American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

Chapter 62 White Voice

In Scott's office, Ryan, Taylor, and Scooter gathered together, as well as Taylor's album producer, Nathan Chapman.

The demo of "Wake Me Up" produced by Ryan was playing on the speakers.

Thanks to Joel, Ryan found a very good Roland jP-1996 produced in 8000. This synthesizer looks like an electronic keyboard with many buttons. The "supersaw" sound is surprisingly similar to the one in Ryan's mind. Ryan imported this sound into the FL software by sampling, and then modified it with sound effect plug-ins, and finally produced the ideal sound.

The one-minute demo was played, and Ryan contributed the melody and the vocals himself. Ryan looked at the others with trepidation, and even Scooter, who didn't understand music, was stunned.

Taylor frowned as he listened, and even seemed a little dazed.

Ryan could actually fuse country and pop? Not only did he do it, he did it so well that it seemed as if the two styles were meant to be combined.

Taylor even shuddered.

Taylor's producer Nathan Chapman had his mouth wide open, simply astonished.

As a producer and arranger, his musical attainments are incomparable to Taylor's. If he were to ask himself honestly, he felt that he would never be able to produce similar music in his entire life.

How did Ryan come up with this? Did he get the true Daft Punk inspiration?
Or is he a member of Daft Punk? He was wearing a helmet before, but now he has a new vest?

Nathan even began to look at Ryan's figure, comparing it to the image of the Daft Punk duo wearing helmets.

"Ryan, you're awesome!" Taylor was the first to react. In front of several people present, he rushed up and hugged Ryan.

"When will the recording start?" Taylor kissed Ryan directly. Of course she was willing to sing such a groundbreaking work!

The others couldn't help but smile upon seeing this, and Scott, the boss of Big Machine, smiled especially happily.

Taylor is usually quite straightforward and has a strong background. He would often just say "I don't care" to Scott. Now that there is finally someone who can advise Taylor, of course he is happy.

Scooter has begun to nod his head to the rhythm. Good electronic music has a kind of magic that can make people forget everything and sway to their heart's content on the dance floor.

In a sense, this has the same effect as some party "drugs", and Ryan's songs, when put in the party drug category, are at least three times the dose of Molly.

Scooter thought about the White Party that would be held in a while.

It would be great if this guy could go to the event! Scooter thought to himself, as he was the promoter of this year's White Party.

"Although I don't understand music, I can feel that it is indeed catchy." Scooter tried.

Nathan Chapman smiled and said: "In the field of pop music, the less professional a person is, the more representative their opinions are."

Pop music is for the general public, and the public has only one requirement for a song - it must sound good.

Ryan's song "Wake Me Up" belongs to this category exactly. The previous two songs are electronic music, but they are not songs because they have no lyrics.

This song is different. In other words, the potential audience is wider than the previous two songs.

"This song definitely has the potential to break into the mainstream." Scott couldn't help but nod. As a "veteran" who has been working in the record industry for many years, he has a keen sense of the market.

"Then we have to talk about this." Scooter took the initiative to sit opposite Scott.

"Of course, but this time Taylor is very generous, so we can just take a small share of the revenue." Scott said helplessly. While speaking, he glanced at Taylor. It was obvious that he had discussed this matter with Taylor before, and Taylor once again took the lead in the cooperation.

"Huh?" Scooter was stunned. He first looked back at Taylor, only to see Taylor holding Ryan's arm and not wanting to let go at all. He then turned his gaze to Ryan and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

This was an extra surprise Ryan brought him. He had managed to get this little country beauty without even realizing it.

You can do it, Scooter thought to himself. From this point of view, it is really a good investment to snatch him from others. With the help of CMA's best new artist of the year, Ryan will undoubtedly have a smooth start.

The negotiations between the two parties went exceptionally smoothly. After all, Big Machine made basically all the concessions it could right from the start. In addition to being Ryan's single, this song will also be included in Taylor's EP to be released next month.

"Great, then shall we start recording today?" Scooter tried to suggest.

Ryan looked at Tyler.

"I'm a little busy today, but..." Taylor looked up at Ryan beside him.

“I can put everything else off until later.”

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In the Blackbird studio, Scooter was pacing back and forth. Through the transparent glass, he could see Taylor standing in the studio, wearing headphones and singing into the recording microphone. Ryan and Nathan Chapman were sitting in the equipment room outside the studio, both wearing monitoring headphones and listening to Taylor's vocals.

Both of their expressions were a little solemn.

After a brief audition, Taylor walked out of the recording studio.

"How does it feel?" she asked Ryan.

Ryan and Nathan looked at each other.

"You talk, I'm going out to smoke a cigarette." Nathan immediately stood up and walked out.

You run pretty fast, Ryan cursed inwardly.

"Doesn't it sound good?" Taylor's face immediately fell.

"You sang very well, but I think the style of the song doesn't quite match your voice." Ryan nodded repeatedly and made amends, then added: "In my opinion, this song might be best sung by a male voice."

Taylor's creative ability is quite outstanding, but he is not without weaknesses - such as his singing skills.

She has no singing skills at all. Her songs are all folk style, which does not require any singing skills. In layman's terms, she has a loud voice.

Although "Wake Me Up" is a pop song, it is actually a mixture of country, electronic and soul music. Taylor's slightly childish voice now and the desolate and simple soul music singing style in Ryan's mind are quite different.

Taylor frowned slightly, moved closer, and spoke slowly: "Do you dislike me?!"

She had never been like this before, and even if she had accepted her current status as a shadow girlfriend, she had never reacted so strongly.

Ryan quickly shook his head. That was not the case. If he wanted to achieve the ultimate effect, Taylor could not sing this song.

"You just dislike me!" Taylor really sat astride Ryan, grabbed Ryan's shoulders and shook him.

Scooter couldn't help but shake his head in a helpless manner and walked away, leaving the two people in the recording studio to deal with it on their own.

In fact, Taylor herself knows that her singing skills may not be good enough to give a proper interpretation, but putting aside the facts, Ryan eliminated herself!
"How about this? I'll re-arrange a version, a country music version that will be more suitable for you." Ryan had an idea. The visual effect of this song gave him two versions. Why not release both versions at the same time, one version sung by Taylor, and the other version sung by someone else. If that doesn't work out, he can also take over, although his singing skills are not much better than Taylor's.

"Yes, you are a producer now, this is a good idea!" Taylor was stunned, and immediately smiled happily.

"If a song is not suitable for you, as long as you want to sing it, I will turn it into a version suitable for you." Ryan said shamelessly. In fact, there are two versions of this song, both of which are ready-made.

"Ryan, I'm already thinking about what to reward you with." Taylor leaned close to Ryan's cheek and narrowed his eyes. The two were only a few centimeters apart.

With his hands on his slender waist, Ryan seemed to be thinking about this question.

If Nathan Chapman and Scooter hadn't been standing outside, the two would have definitely gone to the lounge inside to get intimate.

"New version?" Nathan Chapman had a strange expression on his face when he heard the news.

To be honest, he felt a little ashamed.

According to Ryan's narration, this song will be changed into a brand new unplugged version. As a producer, Nathan knows that adaptation is easy but it is difficult to adapt it well, and Ryan sounds confident.

It hasn't been that long since I first met him, isn't his progress too fast? Nathan recalled the first time he met Ryan, he was so awkward and reserved, he was like two different people now.

On the other hand, Scooter was not as happy as Taylor after hearing the news.

"Taylor sang very well, there is no need to replace her." Scooter actually praised Taylor.

"Forget it, the original version would be a disaster if I sang it." Taylor immediately laughed and shook his head. Ryan had made a new version for him, so whether he could sing the original version or not was not important.

Scooter tried to sound out Ryan again and saw that Ryan was also very persistent, which made him feel a headache.

Ryan produced a new version for Taylor, and he got the share of the lyrics, music and production. It was his cooperation with Big Machine, while Scooter's record company was excluded. Even if the original song was not produced by Taylor, it had to be produced by someone else. As a result, he lost a lot of money.

"According to the contract, the record company cannot restrict you as a songwriter and producer from producing songs for others. However, if you produce other versions of the exclusively licensed songs for others during the copyright period of the original song, this infringes on the record company's exclusive licensing rights. You cannot make new versions for anyone without my permission." Scooter looked at Ryan and knew that there was no way to reason with a boy or girl in love, so he directly brought out the contract.

(End of this chapter)