Wiki Candy Land is a board game about children exploring a world made out of candy and other sweets that originally came out in 1949. In every version of the game, there are a group of children that go through Candy Land. In the earliest versions of the game, it was a realistically drawn boy and girl. Drawing of the Candy Land kids I did on my phone ☝ https://board-games-galore.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land The game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott , while she was recovering from polio in San Diego, California. It's rumored that Eleanor also did the original artwork but I didn't find anything that...

A Beginner's Guide to Medibang Paint For Webcomics

I've been creating webcomics with Medibang Paint on my Android tablet for years. I decided to make a new video for people who have not used Medibang to show why I use it and go over some of the tools that the program has that really help my creative process.

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