Ritual Union by Little Dragon - performed live with an RC 505

Ritual Union (live looping cover)

I Believe

Live looping improv on a pretty night with interesting cloud activity

Red in the Clouds - Ki5 ft Aviva

Drips (it's time)is a track where the Only planned action was to make a dripping noise with my mouth. Every other sound including the (sparse yet present vocals) was improvised and recorded live and in one take. 

Solid headphones or speakers recommended for maximum listening -Thanks!!

Drips (it's time)

Recorded Live and in One Take with a BOSS RC-505 Loop Station

Ghost is about someone reconnecting to a physical space where a thriving relationship ended tragically and then having a metaphysical reaction over time. 

Lyrics:
I go back
To the place
Where I first
Held your waist

Much is wrong
Much has changed
What's the year
What's my name 
Oh

Settle down
It's not fear
But I feel
Uneasy here

You were light
You were clear
I feel lost again
Are you still near
Ghost

All my old friends
Wish me well
She that old girl
Who gave me hell

I walk my lines
I walk my floors
A picture of you
And I'm done for
Oh

I was no queen
You were no king
But we could've been
Anything

Everyone knew
That I'd be yours
'Til flowers rained
On one of us

I don't cry
For too long
Somethin' says
"Love be strong"

Hear your ghost
In my ear
Please be close
Please be near
oh

Please be near

I hear your ghost in my ear
Please be close oh, be near

Ghost

Whoa

MAMA SAID is a jarring, soulful tune meant to shake the lazy child in all of us awake and remember the good advice what we were told growing up.

MAMA SAID

Live, One-Take Vocal rendition of We Find Love. 

This was a blast to work on and a gorgeous song to draw writing inspiration from. The chorus is simple and yet powerful in how it applies to people as a whole when relationships go sour. 

We Find Love
We Get Up
And We Fall Down
We Give Up

Thanks to Daniel Caesar and the writers for this one!!

We Find Love (Cover - opb Daniel Caesar)

Receive Me

Having some fun arranging an ambient reprise of What Sarah Said by Death Cab For Cutie - Definitely want to do a real cover of this one soon.

What Sarah Said - Reprise

Sunflower // Paper Planes by Post Malone, Swae Lee // M.I.A. -- Live Vocal Looping with BOSS RC 505 -- One-Take

Sunflower//Paper Planes

Live one-take of don't worry be happy! 

This song was a beast to get right and feels so good to do so!

Dont Worry Be Happy

Wayfaring Stranger is a classic American folk tune - this is a live looped version in the same style that Ed Sheeran performed it in 2011. Please Enjoy!

Wayfaring Stranger

Honey was recorded and performed live in this take as a part of the Tiny Desk Contest 2019

The song is about someone seeing the good in the someone else even when they can't see it themselves in that moment. The hope is eventually we learn to be that voice for ourselves

Honey - Original Song

Sunny Days is a Ki5 original with cheery harmonies and a gospel inspired build. Remix done with Szy who added beats and instruments to the a cappella core.

Sunny Days

Sunny Days (Remix)

Sunny Days [Remix]

Sunny Days is a Ki5 original with cheery harmonies and a gospel inspired build. This song was recorded, mixed, and mastered in a home studio during quarantine. 

It's about getting outside and letting yourself be connected to sunlight that constantly beams like a flow of water from the sky.

Show Me Freedom is a special single release. This song was written in August 2020 and for the first time a virtual choir was assembled on this track to accompany the many voices of Ki5.

This is the first protest song shared by Ki5 and it calls for action versus the constant promises of better realities in the United State specifically for Black Americans. Even worse is when some claim there are no problems.

Credits:
Songwriter: Kyler Wilkins
Producer: Kyler Wilkins

Featured Choir:
Dan Bizer-Cox
Liz Bizer-Cox
Charlotte Braud-Kern
Isaiah Hawkins
Rachel Hill
Lacey Hochman
Rachael Kohl
Matt Miller
Sarah Snay
Kristin Wagner

Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Kyler Wilkins

Lyrics:
Show me freedom
Show me care
Show me justice
Show me fair

And I'll sing
Whoa Oh Oh Oh
Whoa Oh Oh Oh

Show me freedom
Show me care

Look around 
We can do better
Give me change that I can see 
Push it forward all together
Let’s make real what we believe 

Cause I'm tired of the nonsense 
Now I'm talkin, are you listenin'? 
Heard your words - give me some action 

The work is not yet done
Show me

Show me freedom
Show me care (Show me care)
Show me justice
Show me fair

And I'll sing
Whoa Oh Oh Oh
Whoa Oh Oh Oh

Show me freedom
Show me care

I'm hearing chants of "I can't breathe"
From more than folx who look like me

Small step towards equality  
Have faith and let's keep marching

Cause we’re not free til we're all free
Again, you are listening?
While some may think the work is done
We got a long, long way to go

Hmmm

Don't just tell me
Show me
Show me

Hmmm

Show me
Don't just tell me
Show me
Show me (Don't just tell me, Show me)

Hmmm

Show me
Don't just tell me
Show me
Show me (Don't just tell me, Show me)

Mmmm

Show me
Don't just tell me
Show me

Show me
Show me freedom
Show me care (Don't just tell me, Show me)
Show me justice
Show me fair 

And I'll sing
Whoa Oh Oh Oh (Don't just tell me, Show me)
Whoa Oh Oh Oh 
   
Show me freedom
Show me care

Show me freedom 
Show me care (Don't just tell me Show me)
Show me justice
Show me fair 

And I'll sing
Whoa Oh Oh Oh (Don't just tell me, Show me)
Whoa Oh Oh Oh 

Show me freedom
Show me care

Show Me Freedom

Studio artist creating meaningful vocal-driven tunes and a live looper often using a BOSS RC-505 to leave himself behind and layer up in real time.

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