# Cook & Saw — 6 Productions

One concept, six beats. The signature thread across all six: **kitchen + workshop foley used as percussion** (knife on board, sizzle, table-saw whir, sander, oven ding, clamp click) — musique concrète from the shop and the stove. Each block is Suno-ready; recommended lyric pairing noted. Shared stamp: the spoken **"measure twice… cut once"** and a **knife tk-tk-tk** somewhere in intro or outro.

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## Production 1 — "Mise En Place" *(boom-bap, the flagship)*
```
TITLE: Cook & Saw (Mise En Place)
ARTIST: Mister Bead
GENRE/STYLE: Dusty boom-bap, jazzy, foley-percussion
BPM: 90
KEY: C minor
VOICE: Mister Bead — calm, dexterous, confident pocket; ad-libs "tk-tk-tk"
INSTRUMENTATION: Upright bass, Rhodes, brushed kit layered with knife-on-board + sizzle as ghost percussion, vinyl crackle, woodblock as the saw-tooth click
PAIR WITH: V1 (Cook & Saw)
AMBIANCE: A craftsman's afternoon — flour in the air, sawdust on the floor
MIX: warm, narrow, foley tucked in the groove, -9 LUFS
```

## Production 2 — "Sizzle" *(trap)*
```
TITLE: Cook & Saw (Sizzle)
ARTIST: Mister Bead
GENRE/STYLE: Trap, the hi-hats ARE the sizzle/sander
BPM: 140 (half-time feel)
KEY: G minor
VOICE: Mister Bead — harder, front-of-pocket, chef-callout ad-libs ("heard! / yes chef")
INSTRUMENTATION: Sliding 808, hats built from frying-pan sizzle + orbital-sander hiss, table-saw spin as the riser into the drop, oven-ding as a melodic accent
PAIR WITH: V1 or V2 (The Pass)
AMBIANCE: Dinner rush adrenaline / power-tool intensity
MIX: loud, mono sub, sizzle-hats forward, -7 LUFS
```

## Production 3 — "Greasy Spoon" *(funk-soul)*
```
TITLE: Cook & Saw (Greasy Spoon)
ARTIST: Mister Bead
GENRE/STYLE: Greasy funk-soul, horns, the diner-band groove
BPM: 100
KEY: E♭ major
VOICE: Mister Bead — half-sung swagger; gang vocal "I cook, I saw"
INSTRUMENTATION: Clavinet, slap bass, tight funk drums + skillet-scrape shaker, brass stabs, hand-claps, whisk as the hat
PAIR WITH: V1 (Cook & Saw)
AMBIANCE: Saturday short-order joint with the whole block lined up
MIX: live-band warm, wide claps, -8 LUFS
```

## Production 4 — "The Workbench" *(industrial / grime-adjacent)*
```
TITLE: Cook & Saw (The Workbench)
ARTIST: Mister Bead
GENRE/STYLE: Industrial hip-hop / grime energy — power tools as the rhythm section
BPM: 138
KEY: D minor
VOICE: Mister Bead — gritty, percussive, clipped; aggressive but precise
INSTRUMENTATION: Detuned saw-synth bass, kick + table-saw/drill-press as the percussion bed, metallic clamp-clicks, hammer-on-anvil snare, sander drone pad
PAIR WITH: V3 (Sawdust)
AMBIANCE: The garage at full tilt, sparks and blades
MIX: hard, metallic, mono low, -7 LUFS
```

## Production 5 — "Family Meal" *(soul ballad / warm)*
```
TITLE: Cook & Saw (Family Meal)
ARTIST: Mister Bead
GENRE/STYLE: Warm soul, the after-work wind-down — gratitude over flex
BPM: 78
KEY: A major
VOICE: Mister Bead — reflective, near-sung, tender; soft backing harmonies
INSTRUMENTATION: Gospel-tinged piano, warm strings, brushed kit, faint kitchen + shop ambience low in the bed, upright bass, a single horn line
PAIR WITH: V2 (The Pass) bridge or V3 (Sawdust) bridge as the centerpiece
AMBIANCE: Apron off, dust swept, the crew sits down to eat what was made
MIX: warm, roomy, emotional, -9 LUFS
NOTE: this is the heart cut — play the craft as love, not boast
```

## Production 6 — "Back Shop Lo-Fi" *(lo-fi acoustic)*
```
TITLE: Cook & Saw (Back Shop Lo-Fi)
ARTIST: Mister Bead
GENRE/STYLE: Lo-fi acoustic, intimate, late-night shop wind-down
BPM: 84
KEY: G major
VOICE: Mister Bead — close-mic, near-spoken, hummed hook
INSTRUMENTATION: Fingerpicked nylon guitar, brushed snare, upright bass, vinyl crackle, broom-sweep + distant oven-ding foley, sander-drone pad fading out, porch-quiet
PAIR WITH: V3 (Sawdust) or V1 (Cook & Saw)
AMBIANCE: Last one in the shop, dust settling in the work light
MIX: narrow, warm, crackle-forward, -11 LUFS
```

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## Suno render plan
- 6 generations, one per block, paired with the recommended lyric version.
- Build a shared **foley kit** first (knife tk-tk, sizzle, table-saw spin, sander, clamp, oven-ding) and reuse across all six for cohesion.
- Render the spoken **"measure twice… cut once"** + knife tk-tk as a reusable stamp.
- Profile: `suno.com/@badbeadsrecords`. All three lyric bodies under the 5000-char cap.

## Coverage map (why 6)
| Production | Audience door |
|---|---|
| Mise En Place | broad / boom-bap heads |
| Sizzle | trap / TikTok energy |
| Greasy Spoon | funk-soul / feel-good radio |
| The Workbench | industrial / grime / hype |
| Family Meal | soul / emotional singalong |
| Back Shop Lo-Fi | lo-fi / late-night playlist |