I don't remember how many times I've listened to Demi Lovato's "Catch Me" but every time I listen, I hear something different. I catch things I didn't catch the previous times. And I follow that sound. I isolate the rest of the song and think about what it sounds like by itself. Just random twangs and strums. But if those sounds weren't there, the song wouldn't be complete. It wouldn't be the same. It'd probably still sound good without the minor background percussion and whatnot, but the artist chose to add those sounds. Of all those sounds that exist out there, the artist picked that specific sound. Why? It got me thinking about music production and in a way, it shed light on something I'd never thought of before.

It's interesting sometimes to focus on something you've never paid attention to before.