The Birth of the Monstrous Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 237



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The editor of Next, a webzine specializing in EDM, was truly impressed.

‘Because there are so many solo DJs, many people think that if it’s a team, each person will divide the work.’

When it comes to singers, you can think of them as a dance group, not a vocal group.

Even if it’s not your vocal part, you have to dance. There are no idle members.

It is clear that Jung Woo-dam also formed a team to show people techniques and mix sets that require a lot of work.

Moreover, teamwork is good.

Jung Woo-dam is the music director, and the other two members are sub DJs.

‘Not the youngest DJ who only does chores at the club, but the subs who really support the main role. ‘The role is by no means weak.’

All three cannot be main.

If that happens, like in the case of failed collaborations between stars, they will end up just showing off to each other, saying, ‘I’m better!’

‘It’s strange. Excluding the contest song, this would be my first event as a hub power, so how do they fit together like that?’

Their handling of faders, effects, and turntables is sensuous rather than moving according to a structured process.

You also get the impression that it’s improvised at times.

Skillful. Anyone who sees it will think that this is a team that has appeared at UMF every year.

‘Achievements of repeated practice? That may be true, but it is not a feeling of stability that comes from practice alone. It’s a field of talent.’

It feels like it scratches the itchy area with amazing accuracy.

Herb Power is DJing and capturing the audience’s reactions in real time.

Of course, this is thanks to the ability to communicate (S).

Herb Power doesn’t even just DJ.

This was why Woodam needed members.

To make people dance, it’s more than just a good song. There must be an atmosphere.

Although the organizer is in charge of stage production, Herb Power produced its own psych lighting and mirror ball lighting.

Mad CS, who exchanged glances with Jung Woo-dam, turned the console knob filled with cables in accordance with the progress of the song.

Pot! Pot! Padbabat!

Then, the outdoor concert hall becomes like an indoor club, with lights and lasers shooting out in a flashy and crazy way.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump!

In the build-up part, the strong bass sound resonated in the head and heart, and the drums were boosted with excitement.

-Ah you lere!

-Boom boom boom boom! Boom boo boo boom boom boom!

From this moment on, people started shaking their bodies mercilessly as if they were only allowed to dance.

“awesome! “Who are they?!”

“Herbal powder?!”

“I don’t know! “Run now!”

Flap, flutter!

Next’s editor also jumped around like a live fish.

“Wow! Oh my! “Wow!”

exciting.

The editor was surprised by this whole situation.

Herb Power does a variant of future bass, and it is being accepted by listeners so quickly.

‘Usually, Future Base has stuck to a medium tempo of around 100 BPM since Closer, which was a mega hit with 3 billion views.’

On the other hand, around 150BPM.

Like Closer, Alone, which has over 3 billion views, may have been used as a reference. But when I think about it, the BPM doesn’t even go up to 150.

‘Was Alone 140? Then, since there is nothing else in common other than the genre, it would be difficult to say it was a reference.’

Also, sounds messy and messy due to the sense of speed and attack.

But I don’t understand why the more I listen to it, the better it sounds.

Then, he realized.

‘The vocals are neutralizing the splashing of the synths!’

This vocal was recorded with a vocoder.

A combination of the words voice and coder, simply put, voice synthesis.

During the recording process, it was probably sung by Herb Power, but after going through a vocoder, it changed into a mechanical tone.

However, the vibrato in singing is slow. It’s humane.

For example, it vibrates calmly, like a string instrument played slowly with a bow, rather than a string instrument played with fingering or a pick.

‘Perfect. ‘It’s perfect, which makes me worry more.’

Festival DJs don’t just perform with their creations.

DJ controllers were originally created to dig into existing songs and reinterpret them in your own style.

You can see your skills there.

‘Remix right away.’

As the editor expected, song number 2 was a remix.

[Victory(MUD RATS) Herb Power Mix]

As soon as the title appears on the screen, the audience erupts in loud cheers.

“What a headliner number!”

“What the?”

“Is this a respect for Mudrats?!”

The editor also opened his eyes wide.

Herb Power announced that they have edited the original mix of the hottest DJ duo in the EDM scene and the highest-earning DJ in the world.

It’s a challenge that can be taken on because it’s a new team, but many people will think it’s reckless.

Nevertheless.

‘If you mess up, you’ll be in trouble, but if you do well, you can make your name known in one fell swoop.’

High risk, high return.

Soon, Herb Power’s remix version was released.

Pop, pop, pop!

It was like rhythm game music played with speed up, and as expected, there was order in the unrefined chaos.

‘Isn’t this also a variant future base like Trash?’

The genre has begun to solidify.

With his concerns completely erased, he assured.

When UMF ends, Herb Power will become a celebrity.

Their music is not healthy food. Because it’s such a stimulating instant, you can’t help but think of it and become addicted to it.

‘So there are no limits to WD?’

His body danced, but his head was busy writing columns for the webzine.

* * *

Meanwhile on stage.

Herb Power was finishing his fourth performance, mixing originals and remixes.

Now there is only one song left.

The audience was already excited, and Mad CS was just as excited as them.

‘It’s fun! Director!’

‘The day has come when we really stand on stage as one team, not just as a director’s session!’

Endorphins, adrenaline, and dopamine are secreted in abundance.

I’m glad I wore a mask. Otherwise, the whole world would have caught me drooling.

What better reward can there be for a musician than making the audience go crazy?

It feels like the only people in the world are Hub Power and the audience on the main stage.

In this place, cut off from the outside world, only excitement existed.

‘It’s heaven… … .’

‘A utopia where there is no worry, worry or stress.’

A utopia unfolding before your eyes.

I want to live here for the rest of my life.

‘Ah, it’s beautiful.’

‘This is mulberry.’

It refers to the mulberry that Jung Woo-dam pursues, but for some reason, Mad CS was so drunk that he felt like he had to take a drug test at the end of the performance.

I felt slightly dizzy.

“I will follow your example and become humble.”

“Director! Can I have a humble suda?!”

This refers to stage diving.

I asked if I could throw myself into the audience.

Thanks to this, Woodam noticed their condition.

‘Could it be lack of oxygen?’

The LED facial expression of the mask changes.

[ :-0 ]

It was a signal to George, the Mrsquid employee waiting under the stage.

Seeing the signal that was supposed to be given when something went wrong, George, wearing a staff name badge, hurried onto the stage.

A lot of cables are used during performances, so engineers often go on and off the stage. Therefore, the audience did not think it was a big deal and continued dancing.

It was only serious on stage.

“WD, what’s going on?”

“Mad CS is weird.”

“It’s weird to begin with, isn’t it?”

It’s not wrong, but there is a slight delay in controlling the controller.

DJs say they ride horses at times like this.

It means that you are taking off beats.

Even at this, the audience thought they were just playing with the beat, so they shook their bodies even more vigorously.

“I think we should take off the mask.”

“Did you move too aggressively after inhaling the smoke from the fireworks earlier? “Is WD okay?”

“I’m fine, so take me to the medical staff.”

“What about the remaining performances?”

“It’s just one song. that’s enough.”

“WD… … .”

George hesitated.

Of course, the artist comes before the performance. George held Mad CS’s controller close to Jung Woo-dam’s controller.

Then he called the staff and helped Mad CS down.

The man who kept shouting Trash Bass shouts that it is a shocking performance.

“oh my god! “Is this a directing attempt to operate three units by oneself?”

Although it was an unexpected situation and not staged, Woodam decided to show his showmanship because the excitement should not be ruined even if he was left alone.

‘A senior senior played the piano like this before.’

Since I had reference materials, I responded without panicking.

Stage control (S), stage direction (S), and sound control (S) were also thanks to the trees.

Woodam held the mixer with his right hand and the turntable with his left.

I put my shoe-less foot on the remaining pad.

The 5th song that started like that was .

When I presented it to Mrsquid employees when the team was formed, they said it sounded like the roar of a metal dragon, so the title was easily chosen.

-Mad Mad Mad Metal Dragon!

Watching Jung Woo-dam DJing with his hands and feet.

One TERCERA member got his butt kicked.

Because Woodam’s visualization sharing ability has been activated.

“Dragon, dragon!”

The members were ashamed of that member.

“Come on? “Embarrassing.”

“Did you drink without us knowing?”

I came to the biggest EDM festival, but I didn’t want to go back to the hotel right after the show was over.

So TERCERA was a car where people wore hoodies and masks and danced like group travelers with staff.

The embarrassed member shook his butt and stood up.

“Wow, I’m embarrassed. Is it because I’m one year older? “I guess I get tired quickly and look at useless things.”

“what.”

On the other hand, although Summer is only in March, UMF seemed like it would be the most memorable event of the year.

‘I think Udam oppa is the funniest in the world.’

When I watch Jung Woo-dam, I lose track of time.

This is what it looks like just by looking at it, but what happens if you spend time together?

Finally, Summer made a decision.

‘today!’

It was a face of determination.

It was also time to slowly escape.

Since the next team to appear was Mudrats, the audience began to grow even more.

Thanks to this, the final drop section of Hub Power ended with the largest audience.

The audience who only heard it briefly felt disappointed.

“What is it here that’s so hot?”

“He’s DJing with his feet!”

“Killing Vulcan?”

“what a waste. “I should have come earlier.”

It was true.

The audience who had been playing before looked for something to drink. It seemed like he didn’t have the energy to dance anymore.

But there is one thing I don’t forget.

It was a shout out to the new team.

“lights! lights!”

“If you have social media, post performance information! “I will definitely go!”

Mad CS, whose condition had slightly recovered, also came on stage to say goodbye.

“thank you!”

Herb Power packed up his equipment and withdrew, and Summer also moved diligently.

As we waited in the hallway, Mad CS bowed to his senior in the music industry and entered the waiting room.

Finally, I was alone with Jung Woo-dam.

“Mad juniors, do you know what I know?”

“You don’t know? “I guess I’m so tired now that I forgot the concept.”

“Oh my. “Well, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“huh?”

“What do you think of me?”

“The ideal girl group vocalist.”

“I’m asking with ‘reason,’ not ‘ideal.’”

Woodam took off his mask.

My head was completely wet with sweat.

I chose my words. Unless you’re an idiot, you can’t possibly know what it means.

After a moment of silence, Woodam struggled to speak.

“Thank you for being kind, but I’m not in a good mood.”

“What situation?”

The bears don’t wake up.

But Woodam only smiled.

‘Oops, I wasn’t delicate enough. It might be difficult to tell, and I’m guessing he just said it’s not the right time to meet someone.’

Summer took a step back and apologized.

“sorry.”

“I am truly sorry.”

It became awkward, just like when we spoke politely.

Woodam shyly pointed to the waiting room, and Summer nodded.

Jung Woo-dam disappeared into the waiting room.

Summer, who had become depressed, also took a step forward.

Getting to know each other came first, but it was too urgent. The festival seems to have that kind of magic.

‘It’s over before spring even comes.’

I ended up blaming myself.

* * *

After the three-day UMF, Jung Woo-dam went to LA.

There, the executive director of MNS, who had joined us to film the music video, spoke to us.

“Maxine Clay says she will be arriving soon.”

It’s not late.

Woodam and his party arrived early.

Then the managing director suddenly laughed.

“Why are you doing this?”

“Actually, I thought it would take a long time for Herb Power to be discovered.”

“ah.”

An EDM specialist webzine called Next wrote a column.

Announcing the birth of a new genre, he explained why the hub power is Jung Woo-dam.

Not only Next, but anyone in the industry who knows the WD channel noticed this.

Korean entertainment media also rushed to spread the news.

[Jung Woo-dam! It also worked in EDM!]

[Jung Woo-dam’s second project group]

[Mudrats “Buy and Sell Herb Power Mask”]

Jung Woo-dam’s side remained silent, but when Mad CS returned to Korea, reporters flocked to him like bees.

Coincidentally, members of Jung Woo-dam’s division visited the United States.

With those two, it was easy to infer that it was hub power.

They also decided to keep Mad CS away until they could, but even if they did not acknowledge it, it was being mentioned online as a fait accompli.

And the executive director looked at Jung Woo-dam’s complexion.

Rather than feeling sad about being caught already, his thoughts seem to be elsewhere.

It was just as the managing director had guessed.

Woodam couldn’t get Summer’s confession out of his head.

‘Maybe the reason why my legs felt shaky after seeing Senior Summer at AMA, and why I asked Senior Amus for guidance… … .’

Maybe he did it because he had a crush on Summer.

I admit it. He is my ideal type.

It has strength in its warmth and softness.

‘And she’s a beauty.’

I was also curious.

For a singer-songwriter, dating is a stepping stone to development, as every senior singer Woodam knows has said.

I just never imagined that I wanted to date a celebrity or that I would ever date one.

Worst of all, bears got caught and refused.

Woodam stood up from the chair marked WD.

“I’m going to go to the bathroom.”

“You have time, so please take your time.”

He took his wooden cam with him.

‘The bears won’t wake up until I clear the instrument production mission.’

Still, I look into it every time I have time.

Even now, as a habit, let’s open the tree cam,

-Had doo hot doo.

… … 3 Woong’s voice was heard.

“… … uh?”