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I was honestly just having the most fun with creating my own composition and seeing which acapella vocal tracks I could squeeze in there. Not the best “industry-standard sounding” as a stand-alone track, but really enjoyed synthesising my own sounds and creating the cheesiest mash up! 

Copyright of Lady Gaga (2013), Linkin Park (2007), Twenty One Pilots (2018)  - I do not own any rights to these samples, these samples have been used for learning purposes and to showcase different methods and techniques I have learned and achieved.  

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This was done for a ‘Music for Games’ module at university, the idea was to create 5 different loops/2 bar compositions with a threading theme, the first being ‘Idle’ music where the video game character is travelling between quests or missions, then 3 composition loops for the “Combat” music, each getting more intense leading up to the “Victory” composition.

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This was done for a ‘Music for Games’ module at university, the idea was to create 5 different loops/2 bar compositions with a threading theme, the first being ‘Idle’ music where the video game character is travelling between quests or missions, then 3 composition loops for the “Combat” music, each getting more intense leading up to the “Victory” composition. 

Credit to FreeK for guitar line

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Killing Me - Rachael Howden Feat. Claire Hanson

Studio Work. All recording and mixing done by me, recorded at SSR Manchester, Mixed in Pro Tools 12. Final level mixing and basic mastering in Logic Pro X.

A song that I wrote (vocals, drums, bass, guitar) and performed (drums, bass, and guitar). 

Credit to Ollie Williamson for Engineering, Mixing, and Piano

Credit to Claire Hanson for Vocals and partial lyricist. 

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This is my emulation of Ariana Grande’s ‘break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored’.

I decided to recreate this song to challenge myself with sound recreation and emulation using different synths, emulators, LFOs and plug-ins within Logic Pro X. 

Copyright of Ariana Grande 2019 - I do not own any rights to the song, this track has been used for learning purposes and to showcase different methods and techniques I have gained. 

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ABOUT

Originally from Lancaster, I made the move to Manchester three years ago to undertake a BSc degree in Studio and Live Music Production, for which I have achieved a Second degree. 

I was a late bloomer as a musician as I didn’t start learning to play my first instrument (drums) until I was thirteen years old, from there I rapidly developed a love for pop-punk and was inspired by bands such as Blink-182, Paramore, A Day To Remember to further my musicality and learn more instruments (ukulele, bass, guitar, vocals). From this love for music, generated a further thirst for learning about how these bands created and delivered their sound to their fans, my love for music production had arrived. 

Over the past years my interests in the music industry have evolved, to begin with, I solely wanted to become a performer whilst working a side job to provide a living, which then once I started performing at gigs and events morphed into wanting to become a live sound engineer. I applied to the School of Sound Recording (now Spirit Studios) to help me achieve that dream but along the way I changed my mind again, wanting to become a studio engineer within the voice over recording industry, this is something that still greatly appeals to me and isn’t off of the cards.

But for now I am focussing on building a portfolio of works that demonstrates my compositional and songwriting abilities both electronically and with real instruments. I’m relatively new to this side of the industry but I hope to grow and learn with each new track that I post. 

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CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Messenger: m.me/rachael.howden

Twitter: @rhowden156

Insta: @rhowden34

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The last song I co-wrote for my old band ‘Seven-ThirtySeven’.

Roles: Production, Co-Engineer, Vocalist, Guitarist, Co-Song Writer.

Mixing and writing credit to Ollie Williamson

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One of the earlier songs I wrote for my old band ‘Seven-ThirtySeven’. 

Roles: Production, Co-Engineer, Vocalist, Guitarist, Bassist, Song Writer. 

Mixing Credit to Ollie Willamson and Paul Jessop

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Very short ‘jam’ loop project produced when brainstorming ideas for an animation showreel. 

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Very short funk loop project produced when brainstorming ideas for an animation showreel.