I'm so happy that this video worked out the way it did. It's been bringing in a lot of outside traffic as well! Thank you all for the fantastic feedback during the process of making it. Being able to get a song out like this (and pay to have it professionally mixed/mastered) is all thanks to you guys. Let's keep it up!
2018-04-19 12:32:55 +0000 UTC View PostFull version will be coming soon (this week). I want to add some violins in the emptier spots and I have to work on drum volumes/velocities as well as balancing guitar lead volumes. This song is damn fun though. Especially on bass. If I can manage it (and if you guys enjoy it enough), I can pay Sixteen in Mono to have it mixed and mastered. Here's the rough version for now!
2018-04-19 12:28:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello again, my friends! Last week's video grew way faster than I ever expected. The average video on the channel will get about 5-6K views or so in the first 2 days. This one exceeded 10K and is at about 13K now. Thank you all for your feedback here and on discord throughout the making of the song (and the video title).
As for this week's video, I'll be bringing in another cover! They won't come incredibly often, but they're a good way to take a break from coming up with orig...
2018-04-18 11:48:32 +0000 UTC View PostBAM. Here it is! Complete and in the highest of qualities. I hope you enjoy!
2018-04-12 23:45:30 +0000 UTC View PostSo what's happening this week? We're keeping it straight and simple. "How To: Make a J-Rock/Anime Intro Song (Season 3)" coming to uh...blu-ray this saturday. I have Sixteen in Mono mixing/mastering it, so it'll definitely be a fun one. Below this post, I included a really old demo I recorded for the song awhile back. That way, you can get an idea of what you're in for this weekend. It's almost kind of perfect that it's in terrible quality. The transition to the new mix will be great!
As for f...
2018-04-12 12:05:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Bam! One of my favorite songs I've written, mainly because it's in one of my own personal styles. I hope you all enjoyed this one as well (and the little April Fool's vid that came afterwords)!
As for this week's video (the review), I won't be making it a paid post, as I'm not completely happy with how it's doing. I'll see you all next week with a new original!
Why is it exclusive, you ask? This song is a version recorded with the pedal from the review video. I want to re-record it in my own tones eventually, so I will not be releasing this one for purchase or download. You guys are the only ones getting it. Hope you enjoy it!
2018-04-07 11:57:18 +0000 UTC View PostSo here it is. It'll be a lot more interesting in the video itself but tell me what you think. Too many jokes? Not enough? Other issues? Let me know!
Hello! Hello! How d- ....heyyyyy
Welcome to Shady Reviews! This is the first (and maybe last idk) video in a series where I get some music gear, give you an honest review, and end it off with a song to show how it works!
On today's....action-packed episode, we're looking at the Donner "Black Devil" digital mini preamp with a ...
2018-04-04 07:44:28 +0000 UTC View PostThis week is a little different. Then again, a few videos have been different recently. It's kind of exciting. There will still be an original in this video, but I don't know if it'll be a full song or a sample yet. I'm gunning for a full song though. I'll explain why in a second.
This week's video is a REVIEW WOAH. A company was kind enough to send me a pedal to review and I've been preparing the script for it. I always wanted to try music gear reviews, but make them different from all ...
2018-04-04 07:40:26 +0000 UTC View PostVote on a song from this month that you would like tabbed out. I will also consider top contenders to be tabbed out in the future, so there is always a possibility of your song happening, even if it wasn't the top vote!
P.S getting this poll to work was insane. I couldn't access the drop-down menu to select who can see this post. It kept going off the screen and when I pressed down to go lower, the menu would close. Happened on every browser. I had to quickly hit fn + down after ope...
2018-04-03 04:05:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This was such an incredibly fun video to make. I was not expecting the amount of views and such positive feedback. I have a lot more fun ideas like this one in store, and now I'm more excited than ever to get them to you! Stay tuned!
2018-03-30 13:29:21 +0000 UTC View PostSO this week, I will be doing a How-To on a special song of mine called "Imperfect". Some of you may have heard an old sample (or the BandCamp version) before, but I went ahead and re-recorded/improved on it. I might get Sixteen in Mono to mix and master it if I get the chance to do so. No one I sent this song to was able to figure out what genre it was, but we all settled on "Dark Grunge". So enjoy that one.
But we're not done yet! We have a video coming the day right after (send help). It's ...
2018-03-30 13:26:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe first is from the actual video. I could not pinpoint a genre for it, and neither could anyone else I sent it to. We just settled with "Dark Grunge". If you want to shoot any genre opinions, go ahead! Some of you might actually recognize this theme. "Imperfect" was a song I made a little while back, but there's only about 20 seconds of it on my channel. This is a new and improved version. I might get Sixteen in Mono to mix/master if I can get him in time. If I do, I'll send it over to you guy...
2018-03-30 13:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostI meant to send these last night, but I ran into some technical difficulties. Anyways...here they are! My little experimental video where I turn sitcom themes into metal/j-rock themes is coming tomorrow! Here are the tracks so you can see how I changed (or butchered) them. Enjoy!
For those curious, the video itself will be in a medley/compilation format.
2018-03-24 09:42:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I don't know how many times I'm going to say this, but this was definitely a favorite. It was a nice little change in style and it was completely inspired by my own video game plot, which makes it all the more special to me. I hope you all enjoyed it as well!
2018-03-21 12:20:27 +0000 UTC View PostAlright! New plans are on their way. I want to get rewards out at more efficient times (as well as introduce new ones), guitar tabs being the main one. It takes awhile to make a guitar tab and it's not the most glamorous process. So I decided to come out with a system for them. At the end of every month, I'll make a poll of all the videos released within that month. All you have to do is vote for the one you would like tabs for and I will get it to you guys sometime within the next month (e.g yo...
2018-03-21 12:05:06 +0000 UTC View PostHere it is! I threw in a "reverse" version. Most of it sounds kind of messy (because of some instruments and back up melodies) but I found the part at 2:15 to be kind of neat. I'm thinking of doing something with that in the future. Maybe switch around a few awkward notes here and there. I hope you enjoy!
2018-03-17 13:49:40 +0000 UTC View Post
This was a tough one, but it was definitely worth it in the end. I hope you all enjoyed it! One of the songs this month will be tabbed out by the end of the month. If this one interests you, keep it in mind for the future poll!
2018-03-14 12:40:07 +0000 UTC View Post
SO what's happening this week? I'm changing up styles a little more. We've had our rock/metal songs and our synth/orchestra songs, and now we're gonna do a little mix of both! It's probably one of the most "different" songs I've made, and I'm really excited about putting this one out. The chord progressions are pretty weird, so coming up with a lead was tough. But once I got it down, I was more than happy. Look forward to it! (How To: Make a Mysterious/Cave Level Theme)
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2018-03-14 12:35:35 +0000 UTC View PostI'm pretty excited about this one. It's a little different from other songs in the past, but that only makes me love it more. I just have to get the mixing down on it. I hope you enjoy this download for now! (Song name pending)
2018-03-14 12:27:20 +0000 UTC View PostWE GETTIN' SOUTHERN, BOIS
2018-03-10 08:10:32 +0000 UTC View PostAh yes, the usual late Shady post. So what's on the menu? Well if everything works out, this week you'll be getting a "How To" for "Southern Metal". The name doesn't do it justice. It's a style I use quite often in my own originals. I love how the song came out, it's just a matter if Sixteen in Mono can master it this week or not. If not, you guys will be getting one of my other favorites: "How To: Make a Cave/Mysterious Level Theme". It's one of the strangest tracks I ever made, but absol...
2018-03-08 14:27:38 +0000 UTC View PostYep, it's a cover! It was really fun to do (and it was a good break). I hope you guys enjoy! This is "Ultimate Battle" from Dragon Ball Super!
P.S Expect a new original next week! It's very different (and I mean that in the best way possible).
This was a lot of fun, but also one of the most stressful songs I ever recorded (mainly due to the difficulty). I'm incredibly happy with how it came out (props to Sixteen In Mono for his amazing mixing) and it seems like others feel the same way. It's only been about 2 days and the video has exceeded 10K views. Not bad! I hope you guys enjoyed it as well!
2018-02-27 12:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostAlright! So this week will be a little more tame so I can get a little more time to come up with more originals and continue putting myself ahead of schedule. I'm going to take a risk and make a cover, but also have it done in my style as much as possible so it still feels like a How-To song. The song in question is "Ultimate Battle" from Dragon Ball Super. Basically, it's a really damn good Anime Battle theme, and I've been wanting to take a crack at it since it made it's debut. If things chang...
2018-02-27 12:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, guys! Apologies about the silence. This week's song was a stressful one. I did it on my older 7 string guitar and the pick ups were a little muddy. Some technical difficulties came up with my laptop as well and I needed to get a new one and move everything over. Anyways, I thought I'd let you guys know what I'm up to!
This week's video will be a Metal genre How-To! "How-To: Make a Melodic Djent Song". That's the closest genre I can attribute the song to at the moment. 2018-02-24 11:10:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This song had a lot of difficulties this week, which is why I'm only mentioning it now. Finally got it finished (and got it mastered by Sixteen in Mono! You can thank him for a video this week even being possible). The genre this time around is "Melodic Djent". It's done on a 7 string. It's also really hard to play, but super fun. I hope you enjoy!
2018-02-24 10:56:54 +0000 UTC View Post