ALBUM DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW
STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
STAGE I:
- TITLE / TRACKLIST WRITING
- EXTENSIVE TOPIC RESEARCH
- PRELIMINARY LYRIC WRITING
- PRELIMINARY VOCAL TRACKING
- PRELIMINARY SOUND DESIGN
STAGE II:
- INSTRUMENTAL WRITING
- VOCAL TRACKING
- MIXING & MASTERING
- QUALITY CONTROL
TOPIC RESEARCH
WHEN IT COMES TO TOPIC & LYRIC RESEARCH, A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IS SPENT ANALYZING SPECIFICS AND TECHNICAL DETAILS - ACCURACY AND REALISM ARE INTEGRAL.
FROM STUDYING WEAPON TYPES, AMMUNITION CALIBERS, MILITARY TACTICS, SWAT & POLICE BODYCAM FOOTAGE, AND POLICE 10 CODES; TO ANATOMY TERMINOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH FOR 'QUARANTINE' AND 'ARMAGEDDON' IS VASTLY EXTENSIVE IN COMPARISON TO MY PREVIOUS TWO RELEASES.
VOCAL TRACKING
CREATING A GREAT ALBUM BEGINS WITH HIGH-QUALITY VOCALS. THROUGHOUT VOCAL TRACKING FOR 'LIBERATION' & 'WARMONGER', I SHARPENED MY FALSE CHORD SCREAMS.
VOCAL TRACKING IS AN IMMENSELY-CHALLENGING, TIME-CONSUMING PART OF THE ALBUM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - BUT IT'S AN ASPECT THAT I CONTINUALLY AIM FOR NEAR-PERFECTION ON. LOOKING AHEAD TO 'QUARANTINE' AND 'ARMAGEDDON', I'LL CONTINUE HOLDING MYSELF TO A HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY.
LYRIC WRITING
I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT EXCELLENT, IMPACTFUL LYRICISM INVOLVES VIVID, REALISTIC, GRAPHIC STORYTELLING.
DOZENS OF HOURS OF RESEARCH, CONDUCTED INTO EVERY SINGLE TOPIC & EVENT DISCUSSED ON EACH ALBUM, ALLOWS ME TO WRITE LYRICS THAT ARE ACCURATE, REALISTIC, COMPELLING, CAPTIVATING AND TERRIFYING. THE VAST MAJORITY OF MY LYRICS ARE WRITTEN BEFORE INSTRUMENTAL WRITING EVEN STARTS.
SOUND DESIGN
SOUND DESIGN IS A CRUCIAL PART OF EACH ALBUM - THE VAST IMPORTANCE OF WHICH CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED.
FROM THE GATHERING OF VARIOUS REAL-WORLD NEWS SAMPLES AND SNIPPETS; TO SFX EDITING (GUNSHOTS, EXPLOSIONS, ALARMS, AND SIRENS); TO VOICE ACTING (NEWS REPORTS, SPEECHES, AND SWAT DIALOGUE); I AIM TO FULLY IMMERSE THE LISTENER IN AN INTENSE, UNRELENTING, REALISTIC AUDIO EXPERIENCE.
REVERB, PITCH CORRECTION, EQ AND DELAY ARE ALL USED TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE ATMOSPHERE ON CERTAIN TRACKS.