Chapter 973 Piano Accompaniment
The next day was Monday. Li Xiaoru did not go to school and went directly to Jason's recording studio to record her piano accompaniment. It was only at this time that she met Jason Harmer in person for the first time.
Since Liu Lan came to the United States, in just a few days, Li Xiaoru's life has been very fulfilling and fantastic. She would not even dare to do this in her daydreams - she can meet Jason Harmer face to face, Jason smiled and said hi to her, took the initiative to shake her hand, and said, "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
If Liu Lan hadn't been there to support her, she would probably have cried with excitement.
Usually, each part of a pop song is recorded separately and then mixed in the later stage. Liu Man has already completed the harmony and guqin accompaniment parts she is responsible for, provided that there are no problems in the later stage - Cohen has high requirements and it is inevitable that he will find two thorns. Before this, Liu Man did not know what specific instrument would be used for the main melody of this song, but according to the popular science that Xue Yunfei and Huo Ming had given her before, she knew that the accompaniment of popular songs is mostly piano (electronic keyboard), guitar, bass and drums, and high-end ones may also have strings.
Liu Lan's guqin only played a part of the melody, and it was impossible for Jason to sing the rest.
In Jason's past songs, he was responsible for the accompaniment of more than half of them. He is proficient in many instruments, including harmonica, sashay, and guitar. He also plays the piano very well. The piano in pop music and the classical piano are two different things. Jason's skills are definitely not as good as those of "academic" performers, but he is definitely more than enough to play the accompaniment of his own songs. In his past concerts, he often sang and played at the same time, and it was no problem for him to take turns playing various instruments.
Liu Lan always thought that the main instrument of the song might be the harmonica, because the version of the song Jason played for her in China was accompanied by the harmonica alone, but that recording was the most original version recorded by Jason in his own music room at home, with some improvisation, and it was not even recorded in a recording studio. Even if Jason did not accompany himself, he still had a super professional performance team behind him who could take care of all the work, so there was no need to choose a novice who had not yet graduated from college.
The staff in the recording studio who were responsible for recording this song all understood that Jason was trying to "please" Liu Man again.
Jason is discussing the music score with Li Xiaoru. It is funny that foreign netizens are discussing it in various ways. Some people exaggerate that Li Xiaoru will become Jason's exclusive pianist. However, Li Xiaoru only got the music score now and knew what the melody was.
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Today, everyone in the recording studio came, including the greasy Scott and the picky Cohen. Scott came to discuss the shooting of the MV with Liu Man. Scott welcomed Li Xiaoru's joining, which was unusual. Jason's willfulness this time was approved by him. He easily convinced him for two reasons. First, they didn't have to pay Li Xiaoru a penny for her accompaniment. The performance team charged a lot, so Jason could save energy and Scott could save costs. Second, Li Xiaoru was a student of Juilliard, and exchange students were also considered students. Scott had a little alumni sentiment. Although he had no obligation to take care of alumni, he should at least not embarrass a young person who was just starting out.
This is also the reason why the recording studio is located next to the music school. In addition, when Scott interviewed Cohen, Cohen's status as a Juilliard alumnus was also the reason why Scott had a high impression of him. Cohen's reaction was very cold. He sat aside and did not say a word to Li Xiaoru.
Li Xiaoru's attention was all on Jason. She was not a fan of Jason, but that did not prevent Jason from being a god in her heart. To be honest, this piece of music was much simpler than those classical pieces, but when she was taking the art exam in high school, she was not under such great pressure as now - Liu Man helped her and provided her with an opportunity to go straight to heaven, and she could not embarrass Liu Man.
After communicating with Jason, Li Xiaoru first played it according to Jason's requirements. With her level, even if it was her first time, she played it without any mistakes and her grasp of the rhythm was almost perfect, which made Jason and Scott nod in satisfaction, and Cohen had nothing to say.
"See, I always have good taste," Jason said to Scott, "We should be able to get the main melody and accompaniment right in one try."
"You finally made a wise decision. Maybe we can consider long-term cooperation with Li Xiaoru in the future if she continues to work for free or asks for very low compensation."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Cohen's eyes became gloomy. He saw Amanda standing not far away, quietly appreciating Li Xiaoru's performance.
He walked over and said to Amanda in a worried tone, "We have never seen so many yellow women here before. If J keeps doing this, we will be surrounded by yellow people!"
Amanda frowned, shushed him, and said sternly, "Please don't spread this kind of racial discrimination in front of me. Don't you know that I am Latina? I am also a woman? Are you implying that I shouldn't work here?"
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