The Musical Project of an artist entrepreneur
Music Reports from JM Musique - Demo Talk Music Art No 1 - #demoTalkMusicArt
#demoTalkMusicArt (DTMA) is the name of a musical project that aims to launch a first EP available on the virtual market. The whole thing is operated by Jeff Maheux, the music composer.
Here is the first report of the project presentation
The project brings together 4 songs by author and composer Jeff Maheux (Founder W+M).
The songs released in demo or instrumental versions in recent years for promotional and advertising purposes, never been presented with the official lyrics and voices to the public. The tracks are coming from my first sessions in Montréal, back in 1998.
In addition to the release of the EP, the mission of the Demo Talk Music Art project is to publish reports explaining the process of monetizing music in Quebec by publishing compositions on virtual purchasing platforms. Videos on the progress of each stage will be presented on the YouTube channel and on the website’s blog! A true music novel!
A production JM Musique.
DTMA Reports Mission
A series of reports will be presented throughout W+M e-Magh to explain the process of monetization of music in Quebec as an independent artist and entrepreneur in the launch of an EP: Demo Talk Music Art, by Jeff Maheux.
DTMA brings together four compositions, English pop rock, lyrics and music, by Jeff Maheux. The demo versions are therefore brought back to the studio for a final, up-to-date production and the recording of vocals and harmonies.
Each piece represents a studio challenge which will be explained during the presentations. The following points of each production will be affected:
The history of the text and composition of the melody
Studio experience and progress of recording tracks
Experience in mixing and vocal productions
Possibility of interpretation and promotion of the song
Project Listing
Track D: Desert
A pop rock composition with a rhythm influenced by the 80s.
Track M: Men
Slow medium tempo, Latin-influenced guitars sublimely played by Angelo Labbate and a hopeful lyric.
Track T: Think About You
The rock & roll piece with the sexiest text in the repertoire subtly describing a daring romantic evening.
Track A: A-(Florinda) Title not announced yet.
The most mysterious composition of the project. A challenge of production and composition. We start with a melody, a text and an instrumental track to arrange and mix. Florinda, the title of the instrumental track for the moment even has the mission of having a final title which begins with the letter A, to complete the DTMA slogan!
Bio of Jeff Maheux
I’m Jeff, originally from Ancienne-Lorette, a webmaster specializing in digital marketing who composes songs, lyrics and music, since I graduated from CEGEP de Jonquière in 1997 – Arts and Technology of Media ATM, radio options in journalistic information and production (sound console op).
Wanting to improve my English, I moved to Montréal in 1998 in the English-speaking neighbourhoods and found a stable job. I started writing a diary in English, which included poems and song lyrics.
I then learned, already having a musical background in high school, how to compose music with my aunt’s classical guitar and a keyboard by studying the tablatures I found on the Internet. That’s how I met Angelo Labbate, who helped me understand how to dress up melodies, understand the basic structures of music, arrangements and harmonies, mixing and audio recording, and finally accompany my lyrics properly.
My Debut in the Studio
From week to week, I brought my compositions into the studio with Angelo to produce the musical frameworks of the songs. We worked one to two hours a week for a period of about 7 years until 2006.
There have been a total of about 25 recorded soundtracks of which the final listing of a first album, Pop Rock oriented on the theme of the early adult life of a gay man in society, is planned as follows: SRace, Mr. Hotwater, Credits, @TheCorner, August (One of These Nights), Men, Poor King, Crumbs, I Think About You, Under the Clouds, Earthquake. Ces pistes seront disponibles dans la boutique d’achat Pop Rock Tunes de JM Musique.
This project, which I call At the Corner, is destined to become an album. The musical tracks are completed and have aged well over time, wanting only basic elements in the musical composition. A band of five musicians; Drums, bass, classical, acoustic and electric guitars, and some midi elements (keyboards and strings) for light accompaniments, were the sound orientation from the very beginning of the project.
Under the Clouds - Instr 15-second Jingle from JM Musique.
Financing DTMA
In the form of instrumental frames of 15 seconds, thirty seconds and one minute serving as sound and musical tracks for publications, clips and videos, JM Musique tracks will be sold with the aim of financing the DTMA musical project.
You can already listen to new tracks, programmed regularly and announced on JM Musique's social media sites. Visit the track gallery, the Pop Rock Tune, which will become an e-store this fall 2024.
Redirection to the link of the JM Musique partner site.
Musical Influences
The musical influences of At the Corner are the first four albums of Heart, Alanis Morrissette and the album Jagged Little Pill that I listened to in loop during all my CEGEP years, the first two albums of the Pretenders and probably Sheryl Crow for her entire career and her stage presence. I’ve been singing to Sheryl Crow regularly, to warm up my voice, ever since her first album.
#demoTalkMusicArt, The Project
Over time, the songwriting side has become my favourite part of the music creation process. I’m not very scenic and I don’t like to travel, due to my food allergies. I want to take the time to get to grips with the process of making your music known, while exploring the different options on the market, to guide my desire to launch my musical creations.
#demoTalkMusicArt will be my journey through the process of monetarizing music by presenting capsules on each stage of the marketing of four songs, taken from the recording period of At The Corner, which will be launched in the form of an EP.
Conclusion
With the microphone connections stage successfully completed, the paperwork sorted through the shoe boxes to sort out the lyrics and studio notes and not forgetting the transfer of wave files from CDs to the computer system completed, a few technical difficulties happened, since the last production of the musical material dating from 2018 and the technology has changed.
And yes, when I started, we posted demos on blank CDs that we quickly copied before our meetings. I still have several that haven’t been used! Long live technology!
See you next time.
Jeff
Images credit: JeffMaheux
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