TIMES – The Meaning Behind the Song
There is a word that appears in the English language more than almost any other. We use it without thinking. We say it in passing. We measure our lives by it. Time. TIMES is built entirely around that word – not just as a theme, but as a structural device woven deliberately into every line. […]
What Happens to Your Spotify Streams When You Keep Showing Up
There’s a moment as an independent artist when the data stops being discouraging and starts being genuinely interesting. Not exciting in a chest-thumping, post-it-everywhere way. More like quietly significant. The kind of thing you sit with for a while before you say it out loud. I think I’m in that moment right now. Let me […]
I Nearly Finished My Entire Year’s Music by April. Now What?
At the start of 2026 I set myself a plan. Five singles across the year. A steady release schedule that would take me through to autumn, building toward something I’d been quietly assembling without fully realising it. It felt ambitious. It felt manageable. It felt like a year’s work. It’s April. I’ve almost done it. […]
I Want You to Feel Something When You Play My Music
There are artists who make music for the charts. There are artists who make music for the algorithm. And then there are artists who make music because they have no other choice – because the only way to say what needs to be said is to sing it. I am the third kind. When I […]
TIMES – The Creative Process Behind the Song
There’s a moment in the production of a song where it stops being a project and starts being something real. For me, that moment came on a long drive today – this was my first full listen of the completed arrangement, and somewhere between play 30 and play 50 I lost count. Must have listened […]
BURN: The Story Behind the Song
Some songs start with a melody. Some start with a lyric. BURN started with a breaking point. A few years ago I hit a wall. The kind that doesn’t announce itself until you’re already on the floor. Burnout, mental health struggles, a slow unravelling that I’d been ignoring for longer than I care to admit. […]
My New Song SCROLLING Came From a Pretty Blunt Reality.
After being single for more than five years, and living somewhere it’s not easy to meet new people, the only real place to connect with anyone is online. And honestly… most of the time it feels wrong. Modern dating apps feel engineered. Curated profiles. Photos that don’t look like real life. Endless swiping. Conversations that […]
Learning to Count Small Wins Without Lying to Myself
For a long time, I didn’t trust small signs of progress. Not because they weren’t real, but because they felt out of proportion to the work. When you’ve put years into something, a single comment or a slight uptick can feel almost insulting. Like being asked to clap for crumbs. GHOST2·0 landed differently. Not dramatically. […]
What it’s like releasing music to a tiny audience for three years
For three years I’ve been releasing music to a tiny audience. Not “blowing up.”Not “algorithmically blessed.”Not “about to break through.” Just small, scattered signs of life. A handful of listeners who keep coming back.Some solid radio support.A modest social following. Enough to know the music isn’t nothing — but nowhere near enough to feel momentum. […]
Where I Draw the Line With AI in My Music
I’ve been thinking a lot about where AI fits into my creative process — and where it doesn’t. The conversation around AI in music is messy, and as an independent artist I’ve had to figure out what feels authentic for me. So here’s the honest truth, I have experimented with AI visuals in the past. […]