Who Am I – A Veteran’s Story, Turned Into Song

Tim signed up for Off The Record and was selected to have a song written about his experience. We co-wrote Who Am I in just a few hours, and were able to turn it into 2 completely different versions in under a week. Tim and I wrote the lyrics together, but since he is not a musician, I wrote the melody.

After we completed the writing process, Tim suggested 2 versions of the song; one in his preferred style, composed by Suno. For the other version, Tim encouraged me to try Suno AI's "cover song" feature by uploading our worktape — a raw recording of my melody and our lyrics. Suno generated a "demo" (as it's known in the industry) based on that performance. The result surprised me. While I knew it needed refining, it captured enough of the essence to spark inspiration.

From there, I took full control of the production:

1. I reworked the arrangement to suit my style (Country).
2. I performed every instrument (except drums and a few samples).
3. I recorded, mixed, and mastered the track in just 6 days.

I was lucky to have expert feedback from Jed Demlow (Jed Demlow Productions, Nashville), who also mixed my previous single, and Dan Greer (369 Records, Fresno). They both helped me fine-tune the final master.