Released 2022

my music

R & B

The first track of 2022! Nostalgia is not like it used to be!

Funkinova

Brian Adams - Summer of 69

I heard this recently, and the guitar riff is so strong that I thought that the song needed extending. See what you think.

The song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single in May 1966. It topped singles charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.

The Beatles - Paperback Writer

This was one of Cliffs biggest hits in the 1980s with a slightly more rocky sound in this version!

Cliff Richard - Some People

There are three well known versions of this track. the original by Cameo, the early 90's hit by Gun and also one by Korn. 

I attributed this to Gun, being the first version that I heard, even though Cameo's original had been released some time before.

Gun - Word Up

1973 Bubblegum Pop at its finest!

Pretty much a one-hit wonder although 2 or 3 incarnations of "The Rubettes" seemed to have survived for decades after, proving that it only takes one global hit to make a living but maybe three high quailty albums to last as superstars . . . which these dudes didn't quite make.

Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love

Escapism.

Escapism. (Sped Up)

It's summer, and I feel like a jam! (in the Southern Hemisphere, that is!)

Artful Dodger - Summer Jam

Jill Scott x "Golden Time Machine" ft Kanye x Muni

Sting - Shape Of My Heart

Official Soundtrack from the upcoming short film Broken Promises.

Do You Remember

These tracks were edited using the CVP705 and demonstrate the audio capability of the excellent keyboard. I am hoping that Yamaha will address the major weakness of having very limited free available memory after which I would give the keyboard 10/10. 

Ray Charles - What'd I Say

...Nothing Like The Sun

Englishman In New York

When we were growing up, Otis Redding songs were always there and many are classics that live on to this day. I only learnt more recently that he died at the age of 26 in a plane crash. Wow, I knew abut the plane crash but he produced so many good songs in his time. This one was released after his death and was the first posthumous # 1, apparently.

Otis Redding - Dock Of The Bay

Remixed Midi's on the Yamaha Clavinova CVP705. I do not play them but produce the audio remixes using this great keyboard !

Prince - When Doves Cry

My first old School R&B production which led this Album. Jackie Wilson was interesting because he started in the late 50's with classing rock n roll era tracks and was able to switch to more of a sixties soul groove to keep his career going in the 60's . .  also referenced in the early Van Morrison song "Jackie WIlson Said".

Jackie Wilson - Higher And Higher

Old School R&B. Classic Motown song by one the the label's leading groups.

Temptations - Just My Imagination

Hi all, so from 2016 to 2024 I assembled and produced a large collection of covers of many of my favorite tunes as my own hobby (and many during COVID lock-downs!) and I have accumulated over 2,900,000 plays across the world which is awesome!

I am much more of a producer that a musician. These first 8 years of my music was mostly based on midi cover tracks often downloaded from the Internet but heavily reproduced and re-imagined variously on my two Yamaha keyboards (Clavinova and PSR 975), but also using PC midi editing & DAW software.

Towards the end of that period, I added some of my more original electronic music which I produced over the past two decades under the name of Funkleberry in order to consolidate my Soundcloud accounts. 

But in 2024 I got into AI music generation and I am now  a freelance songwriter and AI music producer. It's been a fun journey!

My first 4 AI Albums can also be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iZUxtVnHl09U3UJ0nbt2L OR

in Apple music (search Funkinova and/or AI Collective)

If you like anything you hear, please pass them on!