{"id":572,"date":"2024-05-31T14:15:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wetpainttools.com\/?p=572"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:15:29","slug":"ray-volpes-recipe-to-cooking-up-bangers-like-song-request-and-laserbeam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wetpainttools.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/31\/ray-volpes-recipe-to-cooking-up-bangers-like-song-request-and-laserbeam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Volpe's Recipe to Cooking Up Bangers Like “SONG REQUEST” and “Laserbeam”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ray Volpe<\/a> is cooking again.<\/p>\n

For months, bass music fans lined around the block waiting for a taste of his aptly titled banger, “SONG REQUEST.” Well, opening day is here and Chef Volpe is ready to share his latest creation with the world.<\/p>\n

“I think bass music is such a sound design-first genre compared to others,” Volpe tells EDM.com<\/em>. “There\u2019s a massive emphasis on sound design and creation but not as much on songwriting. I try to emphasize that by making these cooler, catchy ideas that feel easier to remember. I think that’s the recipe for me.”<\/p>\n

Bass is Volpe’s specialty but he draws from post-hardcore, metalcore, rock and pop-punk influences. He has an appetite for catchy choruses and hooks. It’s something he leans into when producing a genre of music that\u2019s often light on good singalongs. <\/p>\n

“I just want to have the same feeling. I just want that catchiness,” Volpe explains. “So I try to make things that are short, sweet and to the point. I think it\u2019s easy to get really convoluted and very overwhelming with ideas and try to get really complex.”<\/p>\n

A viral video and spins from world-famous DJs like Steve Aoki elevated “SONG REQUEST” to one of 2024’s most anticipated electronic music releases. Even Busta Rhymes busted out a filthy bass face when hearing the song. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then his face on video is a priceless co-sign.<\/p>\n

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The overwhelming excitement for “SONG REQUEST” is drawing comparisons to Volpe’s career-making 2022 hit “Laserbeam,” a song that graduated from an overnight trend to a pantry staple. But he’s much more comfortable these days with the suspense.<\/p>\n

A quiet confidence is filling in for where nerves used to take the reigns. Volpe welcomes the ambitious comparisons between his new song and his biggest hit as he works towards his second musical Michelin star.<\/p>\n

“‘SONG REQUEST’ feels like the first real sequel,” Volpe says. “It feels like the first really big one. The main difference at the beginning when I made ‘Laserbeam’ is that I thought it was a really cool song. I didn\u2019t know it would do as well as it did.”<\/p>\n

“But when I thought of the idea and I put it down on paper for ‘SONG REQUEST,’ I think I knew. Not to say I was cocky, but I remember telling my team and my immediates around me that, ‘This is it. This is the song.’ I felt like there was something special going on here.”<\/p>\n