Hits And Hooks Vignettes

We've taken a look at many hooks in the past 9 months. In this series I will be revisiting 13 of the most important ones in this series. And we've listened to music from 90 different artists so far, all of whom are reaching the bar of radio-ready original songs and records. We'll hear work from these artists, and some new arrivals. So, to the hooks! In this series I will look at these biggies...- Vocal in-sync harmony- Melodic leaps- Downwards stepwise harmonic motion- Second voice (Vocal and Instrumental)- Instrument entrances- Virtuosity- Fills, runups- Vocal anticipation- Riffs- Stop time- Sequencing- Unusual sounds...and today's featured hook, Vocalizations. In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. SONG SUBMISSIONS: For consideration to include your song(s) on the show please send links to mattb@every1zastar.ca We listen to everything that we receive. Keep in mind that we play finished, radio-ready records, that fit with the planned theme of a show. You can get a sense of where the bar is set from the other songs we play. Songs In This Episode:Jon Worthy - This Aint The Way (Jamendo Licensing)Radio Nowhere - Cortez and Pizarro Acoustic (Jamendo Licensing)The Devil Music Co. - Fire Fire (Jamendo Licensing)BREEZELESS - I feel Love  (Jamendo Licensing)John Dada amp the Weathermen - Lost To Me (Jamendo Licensing)Jeff Jacobs - Let s Live Like Animals (Jamendo Licensing)  Music Inserts:Plushka - Utopia (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "You're The One" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Ba Ba Boop" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

I was doing some song study and found these three hooks featuring regularly... melodic leaps, stepwise harmonic motion, and vocalizations. I'll be looking out for them in our indie songs this week. My featured artist is Jeff Jacobs out of New York City. In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. SONG SUBMISSIONS: For consideration to include your song(s) on the show please send links to mattb@every1zastar.ca We listen to everything that we receive. Keep in mind that we play finished, radio-ready records. You can get a sense of where the bar is set from the other songs we play on the show. Songs In This Episode:Tim Koerber - Bright Side (Jamendo Licensing)Jeff Jacobs - Cinnamon Buns (Jamendo Licensing)Jeff Jacobs - Play With Fire (Jamendo Licensing)Jeff Jacobs - Unfaithful (Jamendo Licensing)Saint Anyway - Another Song Misericordiae (Jamendo Licensing)flo - feel dirty (Jamendo Licensing) Music Inserts:BGM Studio - Cooking with a Smile (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Everything 'Bout Love" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Etude #7" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords:music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

This week I delve into unexpected chords found in songs, and secondarily, the melodic relationships to chords. My featured artist is Ava Della Petra. In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. SONG SUBMISSIONS: For consideration to include your song(s) on the show please send links to mattb@every1zastar.ca We listen to everything that we receive. Keep in mind that we play finished, radio-ready records. You can get a sense of where the bar is set from the other songs we play on the show. Songs In This Episode:Aquarius Blue - Home (Jamendo Licensing)Flo - Bonneville Joint (Jamendo Licensing) Noah Tate - Burn (Permission from the artist)Ava Della Petra - Happy For You (Jamendo Licensing)Ava Della Petra - I've Been Thinking  (Jamendo Licensing)Ava Della Petra - When It Wasn't (Jamendo Licensing)Michele Candotti - Marito italienisch (Jamendo Licensing)  Music Inserts:Mickael Huchet - Funk in blues (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, " Mula De Las Montanas " (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Etude" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

Some things change, some things stay the same. This week we'll see some of how that plays out in songs. My featured artist is jazz band, Dazie Mae. In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. SONG SUBMISSIONS: For consideration to include your song(s) on the show please send links to mattb@every1zastar.ca We listen to everything that we receive. Keep in mind that we play finished, radio-ready records. You can get a sense of where the bar is set from the other songs we play on the show. Songs In This Episode:Barefoot McCoy - Ballyhoo (Jamendo Licensing)Dazie Mae - Dead Elvis (Jamendo Licensing)Dazie Mae - Grey Roses (Jamendo Licensing)Dazie Mae - Paris To London & Back  (Jamendo Licensing)Grégoire Lourme - Salve Mater Misericordiae (Jamendo Licensing)Tim Ely - Blonde in the Black Lexus (Jamendo Licensing)  Music Inserts:Fatima Mhedden - Al Andalus (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Cakewalk" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Will You Miss Me Too" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

This week I have a varied mix of music genres and we check out some hooky devices used in the melodies of the songs. My featured artist is Country artist, Bill Steely. In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. Songs In This Episode:Soundstatues - Admire (Jamendo Licensing)Bill Steely - This Time For Sure (Jamendo Licensing)Bill Steely - Drinkin Bout Us (Jamendo Licensing)Bill Steely - Halfway  (Jamendo Licensing)Bill Steely - Better Man (Jamendo Licensing)Bill Steely - Havana (Jamendo Licensing) Bill Steely - Like This (Jamendo Licensing) Ed Napoli - The Best (Jamendo Licensing) Julius Marx - Julius Marx - Ocean Views (Jamendo Licensing) Living Camboya - Amor Pletórico (Jamendo Licensing) Massimo Sorgente - I proverbi di mia madre (Jamendo Licensing) Music Inserts:Nikos Boubas - Dance of the rolling pin (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Help me Now" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Solid Advice" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

This week we'll take a look at slower paced songs and the hooks we find there. My featured artist is Saint Anyway, a four piece band out of the US.  In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. Songs In This Episode:Dazie_Mae_-_The_Demon_Inside_Your_Head (Jamendo Licensing)Saint_Anyway_-_Annie (Jamendo Licensing)Saint_Anyway_-_Hopeless__Romantic (Jamendo Licensing)Saint_Anyway_-_Let_It_Go__Let_It_Roll  (Jamendo Licensing)FinnFixx_-_Until_You're_Home (Jamendo Licensing)Saint_Rel_-_Alone (Jamendo Licensing) michele_candotti_-_A_song_for__Italian_summer-strumentale (Jamendo Licensing) Music Inserts:Omotesound_Tokyo_-_Brave_New_Day (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Ride With Speed And Purpose" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Land Of Home Made Wine" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

This week we'll take a look at fast subdivision and how it shows up in different genres. My featured artist is The Freak Fandango Orchestra... Um-pa um-pa um-pa um-pa.  In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. Songs In This Episode:Heifervescent - Kaleidoscope (Jamendo Licensing)Paxton Pennington - Honey (Jamendo Licensing)Christos Anestopoulos - BACH CELLO SUITE No1 PRELUDE IN G (Jamendo Licensing)The Freak Fandango Orchestra - Unnamed Song Of A Fake Unicorn (Jamendo Licensing)The Freak Fandango Orchestra - The Gypsy Song (Jamendo Licensing)The Freak Fandango Orchestra - Boogich Bulgar (Jamendo Licensing) Marco Droetto - Nowhere (electric version) (Jamendo Licensing) Bralitz - Dinner Plans (Jamendo Licensing) Music Inserts:Vladimir Ney - Old Movie Music (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Rhythm 13" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Brazilian Workshop" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

This week I dig into what is a Blues song, and touch on what is high production level. How about rewiring a common experience into a song lyric source? And let's look at a song fabric that is just vocals and bass. My featured artist is the sister duo Wild Fire.  In Hits and Hooks Vignettes, we play some great tunes and lift the hood to see what makes them tick. HHV is a music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged through hooks, structure, and subtle musical decisions. Follow Hits and Hooks Vignettes, and join me, TuneMoose Matt Bates, for a weekly short walk through musicland! Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates. Songs In This Episode:LOS PENULTIMOS - Blues del calamar  Squid´s blues (Jamendo Licensing)Wild Fire - Growing Hurts (Jamendo Licensing)Wild Fire - Hold On To That (Jamendo Licensing)Wild Fire - Looking Out For You  (Jamendo Licensing)Wild Fire - Flaunt (Jamendo Licensing) Wild Fire - Strangers (Jamendo Licensing) Wild Fire - Seventeen (Jamendo Licensing) Dale Allen - Mem'ry du Jour (Jamendo Licensing)One Dice - Winterzeit Luna Keller - Two of Hearts (Jamendo Licensing) Music Inserts:Miguel Angel Albentosa Bó (MaaBo) - Cascadas (piano) (Sonata semplice) - 2. Andante (5 02) (Jamendo Licensing)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Hidden Lane" (Everyone's A Star Records)TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Two Chords" (Everyone's A Star Records) TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records) Keywords: music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance