Tag Archives: Songwriting
In a Band? Want to Spread Your Music through an Android App for Cheap????
EDITOR’S NOTE: WE NEED BETA TESTERS! GET THIS APP AT A REDUCED PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIME! One of the greatest ways to connect with your fans, and to stay fresh on their mind, is to create your own app. R.G. Riles Co. is proud to partner with Nate Wells, a talented young man just getting […]
Welcome to the Jungle (of the Voice Over World)
Thank you for finding your way to RGRiles.wordpress.com today! My new http://www.rgriles.com site went live on 4/19/2012, and is the primary conduit through which R.G. Riles (that’s me!) will communicate with colleagues and potential employers in the Voice Over / Voice Acting / Voice Talent industry. This article is primarily to provide a road map […]
Writing Lyrics….
Lyrics are a difficult thing. It’s easy, in times of great inspiration, to let the words flow and put some pretty profound statements down on a piece of paper. Then you look at your catalogue of instrumentals and, you think, “Which of these matches the mood here?” THEN, the really hard work begins. Well, I’ve […]
Happy Birthday Grandma!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm8Iw_FAtDU
Just want to start with a bang! Grandma turned, well, another year older just a couple of weeks ago. I originally decided to record a song for her. So, I plugged in my condenser mic, turned on Adobe Audition, sang the main melody, then sang a bass backup vocal track, then played a little opening blues riff, went into the chords, and outro with another blues riff and there ya go!
But then… well, I thought a video would be more special. Also, I remembered that Google has this “monetizing” thing, so they’ll put ads all over your video and it can possibly make money. Well, for Grandma’s present, I’m going to let her pick a charity and then donate the proceeds for the video in her name!
The video part was a bit tricky. I have a Samsung pocket HD cam that is fantastic, and I had a clip of a sunset in Oahu that I took this past January, a photo of Grandma and I from 15 years ago, and then had to sync my video of me playing with the music I had recorded… Well, shouldn’t have put the cart before the horse but I promise you this is not lip sync (lying). I was singing, it’s just muted and you hear the Adobe Audition version, lol. Through the process, I now have 3 videos on my “channel”, to which you might consider subscribing http://www.youtube.com/users/rgriles33 <—- thanks!.
Anyhow, please check it out for charity and leave some feedback! Great to meet you all! – RG Riles
