Then the melody falls into the vocal pattern, and then come the meaningful lyrics. But at other times, a melody comes first, and then I create music around that melody, and then come the words. Either way, the hardest part is going with my first instinct. I have a tendency to rewrite and refine too much. You must hear a lot of demos.
People always tell new artists to just make a demo.
It all begins with the song and the lyric, so don't put anything out just to have a complete demo. You work with a Yamaha S80 synthesizer. I use it both as a master controller and for its sounds. You've also begun to work with Yamaha's SU700 Loop Factory and RM1X sequencer. I'm experimenting with the SU700 and RMX1 for my fifth album.