As a 3rd year student for music producer at Conservatory in Ghent, I had to choose a song, and reproduce it intirely. It had to approach the original song as close as possible. Here is the mastered end result (in compressed YouTube quality which is rubbish, but you got the idea). Everything you hear is recorded, edited and mixed by me in ProTools. Originally I synced my version with the original videoclip, but Sony Music Entertainment was not very happy with that, so I made one of those boring slideshows:) First I listened very carefully to the song, and transcribed each instrument into notes on a masterscore. Then I made an electronic midi-version from it as a guide track for the musicians. Then I searched for good musicians (very difficult to find someone with a voice like Jay Kay, but he’s quite close I think!), handed them over their scores and recorded each part seperately in the big recording studio at school, which took me about 3 months. The editing, mixing and mastering took me another couple of months. Every little detail had to be in it, and had to sound like in the original song. Sometimes it took me days to equalize one little effect sound like it sounds in the original. There’s still a little difference in the sound because the original was recorded on tape, and I did everything digitally (even though I tried to vitalize it with a lot of outboard effects to let it sound like a tape recording), but I think I’m quite close. And here it is! Enjoy, and leave a …
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August 27th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
wonderful. . . . best cover i’ve EVER EVER EVER HEARD. . . . what a great voice. . . .
August 27th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Where’d you get that crazy HAT?
August 27th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
The music world needs YOU
August 27th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
@IkariCologne thanks dude!
August 27th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
you made an awesome job, man! thumps up!
August 27th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
very impressive fellas!
August 27th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
really good sounds like the original
fantastic backing music
August 27th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
I HATE SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
August 27th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Great, Great! you have an amazing voice.
August 27th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
lijkt ect zoals dat original:)
August 27th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
very good cover. . . ; )
August 27th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
This is impressive!
August 27th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
@Fred1102 Dikke merci man! Doet me plezier dat te lezen. Ja Sonny is een supergoeie imitator! Ma ter zit nog altijd wel wa verschil op e, maja das gewoon stemkleur
August 27th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
@hellskitchen123 wtf!! ja ok nu gelezen! ma hunk da kan toch niet?? iemand me zo’n gelijkaardige stem vinden! die sonny vande putte is te gek!! trouwens, echt proficiat. ik vind dit abnormaal goed gemasterd.
August 27th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
@Fred1102 lees info
August 27th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
@dietn87 hahaha sjmieters!
August 27th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
@dietn87 hahaha sjmieters!
August 27th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
@Fred1102 smithersinho
August 27th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
wuk ister ier aan gecoverd? das toch de originele versie?
August 28th, 2010 at 12:19 am
well done!!!!
August 28th, 2010 at 12:20 am
@grippone thanks man!
August 28th, 2010 at 12:52 am
the title is Child’s anthem. . . . bye.
Seventh one
August 28th, 2010 at 1:16 am
Good job , you should be proud.
August 28th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Awesome cover! The best non-jamiroquai version i have heard! Well done
August 28th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I love this song so everything related to it will be great, and by the way your effort was awesome