5 Things to Make Better Music INSTANTLY

[@marcusc.nordin5624]

Hi! I just need to get this off my chest. I'm "only" 34 but I have been writing and recorded my own music in Cubase since I was 9 back in 1995. I've released several albums, toured and also written music for other artists. I studied music for 10 years so I know quite a lot about music theory. Even so, I haven't had any interest in writing music for the past couple of years, just because I felt stuck and that everything I wrote sounded the same. I found your channel just a couple of days ago and I think I've watched your every video about composition and it has been so valuable and inspiring that it got my motivation back. So thank you, really!

[@Rockhopper1]

I used to write lift music, it had its ups and downs.

[@nickhagedorn1433]

ooh that's bad

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

Hilarious!

[@Markrspooner]

That made me chuckle

[@ArmageddonPunk]

always helped me get off

[@catfaceandme9928]

That elevated bad jokes to new heights

[@robin_miller_music]

1:30 worrying that Guy's piece of slaughtered rubbish is still way better than anything I could wrote...

[@onemanband3579]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@thesoundvault508]

I’m 27 and learned how to make hip hop beats in fl studio years ago. I didn’t make music for 7 years and this January I got fl studio again. This sounds like stuff I make. Just keep learning. My first thought was “this is me 😅” and I laughed when he said it was a musical car crash 👌

[@lucvw1975]

Yep, was also thinking: this is not so bad, I would be happy if I could compose something like this on my own ;)

[@AKAtAGG]

I've attempted a few pieces that I've written to specific scenes in movies I like. They mostly sound like this. Nice to know GM would hate them immediately, cos I did too.

[@eggbass]

LOL I was just thinking the exact same thing. We are our own worst critic.

[@karlofandango6108]

I was addicted to lift music but i changed my mindset and took all the necessary steps to avoid it.

[@OldsoulKilljoy]

Yes exactly. You took "the steps" Yours words not mine. 😅😅

[@JimiWaggs]

Solid gold mate

[@TheSoulOfLincoln]

The piece at the start gives me Sims vibes, it isn't actually that bad... lol

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

It got better as the day went on!

[@TheSoulOfLincoln]

@@ThinkSpaceEducation That's for sure!

[@eylam9690]

Hell, that's what I thought!!

[@byronmitchell22]

Came here literally just to say that lol

[@lolzlarkin3059]

Video game music is the new lift music. It inherently needs to be able to not go anywhere until you find the boss battle.

[@nickthane]

At 24:33 - I'm glad I'm not the only person who plays imaginary vibrato on a keyboard when playing a string patch

[@InfiniteConstellations]

I saw that too xD

[@fpwu]

Well, maybe the keyboard producers could take it as a suggestion of a new function? Lateral key control...

[@ehsanu1]

@@fpwu Check out the Expressive E Osmose.

[@LeeGee]

Or Roli

[@b_markovic]

@@fpwu Heard of aftertouch? Jokes aside, the Roli one (Seabord, was it?) and the Linnstrument both have this feature.

[@michaeltyborski4802]

Guy shows a definite flair for creating interesting presentations. His KZbin channel teaches and entertains like a Monty Python show. The lessons move fast, but dedicated viewers learn what they didn't know, and then understand how to improve. Guy M is a blessing. Individual creativity combined with his guidance should rapidly remove musical drivel from our ears.

[@malluxmusic]

I laughed out loud when you described my "unfinished" folder... it really is bigger than everything else put together! :-D

[@therealmattmann]

Haha! Mine, too!

[@LifeOnHoth]

Is there even a "finished" folder somewhere?

[@nebulousgunshipp1972]

Sir, you have shown me that I'm far more capable than I would've ever thought. I've spent my entire adult life as a dumb heavy rock drummer with bigger musical visions. Visions that I always assumed were out of reach of my actual musical abilities... man, have I been wrong for 35 years....THANK YOU, Mr. Michelmore, for showing the world that musical creation doesn't have to be mega complicated.

[@MamaSymphonia]

"Hello everybody, and welcome to the shed" Guy would be such a polite Jigsaw-esque movie villain

[@PrinceWesterburg]

"I had it painted with the blood of students who where not invited to live, ones that wrote like this, ones that wrote like You!"

[@CircleofHorns]

A great evil Bard in D&D

[@zetetick395]

Ahhh! The garden shed! A quiet space, away from the hectic world, where the older British male is most himself! Heheh! 😸_👍

[@joleneloveland2942]

"Pro Celebrity Lift Jumping ",,,,,,,,,,,??

[@InfiniteConstellations]

If someone was searching for timestamps... 2:52 What Is My Idea? 4:49 Make Sure Everything Lines Up 16:34 Space Your Ideas Out 30:38 Make Sure Instruments Have Their Own Sonic Space 36:26 Reverses Help Transitions

[@eminaemadi3398]

Tnx

[@InfiniteConstellations]

@@eminaemadi3398 you're welcome 😏

[@sockneman]

Thanks for the time stamps!

[@AvaleriaRecords]

The last one is hot in the EDM music industry

[@niranjankris]

Super informative Mr.Guy! Since I am a total noob even at amateur level of composing music, I was confused when you said that the music was trash in the beginning. Little did I know that, my whole thought process would change by the end of the video! Really appreciate your work :)

[@AngieCovert]

I just found you an absolutely love your KZbin videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your light.

[@sadcastudio]

One of the best youtube channels out there.

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

Thank you

[@songwritertill8726]

I totally agree!! Love this KZbin channel ❤👍❤

[@JktuUekmw]

"Terrible vibes" was an amazing piece of music. Elevator classic.

[@lukejessop4617]

Thanks for the leg up Guy.... Your advice has given me a sense of direction... 😎

[@jadonharper1493]

Excellent video! Composing is a lot like scultping, in the sense that you are actively chipping away at the piece, you have to know what you don’t want the piece to be, in order to find out what you do want it to be.

[@zoharkiaav]

I love your energy and vibe. Your colourful language makes me want to learn more from you/ThinkSpace and develop a career in music. Thank you for sharing your decades of knowledge for free to people like me who have a true musical passion and yearn to learn to be awesome! 🎉❤️

[@rasmusnovak8600]

Could you make a video about how you went from a news anchor to a film composer?

[@Biffinnbridge]

Keep that tune handy. Spitfire Audio have a competition for composers coming up. Too soon? ☹️

[@anonagain]

LOL Yes, too soon. 😃

[@ClicStudio]

Lmaooo noo that’s great ahaha😂

[@davidroberts1187]

Classic

[@legatrix]

It's great to see a professional going into the Piano Roll and dragging stuff around. With some KZbinrs, you get the impression that everything is done by a magical keyboard shortcut like ctrl-cmd-shift-esc-dollar sign.

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

What you see is what you get

[@StudioBonn]

All they are all cooking with the same water...

[@robertYTB78g]

I like the violin tune in the first one, it has emotion and reminds me of an old Irish tune. So there is a very big redeeming quality for you. The improvements were a great lesson in making something highly polished, pleasant, interesting with varied background, but without that violin I was not moved much by it.

[@lprophit]

your tune is literally the perfect on hold for hours loop

[@LarpmusicUk]

I love the analogy of a melody being like a child lost in a supermarket!!

[@onemanband3579]

Dude, you give us so much of your time, for free! Great content, nice guy. I salute you sir!

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

Thank you

[@R4nnek]

Honestly I think its not that bad, it reminds me a lot of kingdom hearts, when you walk around a peaceful part in a town

[@zaphod139]

OHHH NOOOOO...... ear worm alert!!!! I found myself humming this tune while waiting in the queue for lunch....

[@EvilGoat]

"It's not a tune, it's a musical car crash" - Guy Michelmore, 2020

[@michaelseguramusic7150]

Has a very love/drama/comedy film score vibe going on! Love it!

[@hostnik777]

Who could have thought that making sure your harmonic and rhythmic elements don't clash might make your music better???? MIND. BLOWN.

[@jime7789]

This is my favorite music channel. Guy's are the only ones that don't lose me 2 minutes in. Thank you Guy!

[@DThompson55]

Again - just brilliant - when you say each instrument needs its own sonic space, it's a completely different than advice from audio mixing blogs that say to EQ and shape frequencies that clash, but here you're saying just play in different spaces, both in terms of frequency and rhythm, which means there's little need to cut frequencies in the mix. BRILLIANT.

[@RogerBarraud]

...I especially liked the piano and vibes trick... one might almost call it a Cunning, Cunning Pan...

[@AllanGildea]

Guy, you're such a blessing! Cheers for all the amazing content and great energy.

[@tonymiller9359]

I have loads of 1 minute ideas which don't seem to go anywhere...and I think this video nails it as to why! Thanks for another really useful video!

[@little_records]

It's been 9 minutes and I've made 45 songs! This works!

[@therealmattmann]

Hahaha....BRILLIANT!

[@simonturner1]

You must be writing grindcore.

[@little_records]

On a sincere note, I love your videos Guy! Very inspiring

[@michaeltyborski4802]

I would not be surprised if you were involved with Monty Python productions. You show us a passion for teaching music. Thank you for making KZbin presentations for beginners, such as myself. They are interesting and entertaining (where intended). Keep up the great work!

[@therealmattmann]

“Stinkily done drums”....I’m stealing this phrase for the next drummer I record! 😂👍🏼

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

You're welcome!

[@D20Music]

It has its own rhythm if you say it right too 😂

[@mr.groove5352]

"Stinkily" is a perfectly cromulent word.

[@michaelgormleymusic]

I looooooove these videos! You energy is great. Tiny request, a deEsser on your vocal mic. It’s a bit sharp in the ear when listening on AirPods. Great content though 🙌

[@MartinHeidenreichMusic]

...that's a musical car crash. So genius, there is so much more to learn from your videos than "only" music. Thanks for all of your time doing these great videos!

[@marcel_schweder-composer]

Great video Guy, as always. But one thingy would be helpful: a short "what have you learned today" summary or something similar at the end. Also you could write the "5 things" in short sentences in the video descriptions, perhaps even with a timestamp. Does that make sense?

[@DreamBeatsBakery]

If you're too lazy to watch the video how are you gonna persevere long enough to create great music? Be grateful you have someone like him as a teacher.

[@marcel_schweder-composer]

@@DreamBeatsBakery ? Thank you. Hope you feel better now. You're welcome.

[@tekton1229]

Your humor cracks me up. Good ideas that are applicable to all genres.

[@Sam_Utah]

Thanks Guy, for those of us who play by eye with little music training (mostly self), your channel is a treasure trove. Your enthusiasm for music always comes through. Without the discipline of music theory, some of our stuff sounds "lost in space" structurally and harmonically. You pull us back into the the sensible disciplines of music theory. The old synth players like myself often get lost in texture rather than melody, rhythm and harmony and fall into patterns of what we know rather than what we should know. I find your training useful.

[@mikaelhill]

6:40 Physical proof of Guy's immense and unreal knowledge as it ripples the lens of the camera.

[@ThatOtherMikeyGuy]

Great video. This has shamed me into going back to something I had technically finished and having another crack at it - the textures were very pretty but no-one can deny that there's a harmonic horror at its heart.

[@tronlady1]

I really wouldn’t describe using a relative minor and major at the same time as a harmonic horror!!

[@FrankieTomatoes]

I just posted your video for my Berklee Class assignment. Good stuff.

[@DerMauger1]

"We're gonna work on it until we get to true mediocrity." Hilarious!

[@brosevthedog]

You write music with so much skill. I can hear those little nuisances in all music I make but never know how to fix it, I just know something is wrong. Compared to what you were looking at mine would sound like a train wreck🤣 I am embarrassed to know so little

[@contraband0]

You’re so expressive while talking and it’s very entertaining. But I gotta say, Every time you reached past that cup of tea above that keyboard I started rubbing my forehead just riddled with worry.

[@LeftHandedGuitarist]

It's like musically experiencing a building society advert from 20 years ago! ;) Great video.

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

Yup :)

[@curlykeys8261]

Guy’s videos are acc a form of therapy, I feel so deeply at peace at the end of every video lol

[@notthemusewere]

I know...I think I'd be watching even if I wasn't trying to learn music.

[@TheDeathBeatsOfficial]

You couldn't be more right in regards to music needing one good idea that stands as the foundation. I develop allot of artists in my line of work and one of the biggest problem I find with bad music is the fact that people send me Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Future Bass and Synthwave etc... which just wanders aimlessly with no direction or meaning. Then I'm asked what I think of the 'drop' in their tune and I have to explain to them that they have sent me four minutes of relentless ideas joined together with no form or function. Cheers!

[@didillomusic1271]

Definitely going to take these tips into consideration whilst nextmaking music, Thanks Guy!!

[@HalValla01]

"That's not a tune, that's a musical car crash" Made me choke on my drink there xD

[@koppatonemusic7944]

absolutely love your channel, man. very informative and highly entertaining. can't get enough.

[@mcnckarl]

Fantastic lessons... thanks so much

[@christiaantinga]

Well, Guy, you just presented the main dilemmas in my writing. Very useful. Thank you so much!

[@skroll71]

This is absolutely brilliant. So interesting to follow the thought process. (Taking a deep breath and looking at my "Unfinished ideas" folder...)

[@menacerisamir198]

from the start i agree with you , the intro music was just perfect for a lot of bad soap opera that i have seen lately but it is good to listen that, to know how to make a better life , this intro was so boring that it could be a hit for a lost soul , you way to give classes is the contrary , i appreciate a lot how to make learning music a delight , thanks

[@SuperJzero]

Vibes, drums, bass, and strings work... The piano and guitar make me want to remove my ears. : ) Great tips, video, and commentary! Thanks, Guy

[@michaelsaxon1885]

A work of music can always do with a little cut and trim and some polish, sometimes you need dynamite to get anything good out of it, thanks to Guy for the inspiring videos.

[@MrMyz123]

Grand designs , the peice and the patches sound like some thing from that TV show . The music suits the part where Graham Mackay the host is on his his final visit to the property

[@barrytune7098]

Right then, I'm one minute into the video and I love it simply because you told me to get a coffee! Based on that I'm already thinking about signing up to Thinkspace!

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

If you have a reverse crash, having it go to silence (nothing) is (to me) a bit awkward and can actually draw MORE attention to it than it deserves. LOL. Now, it can be a cymbal crash but it can also be a nice tasty synth chord hit that fades out, or a noise hit. I consider transitions to be kind of a Question/Answer component in production. Having a question with no answer will draw more attention to it. Just my opinion here. There are some great snippets of advice here. Nice one GM!

[@JunkyardSam]

Amazing transformation. I thought it was OK to start but it became quite good. Learned a lot, thank you!

[@MatthewPolack]

Thanks Guy...I'm loving having discovered your videos in recent times..really enjoying them and learning a lot! Thank you. How is the new Komplete keyboard going...I've had my eye on it for a while..still enjoying it?

[@RogerBarraud]

My friend, you are to me now the Tony Robinson of film scoring :-) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! :-)

[@seanhurley9216]

I'm so bad at music that I can't see the bad part

[@alwaysaplanb3993]

I always enjoy the style, as well as the information, on your channel. I wasn’t quite convinced by the instrumentation of this piece. I liked having the viola tune but, to me, the vibes don’t sit well in the ensemble to my amateur ears. I can’t imagine there being much music in written for a band format like this.

[@ChicagoJo3]

The next time I have to come up with a band name (a task I loathe), "Bang Crash Wallop" will be a strong candidate.

[@DMBCroOZza]

I'd love to see a follow up to this explaining how to improve the sound with EQ, effects and a proper mix. In my head i can think of this piece going fully orchestral at some point with some mighty horns blasting out the idea melody. Unfortunately i'm not on the level to make this happen atm. Is anyone else up to this?

[@joleneloveland2942]

Yes let's ....well, Guy go all the way with this mix.

[@philipTOMPSETT]

Inspirational thanks Guy. Hammers home that I need to learn Cubase and shortcuts a bit better too.

[@sevenfifteen]

"The reason it sounds more in time is because it is." Friday Wisdom with Guy :D

[@ThomasLeypoldt]

You are just awesome, Guy! I thoroughly enjoyed watching you work on what is sure to be nominated for the "Annual Lift Music of the Year Awards!"

[@BobHarvey.]

I’m no composer but I do enjoy learning some music theory which I think helps me with understanding and playing guitar.

[@paulframpton4040]

Guy, always worry when you have a hot drink hovering over that beautiful keyboard, you have form 😀. Exquisitely enthusiastic and infectiously inspirational. Thank you for sharing your talent and humour. Paul, Kent.

[@adambradley3284]

Guy... The simple things that you present to the simple folk, are the amazing things that the simple folk simply need to hear. It's as simple as that,. There are so many channels available for people with assumed knowledge. You assume nothing, and that is the brilliance of Guy Mitchelmore. 12000 views in 2 days.

[@tronlady1]

Guy. You brighten my day and I have finally signed up to your Music for the Media Course after first discovering it 20 years ago! However, I don’t think this was as bad as you said it was. Did anyone else prefer the viola and the first tune? I don’t think it was meandering at all. That guitar sound on the other hand is truly awful to my lugoils and the tune changes from a triplet feel to a straight feel in one phrase which doesn’t work for me at all. Also, I love drums that suddenly change to double time. Isn’t all this this spectacularly subjective?

[@Proxima04]

Your superbly refreshing, honest and inspiring in the best way.

[@frankylitoy2796]

i really love your humor as you go lol 😅, learning day by day here.

[@DThompson55]

Could I ask you to do a video on your approach to drum tracks for people know know next to nothing about drums? Every video I've seen out on the internets assumes you're a drummer who wants to program a drum track, which ... I'm not. Drums at the same level that you explain other music theory stuff. The equivalent of working in the key of C. You seem to have made it nice and simple in this video.

[@wooster7571]

Quite an interesting process to watch. Thank you. Personally if I'm looking for instruction, I prefer a tighter and more structured approach to videos but this is your style and many seem to warm to it, so I guess I'm not in your demographic. One slight and more concrete suggestion I'd give is, if you're going to keep waving your arms about, you might want to consider putting your camera in manual focus. You have a friendly face and it's a shame that it keeps blurring up.

[@7775Kevin]

Great video. Humor and yet I’m learning so much. Thanks!

[@AlisonWheeler]

I hadn't realised previously just how noisy that keybed is.

[@alwaysaplanb3993]

Lessening the clunk from that keybed would be would be a significant improvement for all the videos. Sometimes I think there’s an extra snare hitting.

[@MaartenFranken]

Dude, you're awesome! I've watched a couple of videos now and I'm really digging what you teach. And you make me think of Gordon Gordon Wyatt, from Bones and not just the accent, but the whole attitude, body language and facial expressions. I always thought they should have done a lot more with Gordon Wyatt, but you make up for it. I'm going to watch a lot more on your channel, for sure. ;)

[@chas1085]

Thanks so much for this approach! Taking something bad, breaking it down and identifying the badness and showing how to improve it. This is needed just as much as the videos where everything just appears to fall into place. Thank you!

[@ThinkSpaceEducation]

Well that's what I hoped

[@chas1085]

@@ThinkSpaceEducation Please continue with this piece (as painful as it may be), and show us what you would do to take it from your so called lift mediocrity and lift it to a level that you think is actually good. There is so much to learn from watching your thought processes in action!

[@KrautRockt]

hey, dude...i have see your clips, and you made me better in music,sounds and "progress"...! you are a so good theacher and musican!...respekt!...have a nice 2021...your KrautRockt!er... from germany.. PS: i like your lessions so much!...

[@songwritertill8726]

Hilarious!! I love your teaching method and wonderful sense of humor Guy!! I had so much fun watching this - you are AWESOME! Thank you 👍😁👍

[@safeupstairs]

this song makes me want to play sim city

[@alwaysaplanb3993]

15:54 “We’ve worked out what’s important…” that would be the tea, obviously, Guy. 😊 Does anyone else ever just copy the bass part to the drums and force them all to C1, or whatever your kick drum is on, and chop out any passing notes? Sometimes, I find it the best way to lock them together meaningfully.

[@MiroslavDrahos]

Oh. I'm watching your channel in order to make my music sound more like yours. It went the other way around and the worst part is I don't even find that music that bad.

[@mortenkalland]

Love your videos Guy! Im learning alot. God bless you from Norway!

[@ellensoomers9496]

"that's not a tune, that's a musical carcrash"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣you are just as funny as you are a musical genius Guy! Love your videos and all that there is to learn, you are my favourite teacher ever🎹🎶❤

[@Elerimakesmusic]

This is the best and most constructive help I've found in ages.

[@TheGhostchaser8]

The first listen to that piece, reminded me of a ridiculous preset demo from a very crappy organ. I loved it.

[@filipwargua4425]

The concept to start from a bad idea and to fix it was great! I would love to see another video with the same concept. However this time I think that the final version of the song was not so much better than the original one.. PS. I really enjoy your videos! Thank you, Guy :-)

[@IvyWillowMusic]

Yeah, but I don't think the point was going from bad to great. It was more getting from a mess to functional mediocrity. It was more cohesive, in time, in tune, and easier to follow and make sense of by the end. It would be interesting to see a "taking it from truly bad to absolutely epic" type deal lol

[@LAghemo]

Thank you Guy, another great video! It's true that it's not rocket science still, even if these might be well known aspect of composition, there are two advantages on your video: first is that it's useful to put them all toghether as rules to follow and second is that you might have heard those advices 20 times, but these are things that needs to be remembered now and then because, particularly if one's an old chap like me and doesn't do this as a daily job, we tend to forget and get stuck again in the same old mistakes. So thanks twice :-)

[@ArthurBreur]

The Great Baking British-off gave me a serious chuckle.

[@jonrogerlalanne7689]

Sounds pretty good for starts!!!

[@BryanDDavis]

I fear this tune will now be stuck in my head all day now.