Did ANYBODY Follow The Rules? Your Songwriting Contest Entries: Part 1

[@treyxaviermusic]

I'm not here for your low-ass effort, the rules are here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2i0g4ZsrtGfjZY

[@russellzauner]

What is the minimum length of time required for effort? Remember I literally put hyperpolymath on my resume (superdroid1 at linkedin) so whatever normal mortals do I can probably punch out in about 20% or less of their time. Music always plays in my head and it's rarely the music that other people have made...it's like this infinite loop running so I just backgrounded it forever ago. I get on Hoglan's Twitch stream and the death metal lyricism just flows out of me - they're the only ones who haven't freaked out lol I was thinking about recording all the parts separately on my cell phone, sending them to google hangouts, and mixing them in audacity. Is that adequate? (I literally have a basement and a church I can record in, handy, so I don't usually play with any room effects in post, I'm a fan of single take runs)

[@russellzauner]

also the hurry up but also show great effort with quality original output vibe is confusing to my adhd lol but if i just pull something out of my ass and actually record it we should be good, i mean, it's the standard mode right?

[@347cyclealt]

People have the attention span of gnats, I've been starting to upload stuff to youtube (unrelated to music) and people can't even watch more than 1 minute of a 7 min video.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Whatever it takes to make it great.

[@EasyHeat]

OMG I've had this discussion way too many times!! You got 75 seconds bro!! Lmfao!!!

[@DennisFranco]

"There was no song in your song." You had me rollin man. 😂😂

[@nostalcholy]

oof :D

[@jamiehoward1087]

This made me way more confident in my song writing ability

[@johbowfor]

Haha right

[@alexmurphy5289]

I've never written a whole song and I can't sit here and critique others for trying but some of these legitimately are not songs. I think that's why I've never written one because I don't have the knowledge to properly structure a tune. One day I hope to

[@johnnycash4850]

No kidding lmao

[@Jjmcwashere]

Same lol

[@drphdmd7064]

No kidding, I watched this to compare my own songwriting to others and I'm feeling more confident than ever.

[@russellzauner]

lol at this point if you submit an entry that meets the basic rules you might win

[@FairyCRat]

I remember how Glenn Fricker's contest began like that, then the entries gradually got better as he got to those who actually put time and effort into their songs.

[@rezolution6272]

"A Dying Man's March" Took me 2 minutes closer to the end. Can't believe you played the whole thing and can't believe I listened.

[@sqlb3rn]

it really did seem like a 12 minute journey

[@cartilagehead]

I think this is trolling, honestly

[@shka-n1t]

Surely “A Dying Man’s Final March” should win some sort of comedy award. I nearly shat myself.

[@Dylantime]

I think it’s made in the garage and

[@THE_EGOLIBRIUM]

Definitely GarageBand song lol

[@holy_braille]

"You gotta read the rules Sethhhhhhaaaaahh." Bro, you had my whole office laughing for 10 minutes straight.

[@SorooshMhs]

2:40 i can feel the garageband in this heehee

[@SomeJustice19k]

Wait, what's wrong with garageband?

[@SorooshMhs]

@@SomeJustice19k nothing, and everything :)

[@SomeJustice19k]

@@SorooshMhs I kinda dig it. It's not as good as others, but it definitely gets the job done, especially if you're on a budget!

[@SorooshMhs]

@@SomeJustice19k if you’re trynna make beats, sure it gets the job done. But for recording instruments and vocals, its not good at all

[@SomeJustice19k]

@@SorooshMhs I'll agree with that. The difference in sound between Reaper and Garageband is astronomical for instruments.

[@johnnygotgrowls]

This is fucking amazing.

[@treyxaviermusic]

you’re fucking amazing

[@johnnygotgrowls]

@@treyxaviermusic

[@MsGuitarman1911]

Honestly, I was to nervous to actually try and do this but, I think I'm going to try and get my band on this, at the very least to get a critique.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Do it

[@costa7087]

Do it

[@alexmurphy5289]

I'm sure your stuff is solid man share the goods

[@no_one563]

"DISQUALIFIED!"

[@FireCampSecurity]

SHOW ME WHAT YOOOU GOOOOT!

[@lueysixty-six7300]

@@FireCampSecurity Hahahahaha! 😅 Good one! That's so funny for some unknown reason! I say it or think it all the time. I click a Utube video, I mutter to myself, "Show me what you Goooot! I inspect a new guitar at the guitar shop? >"Show me what you Goooot!"

[@FireCampSecurity]

@@lueysixty-six7300 lmao!!! That's awesome hahaha. Speaking of guits might be pickin a new one up soon! Lol

[@lueysixty-six7300]

@@FireCampSecurity Noice. What are you thinking of getting? Strat? Tele? Les Paul? Jazzmaster?

[@FireCampSecurity]

@@lueysixty-six7300 oooh probably another PRS or save up a bit more and have my first custom made by Halo. When I'm going thru a midlife crisis probably a Polish mayones. All my hobbies are expensive 🥲

[@ShrubPlays]

I'm legit tempted to write and record something for this just to get shit on.

[@relaxingsounds1386]

90% chance it'll be one of the best things you ever wrote. Do it.

[@ShrubPlays]

@@relaxingsounds1386 Too bad I suck at writing lyrics and singing. 🤣 Maybe another contest...

[@relaxingsounds1386]

@@ShrubPlays Doesn't matter. Just do it. Some of the best songs in the world are written by people who can't sing a note. Maybe partner up with someone who IS good at writing lyrics. Maybe don't worry about whether or not you think your lyrics are good. There are a lot of people in the world who think they're great at writing lyrics, and they suck lol!! Steve Harris writes all of the lyrics for Iron Maiden. He always has - and he can't sing for s't. So there you go. Bruce Dickinson is one of the world's great metal singers, but he knows Steve Harris is a much better lyric writer, so he lets Steve Harris do that. Smart guy ;-) The point is, many of the world's great songwriters have said that they had to write 1000 bad songs to learn how to write good songs. So go write some bad songs. It'll totally OK. It's part of the process. Write your bad lyrics, grab a cheap-ass mic, sing into that cheap-ass mic, and just START WRITING. It's literally your JOB to be bad right now. Be bad, be less bad, be better than bad, then be good. basically.

[@JasonMcNamara]

12:53 “Was it also made without the use of a tuner”? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You’ve opened yourself up to a world of pain with this contest Trey. Good luck with that 😉

[@pattol666]

That first video title is perfect. It literally sounds like a dying man's March lol

[@saltheproducer]

Lmao it was a perfect title

[@christophermcclelland1556]

this is exactly how reaction videos should be, if reaction videos insist on existing

[@brumfieldcab522]

When he said "Riffs are not songs", my instant thought was of the songs the band Pelican has made. Those dudes write some bangers.

[@Questioneverythingx]

Riffs are good if they make you feel like you’re progressing in a song

[@joshyjoshyjosh]

Pelican can actually write melodies and top lines...

[@acornhater420]

Dying man's final march sounds like the opening to a journey song

[@alexmurphy5289]

6:14 is a solid melody and introduction no doubt, props to them

[@jakeplatt3308]

I really needed this confidence boost in my writing and production capabilities today, good lord

[@calvinpitts6243]

Not gonna lie, the Why Bears Why track is kinda poppin'

[@luisbarrera5740]

This goes to show either 1 of 2 possibilities. 1. No one follows the rules, therefore no one reads contest requirements. 2. The absolute state of A.D.D. and/or lack of compositional ability from these guitar players.

[@makotoisthebestprotag1870]

My man really just shat on every instrumental rock band to ever exist.

[@redshift912]

Yeah .. kinda odd

[@lordkrauser]

Pretty much yeah. Which is a bit of a fucked take to have as honestly I find myself jamming out to more instrumental stuff these days as I just want something I can jam out to without having to focus on lyrics.

[@WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo]

Not everyone likes prog, myself for one Genesis were better when Peter Gabriel left haha music is subjective

[@orlock20]

Blues guitarists can make memorable instrumentals such as The Loner. Pink Floyd made Great Gig In The Sky. Sounding like the menu music on a DVD or old computer game is not a song that's interesting to listen to for any length of time.

[@ileutur6863]

Typical dumb metalhead take

[@csvscs]

Bruh introcore 😂😂😂

[@instrumentalist28]

Lol 😆

[@Crowliflower88]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joshenos77]

Best thing I’ve seen all week!

[@dlc435]

The eternal curse of the internet age of music: while it's done so much good, it's given a platform to absolute ass.

[@mrandmrsbearau]

How much did you love to say Commander Destructificator? 🤣

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

If this is the competition, I might just take a shot and submit something lmaoo

[@RichieAnthonyGuitar]

God dammit the whole leading up to the last song and all that encouragement for him to get disqualified for song length. Pure gold.

[@poot_by_the_foot1341]

Nobody: Me who is still setting up my home studio from scratch so I can enter treys giveaway 😅👍 hehe

[@randomdude93-93]

Trey a year ago: Become A PERPETUAL RIFF MACHINE! Metal Songwriting Tips & Tricks: effectively using a riff to write a song :D

[@In6Chunx]

I appreciate the criticism good man.

[@RockingDyde]

The challenge is to keep it in 4. I can already see how 90% of the song are going straight in to trash because they go just slightly over it. I think I'm confident enough with my song writing and creating skills so gotta give this a shot and see how it goes :D

[@ivankarosus1206]

That's why I asked about the 4 mins and he read my email!

[@barthaande893]

Maybe you should run all reasonable submissions through Shazam or similar apps to check if they’re not ripped-off.

[@FairyCRat]

The thing is, a "song" is the typical example of something simple enough that everyone knows what it is, yet not many people will be able to give an accurate definition. Especially when you take out the vocals, I honestly don't know what is necessary in order to qualify as a song.

[@Juliankb39]

Singing

[@batman-sr2px]

@@Juliankb39 singing isn't necessary for a music. He should have just said put vocals or its not a song.

[@JakkedDog]

@@batman-sr2px problem is you still have people writing "instrumental" tracks that are still obviously written to have vocals on them that just arent there and that's where the real issue seems to be.

[@ryansaunders683]

@16:40 What Trey says here is soooo important. Most people I know have written more crap than gems. Having other listen to stuff you write, even if it's junk, can be useful and nudge you toward being a better writer.

[@strudel9706]

I never saw this contest because algorithm!! I need to do this!! I've been doing Ola riff challenges and been having lot of fun with them! I suck but who cares at this point... fun!!

[@stormcorrosion176]

Bro. This is the way I feel about Periphery, Animals As Leaders etc. Riff after riff but no substance. No emotion.

[@alden_jpeg]

hmmm i love periphery actually because they mix emotion with technical stuff really well now. hear flatline and it’s only smiles it’ll change your mind!

[@southofheck]

That guitar in a “a dying mans March” is so off. They had a half done piano part and thought a Mortician style distortion was fitting.

[@ThelastDJ1976]

Anybody got a link for "Letter I Never Meant To Write"? Wanna jam that one properly

[@jonahcovers1856]

Alright. You've convinced me to submit something.

[@josuastangl7140]

Now that I see what my competition's gonna be😂

[@sqlb3rn]

DISQUALIFIED!!!

[@willyc7873]

It's amazing how these songs carried me through a varied range of emotions, from outright wanting to shoot myself in the face to, in some cases, only making me want to drive knitting needles into my ears.

[@bigkid757]

Scuba steve... funniest song of the year! 😂😂

[@DrDannyMannGuitar]

You are an entertaining man!

[@wulfenii64]

Following rules are an important life skill. Good on you man.

[@Rome.Monroe]

Letter I Never Meant to Write was nostalgic as hell for me. Pop punk era when I knew nothing but life made more sense.

[@henrystuart7736]

Bro, steve totally made that in the five hours P.S: he deserves the amp.

[@Arden7one]

You've got so much patience and tolerance maaan. 😅😂 Face said more than words could ever. "Thanks for playing?" - shrugs 🤣🤭

[@bdubz4123]

Damn Bro! Your ice cold! Had me rollin! Good luck getting anyone to enter your next contest though lol!

[@treyxaviermusic]

After I put this one up I got hundreds more entries, so no such luck there hahaha

[@lennart275]

And I sat there thinking that there will be a million great entries and I had no chance 😅

[@IAmattadams]

Reminds me when Neil Peart had a drum solo contest and someone submitted a one note drum solo (LOL)

[@aliensporebomb]

Or the guy who was playing drums at a Guitar Center contest who said he had been playing a month.

[@Jjmcwashere]

Thoroughly enjoyed this

[@Jjmcwashere]

I knew I loved this at at 6:06

[@liamjaros2632]

Letter I never meant to write sounds really good actually

[@nisterror]

wow, 90% of contestants couldn't follow rules...100% not surprised.

[@thedjentlemansshow]

Currently working on something worth your time my dude, don’t mind the people who think time spent doesn’t equal quality

[@kalpunga6105]

Oohh man I feel sorry for you that you have to endure this

[@yayayaokoksure]

You think scuba Steve trolled you? Either way those garage band guitar tones are sick. I can also appreciate the way he intertwines his movements with chromatic, free rhythm flutters WHICH not only connect the emotions but also add their own emotion of chaos. I feel Scuba has captured the sound of a march to death as intended.

[@kalpunga3501]

Everybody is going Sepultura right now about the rules man, REFUSE-RESIST

[@mattsullivanaudio3932]

This was the most entertaining thing I’ve watched in a while. Diiisssqualifiedddd

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

Lol there will be a bunch of people who have half finished songs and enter them. There's just no way you could know if it was being written before the announcement of the competition or after.

[@AJ_Drums]

How did i miss this was happening. I missed glenns, but i have a great idea for this based on both your contests

[@MetalArcade]

Him at the end "I'm gonna Bully Maguire you until you write better and gain confidence"

[@ivankarosus1206]

I'm ivan karosus and I was just asking a question! And for the record my voice doesn't sound like that! But hey way to dog a fan of your channel!

[@seventhsealhere]

#Disqualified!!!!! (5 exclamation points!) Haven't laughed so hard since the corona craigslist video! Great one! 👍👍

[@saltheproducer]

Lmao the scuba Steve track ☠️

[@derek.7]

Why bears Why?! Giving me 2000's skateboarding vibes ! Fun Song best one so far

[@dennygraves7720]

Steve trolled the shit out of you and his cat 😂

[@PooNinja]

Best part of this video (besides the disqualified‘s who can’t read!) the Shirt your wearing. Ps I’ll take one of those Generator 100 forts, I already have the quilts and pillows I just need the heads and cabs 🤘🏽

[@tmmmedia731]

They’re not nice They’re not nice It’s nice

[@sqlb3rn]

"do you think anyone would pay money to download your music?" lul that automatically disqualifies me then

[@ConstantineM]

What if my song is 3:59 long? No jokes, my song really 3:59. I'm not even tried to do that.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Then you're good

[@MrLionheart560]

Random one. Say that you’ve submitted a piece but then you listen to it again and you end up not being happy with and want to make a couple of changes. Is that allowed, or not? As nothing was mentioned to my knowledge I wanted to clarify! If it is, what are the rules on that? So I’m able to comply with no issue?

[@nightmaresanddreamscapes1320]

I was wondering the same thing...

[@MrLionheart560]

@@nightmaresanddreamscapes1320 like I just want to know, just in case that I didn’t like my submission and I had time to alter it. Like what are the rules on it? I want everyone to have as much of a chance as everyone else but I want to be sure I’m able to follow the rules also? 😱

[@noobasaurusrex9608]

OoOoOoh!! I'd better get started then... How often will you be uploading your reviews??

[@dispersemedia]

Wikipedia says a "song" means a composition that is sung by a human voice. But the contest rules said instrumentals and all genres are qualified. Basically, to win this contest, you just have to know the taste of this guy. If you make music like what Sunn O))) does, then you are - DISQUALIFIED!

[@treyxaviermusic]

You won't be disqualified, but if it sucks it's certainly not going to win. Bring the heat or don't bother

[@matthewaaron8246]

How old should a new song be?

[@architectofhorror6714]

I started my song late and started it last week. We shall see what happens.

[@worksofein6449]

Great, another music competition for me to obsess over! I'm looking forward to watching the reaction videos! Edi: Would it be against the rules to document the song writing process on youtube and ask veiwers to pick which song they like best? The writing sessions for this competiion are producing a lot of material and I've already lost all objectivity. 😅

[@KimRope]

At around 10 min in when he’s listening to that super heavy metal song and says “I swear to god if this has been the intro the entire time” I snort laughed hahahahahaaaa

[@SolemnVision]

I fucking died at the last song 😂😂😂

[@mechanicjamz]

That commander destructoficator riff was pretty sick

[@HughRBA]

Okay I'm in. I'll shoot something across in the next week

[@sleepingalongtherazorsedge9361]

If I knew about this I woulda been one of the ones that made something in 3 hours and it woulda been a whole ass 8 minute black metal song

[@gckbowers411]

That dissonant piano makes me wonder "avant-garde, or tonedeaf metalhead"?

[@npinero1]

this is hilarious. there is some potential out there.

[@maxbolton2555]

I love this series already, please keep roasting everyone

[@dynamorphic]

Is it too late to enter the contest?

[@sqlb3rn]

"where did you post the roolz?" DISQUALIFIED!!!

[@ognjenmilenkovic3050]

Making an instrumental song or riff salad may not be the problem itself. The instrumental should have some sort of motif or drive and most importantly structure, so the riffs sound like they were intended to go after another, like in Orion, Call of Ktulhu, Voice of The Soul or Cosmic Sea. Problem I see with instrumental tracks here is that they sound like creators took first four riffs they have created that were sitting recorded on their phones and just crammed them in a track using spit instead of duck tape. No drive or structure what so ever.

[@jwstout007]

6:42 Song: They're not nice Trey: this is nice =D

[@lueysixty-six7300]

The Blink182 type song he actually listened to at around 7:30 was actually really good. It might have done well in 2010.

[@Mystic_Apollo]

Reminds me a bit of scratch21 more so than blink

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

When the next time your doing this? I'm gonna blow this competition away!

[@isaaccuddeback2064]

This video makes me feel so much better at making music. God damn.

[@Lucifermaristar]

Just keep practicing and learn how to right songs by listening to songs and focus on its structure

[@onionheadguy7094]

Ok im a month behind but i still have a month to learn how to sing and play guitar. I think I can do it but I'm not sure if I have enough time to learn how to copy and paste the same 4 bars over and over to make it 2 minutes...

[@reapergrimlok1256]

Im pretty sure that in6chunks track was just bolt thrower....

[@ZitherBeast]

I love it. Rules are meant to be broken apparently. HAHAHAHA!! NO REVV FOR YOU SIR!

[@joshforeman1648]

I don’t know why but your facial expressions really remind me of David from Schitt’s Creek

[@MrCk1234567890]

that first song slapps

[@TheGrimmRiffer_667]

🤣 that piano

[@d-zero7cult964]

I thought the thumb nail was bam margera crying again

[@jackmarshall757]

Someone should make a song dedicated to this competition and call it 'Disqualified'.