Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Yes folk's, we're nearly there!!! Start up the turntables, lightly dust the floor, grab your partner and get on the fuck down  - Enjoy ☺

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Disco Explosion

Disco Explosion ft Hannah Barrett + [VIDEO]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Jesus...I think I've done it with this track. Two hours from start to finish including artwork and uploading time, sometimes I amaze myself - Enjoy ☺

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Kiss The Earth Goodbye

Kiss The Earth Goodbye + [VIDEO]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Well, it's been a challenge. Jan to March looking for a job, got a job but hadn't finished this album until now. Launch party tomorrow me thinks  - Enjoy ☺

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Grand Finale

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Had to boot two tracks into the bin tonight, not doing anything for me in this concept album - bah!!! - Enjoy ☺

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The Dawn Has Arrived

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Only the few will recognize this hit from 5 years ago  - Enjoy ☺

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What Am I Doing Here?

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Track done at 4am in the morning...not really sure about it yet. I know it sounds all fucked up but that is what war is all about isn't it? - Enjoy ☺

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If It Moves...Shoot It

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Now I'm fucked. I started this album back to front, in other words, I made the last tracks of the album first, leaving me little room to get the beginning and middle just right hahahaha - Enjoy ☺

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Daddy Comes Home

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Sorry it's been a while guys but we are nearly there - Enjoy ☺

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Good Morning Vietnam

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Album 23 finally done...AT LAST.
There is nothing more satisfying than finishing an album that seemed to take forever. I've not lost my mojo but my daily job to priority because without it...bills don't get paid and we musicians need electricity to make your ears glow.
The album, which was started back to front i.e. tracks 31 - 20 were in the bag before tracks 1,2,3, etc. Don't think I'll be doing that again lol. It was made purely on the back of watching an 8 part documentary about the Vietnam War featured on Sky. 
After watching the pain that everyone felt at that time just got to me and I decided to put my contribution in and try and raise awareness that, do we really need war's?
This is my extremely heartfelt tribute to everyone who lost someone awfully close to them who needn't have been there in the first place...may the angels always be with you - Enjoy ☺

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MADE - V12

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

The picture will make more sense once the lyrics are put down - Enjoy ☺

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Still Watching The World

Stars & Stripes

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

I've not had this feeling for some time now but...I've thought of throwing the towel in till............I watch J Hus - Common Sense for the millionth time and it made me cry. 

Making music 20 years ago was easy but in today's market etc, it's fucking so hard!!! After watching J Hus, it gave me a boost to think the man behind that sound must have felt the same way at one point, so I fired up the music machine and made this ditty for you all x - Enjoy ☺

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Southside Manchester

Manchester - Southside ft Anna Jagoda

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Its gonna be slow one this album - Enjoy ☺

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In The Begining

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

A lot has been said but only Greta is stepping up to the plate to prove them all wrong - Enjoy ☺

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For Greta

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Before you all jump on me...yes, I know the vocals are shite but they're only a reference for when the real one's go in but as always  - Enjoy ☺

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Limitless

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

No guess's what this is a reference to??? - Enjoy ☺

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I Know My Rights

I Know My Rights + [VIDEO]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

I thought is was time to lift the tempo...and the mood - Enjoy ☺

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Love Will Shine Through

Love Will Shine Through + [VIDEO]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

This is one for the history books. I'm at the stage of dissolution with the music world. All the shit they fill you with...keep pushing yourself, keep uploading, keep enjoying making music - ALL OF THAT HAS NOW LEFT ME. This is why this has to be the shittiest production I've made so far. Vocals are shit, out of sync and just felt as though it's thrown together.

SORRY I'VE LET YOU ALL DOWN  - Don't Enjoy :-(

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Manbags & Moisturiser

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm ☺

Got ma' groove back ladies and gents - Enjoy ☺

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Calls From The Wild

Calls From The Wild + [VIDEO]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm ☺

Wow, a month since my last drop on here...I'm losing my touch lol - Enjoy ☺

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Looking Back In Haste

This is a new track from my new band. Julia Mather will be doing all the vocals so keep an an eye out for fresh new sounds from the band that...DELIVERS!!!

Soul Sensation + [VIDEO]

This is another start of a great anthem for our debut album (as soon as i get round to writing the lyrics) but this will be a stomper!!!

Wanna Take You Back

This has to be my most ambitious track to-date.  Took me 30 mins and roughly 20 mins to refine it but...is it worthy of a Grammy Award - you decide :-)

Cruisin' The Hood

This was composed with the Rocky saga in mind - but for Ricky Hatton. If you imagine every cymbal hit being a punch - wow that's gotta hurt.

As The Only One

Now this is a treat for you all....
Out of the blue I received an email from a very good friend of mine Tully Stockton...https://soundcloud.com/tully-stockton who I believe with the right backing, can and will be the next Eminem. His lyrics are from the heart and the way he punctuates his words, shows he has a lot to say. I did a track 11 months ago called  Cruisin' The Hood - https://soundcloud.com/checkmate46/cruisin-the-hood and I sent a copy to Tully to see if he could add a little something extra by way of vocals and sure enough, he didn't let me down, a musician true to his word. If by the way you are a beat hip-hop producer, it might be worth contacting Tully to ask him to do fill-in vocals for you on your tracks.
I hope you enjoy what Tully has created, I know I have - Enjoy :-)

Loved Up & Souled Out

My Territory ft Tully Stockton

When I say "this is a rough cut"...that's exactly what I mean lol. Now, if you can't guess where this track will be heading you don't know Cap'n Jack Sparrow!!! This will take some time to do because I've got to get the strings just right or the Orchestra Patrol will be all over me like a rash hahahah. So Avast, me hearties, this will take about a week to do in between work blah blah blah. 
See you on the horizon :-)

Dance Of The Pirates (teaser)

Don't panic everyone, I've not lost the plot.
Just before I set the wheels in motion for my new channel change, I wanted to take my total tracks to 100 on here and yet again, I sat at the computer and this...well, came out of my head. Just thinking of what it must have felt like to have that hood put on your head and well...the sun don't shine any more - GULP!!! - Be good out there :-)
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Walk To The Gallows

I swear on my mum and dad's grave...I never take drugs but when I started out with the harmonica at the beginning who knew where it would end!!!!
I've always loved the idea of getting on an Amtrak in America and just going and going till we run out of fuel, all that great American countryside - I can dream :-)
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All Aboard

Yet again, just sat at the keyboard and laptop and let my imagination run wild lol. Learning all the tips & tricks with Presonus Studio One 3...an amazing DAW to behold - Enjoy :-)
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MADE...End Of Time

The Finish Line

This is not a good sign :-( As you know, I have two tracks that need working on but as usual I fired up the keyboard and let my soul take over...YET AGAIN!!! How on earth real composers get the time to complete a full movie score is beyond me but I suppose all the tracks will come together eventually for the 9th album, proberly a new name, new track titles...the mind wanders lol - Enjoy :-)
25/2/2018 Update...
This is the final version - promise! No more tinkering around. It maybe a tad over produced but you know what systems are like...one glitch and the lot's gone lol - Enjoy :-)
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First Steps

Can't believe this was in the archives but we need to work on it more - Enjoy :-)
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Self - MADE

Where Is The Justice

Don't ask...and I'll tell you no lies lol.
This track took 40 minutes to make and literally came from nothing. I sent a track years ago to the Bond Franchise Group but alas...heard nothing back. However, this time, I'm going in guns blazing with this one and if I have to stage a protest...so be it lol. I would have to say now...this really is my finest work but I'm unsure of the ending section - comments are always welcome - Enjoy :-)
22:46pm UPDATE...
Think I've tinkered with it long enough now :-)
8/5/18 Update...
This really really really is the final version. I've given it my all now, time to sit back and wait for Hollywood to ring me!!!
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Goodbye Mr Bond - Give My Regards To Death

Goodbye Mr Bond...Give My Regards To Death

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening wherever you are in the world.
Well, I did did warn you...they're coming thick and fast now, just in case i get cut off again lol :-)
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MADE - In England

Baby Can You Feel Me

Baby Can You Feel Me + [VIDEO]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening wherever you are in the world.
"The Day We Said Goodbye" is a album started over a year ago and reflects my growing up in Britain as a kid to a teenager and now to an adult. Why 41 tracks you ask!!! This is the amount of time Britain spent in the EU and wow, there have been massive changes since I was a kid.
Mobile phones, computers, 50" TV's...these were gadgets from Sci-Fi movies and now they're all around us but we are quietly still unhappy. I don't regret one single day of my life because music played a massive part of my growing up, so much so, I have to this day gone through 54 pair's of headphones. It was all we lived for back in the day, Top Of The Pops was the show I would have killed for to be on but alas...not to be.
So before I prattle on about the past and where the future may take us, enjoy this latest offering from the MADE stable and subscribe to hear more of what I have to offer because hopefully 2020 will see the release of 2 vocal albums...yes, me singing hahahaha.
Thank you all once again for being apart of my life and my music, without you, I am just a failed musician :-)

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I Hear Your Heatbeat

The Day We Said Goodbye

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening wherever you are in the world.

Don't worry, I'm not dying lol. My music comes from every avenue in my head and this song is no exception. It all started with that bass drum at the begining and the rest as they say...is history. I will put lyrics to this shortly and yes it will be about death, a sort of Johnny Cash style and I will do it in his style - should be fun!!! Enjoy :-)

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MADE - Up

When The Angels Call

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world during this lockdown period, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy :-)

Well, I gotta give myself credit nowadays. What is the definition of a good producer. From what I've read and watched, they all have said the same thing, " a good producer has the talent to record or make music that is audible. He has to know where the high's and low's of each instrument fit. Most of all, you must be able to clearly hear each instrument as it was played and recorded". Well, I'm living proof, the more you put into production, the better you become. Yes, as always, I spent time crafting the song but spent even better quality time gettings the levels right (I rarely do this, until now) and it's paid off. I wasn't as tired tonight composing this as other nights and ya know what....I'm bloody happy with myself - Enjoy :-)

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This Town Ain't Big Enough

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world during this lockdown period, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy :-)
Not long now, HANG ON IN THERE :-)

Music should not be a task that you undertake if you have no soul.

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MADE - It

Time Will Tell

Time Will Tell ft Thando

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy :-)

Karina Palmira, is a performer from Moto Dance, and she's dancing with the kids from all over Africa as part of the Masaka Kids Africana, a beautiful dance group of orphan kids she meets along the way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJVzDiPK8_8  
So much fucking talent. So in my own little way, I payed them homage with this track - Enjoy :-)

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Our Story

Our Story - Homage to Masaka Kids Africana

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

Back to my old tricks again, got an absolute shit load to do in my personal life, paperwork, emails, oh and look for a job and once again, the music devil slipped in the studio and said, 'Hey John, remember that recent music pack you got?' - He sure is a bastard and it's 3 o'clock in the morning, 5 hours after I said I'd go to bed....has it been worth it??? ☺

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When You Look At Me

When You Look At Me ft Sashaa Parker + [VIDEO]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening, wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re having a great time making sweet music for the world to enjoy and remember, every step we take...is rhythm :-)

It's now 5.30am in the morning and I'm working on horror...what the hell is wrong with me??? One more track to do tomorrow and as promised, a 26 track album. Could have have made it a 50 track album and called it 'Driven To Hell And Back' but that's for another day hahahaha ☺

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Joker...Back In Arkham

Love life, love music, love my kids and my Granddaughter - simple :-)
Some of my tracks maybe incomplete - but that's the art of music.
DON'T FORGET...ALL MY TRACKS ARE DOWNLOADABLE (click on the MORE button) but remember though, they are copyrighted :-)

I spend about 6-8 hours a day on here in between work and sleep and I can honestly say that there is far more talent on Soundcloud than can be found on any street corner or TV show. I am very grateful for my followers support and for the many musicians I have chatted with on here. I salute those who give it their ultimate best, I applaud those who never give up and I credit DJ's, whose tireless dedication to the art of joining not one but many records together to make a party atmosphere seem like one long holiday.
I would like to thank Alex Ljung and Eric Wahlforss (the creators) for giving us Soundcloud but most of all, a chance for all musicians good or bad to unite as one and share our passion for music. By listening to most of the artists on here it has given me a real surge to do what I have loved for 40 years...make music for the world to hear. 

I hope you like the tracks I have created and I WILL flourish into a more competent musician and produce more better and durable tracks for you all to listen in the future.

God Bless you Soundcloud,

John Neilan :-)

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