MUSIC, PRODUCTION & TUTORIALS

David Foster’s 10 Tips for Songwriters

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David Foster, honored as an Icon at the 59th Annual BMI Pop Awards, offered aspiring hitmakers a list of 10 items that he views as the keys to success and longevity as a songwriter/producer. The three-time BMI Pop Songwriter of Year offered his sage advice before an audience of BMI Award winners and top industry executives.

Foster has written and produced hits for international superstars including CelineDion, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Chicago, Madonna, Michael Jackson,Josh Groban, Earth, Wind & Fire, Natalie Cole, Kenny Loggins, Chicago, Chaka Khan, Boz Scaggs, Michael Bolton, Brandy, and many more. He has taken home a total of 15 Grammys, including three Producer of the Year trophies, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

Originally posted on BMI

CHIPTUNE, GAME MUSIC, VIDEOS

Cave Story remix by Dj CUTMAN

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I really like this song. I was working on another project but couldn’t stop listening to this piece over and over, so I decided to slow it down, and give it some neo-soul drums and groove. What I like the most about this beat is that I doubled the sample up an octave, hooked it into a sidechain compressor to give it a sort of airy presence. You can hear it solo’d in the drop at 1:35

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GAME MUSIC, MUSIC, VIDEOS

Entire Cave Story Soundtrack Arranged for Piano

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If you haven’t played Cave Story (also known as Doukutsu Monogatari), you need to take some time and play it, right now. This free retro-revival game is a platformer to save all platformers, a charming and challenging game with extensive weapons and a wonderful soundtrack.

Below is a medley of the entire soundtrack arrange for piano by Sebastian Wolff.

Download the game for free, right here.

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