{"id":96,"date":"2018-04-30T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5722.temp.domains\/~audioor1\/making-it-01-nikki-lamont\/"},"modified":"2018-04-30T16:24:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T16:24:00","slug":"making-it-01-nikki-lamont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audioordeal.co.uk\/making-it-01-nikki-lamont\/","title":{"rendered":"Making It &#8211; 01: Nikki Lamont"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-channel data-count=\"default\" data-layout=\"full\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After her <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4At2Tnwz4YJAhOa4Erc1ur?si=xEilr9F0QGOxMheosNKuEQ\" target=\"_blank\">latest release<\/a> on Spotify, I caught up with Nikki Lamont, a Scottish singer-songwriter to discuss her music and creative processes. Nikki describes her music as &#8220;lyrical ambient pop&#8221;, her sleek vocal style and catchy lyrics are a warm wave over the listener. This article will be the first in a series where young musicians and producers help me explore a variety of talent and music, with the goal of inspiring other musicians to follow suit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3iU-HxajN6A\/WuchO9T8f4I\/AAAAAAAAL9Q\/M4mZ_411ygkbscDVtCiu3EPf2zkAdIZQwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/nIkkiLamont.png?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"426\" data-original-width=\"512\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3iU-HxajN6A\/WuchO9T8f4I\/AAAAAAAAL9Q\/M4mZ_411ygkbscDVtCiu3EPf2zkAdIZQwCLcBGAs\/s400\/nIkkiLamont.png?resize=400%2C331&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a name='more'><\/a><\/div>\n<h2><b>So what got you into music?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><i><b><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>I began getting into music in early high school, I started getting guitar lessons and since then I knew it was my passion and what I wanted to do with my life.<\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span> <span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><b>You\u2019ve now released a few tracks, which one is your favourite?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i>I think my favourite song from all my releases so far is \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4At2Tnwz4YJAhOa4Erc1ur?si=J8V2nqURTN-L97ocZRFGFQ\" target=\"_blank\">What I Would Do<\/a>\u2019 I actually wrote it a long time ago and after revisiting it again to record, it had changed a lot and I feel as if it\u2019s a song that I\u2019ve grown up musically with.<\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b> <\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b>What was the studio process like for recording each of these tracks?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i>The studio process was such good fun. We went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmorrowaudio.com\/mark-morrow-audio\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Morrow Audio<\/a> to record for the day and we actually ended up writing a lot of the parts for the song on the day.<\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/2a585f_f60299d846e740239b5fd33a8dada24b.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_1025,h_582,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/2a585f_f60299d846e740239b5fd33a8dada24b.webp?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"454\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/2a585f_f60299d846e740239b5fd33a8dada24b.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_1025,h_582,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/2a585f_f60299d846e740239b5fd33a8dada24b.webp?resize=640%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><i>(Mark Morrow Audio)<\/i><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span> <\/p>\n<h2><b><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\">Did you assume the role of&nbsp;<\/span>the producer<span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\">&nbsp;when in the studio, or did you let someone else advise you?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In the studio, I assumed the role of the producer. My band and I made different decisions together but in the end, I decided what I wanted to go into the song.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b>How different are your mastered tracks compared to the original concepts in your head?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: large; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>The mastered versions of my songs were quite different to the originals. I had written them quite acoustically but going into the studio and hearing the sound we came out with, I loved them the way they were recorded and mixed.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b>What do you recommend for small musicians like yourself wanting to get into recording and releasing music?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: large; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>I would definitely recommend small musicians releasing music and getting themselves out there. Sometimes it can be difficult to fund these things yourself but getting a band of great musicians and working together on the material can really make the songs come alive.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\">How did you get your music on Spotify?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: large; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>I got my songs onto all digital streaming platforms through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emubands.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EmuBands<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emubands.com\/simple-pricing\/\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"217\" data-original-width=\"474\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y4NpGL9_slg\/WucjDwaQK2I\/AAAAAAAAL9c\/ikyV5GWXY7MWDEQY1SMOuuxABXaXNVusACLcBGAs\/s400\/EmuBands.jpg?resize=400%2C182&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b>What promotional tools, if any, do you use?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>For promotional materials I use, Instagram, Facebook and Twitters promotional tools. It\u2019s a great way of getting your material out there, without having to spend too much.<\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><b><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\">Your voice is lovely, do you have any tips for recording vocals?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b> <i><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\">For recording vocals, the tips I\u2019d have is really just trusting your voice. Allowing yourself to get lost in the songs you\u2019re recording\/performing can really help the flow of the song. I\u2019ve been getting vocal lessons for a couple of years now and I can really hear the way my voice has developed throughout each recording.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><i><br \/><\/i><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><b>What sort of equipment do you regularly use when making music?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b> <span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>The equipment I regularly use is my guitars and mics. I don\u2019t have too many exciting tools to record with which is why I really enjoy going to the studio and getting to use lots of new things.<\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\">If you had to pick between a lifetime of <\/span>gigging<span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"> or a lifetime in the studio, what would you pick?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I wish I could pick both. It would definitely be gigging as I love the feeling I get when I perform songs I love. I also love the studio lots too so it\u2019s very hard to choose between the two.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/b><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><b>What\u2019s your favourite guitar?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>My favourite guitar is by far my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorguitars.com\/guitars\/acoustic\/gs-mini\">Taylor GS Mini.<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XRx-Obi2mi8\/WucmZ7A10gI\/AAAAAAAAL9o\/DOrROGsZPAUUc7u-aPemsxo5DOnUfh-bACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Taylor-GS-Mini-fr-2018_0.png?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"902\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XRx-Obi2mi8\/WucmZ7A10gI\/AAAAAAAAL9o\/DOrROGsZPAUUc7u-aPemsxo5DOnUfh-bACLcBGAs\/s320\/Taylor-GS-Mini-fr-2018_0.png?resize=320%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><b>What would be your perfect venue to perform at?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"><i>The perfect venue for me to perform in would be something like The Usher Hall in Edinburgh. It\u2019s a beautiful venue and I can\u2019t imagine how great it would be to perform somewhere so great and close to home.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/static\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2014\/11\/18\/1416308092527\/be001a57-3a21-4f20-be0f-cdc22647d39b-2060x1236.jpeg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/static\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2014\/11\/18\/1416308092527\/be001a57-3a21-4f20-be0f-cdc22647d39b-2060x1236.jpeg?resize=400%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; 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