HUGEL, French Montana, David Guetta, Aidan Martin - Shine Ableton Remake (Funky House)

Inspired by “Shine” by HUGEL, French Montana, David Guetta, and Aidan Martin, this Ableton remake combines deep bass, uplifting melody, organic percussion, and polished sound design into a modern dance production. Features MIDI, Serum Presets, arrangement workflow, and clean mix techniques that help improve creativity and production efficiency. A quality template for producers exploring Afro house and commercial electronic music.

Project Details:

File size: 32.2MB

DAW: Ableton Live 11.1.6 Suite, or higher

VST Plugins: xfer's Serum v2.0.16 (or higher), Kickstart 2 (VST3)

Song Key: Bb Min

Time Length: 4:13

Genre: Funky House

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Inside The Project HUGEL, French Montana, David Guetta, Aidan Martin - Shine  Ableton Remake

1) Chords / Piano

The chord layer is built around warm, stacked triads that outline the Bb minor tonality (written here as F#/Gb, D#/Eb, C#/Db due to enharmonic spelling). The progression moves from a bright F# major-leaning voicing into darker D# and G#-based shapes, giving the loop that classic "feel-good but moody" funky house character. Chords are held for full bars with smooth voice leading between them, and the piano sits in stereo, giving the arrangement width and shimmer above the tighter bass and guitar elements.

2) Bass

The bassline lives entirely in the low register (F#0–F#1 range) and is programmed in mono for maximum punch and mono-compatibility on club systems. It's a syncopated, groove-driven pattern rather than a straight line — short stabs and held notes interlock with the drums and guitar to create the bounce that defines the track. Like every element in this project, the bass is sidechained to the kick, ducking rhythmically to keep the low end tight and give the kick room to breathe.

3) Guitar (Lead/Groove Element)

The Funky Guitar is the main character of this remake. It's a tightly syncopated, staccato comping pattern (C#4, A#3, G#3, F#3, F3, D#3, C4, D4) that jumps between octaves to create rhythmic movement rather than melody in the traditional sense. This is the classic nu-disco/funky house guitar technique — short, percussive chord stabs that groove with the drums as much as they do harmonically with the piano. The guitar is layered in both stereo and mono, with the mono layer reinforcing the groove's punch and the stereo layer adding width and sparkle. It's sidechained along with everything else, so it pumps in time with the kick.

4) Drums

A classic, no-frills house drum group: a punchy four-on-the-floor kick, crisp claps on the backbeat, tight closed hi-hats/shakers driving the groove, and open hats/cymbals adding lift on transitions. Everything is sidechained to the kick, which is what glues the bass, piano, and guitar together into one cohesive, pumping groove rather than separate layers.

5) Arrangement / Full Project View

The project is structured around alternating chord movements every bar, giving the loop constant harmonic motion while the guitar and drums keep a steady, danceable groove underneath. Piano and synth elements sit wide in stereo for atmosphere, while bass and guitar's mono components keep the low-mid and rhythmic core focused and powerful. The sidechain relationship across every instrument is what makes this remake sound authentically "club-ready" — a hallmark of modern funky house production.

This Ableton project is fully organized, gain-staged, and ready to explore — every element (chords, bass, guitar, drums) is broken out on its own track with the original MIDI patterns intact, so you can study the arrangement, swap in your own sounds, or use it as a starting point for your own funky house production.