01. Inspiration, Influences and Songwriting

📁 MixWithTheMasters MNEK, Helena Gao and Margo XS Producing 'Midnight Sun' by Zara Larsson 🎬 01/08. Inspiration, Influences and Songwriting ✅ COURSE OVERVIEW Join MNEK, Helena Gao and Margo XS at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles as they break down making of 'Midnight Sun' by Zara Larsson. Inspired by Jungle, Jersey Club, Trance and Classic Pop, track emerged as sonic portrait of summertime, blending intricate vocal production, layered synths and adventurous sound design into vibrant electropop single. Written collaboratively and developed entirely in moment, 'Midnight Sun' pulls influence from decades of electronic music history. Team breaks down their dense vocal arrangements and evolving drum and synth texture, all while keeping Zara's voice firmly at center of record. Along way, they reveal sound design techniques behind track's distinctive sound, including manipulated vocal textures, custom percussion, spectral processing and unconventional sampling. Result is production that feels expansive, euphoric and unmistakably like summer. 💬 U-He Hive 2, OTT, ValhallaRoom, Ableton Live 12 Playlists: | | | | #ZaraLarsson