I've done a couple of children's songs for my daughter recently.
"Love is an Open Door" from Disney's Frozen Soundtrack:
And most recently, "Lead the Way" from Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon Soundtrack:
I thought that I might incur some uploading issues with YouTube regarding Disney songs, but they both uploaded just fine, no copyright issues or blocks.
So, I decided to make a thing of these children's songs. My daughter is totally into music and her reaction to the first few videos I've made for her was great. She watches them 2-3 times in a row before wanting to move on, and she dances and twirls and gets into the zone.
Next up on the list was a song from the Netflix show, Gabby's Dollhouse. The song is called "Roll With It," and it is a really fun song. It has some really cool beats that I modified from the original programmed drum parts. There is a Samba-like beat in the pre-chorus section and in the last pre-chorus I add an open hi-hat pattern to spice it up a bit. There's also a really cool upbeat funk tom rhythm that's super fun to play. And on top of that, I was able to do some cool stuff with the Roland TM-2 and my snare and bass drum triggers, like I did for "Lead the Way."
But when I uploaded it to YouTube, I got a notification that the video would be blocked! I did all this work, learning and recording the song's audio and video, editing the video in with footage from Gabby's Dollhouse, and rendering it all in 4K, so it took a heck of a long time.
Well, I wasn't going to let all that work go to waste. In fact, this has happened to me before and my workaround was to create a Pro Vimeo page where I could upload my blocked YouTube videos and host them there to anyone who is willing to become a Patron on my Patreon page. Signing up is super easy if you don't already have a Patreon account. And I only have one level of membership which costs only $5/mo or $60 for the year.
There are already four videos up, two of which you can watch right now, without having to become a Patron. Then, there's the Gabby's Dollhouse song, "Roll With It" and my FULL ALBUM cover of James Taylor's "Never Die Young," both available once you become a patron.
So, please consider it. It will help me to bring much more exclusive content like the above, and I will be posting to Patreon more often once I actually get some patrons.
Song: Roll With It
Artist: Sainty Nelsen
Album: Gabby's Dollhouse Soundtrack (2020 Dreamworks Records)
Original Drummer: n/a Drums Programmed
Music: Drumless Track via XTRAX Stems
Take Count: 8
Equipment:
- DW Design Piano Black Drumset
9x10, 10x12, 14x16, 18x22
- Ludwig Black Beauty 5x14 Snare Drum
- DW Blue Pearl Oyster 5x12 Side Snare
- Paiste Cymbals
8" Paiste Signature Dark Energy Mark I Splash
14" Paiste Signature Dark Energy Mark I Hi-Hats
18" Paiste Signature Full Crash
18" Paiste Signature Dark Energy Mark I Crash
18" Paiste Signature Precision China
22" Paiste Signature Dark Energy Mark II Ride
- RhythmTech Mounted Tambourine
- Pearl HH3 ChaBELLa Horatio Hernandez Cowbell
- ProMark 5B Balance Rebound Wood Sticks
- Roland TM-2 Acoustic Drum Trigger Module
- ddrum AcousticPro Kick Trigger
- ddrum AcousticPro Dual Zone Snare Drum Trigger
- DW Hardware & drumheads
- Audix drum microphones (i5, D2, D4, D6)
- MXL Mogami 603S Overhead Microphone Pair
- Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera
- GoPro Hero 5 Black
- GoPro Hero 8 Black (x3)
- Behringer U-Phoria UMC-1820 Interface
- Behringer Digital UltraGain ADA8200 8-Channel PreAmp
- Obeamiu 5600k USB Studio Lighting Kit 3-Pack
- Apple iMac 27" Retina 2019
- Logic Pro X
- Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2021
- Adobe After Effects CC 2021
- Adobe Photoshop CC 2021
If you want to support my channel, please consider the following:
Becoming a PATRON on my PATREON Page for access to exclusive content!
Following Me on my TribeTXT Page for access to exclusive content! as well as personalized SMS Text Messages
Purchasing something from my MERCH STORE
Purchasing something from the Amazon links listed throughout my website
SUBSCRIBING to my YouTube Channel
and SHARING my content with all your friends
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT!