YBTB latest project

Legionreturns

I've been working with a number of youth groups throughout January, as I was commissioned to help the young people write and record songs to share with their peers to combat knife crime and youth violence. 

The first one is now finished, and I thought you might like to see what a bunch of teenagers with no musical knowledge or ability have produced, with a fair amount of help from us! 

Let me know what you think! 

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhXFsWIzRPPYolnV1KOyy16O7Fbo

spark240

Hi bud ....well hats off for helping these folks do something constructive instead of destructive,..

You say no musical ability ?...didnt they play the instruments ?

Sounds cool ...hopefully some of them will see something positive in this and move onto more music  ;-)

Legionreturns

No, they didn't play the instruments. We had 8 short sessions to help them write their song and get it recorded. 

They came up with about 3 pages of words and a general theme/ sound. I then played around with chords and their vocal melody and tweaked it. Recorded the vocals with me just playing the chords and then I recorded all the other instruments and drums at home. The key goal for the project was them coming up with the song and me then helping them realise it. 

mrkb

C# minor! who came up with that key?
Sounds like a good project, have they heard it yet? what was the feedback? 

Legionreturns

mrkb said:

C# minor! who came up with that key?
Sounds like a good project, have they heard it yet? what was the feedback? 

The key was all me..  I fancied a new songwriting challenge! Used everything but the diminished too!  

Legionreturns

Sorry @mrkb I missed your second question. 

They've obviously heard the unmixed versions during recording, but didn't hear the final version as there was a bit of drama over some weed at the end of the last session  

darthed1981

Nice one mate, done some good there.