Deconstruction: Dua Lipa - 'Don't Start Now' w/ Ski Oakenfull

We’re back with another track deconstruction, this time with Ski Oakenfull's cover revealing the music production magic behind Dua Lipa's hit track, 'Don't Start Now'.
CONTENTS
Intro: 00:00
Drums: 01:08
Chords/Theory: 04:00
Bass: 06:43
Pads: 09:01
Strings: 10:13
Breakdown/Arp: 11:07
Guitar: 14:11
Vocals: 15:01
Full Performance: 15:52
Outro: 17:36
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  • @ErcErb
    @ErcErb3 жыл бұрын

    your most joyful moment is hitting cowbell :) great job as usual

  • @XKwiziteRecords
    @XKwiziteRecords2 жыл бұрын

    putting aside the time for sound selection... the fact that he produced the whole song to almost exact replication in 20 mins is INSANE. I wish it was THAT easy

  • @elcapitan6126

    @elcapitan6126

    2 жыл бұрын

    it's a testament to how he practices: lots of habit building by repeatedly replicating tracks as fast as possible, initially ignoring the quality (quality would come with practice and fine tuning the habit)

  • @RaviAnnaswamy

    @RaviAnnaswamy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@elcapitan6126 this comment is pure gold Speedy repetition is the only way to set up a process and improve it Take everything end to end Slowly evething will fall in place

  • @1wibble230

    @1wibble230

    10 күн бұрын

    bless you for thinking he didn't reherase this first :)

  • @XKwiziteRecords

    @XKwiziteRecords

    10 күн бұрын

    @@1wibble230 who cares? The time and talent to find everything, practice it down and have it 20 mins thats semi easy to follow!! Thats impressive to me

  • @1wibble230

    @1wibble230

    10 күн бұрын

    @@XKwiziteRecords you cared, enough to comment back 😁

  • @emphatic001
    @emphatic0013 жыл бұрын

    The live cowbell gave me goosebumps.

  • @chriscuthbertson
    @chriscuthbertson3 жыл бұрын

    One of the best basslines of the last decade. The whole of the Future Nostalgia album is an amazing showcase of bass.

  • @vitopancur1208

    @vitopancur1208

    5 ай бұрын

    the only problem is that he did not put in the best parts of that bassline

  • @rscottsandberg9303

    @rscottsandberg9303

    3 ай бұрын

    @@vitopancur1208 additionally, it's an actual bassline created by the amazing Nick Campbell!

  • @gamingwithcallum6087

    @gamingwithcallum6087

    24 күн бұрын

    @@rscottsandberg9303not sure where you found that out, it’s not a real bass. It’s the kontakt plugin. Ian confirmed it himself

  • @pw7752
    @pw7752 Жыл бұрын

    Laughed out loud at the "Made it!!!" when you put the cowbell/woodblock in! Great deconstruction as always, thanks so much.

  • @railster
    @railster3 жыл бұрын

    so ‘simple’ so powerful. love it, but i don’t usually like ‘pop’ music, this is on another level. great job.

  • @juicebox86
    @juicebox863 жыл бұрын

    This song is such a banger...still! Great breakdown and REconstruct of the track. Dua Lipas vox are so butter on that isolated track. Wow. Cheers all!

  • @twoscoops2
    @twoscoops22 жыл бұрын

    So great, love all your deconstruction videos, thanks!

  • @DavidWTPowell
    @DavidWTPowell3 жыл бұрын

    So great to have a new deconstruction, and one of my fave songs of recent years too. Welcome back, Ski!

  • @Joseph_Klein
    @Joseph_Klein3 жыл бұрын

    Great simply song pop with 80' vibe thanks funky bass lines, great vocalist and finally a great production on top tier level.

  • @Redesreds
    @Redesreds2 жыл бұрын

    Can’t like this enough! Pretty outstanding work.

  • @waithere119
    @waithere1192 жыл бұрын

    That was so awsome, amazed at how the individual sounds collaborated to make a one great track

  • @gauravpawar6623
    @gauravpawar66232 жыл бұрын

    ASOLUTE GENIUS! THANKYOU 4 DECONSTRUCTING THIS SORT OF SONGS❤

  • @TheDontflinch
    @TheDontflinch2 жыл бұрын

    That was a great demo of putting this together. Thanks!

  • @lokovites6687
    @lokovites66877 ай бұрын

    Great job thank you for the upload!

  • @TheSlowBallBoy
    @TheSlowBallBoy3 жыл бұрын

    Great job! Very quickly very close to the original. And the bassline - wow!

  • @johnghadimi
    @johnghadimi3 жыл бұрын

    Another Ski masterpiece. So good 😀😀👍

  • @nuttybex
    @nuttybex2 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the songs of lockdown 1 for me… probably too old at 42 for tik tok but so many videos had this tune and although it was a mad time I do have some good memories of the time I wasn’t in work as a key worker, keeping safe at home watching TT I love these videos; they’re fab ❤

  • @popmusicproductionleprojet3810
    @popmusicproductionleprojet38102 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this nice remake! Very deep and accurate. Will certainly help me in my project. Also MM Bass from Scarbee has really a unique Funky sound

  • @FuranGameplays
    @FuranGameplays2 жыл бұрын

    live cowbell is the proof he loves what he does. Amazing tutorial, you can make a hit with so little tracks

  • @ppaspianostudio
    @ppaspianostudio Жыл бұрын

    Loved it-thanks!

  • @immah1745
    @immah17452 жыл бұрын

    I have learned a lot, thank you so much

  • @RogerioValgode
    @RogerioValgode2 жыл бұрын

    I just love this video. Very cool!! Thanks

  • @skilf
    @skilf Жыл бұрын

    Mad skills!!! Amazing remake and video ❤

  • @abygazan4098
    @abygazan40983 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the inspiring video !

  • @PeterKNoone
    @PeterKNoone Жыл бұрын

    Great video. I love seeing you get excited about the funky baseline. Reminds me of Nile Rodgers with Daft Punk.

  • @tsevetgestoorde
    @tsevetgestoorde9 ай бұрын

    This so great! Thank you

  • @paranoiabla
    @paranoiabla2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job. You rock :)

  • @jameslansley8781
    @jameslansley8781 Жыл бұрын

    I, as an aspiring producer am glad I stumbled upon this channel, lots of learning.

  • @PointBlankMusicSchool

    @PointBlankMusicSchool

    Жыл бұрын

    WE are glad you stumbled across us too. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel as we're constantly working to output similar content. Also, check out our website if you haven't already as we offer a host of courses/degrees to help you along your journey as a producer.

  • @toyokenstudio
    @toyokenstudio3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, as always...

  • @miserablesod1
    @miserablesod13 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff

  • @KalakalasH
    @KalakalasH3 жыл бұрын

    You’re making it look so easy. Great job!

  • @skylerfelix7609
    @skylerfelix76092 жыл бұрын

    Amazing to hear it all broken down. Also amazing that while the exact chords/sounds are being used, it almost sounds nothing like the OG because of the “non quantized” elements of the original. Plus the drums are way more in the pocket. But this is still FIRE.

  • @feelda303
    @feelda3033 жыл бұрын

    nice! this is to show how simplicity is the key

  • @neomgceleza7969
    @neomgceleza7969 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful as always Ski, lovely

  • @jay-leeofficialcctv
    @jay-leeofficialcctv3 жыл бұрын

    i loved this very helpful and insightful would love to see this done with some hip hop tracks who else would like to see this too? thanks for the uploads

  • @tanyaellis8088
    @tanyaellis80883 жыл бұрын

    That was so satisfying and actually fun to watch

  • @Andrewjamesmusic
    @Andrewjamesmusic3 жыл бұрын

    Great job Ski!!

  • @HoobeZa
    @HoobeZa2 жыл бұрын

    Best deconstruction I ever saw. PROPS! 🔥

  • @soheuvieira
    @soheuvieira2 ай бұрын

    Perfect!!!!

  • @philm.8756
    @philm.87563 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Wish I had those skillz. Wow.

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic!!

  • @maschinenbeats
    @maschinenbeats2 жыл бұрын

    Great! Thank you. 🙏🏻

  • @dawgblanky4818
    @dawgblanky48182 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @chrisv390
    @chrisv390 Жыл бұрын

    love this video

  • @mobileeXo
    @mobileeXo Жыл бұрын

    So good!)

  • @IWOKEAGIANT
    @IWOKEAGIANT2 жыл бұрын

    Captivating! Love it. Tune that piano.

  • @suarezbeat
    @suarezbeat2 жыл бұрын

    Simply amazing

  • @haystixxbeats9225
    @haystixxbeats92252 жыл бұрын

    this is really amazing

  • @thomasdietz579
    @thomasdietz5793 жыл бұрын

    You are so talented Ski 🙏🎹💯🎼

  • @rickyogima
    @rickyogima2 жыл бұрын

    thanks - i understand this now

  • @philipkarst7918
    @philipkarst7918 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @getthejackets
    @getthejackets3 жыл бұрын

    String sounds like the Bourne Theme by Moby

  • @DepressedCapitalist

    @DepressedCapitalist

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good ears man! I was going to say the same. "Extreme Ways" intro by Moby...

  • @francoischavalle8168
    @francoischavalle8168 Жыл бұрын

    each time great and seems so easy 👌

  • @Enatural_7
    @Enatural_7 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this

  • @obiedecker4038
    @obiedecker40383 жыл бұрын

    If Ski ain’t a genius, no one is. Bravo!

  • @Salt9696
    @Salt96962 жыл бұрын

    You’re amazing.

  • @skylightmusicshowree
    @skylightmusicshowree3 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff, as ever Ski, thanks! One thing though...Needs more woodblock 😉

  • @MrJonesdj
    @MrJonesdj2 жыл бұрын

    great!!

  • @stef_kob
    @stef_kob2 жыл бұрын

    Doctor Ski !! Again amazing…

  • @jsauce666
    @jsauce6662 жыл бұрын

    Amazing.

  • @avflashback8913
    @avflashback89133 жыл бұрын

    Please can you put the Deconstruction videos on a separate playlist? Thanks.

  • @bobx75000
    @bobx750002 жыл бұрын

    Bravo !

  • @rozada1
    @rozada1 Жыл бұрын

    Espectacular

  • @denissky_music
    @denissky_music2 жыл бұрын

    so cool!!!!

  • @isol6756
    @isol67562 жыл бұрын

    My god, thats oustanding! Thx 4 tutorial

  • @markjhorsley
    @markjhorsley3 жыл бұрын

    Great deconstruction, deffo came out at the end of 2019 tho!

  • @beatmachxnxstcutdatrack6836
    @beatmachxnxstcutdatrack68363 жыл бұрын

    Ski you are amazing Thank you for Wht u do

  • @joshuatekle
    @joshuatekle3 жыл бұрын

    Would love a link to a downloadable project file to help with the learning process. Or a sample folder.

  • @olbaolba
    @olbaolba3 жыл бұрын

    Next level thing, chorus on acoustic piano at th end.

  • @Triyanox
    @Triyanox3 жыл бұрын

    You're sooo cooool !!!!

  • @Le_Lys_Eclectique
    @Le_Lys_Eclectique Жыл бұрын

    Hi man thank you for the great work! It would be AWESOME if you could show how to deconstruct "Premiers Symptômes" by the French Band "Air". I would LOVE to know more of this track! Thank youuuuuuuuu!!! ❤🙏

  • @promiseesimorp2519
    @promiseesimorp25193 жыл бұрын

    You're a beast!!!

  • @AleksandrPechenkin
    @AleksandrPechenkin Жыл бұрын

    Very Very Good

  • @PointBlankMusicSchool
    @PointBlankMusicSchool3 жыл бұрын

    What other tracks would you like to see Ski deconstruct?

  • @DavidWTPowell

    @DavidWTPowell

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see the Oliver Remix of Dangerous by Big Data + Joywave- some of the best production I've ever heard. The bass is incredible!

  • @susiebaka3388

    @susiebaka3388

    3 жыл бұрын

    Illuminations by ski oakenfull 😉

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Dua Lipa levitating please :) because i want to understand what kind of sounds at intro section

  • @johaneppink4708

    @johaneppink4708

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

  • @nicolashuot9163

    @nicolashuot9163

    3 жыл бұрын

    Purple Disco Machine - Fireworks :)

  • @thefamousdjx
    @thefamousdjx3 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff., Which courses exactly does Ski teach?

  • @Vintsent
    @Vintsent8 ай бұрын

    Love that video !!!! Thanks a lot, Do you guys know where could I find these kind of drums ? Is that some Ableton stock drums ?

  • @Tom-km2ol
    @Tom-km2ol3 жыл бұрын

    which sound/vst are you using fpr the main piano? sounds so nice

  • @pupper2054
    @pupper20543 жыл бұрын

    Dua has credits for the writing as well!

  • @martialfoucault832
    @martialfoucault8329 ай бұрын

    Great job, from where your drums sounds come?

  • @MartinJ878
    @MartinJ878 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing breakdown! What is the plugin/vst where he found the "breakdown/arp" track? He said something about "star of live performance".

  • @spiroskontogiannis4593
    @spiroskontogiannis45932 жыл бұрын

    Genius...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @lennyverne4948
    @lennyverne49482 жыл бұрын

    A few have alerady ask but . . .What Piano library / VST are you using ? Great video BTW

  • @mfbeatz
    @mfbeatz2 жыл бұрын

    Impressive

  • @Flamieee1
    @Flamieee13 жыл бұрын

    how do you get that handy seperate piano keys so you can see what you are playing?

  • @immah1745
    @immah17452 жыл бұрын

    Wow That was a good Class

  • @thegeenius
    @thegeenius Жыл бұрын

    beast..

  • @visartema
    @visartema2 жыл бұрын

    Although strings from SS pro2 sound almost exactly the same, I think Ian had used Orchestral Collections' VLNSRUN83 sample and added the sustain sample at the end.

  • @leeg8828
    @leeg8828 Жыл бұрын

    Are you able to put a link of where you get the Acapella's?

  • @winstondsouza42
    @winstondsouza422 жыл бұрын

    Woow ❤️ what's the paino Vst used here ?

  • @JohnPaulBuce
    @JohnPaulBuce2 күн бұрын

    funky

  • @ketk1
    @ketk13 жыл бұрын

    ski is a goat lowkey

  • @PointBlankMusicSchool

    @PointBlankMusicSchool

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not even lowkey. He's a certified legend.

  • @juicebox86

    @juicebox86

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PointBlankMusicSchool 100

  • @dunamiswihmee
    @dunamiswihmee11 ай бұрын

    Yo how do you program a plugin into a drum rack @ 1:30 how do you do that? Because I have a plugin with drum sounds but i want to put it into a drum rack. Anyone know? or can reference a tut?

  • @soccredude
    @soccredude2 жыл бұрын

    So entertaining. I love it. Everyone’s a critic right? The techno part at 17:12 should be at 17:11 it’s one of my fav parts. Let me know if that’s a worthy observation. FYI I was hoping you’d recreate the bridge “ don’t come out ow ow, don’t show up oh oh,’ where the vocals are warped and reversed or reverbed maybe. I just love this song. I’m glad u chose this song. It’s complicated for sure. Greta job professor.

  • @TheAmosito
    @TheAmosito2 жыл бұрын

    Could you please make a deconstruction of TAKE YOU DANCING by Jason DERULO? It would be much appreciated! :) GREAT STUFF BTW!

  • @todordespotov8085
    @todordespotov80852 жыл бұрын

    Hey great video what piano vst are you using for the chords?

  • @loungermusic

    @loungermusic

    Жыл бұрын

    Would love to know, too

  • @pepsaaeron7439
    @pepsaaeron74392 жыл бұрын

    nice video, as usual, but it would have been nice to show us the work done upstream, ie looking for sounds, plugins ect

  • @AutPen38

    @AutPen38

    Жыл бұрын

    That would be great if you like watching videos that last about 38 hours.

  • @okaybenji
    @okaybenji6 ай бұрын

    Where can I get the isolated (a cappella) vocals?

  • @lenglain8230
    @lenglain82303 жыл бұрын

    Please do "Porcelain" by Moby!

  • @tomminter1717
    @tomminter17173 жыл бұрын

    Piano VST?? Is it the Giant?