I'll work hard on your creative project to help fulfill your artistic dreams. I have over 5 years experience on treble clef instruments, so I have a good understanding of harmonies and melodies for both classical and modern musical styles. My unique skills are song arrangement/orchestration, melody writing, lyric writing, and rhythm writing.
I've studied classical music composition and techniques/methods on different instruments. My foundational knowledge on piano, guitar, drums, vocals, ukulele, and trumpet helps me write entertaining music in a variety of genres/styles.
Prices listed are negotiable depending on your project. If planning to release the music as co-written or co-published, a split sheet should be agreed on before we start working. Expedited and express delivery available if I'm not very busy on other projects.
3 free revisions for each project/song if you're not satisfied with the final edit.
-50/50 split for topline writing
-25/75 split for BG vocals
-Right to remix stems negotiable
-Full buyout ownership of master negotiable
Tell me about your project and how I can help, through the 'Contact' button above.
Interview with Obtusive Hyperplexer
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: GIK acoustic treatment, small home studio, condenser mic, ProTools 2018.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will work extra hard to make sure the song can compete with trending chart-toppers.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: RUSKO, Falco Benz, Comtron, Brynn Elliot, Demi Lovato, Penguin Prison, Moddi, Mayer Hawthorne, Muse, and Yelle
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A new single and searching for other artists that want to collaborate.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Being able to showcase new ideas for musical trends and techniques.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Do you have gear for post-processing? No analog, only plugins in my DAW.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: My writing process doesn't include picking out cookie-cutter hooks and loops that randomly puzzle piece together. Instead I write with best flow and transitions in mind so that song structure feels more natural and less robotic.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: How soon is deadline for song completion? Do you have PRO affiliation? Is reached agreement permanent or arbitrary?
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Classically trained. Trumpet player in Marching band, Church orchestra, and private lessons. Now learning drums, piano, and singing.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Sophisticated, Alluring, entertaining, dance-worthy, modern, versatile, yet not too unpredictable
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Katy Perry because she's very talented.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Film scoring, Singer/Songwriter, Jazz, Pop, Rock, or EDM
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Melodic dictation meaning writing down musical topline melodies I hear in my head. Harmonizing and musical improvisation on guitar, piano, or drums.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I make sure the client and I agree on the artistic and stylistic qualities of the project. I think of the rhythm and groove first, then the chord progression, then the lyrics and melody on top of that. Of course I make a few changes along the way before a song is finished.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: A current Pop singer let me co-write inspire some of the lyrics to one of their songs. This was 2001, and the song was released a few years later. They were unsigned at the time, but then they became very successful. I'm proud that they at least offered to give me some credit and I had the opportunity to help them kickstart their career!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital because it's more affordable, however analog is more fun and interactive getting better results than emulation in digital.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Syncopation and dynamic range make any song really catchy with a hook to capture listener's attention
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I supply the creativity needed to guarantee your song fits the style or creative direction desired.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Describe in detail the project's main focus stylistically.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: mic, audio interface, laptop, headphones, and a tuner
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Create a song from scratch if given a creative direction or goal to accomplish.
I was the Composer, Film Scorer in this production
- Full instrumental productionAverage price - $25 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $100 per song
- Songwriter - MusicAverage price - $25 per song
- Track minus top-lineAverage price - $100 per song
- Composer OrchestralAverage price - $50 per song
- Film ComposerAverage price - $50 per minute
3 free revisions, turn-around time 1 week for songwriting, a few days for topline melody, 3 days for singing pre-written vocals, master buyout one time fee negotiable depending on the project.
- Arturia Analog Lab Lite
- ATHM40x
Discounts if bundled offers presented at the same time
