New Dance Track/Video

[Bill D]

I’ve just posted a new video to my YouTube Channel- it’s a EDM/Dance music track! Instead of just posting a still picture for you to look at while the track plays, the video contains technical and musical information about the track. Something different - let me know what you think.
Thanks in advance for checking it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN0upmBTJhk

[wagtunes]

My Feedback

Music - 8
Instruments - 8
Performance - 9.5
Mix - 7.5

Overall - 8.25

Comments: Mix is a little quiet but it's clean. I think it could use with more compression. Vocals kind of overpower the backing track. It's not bad. I don't know. Needs to be livened up a bit. Drums kind of dull. But I guess given the overall sound of the track. They fit. But everything is just so dry except for the pads. Vocals sound really good though. She has a nice voice. Even there though, some of the parts are bone dry. I take it you're not a big fan of reverb. All of this aside, which is basically my issues with the mix, everything else is nice.

[Bill D]

Thank you for your comments wagtunes. You make some great points. I don't consider myself a master of compression, so I often don't employ it even when it's needed for fear of overdoing it. And you're right about the lack of reverb; I purposely made some sections and instruments very dry for effect, but I guess I underused the 'verb on the wetter parts, so there is not the contrast I was after. Maybe I can get the vocals to "sit" better in the mix as well.

Thanks for your help and suggestions,
Bill

[Bill D]

For those interested in improvisation, I've posted a related video explaining my approach to soloing over the changes to this track. I hope some listeners will find it interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs-EkWAn3hU