Well now, if lack of blog entries would be considered a gauge of my sincerity toward songwriting, my future in the industry would indeed be insecure; in that light, I shall frequent this expressive tool a little more often to share with you my craft and progress toward commercial and artistic success.
As I review recent WIPs, or works-in-progress, I've determined that my favorite way to further an effort into a more polished project is to route the audio track through a basic audio processor (I happen to use an old BOSS-BR532) with a channel linked each to a mic and guitar. For some reason, hearing the process in this audio realm gives me a level of creativity that makes me feel like the song is taking flight. Perhaps when a song is in a raw, unrecorded process, it still seems like an
immature, unauthentic song, much like a child unable to walk yet. This notion doesn't really prove that the song has any better chance of becoming a game-changer, but it does add a level of likeability from this writer's point of view.
For example, in one of my current projects titled, "Gonna Take a Faster Guy," hearing some of the original concept audio files (that I captured on my trusty Sony ICD-PX312) is useful for determining lyrical configuration, but upon hearing sample tracks that were recorded through the BOSS, I feel a smile slowly grow between my ears because of the added richness to the project. I like that, and will increase the use of this method to move along the creativity, as well as the form for my stronger song ideas.
-James Wood, aka Chords of Wood
