See my reflection lyrics11/11/2023 ![]() I grew up listening to Ladysmith Black Mambazo: an acapella group from South Africa. VS: I have been inspired by many artists. CS: Besides Tevin Campbell, who else inspired you to make R&B music? But I relate to the desire to be smooth in the face of nervousness and to find the words to say. It is nice to realize now that I can just be that person, I don’t need approval or permission to show up in the way that I want to. It may be the artist in me reflecting on my experiences and songwriting about imagined scenarios. I love leaning into the feeling of aspiration, for showing up as your best self, which is similar in sentiment to “BUTTER.” So much of my life has been spent daydreaming about who I might be and how I might do things. The build of this is so smooth carried by the vocals and punctuated by the beat break. The idea is you get caught up in your feelings when you see someone that you stumble over your words and can’t think of what to say. From the first few chords that drop you right into the beat, it’s a groove. VS: “Can We Talk” is my favorite song by Tevin Campbell but to be honest, I am not super familiar with his whole catalog. CS: What is your favorite song from Tevin Campbell and why? Listening back and being able to “take the song on walk” are very helpful for generating ideas for me. Recording as part of the songwriting process is huge though. Or sometimes we’ll create the beat together in the studio and I’ll riff vocal parts until something clicks. Sometimes I’ll start the beat and the idea for the song on my own and bring it to Lee. ![]() I then brought this to Lee Clarke, who is a good friend, collaborator and amazing producer. I took these ideas back to my studio and started messing with my vocal effects processor on a vocoder effect. Something about moving, on a walk or driving, seems to be helpful to coming up with vocal ideas. I clicked through things until something sounded interesting, then built the sound from there.Īfter creating a very basic beat in Ableton, I walked around with the beat recorded on my phone experimenting with vocal melodies. Vessna Scheff: For “BUTTER,” I began with creating a beat in Ableton using samples from Splice. ![]() The Garnette Report’s Charmaine Swasey had the chance to ask Vessna Scheff about “BUTTER,” lyrical writing, her music and art influences, and much more! Charmaine Swasey: What is your creative process like? Thus, listening to “BUTTER” will kindle feelings of love, confidence, and bliss. Singer, song-writer, and watercolorist, Vessna Scheff releases her new single, “BUTTER.” This single has hypnotizing vocal harmonies, an ’80s club backbeat, and ’90s flair.
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