The Making Of Marian Hill's 'Down' | Deconstructed

Philly songwriting duo Marian Hill’s 2016 single “Down” was first single off the duo’s debut album, Act One.

It was featured in an Apple commercial for the new AirPods and has blown up in the weeks since. One half of the duo Jeremy Lloyd recently sat down with Genius for the latest episode of Deconstructed to break down the hit.

[rikenwwe]

Producers do so much but are still slept on.

[Fraudemusic]

"This sandpaper sound I got from an ASMR video"
*OMG WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK* 😂😂😂

[IzzyMojica]

Who's the editor for these videos, whoever they are deserves SO MUCH CREDIT

[EvsPersonal]

What a genius. You can tell he's a perfectionist. Great ear for music and attention to detail. Can't wait to hear his instrumentals int he future

[noahross]

Deconstructed is my favourite thing to watch on youtube. Thank you Genius you guys rock.

[Hollyweed]

What a Masterpiece. This is how you create a music. Every little detail counts and it adds to it layer by layer. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH.

[penialcrustlrd]

damn this used more creative samples than I thought

[iluvonionz]

THIS MAN SAMPLED AN ASMR SANDPAPER VIDEO AND A PEN CLICK FROM HOME BRUH

[amayalobato]

I appreciate this song so much more now

[ActualSpectra]

The subtlety of the sounds, every droplet of audio adding up. Makes it sound so simple until dissected to reveal all this. It makes me appreciate the song a lot more.

[ItsJustAidenYT]

Marian hill needs to upload their songs as files in reason so we can play around with it. I would love to do it

[DJBiv]

My favorite thing about this song is the chord change from minor to major every 4th measure. Genius writing.

[tooearlyi]

Jeremy Lloyd (a.k.a the producer) is OD talented and smart in making music. When I first heard this song I felt some nostalgic ass vibes keep doing your thing man.

[frosttopmusic]

Never knew Freddie from iCarly made music.

[smrf]

Been watching deconstructed and this dude stands out so hard. I’ve listened to Marian Hill for a while and have always appreciated the production this just solidifies it more.

[michelseifert]

dude is fucking creative, like ve aint overthinking and just those what comes to his mind

[aloevera]

1:36-1:38 oh. So the singing is basically him too. Lol.

[brayzbeats]

I love this. Such a simple production when it comes to the amount of tracks he's using, but complex at the same time because of all the LOVELY details he builts in. Great, big thumbs up.

[diggzdoesgames]

It's incredible how much dept their is in what would strike most people as a "Simple" beat. Much respect guys

[carmmmieee]

SO EFFIN GENIUS-LOVE HIM.




ASMR😭inspired moment 🙌🏾