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New Dawn (Piano Acoustic)
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9 August 2026

New Dawn (Acoustic Piano) - guy named phoenix original

9 August 2026

There was a piece of poem that I wrote previously called "Death of The Old Kingdom", which I had intended to turn into a piece of music for a particular project that I am also working on. This is the result of the musical transformation.

I have to say however, this is still work in progress - it's not the final song. The final song will be more upbeat and a with a lot more synth going on - to reflect the nature of the project I am working on as well. As for this "indie ballad" version, this is just to help me warm up and look for melodies and what not - and boy was that hard. Especially so because this has not been sung by anyone before so I can't really imitate the singer. There wasn't any. What you're listening to is me trying my best to sing the melodies. It was sang in D minor, with vocal spanning from Ab3 to A4. I remembered saying I envisioned this to be sung in C minor progression, but I decided to lower, at least for this piano acoustic version anyway. I still don't know if I'll be singing this or I'll pay someone else to sing it for me just. I might ask the same guy who did the vocal for my first song but I'm not sure if he has the range. Also, if you read the original poem, this song is much shorter because it will be a long song if I were to include all the verses in the poem.

The music video however, well, it's a bit of a rush job but it sort of give a bit of a clue as to what kind of project this song will be tied to - the final version anyway. In terms of mixing, let's just say I have learned quite a bit more about mixing vocals and music. They are not easy but considering I enjoy learning anyway, I don't mind it. It's always good to learn new things.

Anyway, I'm going to relax for a bit. At least I have a melody now. Again, the final version will be a bit more upbeat - more alt-synth/indie kind of vibe. Might take a while though, so don't hold your breath! By the way, the piano, it wasn't me. I have a somebody I would call "the.anonymous.eightyeight" to thank.

9 August 2026

19 July 2026

One More Light - a Chester Bennington tribute

19 July 2026

There are two reasons why I covered this song and uploaded this video this week.

The first and main reason is that tomorrow, 20 July 2026, is the commemoration of Chester Bennington's death. He tragically passed away at the age of 41.

There are two reasons why I covered this song and uploaded this video this week.

Secondly, I am embarking on a journey in learning to mix my vocals and hopefully, produce my music from my home studio.

Following an operation last month, I managed to upgrade my studio space and equipment. This new setup helps me mix my tracks and edit accompanying music videos much faster. I do enjoy making music videos. For me, music is storytelling, and pairing visuals with songs help brings that story to life. Also, this song, even though is not particularly demanding vocally, it requires plenty of emotion. Chester himself was a big advocate of demanding emotional rawness rather than making the vocal sounds polished-especially so with this song that meant so much to him. Whilst I can't sound like Chester, I am trying my best to keep true to his sentiment.

This is my most expensive, most elaborate and most polished production so far, not to mention most time consuming - and it was definitely money and time well spent on my end. What usually took me hours to render now takes just minutes. My investment in a new AKG C114 microphone and some new DAW plugins is already paying off, and I have learned so much about vocal mixing in the past few weeks alone. Not to say there's no room for improvement though because there certainly is much more for me to do and learn.

As my vocal mixing journey continues, I hope I have shown improvement and manage to make Chester proud with this cover. I always try do my best on my projects but this one, this is an extra special one that I just need to get right as much as I can.

💚 MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT & RESOURCES

Mental health is a difficult topic, but it is an important conversation to have. If you or someone you love is hurting, please reach out. I know that Chester himself was open and honest about his mental health struggles.

In the UK:

‪@samaritans‬ Call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org for free, confidential, 24/7 support.

‪@thecalmzonenet‬ (Campaign Against Living Miserably) - suicide prevention charity that provides life-saving services and practical mental health support to anyone who needs it

‪@ANDYSMANCLUB‬ - a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free to attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online

320 Change Direction

Chester's wife, Talinda, co-founded the #320ChangesDirection initiative alongside Give an Hour. You can visit their official hub at https://giveanhour.org/wellnessambass...‍

19 July 2026