Chapter 90: Rock 'n' Roll Alley
One week, four songs.
From composition adjustment to orchestration production, Bei Changan has revised it many times.
The bearded man couldn't do it alone, so he hired a local underground band in Yanjing to help.
The name of the band is very Beijing, called "Rock Alley".
When you hear it, it's really a bit of a postmodern metal frenzy.
This band's ability in arranging music is much stronger than that of the bearded.
After all, I play musical instruments every day.
Sometimes, as soon as Bei Changan hummed a general melody, the four of them could play it with the corresponding instrument and put forward their own opinions.
Don't Chang'an don't understand anything except the guitar, a lot of MIDI synthesized sounds, he understands in his heart, but he can't express them.
In the end, he had no choice but to imitate those tones with ventriloquism.
Chen Jiuqiang was stunned when he heard it next to him, smoking a cigarette and muttering: "There are ventriloquists in Beijing. ”
However, although it is an imitation, it is fortunate that there is the help of senior people.
So when arranging the music, they didn't encounter any big problems.
After a few days of contact, Bei Chang'an learned that the band Rock Hutong was recently reorganized, and their lead singer flew solo a while ago.
The four of them favored Bei Chang'an's composing ability and wanted to invite him.
Don't Chang'an bluntly said that he couldn't sing rock and roll, he recommended Chen Jiuqiang.
The second child has a wide vocal range, the treble can go up, the bass can go down, and it is perfect for singing rock songs.
found Chen Jiuqiang, and the four members of the band asked his opinion and wanted him to try it.
Chen Jiuqiang originally had a dream of being a singer, and when he heard that a band was looking for him, he was naturally full of joy and responded in one bite.
There are four people in Rock Alley.
The guitarist is called Zhao Ning, the drummer is called Huang Jie, the keyboardist is called "Changmao", the bass player is called Xiao Duan, and the nickname is "Stone".
Their band was formed the year before last, and in addition to going to Houhai to sing, they also take on some commercial performances, and their income is there, but it is very meager.
Especially after the lead singer flew solo, the band's situation deteriorated, otherwise they would not have been idle to come to the studio to help.
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In the end, Chen Jiuqiang cooperated with the four of them and sang a song "Flower House Girl".
Don't Chang'an listened to it from the side, and felt that it was a little interesting.
After singing a song, he asked, "Do you have any original songs?"
The four of them said in unison, "No." ”
"Why?"
Huang Jie replied: "I have written a few songs, but the level is not good, and no one can write lyrics." ”
Don't Changan shook his head and said: "It's not okay for the band to be original if it doesn't work, it's hard to become popular just by relying on covers." ”
Stone put down the bass and said with a smile: "Brother, I think the songs you wrote are good, can you write one for us too?"
"I don't have much exposure to rock music, so I'll figure it out. Don't Chang'an picked up a bottle of milk, drank it and said, "My buddy's singing skills are okay, right?"
Longhair smiled and replied, "Well, yes, if he thinks he can, come and run with us for a few days." You're a freshman, aren't you?
As soon as Chen Jiuqiang heard that someone recognized him, he even said: "Not much, not much." ”
Huang Jie said: "Then you can come and try it." ”
"Good. ”
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Finally, the arrangement of the four songs is finally completed.
The next day, the bearded man didn't come, and it was the sound engineer who met with Bei Chang'an.
When everything was ready, Chen Jiuqiang went to the recording studio first.
His "Just Love You" was recorded smoothly, but the recording engineer said that some of his notes were not sung accurately, and the effect was average.
Chen Jiuqiang asked if there was any way to solve it.
The recording engineer said that he could only return the sound in the later stage and tune it well.
On the third day, Chen Jiuqiang went to rehearse with the band.
Tang Wan came with Bei Chang'an.
The first song, "Dispel Sorrow".
This song is very familiar to Chang'an.
When singing, he is also very focused, striving to make every detail perfect.
The professional studio is really powerful, after the recording, Don't Changan listened to it himself, and found that he sang more flavorfully than the original.
The second song, "Ten Years".
For Bei Chang'an, this is an old song.
But for everyone else, it's a new song entirely.
"Since you can't stay in your arms, why don't you enjoy it while ...... you leave it?"
"Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me, we were still the same, around a stranger. ”
"Walking through the familiar street ......"
"Ten years later, we are friends and can still greet each other, but with that tenderness, we can no longer find a reason to hug. ”
"Lovers inevitably end up being friends......"
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After recording, when Tang Wan listened to the demo, she had a feeling of saying it in her heart.
And when Bei Chang'an sang this song "Ten Years", his voice was inexplicably sad.
Ten years ago, ten years later.
The lyrics of the song are as if they are himself, and there is no other way to do it.
The last Thai song, Bei Chang'an, was in a very poor state when he recorded it, but he still persevered.
sang three songs in a row, and his voice was almost hoarse.
It seems that singers are not so easy to be.
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That's it.
Bei Chang'an is very satisfied with his three plagiarized works.
A few days later, the studio sent the samples of the four songs to Bei Chang'an's mailbox.
Bei Changan listened to it from beginning to end, and told them everything that needed to be modified.
A week later, the studio called Bei Chang'an and said that the later stage was done and asked the two of them to listen.
After listening to it, Chen Jiuqiang thought it was good.
After listening to it, Don't Chang'an always felt that something was weird, but he couldn't say it.
In the end, don't settle the money for recording the song.
Chen Jiuqiang wanted to give him the money, but Chang'an didn't ask for it.
He said: "Falling in love is a costly job, so keep it for yourself." ”
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The next day, Don't Chang'an passed his song to "Chang'an Cloud Music".
Before uploading, he gave himself a stage name.
Adhering to the concept of combining Chinese and Western styles, he finally decided that his stage name would be "Michael, Tang Seng." ”
After naming the name, Don't Chang'an asked Ah Fei to help him make a cover, and then put the song on the homepage of the client.
Ah Fei listened to three songs and asked Farewell Chang'an: "This song is good, who sang it?"
Don't Chang'an smiled and said: "I don't know either, but I just felt that it sounded good, so I passed it on." You're backstage, typing the singer's name into a hot word, and see how hot it is?"
"Well, good. ”
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A singer wants to be popular.
Two conditions must be met.
First, the song should be good.
Second, the publicity is strong.
Now, these two conditions are all taken up by Chang'an.
His song was uploaded in less than two days, and it quickly became popular all over the Internet, and the popularity only increased.
This situation, Don't Chang'an himself didn't expect it.
He originally wanted to have fun, but he didn't want to be a singer at all, and he didn't bother to be it.
No matter how awesome the singer is, it's just a drama, and it can't become a big pattern.
However, it is this kind of unintentional insertion that makes the name of "Michael Tang Seng" a talking point in the mouths of the majority of netizens.
Everyone is speculating, who is this "combination of Chinese and Western" singers with changeable music styles?