Hits And Hooks Vignettes

The Accented Offbeat ||: HHV Ep 2-13

This week I explore the world of the accented offbeat. Why bother having a strong offbeat.? Why isn't the accented offbeat perceived as beat 1? We'll check this out with the help of some great Indie songs.   In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions.   Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.   Songs In This Episode: The Freak Fandango Orchestra - The Gypsy Song (Jamendo Licensing) Kingston Blues - High on your love (Jamendo Licensing) The Stairkillers - Moonlight (Jamendo Licensing) Saint Anyway - Back To The Start Again (Jamendo Licensing) Blubend - Blues Value (Jamendo Licensing) Wild Fire - Hold On To That (Jamendo Licensing) Waderman - Gypsy Swing (Jamendo Licensing)   Music Inserts: TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Freddo Molto Freddo" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)   Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Finger-Picking Guitar and Extended Chords ||: HHV Ep 2-12

This week I spin great tunes from Confushian. And, also from the Edinburgh scene, Norman Lamont. Radio Nowhere. Jon Worthy. And Luke Metzler. And a surprise song too. I'll dig into finger-picking guitar, extended chords, variety from vocal harmony, and song chord structure.   In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions.   Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.   Songs In This Episode: Confushian - The Judas tree (Jamendo Licensing) Jon Worthy - Who I Am (Jamendo Licensing) Norman Lamont and the Heaven Sent - The Goodbye Song (Jamendo Licensing) Radio Nowhere - December Girl (Jamendo Licensing) Ivan Dolgunov - Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor, Bach (Jamendo Licensing) Luke Metzler - Appetite (Jamendo Licensing)   Music Inserts: Richard Wiegel - Wednesday Blues (Jamendo Licensing) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Piano" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Vocab 17" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)   Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What Is Jazz? With Dazie Mae ||: HHV Ep 2-11

This week I'm going to dig into the Jazz genre and the music of Dazie Mae, from Paris. Hooks keep our attention as changes within a song. Genre attracts us because it's familiar. We've heard the style before. There are many elements that collectively define a genre. Let's look at a few, in Jazz.   In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions.   Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. You can hear all of Dazie Mae's music at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mDX3lCv3QKLda5IzbKLIh (Spotify) https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dazie-mae/429129232 (Apple Music) https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/326962 (Deezer) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4i9KD4HrYDnth-JmYTUGOg (YouTube) https://www.daziemae.com/ (Website)   Songs In This Episode: Dazie Mae - At the Begining of Loves (Jamendo Licensing) Dazie Mae - Time With My Lover (Jamendo Licensing) Dazie Mae - Sofa (Jamendo Licensing) Dazie Mae - When Dazie Mae Makes Love (Jamendo Licensing)   Music Inserts: Musiczerouno - Moonlight Lisistra (Jamendo Licensing) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Blue November" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Land Of Homemade Wine" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)   Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Unusual Sounds and Subdivision ||: HHV Ep 2-10

Unusual Sounds and Subdivision ||: HHV Ep 2-10 With songs by Lucid Lip, Saint Anyway, Jon Worthy, and Wild Fire   ////////////   This week I spin great tunes from Lucid Lip, Saint Anyway, Jon Worthy, and Wild Fire. And we'll dig into unusual sounds, and subdivision pacing. And a hook count to take us out.   In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions.   Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.   Songs In This Episode: Deivid Rivera Mentiras Tristes (Jamendo Licensing) LUCID LIP - Thinkin About You (Jamendo Licensing) Soundstatues - Amnesia (Jamendo Licensing) Saint Anyway - Burnin Down the House (Jamendo Licensing) Jon Worthy - This Aint The Way (Jamendo Licensing) Wild Fire - Looking Out For You (Jamendo Licensing)   Music Inserts: Makis Hager - Sparkle of Love (Jamendo Licensing) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Everything 'Bout Love" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Solid Advice" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)   Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Beat, and Guitar Functions ||: HHV Ep 2-9

This week I spin great tunes from Ed Napoli, Lea James, Kevin Johnston and Bill Steely. And we'll dig into beat, and some of the functions, that the guitar fulfils, in songs. For fun I'll do a hooks count too.   In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions.   Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.   Songs In This Episode: Beldon Burch - Where Butterflies Meet (Jamendo Licensing) (Permission from the artist, Jason Hogan)) The.madpix.project - Pretty Prison (Jamendo Licensing) JekK - Hold you (Jamendo Licensing) Ed Napoli - Monday (Jamendo Licensing) Lea James - Interlude (Jamendo Licensing) Kevin Johnston - Scat (Jamendo Licensing) Bill Steely - This Time For Sure (Jamendo Licensing)   Music Inserts: DepasRec - Beyond heaven (Jamendo Licensing) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "That Ragged Man" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "You Said You Didn't Love me" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)   Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.