Post by mat on May 26, 2008 0:04:19 GMT -6
Producing a Hit Song
Everyone keeps asking HOW so here goes.
Hope this helps you, take full advantage of your opportunity as a musician!
You need every advantage that you can find to make it in the competitive music industry. Hit songs are the most important element in securing the interest of consumers, radio, press, A&R, publishers, managers and booking agents as well as labels. Compare your material to successful songs within your genre. Not in terms of recording quality, but areas such as lyrics, melody and arrangement. If your songs do not measure up – rewrite and rewrite and rewrite again until it feels right.
If your music is rock, alternative, pop or R&B, keep the introduction under 10 seconds in the songs chosen to be singles. Reach the chorus between 38 and 42 seconds. In rap, reach the chorus around the 58 second mark, since the verses are traditionally longer than in pop. KEEP IN MIND TODAYS YOUTH IS LEANING TOWARD DANCE SONGS (SOULJA BOY) SO IF UR AN ARTIST LIKE NAS IT WILL BE A STRETCH. Kids today have an attention span the size of an ant. Keep the song's total time to under 3:30. I recommend this arrangement: Introduction, Verse One, Chorus, Verse Two, Chorus, Bridge/Solo and the Chorus again.
I keep tellin everyone and their momma Me and Heem are goin to start something great.... Maybe in 3 years but who knows time will tell
Everyone keeps asking HOW so here goes.
Hope this helps you, take full advantage of your opportunity as a musician!
You need every advantage that you can find to make it in the competitive music industry. Hit songs are the most important element in securing the interest of consumers, radio, press, A&R, publishers, managers and booking agents as well as labels. Compare your material to successful songs within your genre. Not in terms of recording quality, but areas such as lyrics, melody and arrangement. If your songs do not measure up – rewrite and rewrite and rewrite again until it feels right.
If your music is rock, alternative, pop or R&B, keep the introduction under 10 seconds in the songs chosen to be singles. Reach the chorus between 38 and 42 seconds. In rap, reach the chorus around the 58 second mark, since the verses are traditionally longer than in pop. KEEP IN MIND TODAYS YOUTH IS LEANING TOWARD DANCE SONGS (SOULJA BOY) SO IF UR AN ARTIST LIKE NAS IT WILL BE A STRETCH. Kids today have an attention span the size of an ant. Keep the song's total time to under 3:30. I recommend this arrangement: Introduction, Verse One, Chorus, Verse Two, Chorus, Bridge/Solo and the Chorus again.
I keep tellin everyone and their momma Me and Heem are goin to start something great.... Maybe in 3 years but who knows time will tell
