yet another backing track by your busy bee

When I don't feel like writing lyrics I record my own music. I just completed yet another backing track by adding a MIDI bass and MIDI drums today, so all what is left missing is the vocals. And as usual I don't have any words for my own new song. Three backing tracks are currently waiting to be completed with words and a 'vocal line' - the actual melody. There are two more that still just consist of guitar tracks which I always record first because I have more fun playing the guitar than editing MIDI stuff.

I also wrote lyrics for a folk, country, blues, adult contemporary singer/songwriter these days and went over a text for a rock band from Munich. Then I'm supposed to do top-line writing for yet another partner, but I don't feel like it at the moment. Top-line writing is what I normally do for myself: find a melody and words to match a backing track. When working for others I normally insist on being provided with a vocal line to match my words with. This time I agreed to actually sing the words so there would be at least this one tune that could work together with the backing track provided, and other singers/songwriters might get an idea how to actually weave my words into the music. Should they actually use my vocal line I would become a composer as well (sharing the rights with the producer of the backing track) - not that bad a deal after all. IF it works out.

Rigth now I feel like a coffee break...

Cheers,

Bernd