Listen To How To Play - Ft JJKilla And BabyGee Fusion Song By Ggarris At Looperman.com

4th Jul 2012 05:05 - 13 years ago
Description : This is a refreshing retro sounding collaboration of JJKilla's chill beats and BabyGee's beautiful vibratos - give this girl some Houston love!

Might sound like: Air, The Cure, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, and in my mind Gee sounds like Oleta Adams (you go girl)

Hope you like.
GG (iShine Productions, TM)

Comments (9)

If you have time take a listen and give ggarris some feedback.

Hirogenium
Hirogenium 3rd Dec 2012 22:51 - 13 years ago
Strong, extraordinary track!
Just one thing... if not intended, the vocals sound too home-made, if you know what i mean, need more reverb, atmosphere. cheers
Edge7
Edge7 25th Jul 2012 23:21 - 13 years ago
Another cool sounding track...very nice. So hows it been hangin girl? See you have been keeping busy...keep pushing...never give up the dream.
Chow,
Mark
ggarris
ggarris replied 1st Dec 2012 - 13 years ago
Hello Mark! Wow...guess I'm a little late responding....better than never as they say! Thanks for the compliment! Yup, been pushing...tryin to keep up with the times in the music scene, although I will always have that retro thingy goin. Hit me up on email if you ever want to collab....

gwen.e.lane@hotmail.com

Cheers!
Gwen xo
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed 10th Jul 2012 02:55 - 13 years ago
Really like the thinking that went in the composition gg..real chill, butat the same time the beat sections just keep it driving & the ears perked...enjoyed it well done...Note the comments on lever (vocal ) I always insert a voilume envelope or volume automation to automatically ride the track volume and also insert a compressor..you will read different opinions but in my experience (25+ years recording) vocals in most styles benefit from compression....in any case I like it as is, but would be better with the vocal levels up a fair bit & more even....keep on...good to hear you around the Loop....Ed
ggarris
ggarris replied 1st Dec 2012 - 13 years ago
Thank you and mucho apologies for the delayed response. I've been told on my other tracks that compression is needed. That is my next feat in this self taught hobby. As the saying goes - it's a labour of love. You know what I'm talkin bout.

CHEEERS Mate! (clink)

Gwen xo
smallpaul
smallpaul 9th Jul 2012 13:56 - 13 years ago
Hi mate nice work here you can really feel the Depeche Mode influence on the track, the only thing I would suggest is maybe a little play with the levels in the final mix as the vocal track gets a bit drowned in places, and I would make it a bigger feature in the mix as it works really well!! Keep up the good work!!
ggarris
ggarris replied 9th Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
First, thank you for your nice comment.

Second...yes, I know the vox get drowned a bit in places. It was quite difficult to level all of the parts out - some spots were quite blaring, while others were much softer. In the end, I could use some tips on how to handle those kinds of situations if you've ever had to deal with that. I literally spent days trying just to normalize the volumes of the different parts.

Thirdly, I built the track around her vocals. I felt a very jazzy vibe from her, so I made sure to use jazz beats.

Finally, the song sort of morphed into a meaningful topic about bullying. I'm quite pleased it did as it's become a subject of concern lately in the schools.

Thanks for listening and I love your avatar - the cassette tape. Long live pencil winding!

GG xox
shaundavid
shaundavid 8th Jul 2012 12:28 - 13 years ago
Very well arranged......soulfull lyrics workwell with the vibey chords at the start along with the jazzy bass gutair lots of ups and downs...something to be very much proud of mate!!!

A VERY MUCH WELL DONE TO YOU
ggarris
ggarris replied 9th Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
Thanks much! I like to provoke mood changes in my tracks...looks like it was accomplished on this one. Thanks for noticing.

Back in the 80's when I would make mix tapes (haha) I made sure to put songs in such an order that I felt would take the listener on a journey. So, that kind of structure reflects in my tracks too. And not so much on purpose...just instinctual really.

I'll check out your stuff too. ;-)

GG xox
BabyGee
BabyGee 7th Jul 2012 23:37 - 13 years ago
I like what you did here. I'm not really into this kind of sound, but this is pretty refreshing and caught my attention. Very different, but cool. It's a pleasure working with you. :)
ggarris
ggarris replied 9th Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
Thank you. A true musician/artist will appreciate all things creative. It's good to be open to different sounds. Super glad you approve. I'm watching out for more of your work. I stated earlier on your acapella that the vocals were good as is. Yes, they worked for this track, but holy heck I had to splice up the volumes on different parts of each take because some spots were louder/softer than others. If and when you get new and improved equipment I would love to collaborate again with you specifically on this track (maybe others) so we can really get that beautiful voice of yours more noticed.

GG xox
JJKilla
JJKilla 5th Jul 2012 05:06 - 13 years ago
awesome

i got good ears and i heard how my track was use for this

amazing

i got fl studio demo so yeah my beats aint all that, but you increase the volume on the drumset and you got yourself a track
ggarris
ggarris replied 1st Dec 2012 - 13 years ago
Killa...where you at?
JJKilla
JJKilla 5th Jul 2012 05:05 - 13 years ago
awesome

i got good ears and i heard how my track was use for this

amazing

i got fl studio demo so yeah my beats aint all that, but you increase the volume and the drumset and you got yourself a track
ggarris
ggarris replied 9th Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
Thanks Killa! Really cool simple beat you crafted there. This was the second track that I used at a significantly lower BPM. It opened a whole new world for me slowing things down a bit. Thanks for the tip too! So glad it worked for both of us. I'll keep an eye out on you...you have good instincts. :)

GG xox
brillbilly
brillbilly 4th Jul 2012 20:42 - 13 years ago
you so nailed this G!

You got that old school feel that i love
and painted it with colors of today!

clever and shows that you have no limits!

your blends work sweet in this, and i think it's a damn great track!

Thanks for the trip!,loved it!

got me a copy as i want to go round again!

nice work G!
ggarris
ggarris replied 9th Jul 2012 - 13 years ago
Thanks so much! Old school rules. :)

I'd like a hand at all different genres...got a few to try still.

Thanks for downloading. Thrilled it's from the likes of you as your style is awesome.

GG xox

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