bvdou

r&b songwriting/composing

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Here to bridge your feelings to your music through words.

Why hire me ? I’m a soul-speaker and I intend to let your music, your thoughts, your emotions, and your experiences have more weight through your lyrics.

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

Languages

  • English
  • French

Interview with bvdou

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: It’s my first ever project and it took me over a year to get it halfway done, but the wait is worth it

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: A solo project

  5. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  6. A: Digital, these days, we live in a digital era in which words matter more when you can hear and read them at the same time

  7. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  8. A: Deliver the feels

  9. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  10. A: Being able to meet new people, share experiences, evolve and grow

  11. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  12. A: How can you bring out these feelings from the artist to the listener ? By being the most honest version that both parties can confide in.

  13. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  14. A: I’m always told that I’m too funny to be serious. Well, I’m both !

  15. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  16. A: What emotions do you want the listener to feel ? What’s the overall project ? Where do you want to take the listener, on a journey with you or on a self-reflecting solo trip with themselves only ?

  17. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  18. A: Don’t be afraid to dive deep in your feelings, don’t hold back and put it all on the table becaue these days, people seek honesty and truth and that alone might differentiate you from other musical acts

  19. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  20. A: A notebook, a computer (that will die out, but knowing that, I’ll be able to push myself and try new things before the battery runs out), a microphone, a pen and a guitar

  21. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  22. A: I’ve been doing this for friends of mine for a few years now but never to the point of building a career out of it yet.

  23. Q: How would you describe your style?

  24. A: Honest, vulnerable while also being empowered by my experiences

  25. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  26. A: FLO, because they are a hard-working band that seems to always push themselves further and further when it comes to music

  27. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  28. A: Always go for the unusual note that will tell the song apart from the others.

  29. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  30. A: r&b, pop, chillwave

  31. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  32. A: Not being afraid of a challenge

  33. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  34. A: Feelings

  35. Q: What's your typical work process?

  36. A: Listening to the song a couple times, get the melody right by humming, exploring a theme and get the lyrics poured

  37. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  38. A: MacBook Pro with Logic Pro X,

  39. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  40. A: Khalid, Ella Mai, H.E.R.

  41. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  42. A: Songwriting, composing

Terms Of Service

Up to 5 revisions, 2/3 days of writings for a song, FaceTime calls or in-person encounters to facilitate the process

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