Recent content by Mike Greene

Thanks! (Also not wanting to dwell on this tangent, but...) until I heard this song, it hadn't really occurred to me that Sunset Choir can do "pop" background harmonies. I guess it's a "Can't see the forest for the trees" situation, but I had always been thinking film score, so *that's* what...

Plenty of crap, although that's kind of always been the case. (I grew up in the 70s and there are some laughably bad songs from back then, especially some of the melodramatic "story" songs.) My wife and I always watch the Grammys each year, not because we care about who wins, but because it's...

This is a great song! I wouldn't change a thing about the production. (I disagree about the piano sounding boxy or the lead vocal needing any tweaks.) The intimacy totally works IMO. I also gotta say, I love how you used the choir. Not just because it's Sunset Choir (I'm admittedly biased)...

That's pretty much how I feel about it. Ever since my first drum machine, I joined the dark side. It's not your job to make me rich. :grin: My feeling is that Suno or SynthV or Realitone are all make tools for similar jobs, but from different angles, so I think it's kinda nice how each person...

I'm a metal head at heart, so I like this. (I'm also R&B at heart. Go figure.) If your up for a couple "just my opinion, but...", then my main two thoughts is the bass could be louder and the vocals could be quieter. I'd probably also roll off some of the highs on the voice, which I assume...

Full disclosure, none of the ads here are paid ads. We just put them there to make the site look more established. (I just reposted VI-C ads that seemed more songwriter oriented than orchestral.)

I took them down a minute ago and was going to title this "Sorry about the ads that were on the sides", but then figured people might want to see what I was talking about. So I put them back up. Gearspace does these ("Site skins" or whatever they're called), and they try to sell me (Realitone)...

Yep, that's where I would start it. That's just me, though. People who ignore my advice often wind up doing very well, so don't too much stock into what I say. :grin: Listening again, though, I'd be really tempted to start the song with just kick drum and a soft synth pad. Something warm...

That describes me, too. I can't think of a time where I started with a melody and the lyric coming second. I've started many time with a track, mind you, but for whatever reason, I either do the lyric first, or better yet, both lyric and melody come at the same time. With that said, I'm a...

Cool song. I can't help but offer some suggestions, with the caveat that this is just my opinion. The vocals seem very out front, so I would turn them down, or else bring up the other instruments, especially the drums. I would also hit the compressor harder on your vocal. Mind you, I'm a...

Those are both very impressive, although I especially like Ferocious. I'd hit the Like button on that one if it appeared in my Spotify rotation.

I like this a lot. (I might tweak the drums in the intro, but I'm starting to like that more, so don't listen to me.) I'm curious whether the vocals are real. If so, you or whoever that is are a really good singer.

Speaking for myself (and I assume a few others), I'm way more pop than orchestral. (Embarrassing admission - When we were getting ready to record Sunset Strings and the guys said the main articulation should be "sul tasto", I didn't know what that was. Same for "ricochets" and a number of...

Wow, that surprises me, although listening back, I may have been a little harsh, since D doesn't sound bad at all. (I, along with most peopole with decent hearing, would prefer your singing over mine. ;) ) I just figured it was one of the derivatives because it seemed to have less...