My feeble attempt at recording a cover, note for note, frequency for frequency for frequency. At least I can say I've transcribed Glasper work now! Crazy stuff. 

Thank you very very very much to my wonderful sessionists: 
Drums - Ritz Ang
Bass - Nicholas Wong
Grand piano and Fender Rhodes - Chong Xiu Min
Flute - Lee Yong Chiang
Male vox - Ian Yap
Vox, recording and mixing by me
With help from Raf, Rush, Nick, Billy, and strong men who happened to be there to help me move/fix stuff like Tim Kok and Sheng Rong and Robin.

Drums were recorded at The Basement Studios. (http://on.fb.me/12QeNiT)

Afro Blue - Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Erykah Badu [cover]

My 2014 live-looping recording of I Will Possess Your Heart by Death Cab for Cutie. All music/vocals/recording/mixing by me. 

I Will Possess Your Heart [one-shot]

Vox, bass, female background vox, music, lyrics and arrangement - bittymacbeth
Male background vox - Richie Yeo
Drums - Adam Shah
Guitars - Ian Yap
Keys - Ryan Ang
Horns section - Ong Shi Chun, Vincent Tan, Rasul Azile, Abd Latiff 

Produced by Ruth Ling and bittymacbeth. Mixed by Geoffrey Low. Recorded by Mandric Tan, Ng Meiting, Timothy Liew and Ruth. Recorded at Red Roof Records and SoundFarm Production Studios. 

Vandal Miss Joaquim

watch the OFFICIAL youtube video here >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV98RxomInM <<
i.e. watch ben and i pretend the other doesn't exist, while sitting right next to each other.
i'm making this available for download for a while, so download and share while you can :) - beth

Music arrangement, sequencing, Moog, female vocals, mix and mastering by bittymacbeth.
All male vocals by Benjamin Kheng. 
Video made possible by Blake Ng, Ezra Tham, @ArianeDeborah and location sponsor, Salon Du Sens. Full credits available on Youtube.

(Yuna ft Usher cover)Crush - Ft Benjamin Kheng

Trace (Comfortable Sympathy)

Pending release via Coed Recs and Believe Music on 16 May 2019
Written, produced, mixed and performed by Beth Yap
Mastered by Trevor Salder @ Mastermind Productions
Cover art by Tiffany Tan

Cursed from the day that I left the womb
To live out my days in this whitewashed tomb
Every day's a struggle for equality
I can't give up or else I'll lose this part of me

I just wanna feel beautiful
In the skin that I'm in
I just want to do natural
Is that too much?

I wanna be, wanna be, wanna be, wanna be beautiful

Shades of cocoa, olive, cinnamon and gold
Beneath this epidermis quiet strength untold
And for my coat of colour
I'd like to thank my mother

I just wanna feel beautiful
In the skin that I'm in
I just want to be visible
Is that too much?

To be more than an object of pleasure
To be more than my mathematical measure

I'm just gonna be beautiful
In the skin that I'm in
I'm just gonna do natural
Is that too much?

I'm gonna be, gonna be, gonna be, gonna be beautiful

beautiful, in my skin

Music and lyrics by Beth Yap

Is my grief too little
Is my loss not enough
It hurts like hell getting to heaven 
Letting go of who I love
I've licked out all the dishes inside Sorrow's kitchen 
Down on the cold hard floor desperately wishing
I could really use a break

I'm just a little broken, broken
Just enough to keep me hoping, hoping 
I'm just a little broken, broken
Just enough to keep this heart open, open 
I may be down but I can deal
I may be hurt but I can heal
I'm just a little broken, broken
Just enough to keep me hoping, hoping

Everybody's moving on
I left to watch from behind
Then You come along right beside me 
Give me a peace I can never find

The struggle is read but so is the solace 
My pain is still true but so is Your promise

Keep Me Hoping

Music by Beth Yap
Lyrics by Beth Yap and Axel Teoh

I wish had the money, money

I just gotta make rent
Pay utilities
Dollar bills for my bills
And something to eat
I’m dreaming ‘bout a future 
Where all I do is thrive
But for now I just have to survive

I wish I had the money, money
Then I could do anything
But wouldn’t it be funny funny
If it didn’t make a difference to one damn thing
I just wanna make my dreams come true 
I just wanna make my dreams come true

Everything we got now
My momma worked for
No silver spoon in my mouth
No foot in the door
By no means a trust fund baby
No safety net trust me baby
Momma’s, papa’s savings came down crashing 
There goes my college tuition

One stepping stone 
One more loan 
Next moment 
Chance is gone
It’s really not so simple

See I got the blueprints
But I don’t got the funds
Putting in the hours
But it don’t seem enough
Got these bills on my mind
Got me working double time
But it didn’t make a difference to one damn thing 
Never had a hand out
Never cashed out
‘Cause the profit in my pocket 
Ain’t enough to make deposits 
And I need my own ride
No more passenger side
Hoping it’ll get better
Mom and pops can go retire, yuh

Bitty

MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE

I'd Choose You

(We Used to Be) So Close
Music by Beth Yap 
Lyrics by Beth Yap and Jessica Nathania

Produced by Beth Yap
Additional production by Homeground Studios
Additional production by Calvin Ives
Guitar by Joe Karakatsanis

We used to be so close
We used to be so close 
We would tell one another 
Our fantasies and fears 
The ones we hide from our mothers Now all I get 
is old and second-hand news 
A pregnant pause 
Punctuating our views
You thought it wouldn’t be what it was I know it shouldn’t but it does 
Hurt, though now, it’s all in the past We’re not how we used to be
You can’t change the past for me We’re not how we used to be
Halo apa kabar? [Hello how are you?]
Sudah lama tak mendengar [It’s been a long time since I’ve heard] Tawa dan candaan [Your laughter and jokes]
Kenangan yang telah berpudar [Memories are fading]
Suara dan ceritamu [Your voice and stories]
Jadi bayangan masa laluku [Have become a shadow of the past] Heard you got a new job, a cute bob, a tat on your wrist
Guess you took my name off of your friends list
You thought it wouldn’t be what it was
I know it shouldn’t but it does 
Hurt, though now, it’s all in the past
We’re not how we used to be
Sudah terlanjur terjadi [You can’t change the past for me] Kita tidak sama lagi [We’re not how we used to be]
We used to be so close We used to be so close We used, used...
You thought it wouldn’t be what it was I know it shouldn’t but it does 
Hurt, though now, it’s all in the past We’re not how we used to be
You can’t change the past for me
We’re not how we used to be
Sudah terlanjur terjadi [You can’t change the past for me] Kita tidak sama lagi [We’re not how we used to be]

(We Used To Be) S O  C L O S E

Beauty For Ashes

You knew her as bittymacbeth the musician who could slap bass and sing at the same time. Maybe you knew her as bittymacbeth the live-loop artist, or bittymacbeth the jazz-soul diva. 

Now it’s time to get up close and personal with Bitty. Yes, she’s a singer-songwriter-producer and multi-instrumentalist, but she’s also a daughter, sister, friend. She’s going though the same things you do - only thing is, her most honest, inner thoughts about these experiences are on Spotify and Apple Music. They are her songs, as well as yours.

The name “Bitty” is a family nickname coined by her mom since she was, well, an itty bitty baby. She’s still “not your typical pop star: Talented, honest and fiercely independent” (Teenage Magazine) – but now embracing her identity as solo R&B-pop artist who listens, understands and voices simple truths.

Bitty

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