I’ve had this song on my to-do list for this series for a few weeks now and FINALLY I’m getting around to it - this week I’m making a track for BEAT UP CHANEL$ by Slayyyter. She’s been a fave of mine for awhile now and when I saw she had some new singles out, I thought I’d trying taking a stab at one of them. Her music is always edgy, hard-hitting, she’s like a mid-west Kim Petras - what’s not to love?
Here’s the acapella if you want to play along and hear what I heard first:
I think I managed to actually make something not that far from the original. I had the context of her prior music to work with, but her style isn’t generally that different from what I normally make, so it was fun to hear that I went in a similar direction once I finally got to listen to her version. Some of the sound choices were different, as could be expected, but I think the overall arrangement had the same vibes. What do you think?
Haven’t heard the original yet? Check it out here:
Cannibal - 15 Years Later
When I first started learning how to produce, Kesha’s early music was definitely amongst some of my biggest inspiration. I loved the rawness of the synths, the unhinged lyrics, the catchy hooks. This week I went back to her 2010 album Cannibal for the first time in a while and did a ranking of all the tracks from my favorite to least favorite. It was such a trip to hear those songs in the context of 2025 - let me tell you. This album features iconic tracks like We Are Who We R and Blow, alongside a few I’d definitely blocked from my memory (yes, I’m referring to the slightly problematic Grow A Pear). Revisit this pop classic with me this week and send through your top tracks!
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