Splice Music Session Video Edit

Splice — Ableton Cook Up ft. Noxz, Nix Northwest & 75 Flowers Post-Production Editorial

Some videos you edit and some videos you feel. This one was the latter.

Splice sent me footage from the Anti Social writing camp at Tileyard Studios in London, one of the most storied music complexes in the UK, where Nigerian-born artist and producer Noxz linked up with rappers Nix Northwest and 75 Flowers to build a track from nothing using Splice's new free VST and their Ableton integration.

The concept was fly-on-the-wall. No narration, no cutaways to explain what's happening. Just the session, start to finish, from the first glossy keys inspiration hit to the drum kit taking shape to the final verses getting laid down. That format puts everything on the edit. The viewer needs to feel the momentum of the creative process building in real time, which means every cut has to serve the energy in the room, not interrupt it.

The session had a natural arc to it and my job was to protect that. These guys weren't forcing anything. The track came together with an effortless smoothness that matched the music itself, and the edit stayed out of the way enough to let that read on screen.

For Splice, it was a showcase of what their tools can do in the hands of real artists working in a real environment. For anyone making UK Drill, UK Trap, or Hip Hop, it's a masterclass in keeping it simple and making it hit.