Peace Piece by Bill Evans

It began with Peace Piece—Bill Evans tracing the shape of silence on the piano. A slow, meditative unfolding. Each note feels like it’s holding its breath, lingering just a moment longer than it needs to, inviting you to step into the stillness.

That kind of stillness has always moved me. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t demand attention. It just waits—and somehow says more in that waiting than words ever could.

Then I found myself haunted by another piece: What Was I Made For from Barbie. A song that feels just as fragile, just as searching. It’s soft, delicate, nearly whispered—but underneath, there’s this ache. A quiet unraveling. A kind of vulnerability that asks not for answers, but for space to feel.

At some point, I realized they were both circling the same question in different ways:
Who am I beneath the surface? When the lights are off, when the roles fall away, what’s left of me?

This track is my attempt to bring those two voices into conversation. Jazz and pop. Past and present. A searching improvisation wrapped around a modern melody of doubt and longing.

I didn’t want to over-produce it. I wanted it to feel like a single breath—soft, honest, almost hesitant. I layered in textures that felt like memory: faint reverb, slow echoes, distant harmonies that barely show their faces. It’s not about perfection. It’s about presence.

Sometimes, when I play, I’m not trying to impress—I’m just trying to understand something.
This is one of those moments.

Thanks for listening.

Barbie - What Was I Made For? Billie Eilish - Mixing It With Jazz Piano

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On this episode of Sound Advice, we’re catching up with Australian DJ, producer and songwriter Hayden James, known for his melodic feel-good electronic pop songs that also touch the club world. Fresh off dropping ‘We Could Be Love,’ his third album on the era-defining Future Classic label, the Sydney native joins us for an in-depth conversation to talk about the sound of his new record, offering insight on everything from crafting club bangers and recording your own vocals to using SoundCloud to receive real-time feedback and get your ideas heard.

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Bryan Eyberg is a classical and jazz pianist who specializes in the music of great composers such as Frederic Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff. He is also a fan of composers like J.S. Bach, which you can hear here on his Sound Cloud profile. Bryan has been playing the piano since the age of seven.

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