Stuff I've created using AI software but added my own input, be it musically or production-wise.

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AI Assisted

Lyrics and Melody by Paul Beaumont
Music by Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins
Recorded at Laughing Gravy Studios in 2013
Lyrics written in 2011
Music written in 2013
Vocals by Paul Beaumont
Piano by Ian Jenkins
Special thanks to Ian for his help, input, ideas, encouragement and assistance in producing this song

Footnote (the words)

So sad just so sad isn’t it
So bad not so bad wasn’t it

Why all this disdain
Why not just explain
The reason for the goodbye that you’re sending

Too far gone too far hasn’t it
You are what you are think of it

That’s why these remarks
That’s why flying sparks
Creating all this torment you’re defending

Chorus
Didn’t want to be the footnote of your life
Once the headline of your day
Now the bottom of the page
Didn’t want to be the footnote of your life
Once the signpost you looked for
Now a reference point no more
Didn’t want to be the footnote of your life

OK not OK stop it now
This way why this way why and how

Fake became pretend
Love collides the end
The reason for the goodbye that you’re sending

Chorus

It is what it is where’s the blame
Last kiss the last kiss such a shame

Heaven can’t avenge
Hell will take revenge
Creating all this torment you’re defending

Chorus

Footnote

a compilation of a few of the songs from my overall set

Jaycee showreel 2022.mp3

A melancholic, contemplative, somewhat eerie, frankly irregular piece for solo piano.

Time (2014 remastered version)

Music, singers and musicians completely generated by Udio.com!

Apart from the lyrics by my friend and collaborator Carrol (@CarrollKiphen) and the prompts I compiled, there is no involvement of any human beings in this piece...we're all doomed!

I am standing on the corner of here and there.
Not knowing which way, I should go.
I am stranded in the middle of no man’s land.
Not knowing which path, I should choose.

A man came along in due time.
and he said come follow me.
So down the road we went walking.
To see what there was to see.

There was a farmhouse on a hill.
There were fields of golden wheat.
There was a stable made of stone.
The sound of steel being beat.
There was a rider on a horse.
There was a fence of barbed wire.
There was a church in the valley
That had a tall pointed spire.

Be careful what you ask for.
Be careful where you go.
Sometimes it’s best to go down
The old familiar road.

I asked the old man where are we.
He said son this is the past.
I said go back the other way.
And he did just as I asked.

There was a parking lot full of cars.
There were jet planes over head.
The was a cop with a shotgun
and a man that he shot dead.
There was a preacher on TV.
There was a house of stained glass.
There was a stone in the graveyard.
With the date that I had passed.

Be careful what you ask for.
Be careful where you go.
Sometimes it’s best to go down
The old familiar road.

I asked the old man where are we.
He said it’s the road to hell.
I said go back the other way.
To a time when all was well.

Where there’s a farmhouse on a hill.
There are fields of golden wheat.
There is a stable made of stone.
The sound of steel being beat.
There is a rider on a horse.
There is a fence of barbed wire.
There is a church in the valley
That has a tall pointed spire.

Be careful what you ask for.
Be careful where you go.
Sometimes it’s best to go down
The old familiar road.

The Old Familiar Road

Another experiment with AI music generating software udio.com. I think that Fleetwood Mac might neeed to sue them!!

This time I took what the software had created initially and put it in Cubase, allowing me to play around with the basic structure of it to make a more coherent piece, then I added some electric piano.

I can't take any credit for this as the software not only created the music and the lyrics, but it also produced the piece...my only contribution was the piano!

Flipping through pages
Faces frozen in a joyous rage
Laughter locked in a silent cage
Hey hey
Do you recall those bygone days
Picturesque scenes in sepia phase
Holdin' onto memories (sweet memories)
Times fading but they never age
Every line, a story stays

Hey hey
In worn-out albums, our history lays
Love and youth in a timeless blaze
Fingers trace smiles (timeless smiles)
Friends side by side in spirited style
Echoes of laughter spanning miles
Hey hey
Can't forget the adventures we made (we made)
Sun-kissed summers, in the shade

Hey hey
Do you recall those bygone days
Picturesque scenes in sepia phase
Can't forget the adventures we made (we made)
Sun-kissed summers, in the shade

Can't forget the adventures we made (we made)
Sun-kissed summers, in the shade

Sweet Memories

Another experiment with AI, this time using ChatGPT to provide me with some lyrics and Suno with the basic song.
You can hear the original here, suno.com/song/34059c6f-b3d9-4fe5-86f5-db5be3d1752c

I wanted to try some production techniques so I've addded bits and bobs, done a bit of restructuring, added some instruments and played around with some ideas.

All created at IronJay Studios, 22/23 June 2024
Image created by me using Leonardo.Ai

In the fields where shadows play,
Silent winds through golden hay,
Dreams of yesteryears' embrace,
Wandering hearts in this quiet place.

Underneath the starlit sky,
With the moon as our guide,
We escape the city's cry,
In nature's arms, we'll confide.

Far from the madding crowd, we roam,
In the whispers of the wild, we find our home.
Where the world's noise fades away,
Together we'll forever stay.

In the quiet, love's pure song,
Echoes where we belong,
No more yearning to be found,
In this peaceful, hallowed ground.

And if the storms should call us near,
We'll face them without fear,
In this place we've carved our way,
Forever in the fields we'll stay.

Far from the madding crowd, we roam,
In the whispers of the wild, we find our home.
Where the world's noise fades away,
Together we'll forever stay.

Far from the madding crowd, we roam,
In the whispers of the wild, we find our home.
Where the world's noise fades away,
Together we'll forever stay.

Where the world's noise fades away,
Together we'll forever stay.

Where the world's noise fades away,
Together we'll forever stay.

Where The World's Noise Fades Away

This is a teaser for the brand new progressive rock album from Tiger Moth Tales. Now available from www.whiteknightrecords.co.uk
In February 2015, Pete Jones the man behind Tiger Moth Tales began the challenge of writing and recording a brand new album in one month. The inspiration came from the RPM challenge which encourages bands and artists to do this every year in the month of February. 
"It's a great way to get the creative juices flowing. You dont have time to go back and revise things, or to think too much about whether what you're doing is right. You just have to go for it, and the results were surprising." (Pete) 
The album (Story Tellers - Part 1) has a theme of classic  children's stories, and the tracks are musical tributes to those stories and their authors. 
Pete runs the full gamut of emotions here, 	from the grace and poignance of Beauty Sleeps, to  the zany madness of A Kids tale, from tragedy to celebration. You'll find it all in Story Tellers.
"Those who enjoyed the last album Cocoon will hopefully get a lot out of Story Tellers, though there is more wacky stuff on the new album. To write and record an album in a month is quite an intense process. It's possible I went a bit mad while writing it, but I'm so glad I saw it through and I hope others will enjoy it." (Pete)
Story Tellers - part 1 will be out soon! 

Story Tellers - New Album Teaser

Three Word Thursday

When wife Kath takes her serial ranting husband Reg on a long overdue trip into town they’re met with more than just a shopping trip. With Ian Jenkins as Reg and Patricia Barnicott as Kath. Music by Ian Jenkins. 

Credits
Kath                     Patricia Barnicott
Reg                      Ian Jenkins
Bus Driver             Ashley Godley
Girl on bus            Molly Beswick
Charity Worker      Sam Rostron
Food seller            Elena Browne
Director                Alex Smith
Writer                  Alex Smith


Kath And Reg

WHERE I BELONG

Jaycee - Sound Of Silence - cover

SOPHIES JOURNEY

I've been a semi-pro keyboard player and singer since the mid 70's but only started writing songs whilst at a loose end in February 2011 - don't ask why!

In no way am I a lyricist so I rely on collaborations with others, nameley my fellow Soundcloud members Paul Beaumont (found on here as The Time Zones), Carroll Kiphen (found on here as Carroll Kiphen!) and Lucy Prasad (yea, you guessed it, on here as Lucy Prasad!!), along with Rod Barry.

If you have any comments to make please add them, they're most welcome.

For those of you who maybe interested, I have another Soundcloud page featuring the instrumental music I compose and record, and you'll find that at https://soundcloud.com/ian-jenkins-104831901

The Old Familiar Road

Ian Jenkins 3

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