Thread by @ahgaseaste, #3RACHATHREAD series:☆ Producer BANG CHAN (3RACHA)↬ thread about music, work, 3racha, stray [...]

#3RACHATHREAD series:

☆ Producer BANG CHAN (3RACHA)
↬ thread about music, work, 3racha, stray kids
↬ 3RACHA: Producer Team of Stray Kids

source: vlives, intro series, arena interview, mtv interview, billboard interview, spotify interview, @/straykids_c9, @/skiz_cola

↬ Why do you make songs?
└ "It just feels natural to me. I actually thought of it like this too. Songs could be food to me, dance could be water to me, composing could be like air to me. I think that's just how I am living my life."

└ "I think I have fun while working. Sometimes I do it because I feel like I have to do it, but I think I know why I have to do it. Because it's fun!"

↬ How do you start working on a track?
└ "It depends. There are times I start with drums for the sound, there are also times I play few chords and put other chords on that to match that chord too."

└ "Making a track takes a long time, because we have to find a sound, it's a time consuming process. I have a program, you can add and play samples with this VST. It's very versatile."

↬ Chan's music equipment
└ small Chan's explanation from vlive on the pic
└ thread with explanation of equipment Chan uses by @skiz_cola:
https://twitter.com/skiz_cola/status/1361700616792387587?s=19

https://twitter.com/skiz_cola/status/1361700616792387587?s=19

↬ I guess you're always working on songs regardless of the time?
└ "Back then atmosphere was important when we were working on music. These days, I do a lot in the airplane. There's nothing much to do during the flight. I also work on music in waiting rooms."

↬ INSTRUMENTS
└ Chan can play guitar, he played guitar on Haven, he knows how to tune guitar by ear, he plays ukulele, piano, he knows piano chords, he used to play drums.

↬ Mastermind behind skz concept - series and songs explained by Chan:
↬ CLÉ2: YELLOW WOOD
└ "We wanted to mainly focus on choices. When we first decide on something, we do it with confidence, but along the road you get caught up with other thoughts and side effects."

↬ CLÉ LEVANTER
└ "We've concentrated on the theme key throughout the Clé series, but actually it was not important, I'm looking back now, 'what I experienced was not in vain, it made me come this far'. Having those thoughts was necessary and it can be answer, its a part of me."

↬ BROKEN COMPASS - MIXTAPE#4
└ "Broken Compass is also about going somewhere new. I wanted to keep the original song's message, feelings and emotions."

↬ DOUBLE KNOT
└ "Song full of power. We used electronic, hip hop and more genres to make it strong."

3RACHA
↬ "I got very depressed. I changed as a person. I think I blocked others out from myself. After that Changbin, Han... Something unbeknownst to myself clicked. I should try something like this. I don't know why, but this could be fate."

WE GO
↬ Did you have any inspiration?
└ "This time we just... There must be rappers that we look up to, but..."
└ made without concrete inspiration, they just made it.

↬ being bold
└ they're trying new things, experimenting with music, they aren't afraid to put original and new things in music, lyrics with bold message if needed, they are using various genres and concepts.

↬ Where do you get energy to create good productions?
└ "Firstly, fans' feedbacks. Another is when Changbin and Han say 'Oh, hyung. This track is so good?'."

↬ STAY - writing lyrics everyone can relate
└ "It's nerve-racking for us. Sometimes we think, 'If we talk about this, will people understand? Will they relate?' We're always thinking about how we can reach people through our lyrics because we want our music to help." (cr. mtv)

↬ STRAY KIDS
└ "It's full of honesty and it's music that can break any system. So we will break it with honesty."

↬ STRAY KIDS
└ "Since the start of our journey we thought that it'd be very special to make our own music. Create our own music, write our own lyrics to be a bit more truthful. And to really put our hearts into our music for our fans. We are the ones who are singing the songs."