Shock Your Chakra Podcast: Episode 2
Episode 2: Script
HI, I am Charly Ray a singer songwriter
producer from San Diego California.
Thanks for joining me today for my
podcast series.
This is Episode 2, where we will be
discussing the composition "Shock Your Chakra" which is
track
2 on my album Holy, available now at
charlyraymusic.com. In which you can find links to multiple markets
such as
Itunes amazon us and UK google play, spotify shazam jango and I
will be expanding my market reach in to deezer tidal anghami beatport
digital emusic juno and 24/7 in by summer of next year.
Shock your Chakra is the longest track
on the album. Though I did not conceptualize the album in the early
stages of it's birth, I did remain true to my creative processes in
terms of how I compose individual pieces. I always have an idea
about what it is I am going to write and how I want to get my point
across, but I am not alwyas sure of what the end result is going to
sound like.
People always ask if I write the music
first or the lyrics first and at this point in my life, I write them
both together so, in a sense, they have a sorta paralled life cycle
interms of when they come into existance, like twins.
When I was younger, I would ususall
write lyrics first, kind of in the structure of a poem but over time,
I realized how much more depth I could cultivate if I was writing the
music along with the lyrics. I have been writing this way,
exclusively, for about 10 years now. It also helps me retain the
song better and not forget any neuance that gives each piece a
signature sound.
In terms of the music,
I really pushed myslef to be more
experimental with melody canges as well with the vocal layering and
overall ambience and nueance.
During the time I was composing the
music and lyrics, I was listening to a lot of music from a band from
Denmark called Quadron. We actually saw the lead singer named COCO
perfrom in LA back then, and it was very inspirational. They
actually have this Contemporary R&B sound that pulls from Michael
Jackson and Diana Ross as well as Morcheeba and a group called Moloko
which was fronted by the amazing Roisin Murphy. Which has been a
huge inspiration on the whole of my work for the last six years or
so.
I wanted this modern R&B or trip
hop sound for this song, but I also wanted, not to have it sound too
commercial as it began to grow, I realzied it was going to just keep
going and going. Not really, but in a sense it ended up being a
pretty lengthy song.
In terms of the length, it just felt
right as it kept growing, and I was not able to edit it down into a
place that felt whole. I did release a version on Jango that was a
considerable shorter, and there will be a similar version at the end
my commentary.
I want to take the rest of my spoken
time and answer a few questions that have showed up on social media,
or sometimes, people message me or email me questions, which is
awesome be it often shed light on things I never think about because
I am so focused on the production side of everthing I get a little
lost at times. Alos, that very reason is why I decided to do the
podcast series. I really helps take my mind off the intensity of
composition and production which can become pretty exhausting.
One question I really love and lot's of
people ask it, is ..... What skills or personal attributes does it
take to be successful?
Most
importantly, you need to be a good business person. There are so many
talented artists out there, but not very many of them know how to
make a living off of their talent. So the most important aspect of
being an musician – an independent one – is knowing how to book
shows, capitalize on opportunities, be assertive, and ascribe value
to your work, so much so that people want to invest in what you have
to offer.
You
also need to be extremely flexible and have an easy time engaging
with different groups and types of people.“…there
is something very special about working from the ground up and
building your career slowly so that it is strong and long-lasting in
the future.”
You are definatley not going to get
rich quick, however, if you explore all the opportunities out there
for you, you can make a modest living at it. Also, people measure
success across so many different planes of perception that what it
means to be successfull to you is not what it means to me.
As for me, I want exposure for the
work, not for myself, which are definately two separate entities.
Maybe when I am older I will merge the two personas, however, as for
now, I keep them separated. The thought of being famous actually
makes my stomach hurt. That is also a perk of bing an independant
artist..... you have total control over every aspect of your career
as a musician. Therefore, if you have a good product and people are
interested, just keep doing it and go as big or as small as you like.
Resources are bountiful in the field no matter what skills or
persoanl attributes you posess there is alwyas a niche for whatever
it is you can do. This thing is to find a place where you can do
what it is that you do, and never conform or let peopple try and
change what you are doing to fit into a place where you are not 100%
comfortable. Otherwise your creative processes may be somewhat
compromised.
Well, thanks for tuning in for Episode
2, and here my song Socck Your Chakra available now at
www.charlyraymusic.com
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