The Home Made Hit Show

HMHS 166 - The 50% off Zoetrope Love In

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:50:46 PDT

Welcome back to another star studded songwriting and recording show featuring the king of the 1 minute song - Dave Criddle and the prince of music Tony Butterworth.

We are looking for a volunteer to have a song sent to one or more professional producers for an opinion. email at homemadehitshow@gmail.com if you are interested

Send us your Place Name songs for the summer challenge or your 1 minute songs for your, errrr, 1 minute challenge

Get out there and join the HMHS Facebook group

This week we talk about:

Tony's new song
Dave's one minute song
Tony's comments on how we're doing this for fun and shouldn't stress the details of a song too much
The non-monetary "value" of home songwriting

Songs

Midnight Sun - The Tones Soundclick

Baby Doll - Dave Criddle

Nobody Needs Love - Andrew Richardson & Dena Porras Andrew Dena

Red Uniform - John Meadows website

HMHS 165 - The Return of the King

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:10:29 PDT

Yes the kind of home recording has returned, Dave is back this week.

We have a Zoetrope 2.5 minutes on BitCrusher

Albert does a segment on how he records his slowed down background vocals.

We discuss our music and why I am playing too many video games.

Most importantly our Summer Song Challenge - Write and record a song with a place name in the title.

This weeks tunes:

Heart In A Cage - Good Question goodquestion.ca

Promises - Bryan Eddy Bryan's Videos

These are The Good Times - Dave King website

HMHS Classic - Ep 34 from July 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:21:24 PDT

Due to lack of time and lack of Dave it's time for the first HMHS classic. A reminder, to me especially, of the great music we've always had on this show.

Artists featured:
M1 - The Blue Casket My Space
Nobody's Angel - Jo Keers Soundclick
No Heaven or Hell - Jeff Yankauer Soundclick
Isolated - Obsolete Machines My Space
I think I Know - Charlies Bieber Soundclick
Sad Ronnie - Tim De Ferrars Soundclick

HMHS 164 - I Think I'm Alone Now

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:27:15 PDT

I'm all alone this week in the songwriting, songwriter paradise. Plenty of segments and songs to enjoy though. Dave tells me I spoke to quietly so watch out for that.

Included this week

A segment from the Rock & Roll Geek Show featuring Donovan talking about songwriting (including what Keith Richards told him Mr Cracks)
A segment and 2 songs from Andrew Richardson from his Immersion Songwriting session

and of course songs

Lady Tara - David Cooper

That's All - GrandaMelonhead grandmamelonhead.com

Scratch Bloody Mary - Throbbing Mattress Kitten throbbingmattresskitten.com

HMHS 163 - Two Non Songwriting Songwriters

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:09:21 PDT

More home songwriting goodies (we hope).

This week:

Sharing projects and OGG audio format
Does sound quality matter for MP3 ?
www.hulu.com
Home recording shows for professional :)

The Zoetrope "more than" a minute talks about the free Dig 2.0 Amp Modeler found here

The pro song was sent in by David LePlante: I'm a Superhero by Lee Feldman

and then of course there are the marvelous songs

Afraid of The Dark - Minerman
Dandelion Girl - Andrew Richardson Soundclick
I'll Be There For You - Harry Stout

HMHS 162 - One American Dude, One Foreign Dude

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:09:29 PDT

Welcome to a very briefly notated Home Made Hit Show.

We discuss

Writing songs and saving them for later recording
Mastering the Criddle way
Why we do this and how did we start (in detail)
Andrew Richardson's total immersion songwriting day

We have a Zoetrope minute on getting great performance recorded

Pro Song is Show Me What I'm Looking For by Carolina Liar

Songs this week

Zoey James - Joe Pop joepoptoons.com

This House is For Sale - The Morrisons MySpace

20-20 Foresight - Garage Spin garagespin.com

HMHS 161 - A Tony Free Pan Atlantic Special

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:56:06 PDT

Welcome to the Home Made Hit Show, Pan-Atlantic Edition with special guest: Albert Forssell

As we mentioned in the show we are actively looking for songs. Please send new songs or if you sent a song older than a month ago then please send it again. Please please do not reply to the email, send me a new email with one song per message.

Thanks
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This week we discuss:

Special guest: Zoom forum regular Albert Forssell!
Interview with Albert
Using BG Vocals
Nanotron 2 Review http://www.dream.vortex.btinternet.co.uk/5627/
Music Services in Europe

http://www.spotify.com/ Streaming music library - only available in some parts of Europe.

http://www.mytaratata.com/ French TV show with live acts. The site is all in French but most pictures will bring you to a streaming video. "LA DERNIÈRE ÉMISSION" is the latest show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM490EXk8v0 A clip from Taratata with KT Tunstall using loop pedals.

http://www.gvst.co.uk/ Free VST effect plugs-in. Easy to use.
http://www.dream.vortex.btinternet.co.uk/5627/ Nanotron Mellotron Emulator
Albert Forssell Soundclick

Pro song of the week is Butterfly Boucher - I Can't Make Me

This weeks songs

Perfect Blue - Pocket Gods

All Day Long - Albert Forssell

With You In My Life – Michael Lyzenga

HMHS 160 - Normal Service Resumed

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:15:22 PDT

Welcome to the return of the Home Made Hit Show after a technical break.

This week we discuss:

What would we do if we had more time for music
Dave's techno song troubles
What do we do with our old songs
Tony uses Rock Band to demonstrate the use of guitar in the Who's Won't Get Fooled Again
What makes a pro song mix sound better than most home mixes

Video of Rock Band Won't Get Fooled Again

The Zoetrope minute - bumper addition - covers bandcamp.com
Pro song of the week is Pounding from Doves: http://www.doves.net/

I'd like to, once again, encourage everyone to visit the "music off topic" area of the forum where there are a lot of really interesting and informative songwriting and music focused posts these days Find it here Zoomers Music Forum

This weeks songs

Frank Dicker - So Wrong
The Great Constantini (Frank Canonica) - Your Velvet Jesus Soundclick
Blind Reign - Twenty One blindreign.com

HMHS TV 015 - Frank Dicker Live

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:53:23 PDT

It's my huge pleasure to present home songwriter supreme Frank Dicker live from the Music Tree in Morgan Hill. Frank has appeared on the show before and it was great to step out and see him. He claimed to be nervous and making mistakes but I didn't notice any and I'll bet you can't either. Frank appears here performing his original songs accompanied by his son.

iTunes/iPod users can download one video from iTunes but there are 3 at youtube.

Check out all the HMHS videos at HMHSTV at YouTube

HMHS 159 - See Me Feel Me

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:12:53 PDT

Another visit to the home songwriting and recording paradise at the home made hit show. Discussion on thoughtful mixing vs feel, Tony's musical torturer and Zoetrope discusses Gear Lust.

Remember to check out the main forum at zoomforum.us

Hear (or not hear) Dave EQ his drums.

Pro song of the week is Greatest Day by Take That

Most importantly of all listen to these home recorded tunes.

Here Comes Conrad - The Tones Soundclick

Hey Clueless - Grandma Melonhead website

Time Out - John Bowen voclizr.com

HMHS 158 - The BMW Made Hit Show

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:12:07 PDT

More wonderful songwriting babble from Tony and his hired servant Dave.

Today we discuss Anvil The Movie (website), The Who Six Quick One's (website), using two bass amps and how to puncture the pop consciousness.

Zoetrope's minute talks about how to grab your listener (musically I think).

Pro song of the week is Sidewalk Surfer Girl from Super Furry Animals (website)

Songs this week.

Sex Drive - Beep

Angel of Bedlam - The Miskicks soundclick

Natural Disaster - Dave Criddle

HMHS157 - The Dave Criddle Show (repost)

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:40:16 PDT

Yes it's the return of Mr. Dave Criddle to your home songwriting paradise.

This week we discuss, Glasvegas drumming, songwriting on the bus, REALLY learning your songs. We have Dave Chick talking for a minute on varying your melody and Zoetrope on song intro's.

Get your free MP3's from Amazon here: Top 100 Indie Samplers

Dave has a great segment on EQ. Here is the 58mb original file if you need it EQSegment

Tony dug into Pulp's Babies for Tony's Perfect Pop Song. Last.FM for Pulp ( I recommend checking out the song Razzmatazz on Last.FM. It's another classic)

Songs this week:

If It Was You - Project-43 project-43.com

Slain - The Brothers Grimm

Darkest Hour -Mat Wilson Soundclick

HMHS 157 - The Dave Criddle Show

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:29:51 PDT

HMHS 156 - The Other Dave

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:44:06 PDT

Mr Long Show Criddle is away and I take the opportunity to create one of the longest shows we've ever done, along with artificial/substitute Dave Chick from Hatched Productions and InSide Home Recording

I asked Dave about what key I should sing in (Dave the answer was multiple choice, A through G, you didn't answer correctly). Dave talked about ear candy (ooooooo).

A songbook segment featuring Ian Broudie website

Pro song of the week is Love Like Nothing by The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir (unofficial website)

Songs:

Breaking Windows - The Tones soundclick

Monterrey Coastline - John Poulton (including 3 versions) soundclick

Wake Up Rise and Shine - Andrew Richardson Soundclick

HMH S 155 - Minus Dave Plus Zoetrope

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:02:04 PDT

Today we are Dave Free (Yeah !!!) but a full dose of Zoetrope is in the house. Hear the dynamic discussion of why recording cover songs is cool and how to have a successful internet collaboration. Hear Dave Chick gives us an intro that's longer than his song and finally take a listen to Bernard Sumner talking and singing from the Songbook show.

In addition hear the worst recorded song you've ever come across aka one of the best songs every Iggy and Stooges Search and Destroy (then hear me confuse Zoetrope into thinking Iggy sang the same verse twice when Z tells me now it was the pre-chorus.

Oh yeah and we have songs.

Andrew Brock - Songwriter Soundclick
Dave Chick (and many others) - The Warriors Theme HatchedProductions
Les Cotton - The Answer lescotton.co.uk

HMHS 154 - The Disorganized Hit Show

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:06:47 PDT

Here we go again for more disorganized home recording and songwriting talk.

Please give us a rating and review on iTunes. Load iTunes (it's free) go to the podcast directory iTunes store and search for "home made hit show" and give us a review.

This week hear some of Jarvis Cocker's theories on lyrics. Read/listen to his full lecture at acrylicafternoons.com (it's linked on the first page)

Hear Dave's compression segment #2

Hear the Zoetrope minute on song length

Hear British Sea Power and their song Oh Lucifer

and most importantly, hear these songs

It Never Happened - Andrew Spicer humblefly.net

Midnight Chimes -David Cooper

The Call - Paul Janowski

HMHS 153 - The Professional Amateur Almost Hour

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:07:09 PDT

Lots of great home songwriting and recording is here again (oh yeah plus the amateurish Frank Zappa).

Dave discussed the Virtuoso free VST. Tony gave an example of his vocal doubling.

Thanks to Zoetrope for the "Zoetrope Minute" and thanks to the guys for their song intro's.

This weeks tunes:

Loyalty - James Bryson Soundclick

In Your Arms - Grandma Melonhead website

I Never Knew - Robert Lee Hall website

HMHS 152 - Writing Songs on Your Casio Keyboard (iTunes Repost)

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:41:42 PDT

Today's fun filled home songwriting show features

The return of the fantastic Songbook show
Jarvis Cocker on writing songs with a cheap casio keyboard
Dave Criddle on Compression
The great song "Falling Slowly" from the great movie "Once"

The following songs were played

John Sotter - Alone JohnSotter.com

Harry Stout - Best Days of Our Lives - Harry wants your input

Screaming Angel - Life MySpace

HMHS 152 - Writing Songs on Your Casio Keyboard

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:38:09 PDT

Today's fun filled home songwriting show features

The return of the fantastic Songbook show
Jarvis Cocker on writing songs with a cheap casio keyboard
Dave Criddle on Compression
The great song "Falling Slowly" from the great movie "Once"

The following songs were played

John Sotter - Alone JohnSotter.com

Harry Stout - Best Days of Our Lives - Harry wants your input

Screaming Angel - Life MySpace

HMHS 151 - It's All About Me

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:52:40 PST

A songwriting show made by me, about me, extensively featuring me and even featuring someone pretending to be me (oh and "not cool" Dave Criddle).

This weeks pro song, which I liked, was Justify by The Rasmus

Plenty of home made music this week

The Home Made Hit Show Song - Harry Stout
Make Her Mine - The Tiddlers (aka Tony & Dave)
Vengeance Street - Gary Davies (featuring Tony)
Swim - The Tones (aka Tony, featuring Albert Forssall)
Come Swim With Me (demo) - Albert Forssall (sadly not featuring Tony)

HMHS 150 - Better than 150 kicks in the privates

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:55:09 PST

More songwriting, less lyrics, more arrangements and even more great songs.

Remember all, this is your show so please send stuff in, song breakdowns, segments on your favorite songs or instruments, songs for the "pro" review. Keep it all coming.

This week the pro song was Use Somebody by Kings of Lean, check them out here

You can find the S3 and all the other Krakli synths here

This weeks tunes.

Coward - Rubber Clown Car website

Electric Dyin' Day - Michael Lyzenga (site mentioned is at Soundclick)

Suburban Dream - Joe Pop website

HMHS 149 - Now with 100% more Zoetrope

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:35:11 PST

Yes your songwriting (and soft synth) paradise is invaded by Mr "It Sucks" Zoetrope.

Hear the Minimogue review. Download it, for free, and get more info from the MiniMogue site

Read David Watson's lyrics in the forum post here

The "pro" song this week was It Couldn't Be Done by Tim Finn

Songs:

Toothpick - Snubby

Jezebel - Throbbing Mattress Kitten Website

This Lonely Night - David Watson Soundclick

Be Here Now - South Hill Project Bardomusic

R.I.P. Riffmaster Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:09:27 PST

Here I have done what I probably should have done the first time for Rob White. I have pulled all of his appearances on the HMHS into one

Most of the songs feature his spoken intro's so please be aware of that.

I decided to play the songs in reverse order, no particular reason. At least two of the shows were Steve shows, so thanks to him for those of course.

Rock 'n' Raw - Ep 131
6 my 9 - Ep 115
Into the Sun - Ep 70
Pervs and Porno's - Ep 60
Roll the Wheel - Ep 49
Half Past Love - Ep 38
Cadillac Woman - Ep 26
If you Feel Froggy - Ep 15

HMHS 148 - RIP Riffmaster

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:06:33 PST

Sadly we have learned of the death of our friend and show contributor Rob White aka Riffmaster aka Freightrain Jones. This is a simple show just playing some of his tunes.

You can find more of his stuff at these places

Riff's Music

Riff's "Crap"

Riff's Cover Band

There's a remembrance thread in the off topic area of the Zoomers thread forum here

The songs I play are listed below:

Cheatin Woman Blues
Into The Sun
Roll The Wheel
Pervs and Porno's
If You Feel Froggy
X Rated Vision

HMHS 147 - The REAL Pat Pattison Show

noreply@blogger.com (Tony Butterworth) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:12:30 PST

In the return to your home songwriting paradise I am really super double pleased to have an interview with Pat Pattison, lyric writing eductation superstar. You all know I love his books and many of you do also so it was a real pleasure to secure and complete this interview.

Check out the very interesting site at www.patpattison.com

We also play some songs:

David Cooper - Kings of Rock and Roll

Pat Pattison and Greg Barnhill - Leave My Like Alone (see Pat's Site for lyrics and other songs)

Songwriting Workshop - Tom Smith tomsmithonline.com

Pat's Books