Writing A Song From RANDOM Drum Grooves - Feat. STEVIE T!

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I wrote a song using randomly selected MIDI drum grooves from the Toontrack MIDI packs and EZMix/EZKeys, with a guest solo from the amazing Stevie T! Subscribe to his channel here: / steveterreberry
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[@treyxaviermusic]

Trey streams songwriting on Twitch every Sunday at 11am PST, you can watch here: bit.ly/TREYXAVIERWRITES

[@brucedavis191]

you need to expand on that intro. spy metal could be a new thing

[@cliffsharp1771]

So when does the Solo album come out?

[@66Samus]

Stevie's guitar playing is so fucking good hahah

[@averageconsumer3574]

@66Samus you're right lol

[@francismcalister7811]

Stevie really is a great lead guitar player

[@h80np39]

yes infuckingdeed

[@ClearAdventure]

He is actually becoming one of the best IMHO. 🤘🇺🇸

[@ZomBoSk8r]

Came here for the stevie T but totally ended up subscribing and liking right after you laid down the drum track. At first I was thinking good grief those drum changes are ridiculous and no way can you make this work.... I was wrong. Lol. You totally opened my eyes to a new way of thinking about how to arrange songs. Up until now everything ive done has been so rhythmically stagnant compared to this way of songwriting. You absolutely killed it mate. Metal as ffffffuuuuuuuucccccckkkkkkk.

[@guishadowjailson5212]

Minecraft is soooo metal

[@MrBiteme39]

Stevie t may be by far the best KZbin shredder as far as emotion meets technicality goes Never ceases to impress me Keep on wearing no pants and making great music Stevie

[@bryanguilford5807]

Hes amazing but i think there are plenty more like Rob Scallon

[@poopcatapult2623]

Bryan Guilford not really.

[@xTroels]

The individual parts sounds really great, the transitions ofc needs some tweaking but really nice experiment.

[@_charwyn]

Wow Stevie really KILLED that solo! Siiiiiiiiick!!!

[@forestgoblin]

It could definitely work if you went and made some solid transitions between the different parts but right now it just sounds like a medley or something

[@lauscho]

Holy shit, Stevie T's solo is KILLER

[@psychosocial8035]

Steve comes in at 14:18

[@treyxaviermusic]

BIG thanks to my special guest Stevie T (kzbin.info) - this is part 1 of a 3 part series, so make sure to subscribe and hit the bell to get notifications!

[@taliosmusic8646]

The Parentheses at the end of the Stevie's link is making an error

[@IgnMurkshot]

Stevie is a master soloing!

[@clintn6677]

Stevie T. always looks like the camera is sped up.

[@jill9356]

Clint Norwood watch some of his videos where he’s doing challenges or gag videos, he always does that jerky movement and the faces. I can see what your saying but I literally think it’s just his over exaggerated playing.

[@clintn6677]

Incrid Dazer yeah Im not saying it was sped up he just always looks sped up. He is a fantastic guitarist but a huge spaz

[@masonharris9166]

@@clintn6677That is because he is claymation.

[@clintn6677]

@@masonharris9166 Stevie is what happens when you fertilize an egg with mountain dew while listening to metal.

[@fredrikolofsson1972]

Thank you guys for this .... now try a random lyric generator..... I did it once it was horrible :D

[@The_Kevinist]

Fredrik Olofsson lol i can’t possibly imagine how random it would sound “Ohhh the mighty splash of thunder aids storm washing ashore the duplicate receipt of an unregulated decalibrated freebase manure handle”

[@Sumarbrander]

Damn stevie, that solo was GREAT!

[@hermano.8118]

Wow, Steve is the man.

[@BranMuzsick]

If C is 1, shouldn't you have done this in G, instead of Ab?

[@joereadel]

C(1), C#(2), D(3), D#(4), E(5), F(6), F#(7), G(8). So, no.

[@nsiepmann]

Damn, that was REAL TASTY. And a fun experiment!

[@dazzduo]

The intro was basically Meshuggah :D.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Reminds me more of SikTH, but I can hear it

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

A bit more melodic than Meshuggah usually is

[@gideonhansen5485]

Almost has a BTBAM kinda feel. I use this method writing my stuff as well. Not the whole number generator but yeah.

[@zackrussell2194]

Reminds me a bit of Arch Echo

[@treyxaviermusic]

Damn, that's high praise!

[@tylercrews9025]

That's exactly what I though

[@adakhochalai]

I see Steve T, I click video, like video and comment!!

[@ClearAdventure]

And to think, Frank Zappa did this his entire career! Nice job. 🤘🇺🇸 Kevin Venture

[@buildnbrix4099]

That intro is horrible for the ears it sounds like a mess up

[@FuerUndVon]

What a great song it is and what a great Solo!

[@Vagen_d]

The awesomeness of this is perplexing. I don't know if it is inspiring or dream crushing. I think maybe crushing. I quit.

[@ambientcotton7066]

Great video Trey. Cool to see Stevie T in there too.

[@SammyRenob]

I came here just for Stevie T!!!

[@RudyAyoub]

SnowFalcon4490 give Trey some love :(

[@666tonsofsquirrels]

Yea that solo was pretty sweet, Stevie boy

[@jdestrada6281]

I've neglected my favorite KZbin series. :/

[@AdamPage85]

Every time I hear "55" I sing that! Gotta love Group X!

[@maxdurk4624]

How tf is Stevie T such a good lead player and yet one of the most annoying people on this website?

[@korasie]

Group X reference!! Thanks for reminding me of that gem, I now feel old

[@cbeserra]

Needs more Stevie T!! :-). Cool concept.

[@CatPickStudios]

This was fun. This is also how I write half of my gear demo tracks. I just pick a drum part and see where it takes me. I don't randomize the key though ;D

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

It’s like one big solo but it’s also a whole song! I love it

[@brimermike74]

Love the GROUP X reference! You are truly a god 🤘

[@kaspianjjkb9114]

Nobody expect Steve Te in this song!

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Reminds me of Protest the Hero

[@NathanielBTM]

I'm so glad you know schfifty five. Used to watch their Mario videos on repeat back in like 06 or 08

[@HearthVader]

Guess what you eediot

[@jessebondmusic]

Stevie T... the EVH of youtubers

[@noeusagi]

I don't need to explain why I came to watch this... :3 (Btw, I'm subscribed to your channel now)

[@JortsForDays]

I always watch Stevie's videos and I always see you in the comment section or Mama T.

[@noeusagi]

I love his content, so of course I comment all his videos. But I don't know why people are always annoying ME when there are a lot of people who always comment on his videos too. u_u

[@JortsForDays]

Noe AR You don't want other people to make a comment on his vids? Is that what you're saying?

[@noeusagi]

Brahma Relleta ????? Lol, NO

[@johnpacino4491]

Noe AR Most likely because you are nice looking girl and that's a rarity in such a sausage party channels... Stevie even talked about it. They are not trying to annoy you but are hitting on you like boys from 3th grade. But you know it and you play "not that well informed". I speak for all men when I say we are deeply offended of such behaviour... But I'm not like them... I'm not trying to hit on you... ... Believe me. ... Chimichanga!

[@ReactarooSkidoo]

Stevie T really needs to put out an instrumental album

[@leonardovenancio6096]

He does have one and it's fucking amazing

[@ReactarooSkidoo]

@@leonardovenancio6096 I have the Album of Epicness, is there another?

[@leonardovenancio6096]

@@ReactarooSkidoo Ho, that I don't know. Hope he does, if not he should do release a new one cause it would be epic as f

[@ReactarooSkidoo]

He used to write way more music., metal core song, online lover, Mario instrumental, Ghostbusters etc, I don't know why he isn't doing more

[@ClearAdventure]

I want to do this with other musicians and create an entire album. We can call the band "Random Bandom". 🤘😁🇺🇸 - Kevin Venture

[@messengercrow]

What a tasty solo by Stevie T

[@StonyBlazestation]

7:32 I make the same face when I'm improvising.

[@aotq]

Idk why this is so funny to read.

[@EddieOtool]

Dude, your melodic lines so remind me of Jason Becker's... Good job mate.

[@22helmersch]

Consider that there is ONE key with NO Sharps nor Flats: The Key of C There are 7 Flats: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb creating the Major Keys of F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb and Cb. That brings the Total so far to 8. There are 7 Sharps: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, and B# which give us the Major Keys of: G, D, A, E, B, F#, and C#. Our Total is now 15. Each Major Key (the Ionian Mode) has a relative minor (the Aeolian Mode), so we need to double the Total, giving us 30 Keys.

[@darth_vyper]

Hey /b/GearGods/b/ I have a question, my Dean vendetta 7 string is having a buzzing issue, I know it's not the cable because I tried my other guitars on the same setup (using a 10' Monster Cable) any advice? I'm a total tech noob

[@Debillich]

Intro sounds like Soilwork - Death in General

[@guitarcoverz9289]

Trey Xavier: I'm writing a metal song with Stevie T Random Fan: Oh cool what type of metal is it? Trey: Yes

[@pavondaniel]

This process is rally interesting, Ola is doing a similar thing with riff writing, it seems to work pretty well

[@marcosantonioosoriovillalo313]

It's wonderful how being restricted makes you more creative and open to experiment. Because you have to sound right with all the constraints that yourself set. All my f$%&ng life I've been paralyzed with how to start and make a song. I have very good ideas, but always get caught in the argument of what is right and what is wrong. Thanks for the inspiration

[@jasonbaldridge675]

Music is a language of the God, it's our souls expression of our individual experience. We all vibrate on different frequencies therefore we all experience something different in those frequencies. Everything we see hear smell taste and touch is a vibration. Vibration can take us to the deepest pits of "hell" or the highest peaks of " heaven" . Music is life/ life is music, see how that works? Awesome😍

[@xSTONYTARKx]

11:05 man! Exactly what i wonder when writing music. I'm a drummer, and when deciding what would sound good on a certian part of the song i just go on feel. And when i'm trying stuff out in the process i'll eventually hit something that just clicks and then i stick to that. But then indeed how it works in our brain to decide what works and what doesn't is something almost magical. I can't think of an explanation.

[@iBoss818]

Damn, Steve just keeps getting better

[@cbj4sc1]

Nice video as always! But I do feel like you could've done better with the song. I felt that on the intro it was way too busy when you added a lead guitar part, and maybe you could have added space in between the intro and the verse to have something to string the two parts together. The outro also came out of left field to me. Otherwise, amazing stuff!

[@BarbequeBiscuits]

I wonder if anyone remembers shfifty five? Hahahhaa.. that shit was the shit when I was a teenager.. haha

[@kazuki561]

Would maybe have worked much better, if you would have allowed yourself to make Bridge parts to tie the randomness together.

[@maconSTUFF]

Thats pretty random.... but I like it... :-)

[@Dajugames]

It came out so well! Also High five for a fellow Kiesel ZM7 player

[@nickred652]

Watching this video made the flow knock at my door! Gotta go open! Thanks!

[@markwildt5728]

Way to make an extremely cool, fun and unique experiment/idea about as interesting as a seminar on door knob sales statistics...

[@ambarneelamhazarika6385]

Liked the idea a lot man. Although song sounds a little weird. Also if C is 1 wouldn't 8 be G?

[@JortsForDays]

Please do a lot of videos like this. It's really entertaining and it inspires people to be creative in writing a song. You did s great job. Cheers

[@thomasoxley5785]

I was hoping the random numbers would effect time signatures as well, but was still cool.

[@TheThingThatShouldNotBe]

For the love of all music stop using that awful distortion on your bass it gives zero tone and sounds like crap.

[@adakhochalai]

Steve T yeah

[@willis7291]

Anyone not white watching this? Dudes cool but too white for me. Idk.

[@scottfecteau5014]

Sounds like a heavier Frank Zappa

[@ALeXA4L3X5816]

This song had an identity crisis and a half but it was awesome

[@theyordle27]

Rhythm sauvage is just an awesomely obvious gojira title I love them glad they were in this video but Stevie made it even better

[@Maxischupp93]

helps me a lot, as i just today started laying my own tracks in reaper :D great idea for creating shit on the getgo :D

[@atheistconservative6211]

Jeebus. That's too much math for my brain. Sounds good tho!

[@gssuper1438]

Those kiesel zeus guitars are so sexy. Their instagram is full of drool worthy guitars

[@jill9356]

It just sounds like dream evil and a billion other songs and bands mashed together.

[@tylercrews9025]

This song gave me a lot of Arch Echo vibes

[@horse_dog]

It sounds a little like Ectogenesis by Animals as Leaders in the intro and outro

[@jesuislm]

great Steve T solo!!!

[@anthonymonterosso7472]

Dude that Zeus is absolutely gnarly lookin! I want it

[@brianburke808]

Was anyone else hoping for bootcamp booty-camp outtro?

[@humb1s3rvant]

I'm trying to figure out how much you offended my drummer sensibilities...I guess it doesn't matter...the end justifies the means...I found the computer randomness boring, but it still sounds great! Stevie T is the most innovative and talented KZbin guitarist today, so thanks for the collab, and you're always in my feed and obviously know what you're doing...don't you KZbin guys want to play with real drummers? What has music become?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Well, this is just about songwriting. When it comes to full-on, real-ass production, real drums are where it's at. Many of my gear demo songs have real drums, but it's also 10x the pain in the ass, and having the means to do it is very difficult in comparison to programming drums. We do it when we can, but for me, done is better than perfect. I wouldn't look at music as a whole through the KZbin lens, we KZbinrs have particular needs when it comes to making music and most of the time real drums are just not in the cards.

[@mistersadaimusic]

This is like a Dillinger masterclass with Erock leads over it.

[@Dinamitris]

So am i the only one that gets ”Spastic Ink” vibes of this song?

[@CommanderPiglet]

Am i the only one getting Steve Vai vibes?

[@DacianGradaMusic]

this is great! I hope this becomes the new "song in _xx_ minutes challenge"! Looking forward to the other parts in this series as well.

[@R3ddcap]

So this is basically how dream theater writes songs right?

[@buildnbrix4099]

Sorry but the views you got were for stevie t

[@Pesso86]

How did you get that bass tone? Darkglass?

[@adhi.333]

When tech controls musicians !

[@m.vonfunnyname157]

You already won because of the group X reference.

[@alone2break]

Dude, stevie just stole the whole video with that sick shreds..

[@IMCrazEEGamer666]

is this not how people usually write music? i do this all the time lol

[@mcchurch118]

Sounds like scale the summit

[@MichaelBeckerBass]

That’s cool. Which App is this on your phone?

[@jordancoleman2693]

Amazing!!! And freaking stevie t.....

[@ethanweaver4824]

The lead line in the intro sounds like Animals as Leaders.

[@tymime]

That's a lot of mood swings.

[@brennonramsey9183]

Sounds like an album teaser

[@francescomonaci364]

@11:56 involuntary street fighter 2 reference