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David Strachan's avatar

That was fun more of this please!

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Charlie Shifflett's avatar

Love the new song, Chris - as well as the post on your process for the track!

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Chris Dalla Riva's avatar

Thanks, Charlie!

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Thea Wood's avatar

I love it! Very dance party ready. Fun video, too. How did you get permissions from movie studios for the clips? I’d like to do the same for a project.

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Chris Dalla Riva's avatar

Admittedly, I didn’t ... I figure if the song makes any money and they show up then I can figure it out lol

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Aaron Lane's avatar

Good choice! There’s more progress when people ask forgiveness, not permission.

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Thea Wood's avatar

Haha! Easier to say sorry 😳

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Pavle Marinkovic's avatar

Movie studios might be a pain to deal with, too much bureaucracy. But I tried once contacting a relatively famous rock band Guster for the inverse process, using their music for a short movie my friend was making and they were pretty chill about it. They didn't ask many questions. (although I did provide some background). They let us use it fast and easy.

Just my two cents ;)

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Damien Spanjer's avatar

I love everything about this song, and this post is such a great description of the process. I look forward to returning to recording myself sometime. It's been a while, and it'll be a while yet, but this post certainly inspired me. Thank you, and Happy New Year from a reader in Sydney, Australia.

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Pavle Marinkovic's avatar

It's very enlightening to see the process from scratch to finish. Musicians pour hours, days, and even months into crafting a single track. People don't know how much sweat and tears go into a song. And then, it drops on the Internet, and in just a snap, we're swiping to the next without a second thought. It's frustrating how quickly we can ghost on something that took ages to build. But yeah, just needed to get that frustration out there.

Anyway, good job on the music!

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Jonathan Ivie's avatar

Your voice shines when it’s double-tracked, and I dig the pentatonic guitar part that reminds me of the banjo riffing from Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy 🤣

Well played, NJ, well played.

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