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Greetings! I’ve finished (for now at least) the song I’ve been writing. It’s still unnamed, but it’s about dealing with uncertainty in life, learning to let go of the things I have no control over. It’s pretty much the story of my life over the last few months - leaving London, waiting for my visa to come through, (it came through!) and I guess now sorting out the minor details of my return to London i.e. where to live etc. Small stuff really. Anyway it feels a little different to my previous music in that it’s got this kinda slow rock chorus, with a groovy or funky verse. If you can’t see the video below, just go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xthOHoo530 to see it on youtube.

I’m still experimenting with my sound and getting loads of inspiration with my new Spotify subscription - why didn’t I do this earlier? I’ve been listening to heaps of Neo-Soul, nu-Jazz and everything in between. Lovely. Discovered John Legend, Erykah Badu, James Taylor Quartet, all very inspiring. If you’re into soul or jazz I’d definitely recommend them.

Also I’ve been reading up a lot on music industry people’s advice for people like me, starting a career in music. One thing I think I need to work on is songwriting - I’m so darn fussy (and lazy) it takes me months to write a song - I need to start churning out a song a week, even if it’s rubbish, to give me heaps more practice. I can always bin them or re-use the good bits, but I think my perfectionist writing style is slowing me down. I give you full permission to hold me accountable to this!

Hope you enjoy the track, the lyrics are on the youtube link.

Until next time…

Stephen

PS Tickets are selling fast for my Kerikeri gig, make sure you grab yours soon before they sell out. Here’s the Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=140115529332793

Hi all - just a quick vlog with a groove I came up with last week - if you can’t see it above just go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DwU5TBAIyw

I’m in the process of deciding on which lyrical themes and musical ideas to use for my next song. In the meantime I’ll record an acoustic version of my latest song “Awkward” and add it to my free album for you to download - you should see that by the end of next week.

Cheers

S

PS For fellow music geeks, it’s an A minor 7 +11 +♮13 , played with capo 2 and  like this: 5×5530. Although you probably worked that out already.

Just a quick one, I posted another video blog explaining some music developments and playing “You Got Me” - if you can’t see it above you can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoXZh-OqJy8

Take care everyone, and have a super-blessed Easter break  :-)

Stephen