Volume I, Heavy Life 02 Chapter 14 Arrangement

"That's our studio, it's all based on the live of a professional-level concert. The purpose is to develop the ability of our own bands and artists to perform live, and we will add a lot of rehearsal rooms in the future for artist training. ”

Liang Xiaoyue is like a shrewd salesman, trying hard to promote his products. As a music producer with a long-term vision, Lin Ming's potential makes Liang Xiaoyue very excited, if he can win over a genius music creator like Lin Ming, the future will undoubtedly find a golden rooster for Peachwood Music that can lay eggs at any time.

Lin Ming took a look at the environment and felt that the layout inside was indeed very good, not only well-equipped, bright and modern decoration, but also with deep cultural significance. Even taking into account the comfort, the entire floor is equipped with central air conditioning, and it is definitely not a small cost to install central air conditioning in 02. The floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides are hung with curtains, and the curtains are drawn to have a bird's-eye view of the city center, and there are round tables and reclining chairs like a café next to the bed, which are very comfortable. A series of concise and luxurious decorations have given Lin Ming a further understanding of the strength of peachwood music. also made him solemnly start to consider the issue of Liang Xiaoyue's previous mention of the shareholding of the work.

After all, before he came, Liu He didn't tell Lin Ming about the strength that Taomu Music has now, but Lin Ming felt that it was still debatable whether such a young company was qualified to let him hand over so many of his songs that would be popular in the future. After all, even if I knew that Peachwood Music would grow in the future, it would be more than ten years later.

But if you think about it carefully, if you have your own joining, the growth rate of Peachwood Music will definitely be too much earlier, so you can consider the matter of investing in the work.

As he walked around the studio, thinking about the problem, he heard footsteps in the corridor behind him.

The three of them turned around and saw the chubby sound engineer walking in with four people. Two of the four men carried musical instruments, and their costumes were not fancy clothes, but ordinary casual clothes, and they were probably in their twenties.

The person in the lead, Lin Ming, looked very familiar, and stared at him carefully for a few seconds before he remembered that this person seemed to be Ah Jian.

Ah Jian is a semi-first-line star in later generations, he has been popular for many years, and his personal experience is a bit like Su Jianxin of the Xin Orchestra and Daolang who is on fire in 02 years, Ah Jian is the same as Su Jianxin, the band debuted, and later left the band to fly solo, and gradually became popular after three or four years, and released about five or six albums, which is quite marketable among young people. And the reason why he is like Daolang is because he chose to retire when he was the hottest, and after 08 years, there is almost no news of him. The reason why Lin Ming remembers him is because he was in this era in the previous life, like the same group of singers, Adu, Daolang, Pu Shu, etc., are all signs of that era.

At that time, Lin Ming was in his third year of high school, and the streets were full of Adu's hoarse voice, Daolang's first snow, the death of the Xin Orchestra had to be loved, and Pu Shu's life was like a summer flower, so to speak, from the beginning of the millennium to the decade of 2010. It is precisely because of them that they accompany the growth of Lin Ming's generation that youth is colorful.

Although Ah Jian is not as popular as the previous ones, he is still more than enough as a quasi-first-line. Lin Ming didn't know that the little-known band that Ah Jian stayed in back then was actually a band under Peachwood Music, and he couldn't help but be impressed by Peachwood Music.

"Lin Ming, let me introduce, this is Ah Jian, the lead singer of our New Era Band." Because there was an introduction in the elevator, Liang Xiaoyue directly called Lin Ming's name, he pointed to the other three people next to Ah Jian and said: "This is the bassist Dongzi, as well as the drummer Da Biao, and the keyboard Lao Xie." ”

Dongzi is tall and thin, with slender hands and calluses on the tips of his right index finger, and is obviously a musician who has been immersed in bass for many years. Da Biao is a short and fat man, with thick and powerful arms, and he must be quite energetic when he swings the drumstick. Lao Xie is a small flat head and looks very young, but since he is in this band, he must have two brushes.

After Liang Xiaoyue introduced the New Era Band, he said to the other side: "This is my friend Xiaolin, he wrote a song that needs accompaniment, please ask my brother to try it out." ”

Saying that, let them move the chair away, Liang Xiaoyue went to get a notebook and came over, and said to Lin Ming: "Lin Ming, you sing that song again, I'll compose the tune, I'll let them play freely according to the song later, if you think it's not bad, let's continue to study." ”

Lin Ming sang that song again in front of everyone, and after the people of the New Era Band listened quietly, He Zijian asked, "Is this song for us?" ”

Liang Xiaoyue shook his head and said, "No, your bass is too rough, and you can't feel it when you sing this song." ”

"Oh."

He Zijian was a little disappointed.

said that it was composing, but in fact, it was to get the tune of Lin Ming's song. He can only be regarded as a cappella now, and the composition is not only the tune of the song, but also a large part of the accompaniment, a complete piece of music, not just the tune of the song, but also the accompaniment, in order to become an independent song.

It can be said that Lin Ming has only completed two-thirds of a song, and the other third needs to be done here. Fortunately, his songs are relatively complete, with lyrics and tunes, which is equivalent to a person having a body and a head, and then adding limbs can be formed.

Liang Xiaoyue's memory and music level are indeed extraordinary, and he drew the line notation of the tune by brushing it. Lin Ming had learned stave music in elementary school, but he didn't remember it at all, so he couldn't understand it at all.

"Lend me your notebook."

Liang Xiaoyue borrowed Lin Ming's notebook again, compared the lyrics, and filled in the lyrics under the online score. Lin Ming found that it was not a simple matter to fill in the lyrics and compose the music, not only to correspond to the melody and lyrics, but also to separate the original complete lyrics slightly. For example, there is a place where you may want to sing a little slower, and the lyrics will be slightly separated from the line notation on it. Maybe people who are professional in music can understand it, but in Lin Ming's eyes, it is like a book from heaven. However, in his previous life, he studied choreography and directing, and he probably understood the meaning. It's like a professional storyboard that a layman can't understand, but an insider, no matter how bad the director's skills are, can make a movie according to the script.

"It's not like humming alone like lyrics and tunes, writing and drawing. An accompaniment requires the whole orchestra to cooperate, constantly groping to find the best part of the tone that matches the most appropriate part of the song, because if the accompaniment is too different from the music itself, the listener will definitely have an uncomfortable feeling, and in order to achieve professional standards, it still needs to be slowly revised and repeatedly tested. Liang Xiaoyue took the complete song while studying and looking for an entry point, and explained the knowledge to Lin Ming and Liu He: "Of course, if you just want a simple score, I can get it for you soon, and it's up to you to choose." ”

"If you can, of course, you still need a full accompaniment." Lin Ming said: "Because I hope to be able to use it immediately tomorrow night, I can't play the guitar well, and I have to find Liu He to help accompany it at that time, and it is best to be able to achieve the most satisfactory effect." ”

"Oh? What are you going to do? Liang Xiaoyue looked at the song on the notebook without moving.

"He wants to have some romance with his girlfriend."

Liu He said with a smile: "I think it was too casual to hold hands before, and I will make a romantic confession to his girlfriend in public tomorrow night." ”

"High school students nowadays are horrible." Liang Xiaoyue shook his head with a smile: "For love, you can really do anything." In our era, not to mention romantic confessions, walking on the way from school and holding hands with female classmates had to be secretly blushing. ”

Liang Xiaoyue looks very young, but he is actually fourteen years older than Lin Ming and Liu He, born in 73, and belongs to the generation of post-90s parents. So don't look at his music, it seems that he is very fashionable and at the forefront of the trend, and his thinking is still quite old-fashioned.

"Look at it, too."

Liang Xiaoyue handed the song recorded in the notebook to He Zijian and them, and the New Era Band hummed according to the lyrics of the original song, looking for feelings.

Lin Ming said: "Actually, I also have a little idea, which is the little prelude to the front. ”

"Oh?" Liang Xiaoyue said: "Huh? ”

Lin Ming thought about it, and after recalling it clearly, he hummed gently, his voice was of a relatively low type, and he couldn't control the high notes for the time being, but this kind of low and gentle music was already as he wanted. The simple humming came out of the mouth with a soft and pleasant melody, making everyone feel as if they had returned to their past youth.

"Play it out and give it a try." Liang Xiaoyue asked He Zijian to try it with the guitar, He Zijian sat down, set the guitar up, gently strummed the strings, and a melodious tune floated out. Then following the tune that Lin Ming was humming just now, he tried it lightly.

I didn't remember the tune when I tried it for the first time, but I quickly adjusted it again and played the tune out, and there were not many preludes in this paragraph, only a dozen seconds. After popping up, He Zijian asked, "Is that so?" ”

Lin Ming felt it and shook his head.

"Can you explain what kind of effect you want?" Ho said: "It would be best if it was detailed. ”

Lin Ming carefully recalled the tune in his memory and said, "How to say it, the imaginary tune should be clearer, and if there is one word to describe it, it is more spiritual, and the voice will be lower." ”

He Zijian played again. Lin Ming said: "Lower. ”

"Was that the beginning?" He Zijian pressed a string: "This is a five-string fret, then the next step is a string and a fret, then a string and a fret, and then a string and a five-fret." ”

"Pedal, pedal." With just a slight sweep, the four tones instantly jumped into Lin Ming's ears, and as if he had found a long-lost item, he immediately blurted out: "That's it, but I think the voice may be a little lower." This is a little high. ”

"That's going to change tone."

He Zijian said: "I probably understand. ”

Then I saw him take out a clip from the backpack containing the piano, clamp the clip on the fingerboard, and then gently sweep it, the sound is really low and clear, and then play it again in the order just now, the melodious guitar sound comes out, which is already very close to the original accompaniment that Lin Ming heard in his previous life.

"This is it."

"Understood, then follow this train of thought and direction for a variation." He Zijian played again: "It should be one string and two strings, then one string and seven frets, and one string and five frets." ”

Liang Xiaoyue closed his eyes and listened, and after a while, he suddenly said: "One string and seven frets and then low semitones, change from G to C chords, and remove the treble 1." ”

He Zijian played it again, and the tone became clearer and clearer, and it was already the appearance in Lin Ming's memory.

Liang Xiaoyue is worthy of being a professional music producer, and his professionalism is very powerful, after his continuous changes, the 24-second prelude of the song has been modified by him, which is exactly the same as the part of the prelude that Lin Ming heard in his previous life. It's just that when it comes to the singing part, Lin Ming doesn't remember how to hum the accompaniment, after all, you may write down the prelude when you listen to the song, but you must not be able to copy the accompaniment in the middle of the song. However, as an excellent musician, the New Era Band and Liang Xiaoyue are by no means as simple as 1+1=2, the band temporarily played the 24-second prelude in an ensemble, and followed this direction, which quickly opened a breakthrough and made progress.

Just when everyone was rehearsing for the follow-up accompaniment and looking for results, Liu He's phone rang, and it turned out that it was already more than 10 o'clock in the evening. It was already eight o'clock when the two went out, and everyone was in the studio, trying for more than an hour to accompany the song.

After hanging up the phone, Liu He said to Lin Ming: "I have to go to class tomorrow, let's go here today, if I don't go back, my dad will definitely kill me." ”

Lin Ming nodded and said to Liang Xiaoyue: "Teacher Liang, tomorrow I will take a day off to come over and do a good job of this accompaniment first, and let's discuss what I said before." I can't stay outside too late, otherwise I won't feel at ease at home, so I'll go back first. ”

"Alright, you guys go first. Let's try again, maybe by the time you come over tomorrow, we'll have it all done. Liang Xiaoyue listened intently to the continuous attempts of the New Era Band on stage.

Lin Ming said: "It's okay, don't be in such a hurry, let everyone rest early." ”

"We play music, and we're used to staying up all night, so let's go first, and pay attention to safety on the road."

"Okay, then let's go Teacher Liang."

Liu He and Lin Ming nodded and left, and Liang Xiaoyue didn't get up to see them off, but kept making small changes to the band. Compared to this little thing, helping Lin Ming make things as soon as possible is the biggest help to him.