Turning our best riff into a song (If I Die Tonight)

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Chapters
0:00 The choosing of the riff
2:03 The jamming of the riff
5:20 Coming up with parts and structure
7:23 More riffs!
10:09 Starting to record
11:54 House Band interlude & episode sponsor: Country Music Association
12:57 Lyrics & more guitar
14:07 Bass
14:47 Finalizing lyrics
16:04 Vocals
16:55 Synth
18:06 Modular synth & guitar
19:00 “If I Die Tonight” out now!
22:10 Outro

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