Revisiting a song ten years later with Neel Modi

Show date:May 7th, 2023

On this special episode, our very own Neel Modi shared his process of revisiting a song he first wrote over 10 years ago. We were privileged and happy to have singer-songwriter Jacob Moon join us for the conversation. Thanks Jacob!

We talked about:

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Rick Beato video: The AI Effect: A New Era in Music and Its Unintended Consequences – YouTube
How using Dreamstonic Synthesizer V virtual signer software prompted Neel to revisit his progressive rock song from 2013
How Neel evolved from writing lyrics through obscure metaphors into more straight forward storytelling lyrics over 10 years, and how he kept a metaphor in his 2023 version, but one that makes more sense
Neel’s song is in Dorian, which makes it good example for our 2023 songwriting challenge
How tricky it can be to write melodies (including guitar solos) in 5/4 time
How you tend to fall in love with whatever you write first, and how rewriting, including full demolitions and re-buildings are perfectly OK, and even necessary to make your song better