Tag: Guitar

Feeling inspired

Posted on by rickvanmeijel

I’ve been feeling inspired lately. For the first time I’m writing music on guitar and also for the first time I’m starting with riffs instead of chord progressions or melody parts. Making a riff sound interesting and catchy is pretty challenging but it’s proven to be a fun way to change up my creative process. Admittedly I’m still a beginner guitar player, but by taking lessons and doing these jam sessions I’m slowly making progress!

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‘’Higher Frequencies’’ contest

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‘’Higher Frequencies’’, my new single, will be out on January 24! To celebrate this release I’m hosting a contest in which you can win a chance to be part of the exclusive early premiere.

In the video below you see me playing an acoustic guitar part that’s featured in the single. Based on this little snippet, can you guess what musical style or genre ‘’Higher Frequencies’’ will be?

Post your guess in the comments and you might hear this new single before anyone else does! I’ll pick 3 winners whose guesses are closest to the actual style of ‘’Higher Frequencies’’. The contest closes on January 16 and winners will be informed on the day after. Good luck!

Higher Frequencies - Wallpaper_1

Edit: The contest has been closed. Congratulations Manuel, Honey and Mehя Het on winning the contest and thank you to all participants! 🙂

Post-Reliving post

Posted on by rickvanmeijel

Hey there! Today I’m giving you a quick update on what I’ve been up to for the last couple months. Originally I planned to take a break from music after releasing my debut EP Reliving in June. To my own surprise however, I haven’t stopped creating at all. Ideas have been flowing constantly, which has led me to work on multiple new projects, both my own and collaborations.

As of today, I have a couple of tracks in the works and some are progressing really well! There’s no album or EP forming at the moment, so I’ll probably release these separately. Either way, keep an eye on this website as I’ll post new stuff when it’s ready.

Also worth mentioning: I’m currently learning to play guitar and it’s so much fun! I find it to be more challenging than learning piano due to the difficulty of placing the fingers correctly. Soon I may take some lessons to learn more quickly. Until then, YouTube tutorials will do 😀