When Styles Collide! How to Write Music With VERY different instruments

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3 жыл бұрын

Want to sound different? Then take elements from completely different styles of music and smash them together! That’s what composer Guy Michelmore has been up to. But did it work or did it turn into a slow motion car crash? There’s only one way to find out...
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@Liquidhun 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a simple man. If i hear: "Hello everybody!" i smile :)

@LouieTaylorMusic 3 жыл бұрын

YES!

@edemerperson6199 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@yantoaldama6813 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely...

@megorra 3 жыл бұрын

And me :)

@IanReah 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Even when I read the start of any emails from ThinkSpace Education I hear Guy saying it in my head

@Grid21 3 жыл бұрын

Guy, I don't know if you read comments, but you are without a doubt the most inspirational music composer to me! Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel inspired to write something and feel creative! Thank you for doing these kinds of videos and keep inspiring us! :D

@ProjectOverseer 3 жыл бұрын

I love fusing cultures/styles together ... It can create some of the most beautiful music.

@ludovictrottier425 3 жыл бұрын

I honnestly think that Guy is the only reason that I can bear quarantine. Thank you very much for what you do !

@therealmattmann 3 жыл бұрын

Not only singing, but dancing as well?! Oh, Guy! LOL. You had waaaay too much fun with that one. So did I! 😂👍🏼

@nedjohnson6510 3 жыл бұрын

Guy! Have you ever been arrested for having too much fun? :D As always, you inspire me to take another giant step. Please, please, don't stop! The world of music would be ever so much smaller without the likes of you. Thanks again. Oh yes, I'm glad you enjoyed your hot-crossed buns.

@hannahmillington5781 3 жыл бұрын

Who else has got that tune stuck in their head for the rest of the day? :)

@martijnvanbeek4387 3 жыл бұрын

So true

@fm694 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me feel like a Texas Cowboy exploring Victorian London! Very cool!

@JayemelMusicUniverse16 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing and one of the many reasons i wanted to do music, make crazy arrangements come together. Im just starting off but you been a huge inspiration and fun teacher. Please do more of these, have an amazing day and stay safe!!

@shanonkiyoshi4784 3 жыл бұрын

Especially enjoying/liking the opening 🎶‼️😎👍

@ayan251 Жыл бұрын

Guy, I love the way you have fun with music and express it through your videos. The beat is so catchy! and love what you did there...amazing stuffs! Keep it going never stop it please....

@coalescence3835 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual. So energetic! btw, you know how to write a catchy main tune. The erhu melody is really memorable.

@Peteboy818 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah, "this isn't a template, this is a car crash" - love your work Guy!

@wyshwood 3 жыл бұрын

Chucking yourself in the sandbox will always shake the tree and drop a tune on your head when the old man inspiration needs a nudge. This is my favourite way of awakening the buds for a song to bloom. Just look how mixing cultures worked for the Masterchef champion this year. Nicely done Mr Guy, sir.

@MiroslavDrahos 3 жыл бұрын

Hey. Thanks from a video. Greetings from a Czech guy stuck in Paraguay! It's complicated. But anyway, I'm amazed by the infinite avalanche of ideas you got. When I get a tune worth being worked on, it takes ages to find something that will improve and enrich it, not act like when you don't know how to season your food so you just cover it with ketchup/mayo. Good luck with anything you do!

@sinabunn 3 жыл бұрын

Omg breakfast adventures? How fun! How cozy!

@Adoraborealis_MikeMesserMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel. It’s always so filled with the joy of discovery

@DarkSideofSynth 3 жыл бұрын

Well done! I like this A LOT!!! Expect a phone call from Mr Tarantino...

@AllanGildea 3 жыл бұрын

Much love and gratitude, Guy. May the Rum & Raisin be with you always.

@scrooks58 3 жыл бұрын

You’re a gifted educator, Guy... one of a kind!

@vulcanstarlight 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed Guy!! I’ve been trying to do this!

@audioarmoury 3 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video! Thank you Guy!

@christiaantinga 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice introduction in this one. And... I can't help but always laugh so hard when you hit a note and do a scare. (Bulgarian Choir; very loud). I remember you hitting a note in some library and you said: "Sounds like someone shot my granny!". haha. Please never stop doing this in your way. Playful, funny, yet so educational ♥

@PFDarkside 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! Very TV themeish....

@jamesrai4557 3 жыл бұрын

You are the best. Thank you for inspiring me. Had so much fun.

@JulianPackardMusic 3 жыл бұрын

You're a clever fella, Guy! Love your videos, always.

@heartajack 2 жыл бұрын

This turned out great. Incredibly catchy and I love the mix of instruments.

@wildfyre-music 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, it was thinking like this that got me to start making celtic-trap beats... Now everyone looks at me weird when I tell them about my music, and I love that about it 😅 Props for really experimenting with music here, that is part of the fun! I always appreciate your insights! Tip: add multiple versions of any weird instruments you use, and pan them for a wider and more full sound (ie a East West Erhu 75% left and a UVI Erhu 75% right, possibly with a Embertone Chang Erhu at center; rinse and repeat for any other lead type instruments that you want to emphasize)

@LindaMissad 3 жыл бұрын

this was sooo cool, Guy. I think you should have added the part when you were singing as well. It worked. LOVE it. Thanks!!! wonder if we have hot cross buns in the US

@Dominik_Skrabal 3 жыл бұрын

Guy, brilliant! :) I always get motivated when I watch any of your videos and the composing process. It's just, there's a problem...when I'm left alone with myself and open Cubase, I don't know how to move on. 🤔🤣 I can watch your videos over and over again as a great show on Netflix! 😃😃 It’s never boring, in fact, it’s always interesting, instructive and funny! Congratulations once again!

@GeorgeHammondMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing as always!

@zainxaidi Жыл бұрын

I love your vibe man!!!!!!

@richardperry4105 3 жыл бұрын

Next video suggestion would be really good if you did one on Choir samples. You have so many regarding string libraries however a lot of the same techniques for strings is applicable to choirs. Would love to see a deep dive into that.

@ThinkSpaceEducation 3 жыл бұрын

Ok good point. Give me a week or two and we’ll look at it

@ongyuxuan6989 3 жыл бұрын

Such cool and inspirational video!! That track is a bop

@tomhick5372 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Guy! Hope you're enjoying Easter! By the way, do you write your own B-Roll Music?

@michaelkelly4055 3 жыл бұрын

I've got to visit the local Wally World in a bit and this is gonna be stuck in My head as I wonder around trying to find where THEY hid the mayo this time!!! Brilliant,Guy!

@22hilding 3 жыл бұрын

- I hear the Jumanji drums play Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey" in the beginning, but I guess it's just me! :-) Well done Sir! Absolute brilliant !!

@DarrenCurtisMusic 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that too and wondered if anyone else did!

@HausersBayfieldCabin 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious composition! I agree with Majum.... might be nice for a whimsical video game

@edemerperson6199 3 жыл бұрын

This was just the ticket too. I was very stuck working on a piece. Then... hey, why NOT add a left field instrument to shake it up a bit?

@LongshanMusic 3 жыл бұрын

I've used Erhu in my hiphop music since the very beginning. What I'm struggling with is my scifi project, which is trying to be an orchestral/electronic fusion that might make the listener think of Isaac Asimov.

@martijnvanbeek4387 3 жыл бұрын

I loved it Guy! Thumbs up:)

@12qwertyuiop90 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@fernandoandreu7390 Жыл бұрын

I really like your sessions. Congrats and “saludos” from Chihuahua Mexico.

@urbankickin2159 2 жыл бұрын

Just brilliant guy 👍👍👍

@clintonevans2003 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it

@dhammuburman65 3 жыл бұрын

U have an awesome skills 🔥🔥🔥

@SoundtrackAudioCom 2 жыл бұрын

This has totally inspired me ... to get some run n raisin hot cross buns ... I mean, really ..why did nobody think of it before? ... oh and the mix n match template thing's not a bad idea either, might give that a go!

@alexrfrequency 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, intro was brilliant

@scrooks58 3 жыл бұрын

On this theme of ‘mixing styles’... ...track down Yes’ ‘Siberian Khatru’. The great Rick Wakeman actually does a couple of bars of medieval harpsichord solo, and then the drums and bass bring it back to a rock space. 45 years later, and their ‘mixing of styles’ still gives me a thrill!

@johnbirkby2913 3 жыл бұрын

Warching you melt the butter on to that hotXbun just made me very (and I mean VERY) hungry!

@mickimarbhmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Tom Waits just came to mind…just imagine his vox on top…excellent 👏

@dafingaz 3 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece!

@pjdahmen 3 жыл бұрын

good idea thanks

@Airsicktitan 3 жыл бұрын

Good evening Guy! Love the videos! I was wondering if you could do more geared towards drums/percussion. Different rhythms and stuff like 3 3 2, etc. a little mini series! Or could recommend someone for me to watch?

@wsimpson53 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, as always! Quick question - I love what you said about replacing instruments as long as they play the same role. What are the main roles in your brain? I am guessing - lead/melody, countermelody, bass, rhythm/percussion, supporting harmony - something like that. I was just wondering how you have all of this organized in your head. Don't say you don't - you know you do!

@thewrenchreviews9986 3 жыл бұрын

A new Ethera library coming out at the end of April...Sahara Voices! You need to hear this one sir.

@torontocpl Жыл бұрын

Welcome to my exact style of music.. I now have a name for my Genre of music,..thanks to Guy.. 👉🏼“Hot-Cross-Buns”👈🏼 Thank you Guy Cheers from 🇨🇦 Luke

@jeremiahlyleseditor437 3 жыл бұрын

This was clever.

@nidostar2013 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Guy. I find it really reassuring that your timing issues when laying down a track for the first time are as questionable...er...I mean, as good as mine!

@FLH3official 3 жыл бұрын

Great job: a KungFu/David Carradine in a Tarantino + Cohen brothers commercial for organic sanitary napkins taking place in the Donegal. I explain: Mbira= organic, Erhu=kung fu, Lapsteel= Tarantino, Sanitary napkins= Bulgarian choir, obviously, For the Cohen brothers and the Donegal I haven't formated my mind yet but I'm sure I'm right. I'll let you kow as soon as possible. 🥳.

@ArtmanBass 3 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking of hot cross buns with golden raisins and bacon. Your composition brings joy to my heart.

@KenMyrheim 3 жыл бұрын

It's like the soundtrack to a sci-fi show, one of those where multiple cultures co-exist in a futuristic city that's seen better days. Like Blade Runner, but, you know, more happy!

@androoow 3 жыл бұрын

i agree , its more interesting the further you depart from the " norm ".. love mixing sounds that traditionally are not usually mixed...whoever decides hat goes and dosnt together???? thank you

@Hankblue 3 жыл бұрын

This might be my favourite demo track of yours 😜

@RomainPennesComposer 3 жыл бұрын

What's the Cubase shortcut to copy/paste a selected "midi block" at the end of a track? I notice you use that a lot.

@Seafox0011 3 жыл бұрын

Kind of Jeff Wayne cross-burned with 'What to do with the drunken sailor'! Rum job Guy! Brilliant! lol

@nightnoodler812 3 жыл бұрын

Hot Crossed Bulgarian Womans Choir with Slide Guitar.. I was wonder from the beginning how you were going to fit those two together..I did notice you did not layer them over top each other. I do really like this tune, I would keep the beat and bass that tribal feeling, probly without hot crossed beglian female vocalists yelling at me:) Thanks Guy, always fun, love your vids.

@Nick.Magnus 3 жыл бұрын

You have Lavazza A Modo Mio Espresso machine - good man! Have you tried the Passionale capsules? The perfect accompaniment to your entertaining videos!

@bassManDavis1953 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Guy, I've had cabbage and couliflower cheese on toast with tomato sauce? So what musical mash up will this lead too? Maybe a very windy composition ? Who knows, who cares, just gonna give it a go, yea, more stuff like this, absolutely brill!

@alexcinci74 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. But I thought you would mix two totally different genres together. But awesome video as always.

@leonardosales526 3 жыл бұрын

cool!

@impablomations Жыл бұрын

Coffee & rum kicks in at 23:19 lol

@coalescence3835 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Guy, what is the name of the Battery 4 patch you used for this one? Thanks!

@12qwertyuiop90 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Bulgarian choir

@dilzaaaa 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video as usual. Request: I would love to hear your opinion on the new EastWest Hollywood Orchestrator that is being released on the 20th. Maybe even a video?

@ThinkSpaceEducation 3 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned

@Rockhopper1 3 жыл бұрын

i kind of enjoyed that

@FelixGabrielOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Guy could you take a look at the live strings samples by infinite samples? I’ve been seeing them all over my instagram feed and would love to see your take on them! They’re only £60 so im a bit skeptical as to the quality of the library

@PADR 3 жыл бұрын

This music stuff is bad for my diet! Saw those buttered and toasted, rum and raisin hot cross buns and went straight to the kitchen!!

@jerzyniedzioka4490 3 жыл бұрын

In Poland, they are with poppy seeds and are called Kajzerki ( Kaisers )

@nickellis9251 3 жыл бұрын

Great! Your enthusiasm is infectious, but could you please slow down a bit and explain some of your "tweaks"?

@mattstaples 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love those buns Guy!

@mr.d2022 3 жыл бұрын

How do you get all those extra vertical lines behind the horizontal midi note lines?

@raycochrane3971 3 жыл бұрын

1st world problem I know but could you put a notch filter on your vocal mic to reduce the thud of your keys? Ace vid as always.

@MartinJG100 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting recipe, Guy. Swingle Singers meets Talking Heads somewhere in the Deep South. Food for thought...

@robertoformia 3 жыл бұрын

True, as soon as I heard the steel I thought about Talking Heads!

@MartinJG100 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertoformia The world has never been the same since they hung up their boots. 'Remain in Light' is a classic :).

@robertoformia 3 жыл бұрын

@@MartinJG100 Magnificents!

@johngrant5749 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great to me. Choir makes it.

@Fortississississimo 3 жыл бұрын

Surprised to see several comments from people stating that Guy created a "bad thing" here that sounded "like a MIDI track".... I'm still awaiting their uploads of them doing a better job. I don't remember Guy promising us a 7 part symphony in D# Minor for two basset horns, five Egyptian dumbek and a trio of sitars... And what he produced was actually quite incentive and catchy. Lesson of the day folks - if you're going to bemoan or slam how bad something is without offering any constructive criticism, you'd best be packing a right whopper under your tabard...

@HrhrbJrifrjt 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Guy, any thoughts on Versilian Chamber Orchestra Pro? It's on sale for $126 right now. Hard to imagine a better value.

@TomMarvan 3 жыл бұрын

2:03 Butterfinger!

@biologicalstepdad9082 3 жыл бұрын

game scoring stuff please!

@SaucemanSauceman 3 жыл бұрын

Add some funky base and thumpy kicks!

@IainMNorman 3 жыл бұрын

Waitrose, Dualit kettle, stainless steel kitchen counter and cup of pour over. Guy you have achieved peak middle class! :D *grins*

@nickgaming689 3 жыл бұрын

I notice in many shots, although you're using Kontakt and have the Komplete Kontrol keyboard, the keyboard is set to MIDI and not plug-in. Why's that?

@mujumkujum7925 3 жыл бұрын

It would be fun to play a video game with this piece.

@loucifer8009 3 жыл бұрын

I can compose music with many different instruments but I cannot compose music without a lovely cup of Tea.

@skeetskeet4515 3 жыл бұрын

With a mixture of different instruments such as this, what genre of music would this be considered?

@coalescence3835 3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@DanielaTocan 3 жыл бұрын

Hi,what is yours favourite Education tool? To explain you. I am 40+ and start with Sounddesign. To prepare for yours courses to get some knowledge, Special i have to learn english for this, i use Unify as education and teaching tool. I Wonder that you never see it from this point of view. I real have no idea if i go to a real DAW. I need to understand basics of music and orchestration to communicate.

@danielleohallisey4218 3 жыл бұрын

I feel a new series coming on: Pie With Guy

@max8591 3 жыл бұрын

I love this Guy! (pun intended)

@joshuaday914 3 жыл бұрын

You know... this reminds me of the Mandalorian theme, which combined an American western vibe with processed ocarinas and bass recorders.

@Skykingsound 3 жыл бұрын

Sanitize those hands before taking that mask off! This video couldn't have come at a better time. I have a project going right now and this video really helped.