Mike Ramnarine

Tag: weeknotes

  • WN23 Riptide

    So, here it is track number three; Riptide. Three tracks in one month. What a wild ride. Three tracks brought to you by a time box and peer accountability. I’m amazed at the number of hours that I managed to find. A few too many ready-meals and too much evening screen-time, though. Now the time…

  • WN22 Can’t Talk, Producing

    Writing three tracks to a releasable standard has been an intense month. And the pressure of having not-terrible lyrics for the third track has been a time drain. Much thoughts, but after the final submission for peer feedback tomorrow.

  • WN21 No Buttery Biscuit

    Song two from Andrew Huang’s Monthly course done! Here it is. Some retro drum ‘n’ bass action. The theme of the second part of the course is sampling. No drums samples were used in the production of this track. All the percussion are sounds from my kitchen. Some of them have been pitched and tweaked.…

  • WN20 Fly By Night

    Finished Song: Fly By Night Track one done! And I’m pleased with this. I’ve learnt a lot about how to put the pieces together into a usable workflow. Don’t begin, Finish by starting I spent a lot of hours working on this track. Having the timebox and peer commitment really helped with my follow-through. Almost…

  • WN19 Move Fast, Move On, Revisit

    I’m a week into Andrew Huang’s Monthly Course, which is a songwriting/producing workshop. Over 30 days, we’re writing three songs. Which means at this point, I should be most of the way to having having the first song. I think I am, but I’ve been pushing on the “everything sucks” phase. Thinking back, it’s been…

  • WN18 Rest and Games

    Having had a solid twelve days off has been really nice. I haven’t had the opportunity to chill and sleep in like that for a while. Spent plenty of time reading, playing games and catching up with people. As well as doing nothing in particular! New Years Eve was spent playing games online with a…

  • WN17 2020 in Music

    2020 in three songs Gig of the Year Amigo the Devil We did actually make it to a gig this year! And it was a good one. Albums of the Year Sevdeliza – Eden HMLTD – The West is Dead Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts VI: Locusts Best Ghosts to date, IMO Sessões Selo Sesc…

  • WN16 Six of Swords (2020 in Review)

    Wasn’t going to do a year in review post. But since Christmas plans are officially cancelled. Here’s what I’ve got. I have been experimenting with tarot, and at other ways of approaching the world. Trying to balance the analytical and intuitive sides of myself. I’ve also fallen into the into the orbit of Gordon White.…

  • WN15 Deluge

    I’ve had the Synthstrom Deluge for a little under a week. I’ve got to say, I love it. It’s feature packed beast in a small footprint. It’s a multitrack sequencer, sampler, polyphonic synthesizer, drum machine, groove box extraordinare. It has an incredibly cohesive design, and a ton of music making potential just in this one…

  • WN13 NaNoWriMo Review

    It’s the end of the month. So I thought I would take the opportunity to do a little reflection on NaNoWriMo. I’ve written 43,000 words, I have a story. With the beginning, middle and an end. There are scenes missing. The characters could do with more development and the world being bit more fleshing out.…