SCHOOL OF MUSIC - FORCE OF COMMAND

SCHOOL OF MUSIC:: FORCE OF COMMAND.

There are two basic forces of Influence and one of them is the force of command. In my book "EASIEST WAY TO BECOMING A MUSIC SUPERSTAR" I explained this Concept very well under the Laws of Influence.

The force of Influence is the greatest of the two forces of Influence and once you understand how this works and apply it correctly to your songs, it will be an instant super hit. If you use it wrongly or ignore it, even a potential hit song will not blow. I will give you a few examples of this as I proceed.

Influence is Attention. The best way to get attention is by command. Nobody resist commands. Using the force of Influence on your song is a strategy that causes your song to command attention. This is very important and must be taken note of consciously in your song arrangements.

Let me tell you this secret for free, a hit song must be able to command attention between the first 15-30 seconds of it's play. Read that again, the first 15-30 seconds of your song is the most important part of your song. If you can not command attention within this period of someone listening to your song, forget it. People may like the song but it will never be a HIT.

Now don't be confused that I say people may like a song and yet it will never be a HIT. Yes it is true. You self check am na. There are some songs you know from your favorite Artistes. You love the song, some people also love the song too but the song is not a HIT. I know why. It is because they didn't use the force of command correctly.

How can this force be applied to be effective in commanding attention? Bear in mind that if your song can not command attention, it can never be a HIT. You have to be Intentional about this. Listen I see a lot of potential hit songs die because of this mistake. This is the reason songs like BABA (Original studio version) by SONNIE BADU could not blow. Yeah! I know you are wondering what am I saying? Baba by SONNIE BADU that is everywhere? What you don't know is that before this song became a super Hit that it is now, Sonnie Badu had already recording the song in studio and released with a video self but it didn't blow. The version that blows was tiny part of the song done in a LIVE recording Concert.

Same thing happened to TIM Godfrey's Nara ft Travis Green. The original audio of Nara could not blow. Even as big as Nara song is today, the original audio still can not blow yet. The Nara that became a super Hit today was also a tiny part of the song done in a LIVE recording Concert too.

What's the point in this examples? It means that the arrangements and designs of these songs, left the ingredients that will blow the song towards the end of the songs instead of having them at the beginning.

Yes, this is not a popular theory but it works wonders. I have been in music studios many times listening to production and I see producers leaving the best sounds for much later, the singers arrange the best part of the songs towards the end of the song. This is an error. Use the best from the beginning of your song. Use that emotional string, violin, rhythm, words, sound that will command attention from the beginning. Don't wait till the middle or the end. Listen, the first 15-30 seconds of your song is the most important part of your song. If you don't command attention, you will lose the audience.

I was once in Alaba int'l with an artiste to see some marketers. They will collect the album, slot it into the DVD player. Listen to track one for just about 15 seconds and move to the next track and to the next track till the end of the album. If anyone got their attention, they will allow that one play for just a few more seconds. Do you know what the danger of that is? It means that if you have the sound that will blow the song in the middle or towards the end, they won't get to know because you lost them from the beginning. It is the same rule for online stores too. Some people come to stream your songs online. If you don't have their attention within few seconds, they move.

This is a very important rule for creating HIT SONGS. Pay attention to the beginning of your song. A good intro, can blow your song. A bad intro can kill your song. Be Intentional about this. Arrange that sweet part from the beginning. I know what I am saying, especially if you are an emerging Artistes, don't joke with this secret. If this could affect a Sonnie Badu and a Tim Godfrey, who you be? Lol.

Amachree Ikijana Alex (AIA)

Celebrity Music Coach
Music Content and Business Coach.

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