Name: Komplete Funk by Jerry Chua
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: Just bought the Native Instrument's Komplete 8 and using its sounds to create something just for fun, just to see how it all sounds. Electric guitar sound is not from Komplete.

Won’t Stop Believin - Mixed And Mastered By Jerry Chua #tmamixcomp

This is one simple melody that beautifully weaves the plain-speaking lyrics that speak of a spouse/partner's deep appreciation for the better half's unwavering love, and promises to outlive the other, just so to spare the him/her the ache of grief and loss. Beautiful classic.
* The original version is from the point of view of a wife to her husband. I've taken the liberty to switch the pronoun to the first person to effect a more generic love song of gratitude for a very special other.

歌曲：家後 (“Wife/home support”; Better Half/Spouse)
作词/Lyricist：郑进一/ 陈维祥　作曲/Composer：郑进一
歌手/Vocalist：江惠/ Jody Jiang Hui
Covered by: Pat Sum
Produced & Arranged by Bryan Tay, Red Roof Records
Recorded @ Red Roof Studio
Mixed by Jerry Chua, Myx Music Studios

Verse 1:
有一日 咱若老　找無人甲咱友孝
When the day comes when we are of age, when no one is by our sides
我會陪你　坐惦椅寮
I will be by you, sitting on the bench,
聽你講少年的時陣　你有外摮
Listening to you boast of your (my) achievements in your(our) youth.
吃好吃醜無計較　怨天怨地嘛袂曉
Regardless the highs and lows in our journey since
你的手　我會甲你牽條條
Your hands, I will hold, ever so tightly
因為我是你的家後
Because I’m your/ You’re my eternal wife/spouse/partner

Chorus:
阮將青春嫁置恁兜　阮對少年跟你跟甲老
I married into your family in my youth, I’ve devoted myself to you ever since.
人情世事已經看透透　有啥人比你卡重要
I’ve experienced all of life’s joys and sorrows, no one is more important to me than you.
阮的一生獻乎恁兜　才知幸福是吵吵鬧鬧
The life I’ve shared with you, is testament that blessings and bliss are in our squabbles and banter.
等待返去的時陣若到　我會讓你先走
When our time on this earth comes to a close, I would rather bid you farewell
因為我會嘸甘　放你為我目屎流
Cos’ I cannot bear to leave you, all alone, shedding tears for me


Verse 2:
有一日咱若老　有媳婦子兒友孝
One day when we are of old-age, with sons and daughter-in-laws showing their devotion to us
你若無聊　拿咱的相片
Should you be bored and flip through our old albums
看卡早結婚的時陣　你外緣投
Of when we first wed, you/I looked so handsome then
穿好穿醜無計較　怪東怪西嘛袂曉
It did not matter our material wealth, I have no regrets, none whatsoever.
你的心我會永遠記條條　因為我是你的家後
Your love, I will forever remember, because I am your eternal wife/spouse/partner.
(Chorus)


"家后 (My Better Half)" - Cover of a beautiful Taiwanese Hokkien tune originally by 江惠

Words and Music by:
Daphne June Lau (Eternal Life A/G)
Susan Choo (Living Sanctuary Brethern Church)
Quek Li Huan (St John's - St Margaret's Church)

Music Arrangement By : 
Jason Oon (Victory Family Centre)

Mixed and Mastered by : 
Jerry Chua (MYX Music Studios / Riverlife Church)

Sung by:
Cheryl Loo (Riverlfe Church)

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Verse:
 F#m9
No more selfish ways
       Dmaj7
No more illicit gains
       F#m9
We return to You
F#m9
No more prideful fights
     Dmaj7
No more deceiving lies
           F#m9
We return to You 

Pre Chorus:
             E                           A/C#
Share bread with the hungry
F#m
Clothe those who are poor
                    Bm             A/C#
Break the chains of injustice
        D                          E
And truly love like You

Chorus:
                   A
O Church arise
                    D              A/C#
Be light in darkness
            Bm7                     
For His favour shines on You
D/E                          E
Like the morning sun
       Fdim6   F#m   F#m7
His healing flows
            G#sus      C#        F#m7
Giving power    of    new life
             Bm7
Let the glory of the Lord
D/E 
Glory of the Lord
            Asus  A
Be revealed


O Church Arise - Daphne June Lau, Quek Li Huan & Susan Choo

Words and Music by:
Daphne June Lau (Eternal Life A/G)
Alarice Hong (Every Nation Church)
Reginald Chan (Wesley Methodist Church)

Music Arrangement By : 
Jason Oon (Victory Family Centre)

Mixed and Mastered by : 
Jerry Chua (MYX Music Studios / Riverlife Church)

Sung by:
Esther Lim (Victory Family Church)

Producer:
Andrew Yeo

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Verse:
         Em       D/F#       G
You set the captives free
        Em         D/F#       G 
Declare our liber------ty
     Em        D/F#      G 
A song of joy    instead of sorrow
        Em     D/F#        C
You put     into our hearts

(repeat verse)

Pre-Chorus:
              D    
Every tongue and race
             Em
Sing amazing grace
                C
Let His victory be heard
               D
Let all people sing
Em 
Praise to the King
                   C
With one voice we sing aloud


Chorus:
                        G
We shall be called
                  D/F#
A city of praise
                      G/B
Where His glory descends 
          Em                     D
And dwells in this place
                     G
Let Hope arise
                                 D/F#
Proclaiming His song
               G/B  
Let our nation cry out
C        D         G
Holy is the Lord

City Of Praise - Daphne June Lau, Alarice Hong & Reginald Chan

(photo credit: Mom's own album of herself as a teenager. Here with my cousin... Mom's gorgeous...)
When my producer and bro-in-music Bryan Tay shared his vision to record my vocals in one complete take to his painstakingly crafted and arranged duo-piano instrumentation, I was deeply apprehensive about this challenge... Of all the tunes recorded for "Acoustically Yours", this IS to date the song that I have never been able to a full sing-through without breaking down, especially after the bridge/moderation... 

Then studio-magic happened - the good Lord blessed the process - and choked as I was, the emotions were captured and reined in till literally the last note. And I had to turned quickly away from the mic and collapsed onto the RR Studio floor and wept - completely spent...

"Pat... this is beautiful..." was Bryan's choked voice over the headphones...

And so this is the 1st take of the song in its fullness...
I attempted it 2 more times in the studio, but none came close in authenticity as this 1st one...

So thank you Bryan for producing, arranging and playing the keys, and challenging me to go beyond my own perceived capacity...
Thank you so much again to maestro Jerry Chua from Myx Music Studios, Singapore for enhancing the sincerity of this very special duration of 5:07min...

Originally recorded by 鳳飛飛
- The Incomparable Taiwanese legend, the late Feng Fei Fei, who, after learning of her own cancer prognosis, recorded this song in memory of her late husband who passed on also due this dreadful ailment... She passed on on 3 Jan 2013, but insisted her only son and family lawyer to withhold the news of her passing from her fans till after the CNY festivities... I ve always loved the smoothness of her vocal tone and class as an artiste growing up... and I endeavour to humbly to do the same in my own music-making...)

"想要跟你飛"(Wish I could soar with you)
lyricist：何啟弘
melody：陳國華

半邊月 你的臉 我渡過故事的圓缺
(in the crescent moon, I see your face, as I journey life’s infrequent happily-ever-afters…)
點點的淚像星晨掛黑夜
(tear drops like starlights strewn the night skies)
倒映在回憶裡的畫面
(reflecting memories and moments…)

人分別　心跟隨　我擁抱這份緣的深淺
(ways part but hearts connect, I cherish deeply the ties forged)
回首看見生命的不完美　
(recollecting life’s  imperfections)
對你的感謝未曾停歇
(my gratitude for you has never ceased)

Chorus
你那裡需不需要有人陪
(do you need company where you are?)
你收不收得到我的思念
(do you receive/feel my nostalgia of you?)
(台)想要跟你飛 不免擱再找
(in Taiwanese dialect: how I wish I could soar with you, ending this search…)
陪在你身邊我什麼都不缺
(to be by your side would make Life complete)
你那裡有沒有人能聊天
(do you have anyone to have conversations with?)
我想要愛你疼你像從前
(how I wish I could love and care for you as before)
(台)想要跟你飛
(in Taiwanese dialect: how I wish I could soar with you)
天涯海角多遠我都不累
(to the ends of the earth, I will not tire,
牽你的手 歲歲年年
(holding your ends, forever and ever…)
* repeats verse 2 & chorus

Bridge
時間是愛的延長線
(time is the extenion of this love we share)
交錯著歲月  無數離合悲歡
(woven with life’s intricate moments of union and parting, joys and sorrows)
愛讓我看透  考驗後 才能擁有
(yet Love enlightens me, that it is only through these challenges, that we can have and to hold…)
幸福的夢～
(the bliss of our hopes and dreams),

Chorus2
我有沒有在 你的夢裡面
(but am I also in your dreams where you are now?)
我心裡空虛看不看的見
(do you see the emptiness/loneliness that I now feel?),
台）想要跟你飛　想要抱甲緊緊 聽你講話
(in Taiwanese dialect: how I wish I could soar with you, holding you tight and hearing your words)
親像過去 無改變
(in Taiwanese dialect: close/dear as before, without change…)
親像過去 無改變
(in Taiwanese dialect: close/dear as before, without change…)


"想要跟你飞“ (Wish I could soar with you...) - Cover of an aching tune of nostalgia

"How much do you love me?”

My dad used to ask me (shamelessly) with his BIG smile. I wondered if it was because grown men needed validation.

Once, he told me that if he didn't have to raise my brother and me, he would have been a professional singer. (Yes, times were harder for singers then. However, I also know that my mother would not have married him if he had become one, because there would be too much female competition.)

Anyway, a month ago, when he was singing along to a Chinese classic, I passed him a microphone to complete the “professional” singer look. And while he was having fun, I recorded his voice on my iPad.

Later on, as I replayed his recording, I felt very grateful. It was my dad's love for singing that brought me into a relationship with songs. And when I was struck by vocal spasms a few years back, it was also this love that turned my winter into a song of hope.

I spent the next few nights laying down some instruments and mixing his voice into a track. 

It was hard, as I found myself tearing at times. My father’s voice, so personal and pure, was bleeding through my headphones.

Singing me a validation I never knew I needed.

Lyrics:
你 问 我 爱 你 有 多 深 (You ask me how deep my love for you is)
我 爱 你 有 几 分？(How much I really love you)
我的 情 也 真 (My affection is real)
我的 爱 也 真 (My love is real)
月亮 代表 我的 心 (The moon represents my heart)

你 问 我 爱 你 有 多 深 (You ask me how deep my love for you is)
我 爱 你 有 几 分? (How much I really love you)
我的 情 不 移 (My affection does not waver)
我的 爱 不 变 (My love will not change)
月亮 代表 我的 心 (The moon represents my heart)

月亮代表我的心 (My Father's Rendition)

Edits from a variety of arranging, composing and orchestrating I've done over the years.  Ask me how I can contribute to your next project! 

Don Hart - Demo Reel 8-26-16

http://badwave.cool/post/156334437819/time-to-get-lost

Time to Get Lost

Riverlife Live Mix 20180715

Just bought the Native Instrument's Komplete 8 and using its sounds to create something just for fun, just to see how it all sounds. Electric guitar sound is not from Komplete.

Komplete Funk

Grammy Nominated Music Mixing and Mastering Engineer, I also play the drums for recordings. www.myxstudios.com

Komplete Funk

Jerry Chua

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