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The Making Of Proud

Proud is a song over a year in the making.

It came to me a few months after my wife Stacy passed away.

I played with the idea in my head for a while but didn’t fully act on it.

Then, in Oct of 2018, I committed to fully writing, producing and recording the song.

This video details the entire creative process.

Skip to 15:14 to see the final complete song.

Proud – In Studio Performance – feat Cleveland P. Jones

written and produced by Eric J. Campbell

featuring Cleveland P. Jones on vocals.

Proud is a song over a year in the making.

It came to me a few months after my wife Stacy passed away.

I played with the idea in my head for a while but didn’t fully act on it.

Then, in Oct of 2018, I committed to fully writing, producing and recording the song.

On my page you can also watch the full ‘Making Of’ Video to see how it all came together.

Lyrics

verse 1

I miss you here

It doesn’t seem fair

I’ve tried to move on

but your fragrance is strong

all of our hopes

and all of our dreams

Finally happening

but you’re not here to see

chorus

but I hope you are proud

I hope you are proud

if you’re looking down

right now

let me know that you’re proud

Verse 2

I’ve kept the fire

I’ve stayed in the race

And when I get tired

I picture your face

And I remember your words

as I hustle along

I see your face in the stands

I hear you cheering me on

chorus

Are you saying you’re proud

I hope you are proud

if you’re looking down

I sure hope you are proud

bridge

tell me it’s true

encourage me now

tell me that you’re keeping watch

helping me to be strong

I wake up at night

I swear something touched me

I think it’s you pushing me on

I gotta believe

cause I can’t believe that you would just

leave me

here to figure it out

on my own

This wasn’t the plan

we said that we would cross

the finish together

I don’t understand

what kind of grace

is it to steal you away

I’m trusting I’ll see you again

and when I do

I know you

will tell me you’re proud

chorus

My creative process exposed – BTS – in the studio creating the original song – Occupation

The reaction to We Don’t Deserve Us has challenged me to stay in this creative space.

I actually love this challenge of creating something from scratch and have to do ALL the parts to bring it to fruition.

The process of getting this song complete required me to be a producer, songwriter, vocalist, vocal arranger, audio engineer, mastering engineer, video producer and video editor.

There are MANY people who can do all those things better than me. The only talent I will defend is my ability to write great songs. Everything else is just me trying to challenge myself.

I did all these parts in the week since dropping We Don’t Deserve Us.

Next week, I’m gonna try to do another one. I’ll just keep going for as long as this moves me. I don’t believe that we ever run out of ideas. Sometimes we just block up the flow. But I thank God that he has continually sent me ideas to work on. So, I’m just going to try to be faithful and keep them coming.

I appreciate every comment, share, like, message. Your comments, encouragment and even criticism means the world to me.

By the way, if you can’t tell, I’m very passionate about the creative process. I believe creativity is the God given right of every person – not just the especially talented. If you’ve been wanting to live a more creative life but aren’t sure how – leave a comment or message me.

My creative process exposed – BTS from sample to full song

I thought it would be cool to bring you behind the scenes on the latest song that I’ve been working on.

It took about 7 days to go from picking a sample, to creating a track to creating a melody to writing and recording a song to a finished product.

Tag a producer or songwriter that could benefit from observing the creative process.

You can hear the full song on soundcloud for free.

bit.ly/dont-deserve