Knockout - M.E.R.C. Music (2011)
As I was scrolling throw the Cambridge Music Library, I originally picked another song but continued to look and came across "Knockout" by M.E.R.C. Music and knew instantly that this is what I wanted to work on. Presented below are my different themes and variations.
Mixing & Arrangement by Marcus Alexander Hanna
Original Verses (1 & 2)
Both of these are the respective Verse 1 and Verse 2 of this song. Both are gritty and have very individual characteristics about themselves.
Original Chorus
This selection is the main chorus. It appears a few times in the whole song. The lyrics of this are very empowering and help motivated whoever is listening. I loved that about this track. It brings perfect balance to it's rapping counterparts.
Original Bridge Variation
This is the original bridge variation. Notice that the snare/clap are on 2&4. Be sure to check my "half-timed" variation.
Groove Change - Halftime
This variations my produced "groove change". Song is originally 80bpm. I half-timed the snare from 2&4 to "3" every 4 beats.
Full Song - No Drums
This song variation contains the melodic instrumentation with vocals, no drums and percussive instruments.
Full Song - No Vox
This song variation is all instrumental elements, no vocals.