I is for In the Studio

In the Studio (Poem)

by Stephanie Jeannot

In the Studio

You make fresh beats

And you add that heat

To an empty track

Put the beat in the back

And just ride the cymbals

With a bassline

Generic or organic

The latter the better

Depending on the ear

That receives its free expression

In the studio

You lace on harmonious strings

You let the black and whites sting

And then you sing a lick

Maybe add a slick

Stack of vocals over it

Dance vocally over it

Leading the pack of tamed while untamed

But as natural as

Rain in the April of spring

In the studio

What is written or unwritten

Gets etched into the composed nest

Vibin through foam and somehow everything internets

Into a social web network

From one channel to another

Each being a spun communicant

In its own way

In the studio you then play

It back

Wet the ears

Some panned, some E-cued, warmed and theatered

To make the sound warm, big

You might get a good mix

But you might come back tomorrow and realize

The studio is like a shuffle dance

Because you keep coming back to edit

With additional wetness

And the result is the extent

Of you

In the studio is where you do

Songs with edits to listen back to in the car

As for example this one I wrote, produced, lyrically and musically

Please check out my tune entitled, “Wherever You are.”
Here: https://www.reverbnation.com/stephanayjnote/song/20358451-wherever-you-are