What's going on people,
MAL checking in, it's been a little while since I've left a blog about anything. I've been teaching myself and plotting a lot for how i'm going to make these moves. got a video shoot tomorrow bright and early for "Put in work (Mush Mouth!)" You guys gotta check that out when it's done, i'll keep you posted.
All in all, i'm still working, still moving, I am not going to stop, until I get to where I wanna be. MAL compilation tape already out on DatPiff ------> http://www.datpiff.com/MAL-Mal-Compilation-Tape-mixtape.458099.html & ...Distance Deceives up next...! Follow me on twitter @JhamalCruz for the latest music and news on MAL!
~MAL
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
M-Pire State High!
My Birthday recently just passed, Jan. 29th! I turned 23....yea I turned up, but I also went to work on the new video "M-Pire State High," off of my upcoming mix tape "MAL Compilation Tape," dropping tonight at 11P.M.! Talk about a man thats about his. I mean, sure a lot of people "Go" to work on their birthday, but to just be at home and "Go to work," I want this! Check me out at 11P.M. on youtube! [ Youtube.com/Nastii12990 ]
Sunday, January 27, 2013
BASS!!
"Said I got that bass if you need it." M.S.G artists MAL, and Danny Iso, along with NGM's Trouble are releasing their New track entitled "Bass," tonight at 11P.M.! Cleverly produced by Iso, MAL, Trouble, & Iso alike display stunning flow skills. You can check us out at the followings sites!
http://www.youtube.com/user/imdannyiso/videos?view=0&flow=grid
https://soundcloud.com/daggadanny
http://www.youtube.com/user/imdannyiso/videos?view=0&flow=grid
https://soundcloud.com/daggadanny
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Mixing
Mixing, in my opinion, is a whole job in itself. This is the adjusting of the instruments and vocals to make the track come together as it should. At this moment I am in the process of mixing down the tracks to my "MAL Compilation Tape." For me being fairly new to this, as to where some people have been doing this for years, its like a guess and check process because I'm still learning. I'll mix down a track and then turn around and test it to see if I got the sound I wanted. I'll usually end up going back and switching something I didn't like. I'll get it though!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
100 Jeo Jetson Ft. MAL!
100!
The Newest Track, produced by Jeo Jetson & Chi Chi Beats, featuring MAL, has a feel good/ lay back type of feel to it. MAL & Jeo met up to record the track a couple of days ago. The recording process was smooth due to the preparation of the track. You can listen to "100" here ----> https://soundcloud.com/jeojetson/jeo-jetson-100-ft-mal or on either of the upcoming projects "Free everything," from Jeo Jetson, or "MAL Compilation Tape," from your very own, MAL! Feedback much appreciated!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Recording Process!!
Recording!
This can be a very easy process, or a very long and disturbing one, all depending on how you go about it. Some people will read their lyrics off of a phone or a notebook, but i've heard and come to believe it makes the process much more manageable and effortless if you memorize your material before stepping into the booth. With the memorization of the material, techniques such as your breathing, flow, delivery etc. will all be a lot better because you already know how you want to lay it down. This is coming from a person who has sat/stood there and done 50+ takes, it's a very stressful and annoying situation. In those instances i've found that its best to step away, do something else for about 2-5 mins, get a drink, if there are multiple people on the record let someone else record before you, even go to the bathroom and when you come back and put those headphones on and your refreshed!
Main Vocals!
This is your verse, some people refer to it as a "16," meaning 16 bars, even though a verse may vary anywhere from 4-infinit bars, though not usually infiniti! Like I said prior, this process can be very easy, or very difficult depending upon how prepared you are to record, amongst experience. Don't expect to be the best at this the first time, even the second third or fourth time you step in the booth. Its a "Process." Overtime you'll even start to hear your voice change on future songs/tracks, I like to call this becoming comfortable on the mic.
Highlights!
After the main vocals, I usually like to lay my highlights right after. This is just you repeating any parts of your verse you wanna add some "oomph" to. Usually being the 2nd half of each sentence/bar. i.e. if the bar was "..They require my presence in my city, all my bitches riding for me, all my niggas riding with me." Your highlights would include "........Presence in my city........bitches riding for me......niggas riding with me." Pretty simple process, one of the easiest parts of recording in my opinion. This is not required, just something you can do with your track.
Ad-Libs!
Another easy process is the insertion of ad-libs. Now the definition is to "utter out spontaneously," which is what I usually do, just off the top, but you may, and some people do, formulate your ad-libs before you lay them down. These are personal endings to each or some bars to describe individual moments. Most artists have signature ad-libs they use in each of there tracks or verses on features that people know them by. Just like highlights, this process is not required, just something to spice up your track!
This is pretty much my process for recording. If theres a chorus/hook in the song all the parts above you would repeat, that would be the same if you had other verses to lay on the track. This doesn't mean this is the end of you track, Once you pass the recording process, you have to move onto the mixing and mastering processes, which is a whole other topic!
This can be a very easy process, or a very long and disturbing one, all depending on how you go about it. Some people will read their lyrics off of a phone or a notebook, but i've heard and come to believe it makes the process much more manageable and effortless if you memorize your material before stepping into the booth. With the memorization of the material, techniques such as your breathing, flow, delivery etc. will all be a lot better because you already know how you want to lay it down. This is coming from a person who has sat/stood there and done 50+ takes, it's a very stressful and annoying situation. In those instances i've found that its best to step away, do something else for about 2-5 mins, get a drink, if there are multiple people on the record let someone else record before you, even go to the bathroom and when you come back and put those headphones on and your refreshed!
Main Vocals!
This is your verse, some people refer to it as a "16," meaning 16 bars, even though a verse may vary anywhere from 4-infinit bars, though not usually infiniti! Like I said prior, this process can be very easy, or very difficult depending upon how prepared you are to record, amongst experience. Don't expect to be the best at this the first time, even the second third or fourth time you step in the booth. Its a "Process." Overtime you'll even start to hear your voice change on future songs/tracks, I like to call this becoming comfortable on the mic.
Highlights!
After the main vocals, I usually like to lay my highlights right after. This is just you repeating any parts of your verse you wanna add some "oomph" to. Usually being the 2nd half of each sentence/bar. i.e. if the bar was "..They require my presence in my city, all my bitches riding for me, all my niggas riding with me." Your highlights would include "........Presence in my city........bitches riding for me......niggas riding with me." Pretty simple process, one of the easiest parts of recording in my opinion. This is not required, just something you can do with your track.
Ad-Libs!
Another easy process is the insertion of ad-libs. Now the definition is to "utter out spontaneously," which is what I usually do, just off the top, but you may, and some people do, formulate your ad-libs before you lay them down. These are personal endings to each or some bars to describe individual moments. Most artists have signature ad-libs they use in each of there tracks or verses on features that people know them by. Just like highlights, this process is not required, just something to spice up your track!
This is pretty much my process for recording. If theres a chorus/hook in the song all the parts above you would repeat, that would be the same if you had other verses to lay on the track. This doesn't mean this is the end of you track, Once you pass the recording process, you have to move onto the mixing and mastering processes, which is a whole other topic!
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