Here are 3 things to jumpstart your music-making!

1 - New Song - "Tell Me The Answer"

My new song "Tell Me the Answer" is out today!

It's an alternative rock track that pays tribute to my late dog, Vera. And asks the question of whether we will see those we lost again someday.

The song was made with Charlie MacCarron's Troubadeck cards (specifically the 7 of hearts, which he made especially for Vera), as part of the October Monthly Music Mission with my Music Production Club.

You can listen to the track on: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp.

I hope you enjoy it!

2 - (Painstakenly) Detailed Breakdown of "Tell Me the Answer"

I went through the entire creation process of the new song "Tell Me the Answer" in my newest video.

I go over how the idea begin with the Monthly Music Mission to how I began the song, developed it, found its meaning, made that meaning more personal, recorded instruments, edited, bounced to tape, etc!

It's almost an hour long and filled with a lot of techniques, strategies, and creative philosophies that helped bring this song to life.

By going over it to make this video, I learned a lot about my own process and the things that helped move the song forward and into completion.

I hope it helps give you some ideas and inspiration for your next track!

Watch my track breakdown for "Tell Me the Answer"

3 - Free Thanksgiving Gift - Everyday Sounds Ableton Live Pack!

To say thank you to you for supporting my work, reading these emails, listening to the Music Production Podcast, etc. I'd like to you to have my Everyday Sounds Ableton Live Pack for Free!

In my track "Tell Me the Answer" I use one of the sounds from this pack made from Vera's voice. She was making an excited groan sound while taking her outside, and I sampled it into a playable instrument, which fit perfectly into the song's theme.

There's a lot of really cool Instrument and Drum Racks made from ordinary sounds I've collected. It's a pack I really love and based on the sales, most people slept on it!

Now it's yours for free :)

Everyday Sounds Ableton Live Pack for Free!

I hope you make some great music with it, and if you do, please send it my way. I'd especially love to hear how Vera's voice makes it into your music 🐶.

And some miscellaneous things:

Let's make music together, in-person! #Finish-February Workshop at Ableton's Pasadena Headquarters!
Want to make music with a Turkey?! Make sure you get my Free Turkey-Baste Ableton Live Instruments!
If you make any music with any of my sounds, I'd love to hear it and add it to the SoundCloud playlist for that pack! Send your music my way!

Thanks for reading!

Best,

Brian Funk

Here are a few of my favorite pictures of the late, great Vera! Thank you for being an amazing friend and companion, Vera :)

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