My daughter Naomi just ended up as one of three grand prize winners in the Indaba Music Pop Vocal Topline contest.

Anybody interested in remixing the track Dig This ?

https://indabamusic.com/opportunities/pop-vocal-topline-challenge/winners

 

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Buddy, congratulations. You must be very proud. My daughter, a teenager, is not growing into music. She's wants to be a lawyer. The upside: If things go well I won't have to support her till my old age .

I can give it a go. Have you thought of any music bed yet? Do you have anything tracked? PM me if you wish. I'm happy for you and happy to do it. Family is everything.

 

Congratulations on the win.

 

Thanks.
There is a ominous track that Naomi tracked and mixed.

Here's the WAV file.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m7pm0y4hpyupe28/Dig this topline.wav?dl=0

 

I like a lot the ominous one. PM if you want and we´ll arrange something nice for a good demo.
By the way, that Luna Band is horrible.

 

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A second thought. You´re a Platinum Record, you should be able to help Naomi to develope her excellent musical ideas. Just thinking...

 

I'm a guitarist and sometimes bassist. A nice modern remix, I'm not ready for yet.
Naomi's philosophy is that music is to be shared. If anything she creates ignites a spark of inspiration for others, she is all for it.

These are what I entered into the contest and are up for grabs for a remix:


This was recorded on her phone in a small underpass late night in Portland, Oregon


Another one with some nice harmonies:


This is (almost) a live loop with Ableton. It's actually two takes.

She was on the second to last American Idol:

 

I won't have time for this because I'm working on ( a lot of ) other things, including I've benevolent for the Audiosex Christmas Album

but

questions :
- does she write her own lyrics / melody lines ?
- would she be interested to collab as a singer ? something quite pop / house / chill oriented ? (radio type)
she definitely has the range for r'n'b, but it's not in my skills for now

I could manage to deliver 1 instrumental ready for vocal / month starting from next january, let me know if she's interested.

anyway, nice voice, and good luck to her

 

definitely yes. It's also crazy how she doesn't need a reference instrument to come up with harmonies.

possibly. I can present the track to her.

thanks for all the compliments.

 

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it's ok, just let me know if she has her own soundcloud, I only checked the links here and I guess it was yours.
even if the links you've posted here gives a pretty straightforward idea, it's always good to know what an artist is aiming for.

same thing if you can let me know about her musical genres - pick 4 or 5 references / major influences

I'm busy so it won't be I guess until january, but I'll keep you updated

 

The 'classical thingy' above is one end of the spectrum.........I don't know which genre she doesn't like.
Prince, Chaka Khan, Whiney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson:

No Soundcloud but plenty of videos on Youtube and her own website:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc0vrQX706nIM39T7slfncA
https://www.youtube.com/user/Shinderubanana

The Waterfront Blues Festival audio is an 11 piece band performing on the main stage:
http://www.naomitatsuoka.com/music.html

 

groovin' family, hey ?

I'll keep in touch, I promise I'll try to make at least 2 or 3 songs to let her figure out, but she'd be comfortable in what I've had in mind, so..

I've followed you so I can keep in touch, I'll let you know,and good luck to her ;)

 

Congratulations to you and to her.

You must be proud.