In 2012 I had all sorts of song ideas coming at me from all directions, and I couldn't keep up with them all. One night at 2am, I had just finished working on an acoustic song, and then metal kicked in. This idea just kinda fell out. I liked it at the time, and looked for a vocalist to track some singing and roaring but I didn't know anyone good enough.
This is a fairly rough demo. 1 take recording, as all the others. 

2012 Logic

Metal idea 1 - Ruff 2

My sister and I sat down one night as I had this idea to take some of her lyrics and just see what happens. This idea was reasonably fast, but we realised it was way too dark for her lyrics. I have no idea how this idea came alive. I haven't spent anymore time on this other than that 1 hour in 2012. I wish I did...

2014 Logic

In Filth No Vox - ruff 1

2006 - 2011 Garageband 

beat idea 4

The Fallen Sunday - 2011 - A mate and myself were looking to work on writing a bit of a heavier album together. This track was an idea for that album but it just kinda sat there. Please forgive the vocals. This was 1 take to get the idea out of my head. 

2006 - 2011 Logic

Fallen Sunday - Vocal ruff2

From 2010 - 2012, I had an overload of songs hit me, so I set out to write a bunch of tunes for an EP. This was the first song idea I had for that E.P. It's about fear of failure, and calling out my dreams to come alive. My close friend Chris Lam Sam came back to me with some Rhodes he recorded....just for fun. They'll be staying in the song.

2014 Logic - EP ideas

Fear With-in ruff idea 1 - w/ rhodes

For my 'Understanding Composition' class i had back in Jul-Dec 2015, we were asked to choose a country/culture, and using the ethnic instruments/scales etc used by that country, create something unique. I chose South America. I love classical music, and the intricacies of it so I asked the question: what would happen if South America, and classical music were introduced together? This is my understanding of their meeting.

Wintec 2015 - UC

Ethnic Composition Final

I had been to a worship workshop and we were asked to pick a bible verse, and create a singable song for a congregation, or church. I picked Psalm 13:5-6: 

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation, I will sing the Lord’s praise,for he has been good to me. 

Once I started singing the song, It was between me and the Father, so I kept this to myself. I want to share it now and I hope someone finds this song encouraging or something, and that it this might mean something as much as it has meant to me.

It's a rough 'one take', but the essence of the song is there. Hopefully one day I'll sit down and record it properly with the bridge finished. 

I Sing To You, Lord - Worship Song idea

Back in 2006, I started experimenting with different sounds etc and I came across the classical strings in Garageband. This is a little idea I came up with when I believed I was going to write a huge piece and be famous. ha!

Classical 6

This is a reharmonisation I did for an assignment where we were to take a pop song, keep the melody the same, but change the underlying chords. I've never experimented with Modal Interchange, Tritone substitution, Secondary Dominants etc, so this was my first attempt at it. This is my take on Justin Bieber's classic.

2016 Logic

Reharmonisation - Baby Justin Bieber

This song was written at 5am the morning of my wedding day. I wanted to write a song for my beautiful wife and play/sing her down the aisle while playing the song. Luckily my brother was there to come to the rescue. He put my thoughts in a more 'song'-like version and then i fiddled around and this is what eventuated. 

Come To Me

A rough demo of a little something I wrote last year for a songwriting assignment.

City That Never Sleeps - Acoustic Rough Demo

A rough demo of a little something I wrote last year for a Music Production assignment. I took an original acoustic track and experimented with an Rnb/Soul groove/feel.

Wintec

City That Never Sleeps - Soul Rough Demo

I'm just a guy from a little town called Paeroa, in a little country called New Zealand. I love Jesus, I love my family, and I love music.

kristianbennett

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