Q: so i began composing. I have a super great accompaniement that i'm really happy with, but i can't find for the life of me a good lead line. any tips?
A: i think most of the time it seems to be better to do it the other way around, but not always. if you have a good groove/accompaniment that seems good on its own, i would suggest taking hints from what's going on there, and just taking the melody straight from something that's already happening. in other words, if it already sounds so good, then that means it probably is almost enough as it is, with not too much room for anything else unrelated. so perhaps try to find the most stand-out distinctive part about it, and emphasize it more. or, another option, if there happens to be an obvious space or gap anywhere, work with that space. it seems like if what you have already seems good, as you said, then you should be very gentle when 'adding' anything