On That Note

With three newly released singles in 2021 already, my next guest is an indie dance duo who works virtually, combining fiery instrumentation with mad production skills to create catchy tunes that are guaranteed to be stuck in your head for days.

I discovered their newest single, "Break" on Spotify's fresh finds playlist!

We discuss how to get on editorial playlists, the pros and cons of working virtually, and what traits to look for in a collaborative partner!

Please welcome, Aaron Black and Des Martin from Popcoin!

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Today's guest is a talented singer songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California!

His new album "One Hundred Breakfasts With The Book" is jam packed with catchy grooves and tongue-in-cheek lyrics!

We discuss his ever-changing songwriting process, Steely Dan, and producing music for other artists!

Please welcome, Ben Varian!

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@thebenvarianapproach
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All good things must come to an end.

As we wrap up our work here in Historic New Jersey, I cant help but feel grateful for how far along these songs have come. These tunes were mere seeds five days ago.

This morning has been pretty chill. All we did was add percussion and backup vocals to a few songs. After recording this recap, a friend of Joe's, Yesseh came in to lay down a rad saxophone solo.

We also made a rough mix of each of the songs so that we could listen here and there over the next few days. 

This has been a truly wonderful experience and I have to thank Kevin, Emily, Johnny and Joe for really lending a hand throughout this process. 

OTN artist interviews will continue as normal starting next week!

Thank you all for listening to this mini series and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have :)

Day 4 has come to a close and these songs are sounding better than ever.

As Kevin predicted in episode 1, each of these songs have really come to life within the last 24 hours.

Today, we started by adding acoustic and electric guitar tracks to two songs. We also tracked some keyboard layers and even threw a mandolin into the mix! 

Today, all the pressure was on me  when we put down some lead vocal tracks. Historically, this is my least favorite part of the creation process, but after watching a Bob Dylan documentary with Kevin a few days ago, I came out with a new perspective on what makes a good lead vocal line.

You don't have to necessarily be an incredible singer to create incredible songs! Performance is just as important (if not more) than pitch!

I also have to give a big shout out to Kevin's roommate, Emily Morales (Star Moles) for giving an incredible vocal performance on back up vox for my song, The Good Things, Too.

As day 4 comes to a close, I'm feeling great about where the EP is at this point. But I'm also sad that this process is coming to a close. I've learned so much over these last few days that I'll take with me along my musical journey.

Tune in tomorrow for one last installment of the Philly EP series :)

Today, everything really started coming together.

Just like Kevin mentioned on the first recap, the songs really start to show them selves around day 3 or 4. And these tunes have clearly found a life of their own.

We started this morning by adding drums, bass, and a lead guitar melody to the most recent addition to the EP. Then Kevin's friend Joe came into the studio to add some sweet trumpet layers. 

As it turns out, Joe is currently in a band I've enjoyed since senior year of high school! They're a prog-rock fusion group called Thank You, Scientist and I actually saw them in Atlanta in 2015. Small world!

We're really stoked for tomorrow because that's when we add all the fun little details like percussion, synths, and lead vocals! 

Thanks for tuning into our day 3 recap :)

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@kbask
@onthatnote_podcast
@historicnewjersey 

Day 2 of recording is almost done!

We took a moment in between tracking bass to let you all know how the process has been going so far. 

We had Kevin's friend Johnny come over to help assist with working the tape machine while we recorded drums. 

Today provided a great learning experience in communication with Kevin and I talking through what we wanted the drums to sound like for each song. 

Johnny really came through with a great idea to slightly alter another demo I had coming into this session so that it would fit better with the three songs we picked yesterday. So now we have 4 total songs that will be on the EP!

Tomorrow, Kevin's friend Joe will come over to lay down some sweet trumpet melodies. I've always wanted trumpet in my music!

Thanks for tuning in and we'll give you all another update tomorrow :)

@parkerwierling
@onthatnote_podcast
@kbasko
@historicnewjersey

Today was our first day starting work on my new EP!

I came to Philadelphia with a good handful of demos to sift through. This morning we landed on three that really felt they would gel together.

From here, we put down some scratch guitar and vocal takes for reference. These takes will most likely not make the final cut because we're going to go back and record them for real tomorrow after laying down the drums and bass!

If you want to follow along with our recording process this week, go follow our instagram pages...

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@onthatnote_podcast
@kbasko
@historicnewjersey

Hey guys,

This is a special announcement to let you all know that I'll be recording an EP this week with a previous OTN guest, Kevin Basko from Rubber Band Gun!

Instead of releasing two artist interviews, I'll be releasing recaps of our work day at the end of our sessions! We'll share what we did that day, what we learned, and what we're planning on doing tomorrow!

Thank you all for your continuous love and support :)

Today's guest is an up-and-coming, indie singer songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in New York, New York!

I discovered his music when I heard his newest single, "ATL4" on Spotify's Fresh Finds: Indie playlist.

We discuss the idea of comparing songwriting to painting, our mutual love for Toro y Moi, and what it was like filming a music video with a broken arm!

Please welcome, Miley!

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Today's guest is an indie singer songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles! His haunting, debut single "solo/solong" is out now on all platforms! 

With melancholic acoustic guitars, yearning vocal harmonies, and ambient electronic inspired synth, wilter combines the human and artificial into something soothingly unstable. 

We discuss his songwriting process, getting a degree in computer science, and the glory that comes with being in Alex G's top 1% of listeners on Spotify!

Please welcome, wilter!

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@onthatnote_podcast
@parkerwierling

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