A collection of songs made by all the PtD participants including our regular young adult team, students from KSA, KBA and more. A true smorgasbord of sounds, genres and songs from a n exceedingly good bunch of people. More to come!

The Ripple Effect

A song written and composed by students from KSA about the cause of their individual annoyances and the effects that they have on them. Part of our Ripple Effect project for 2023-2024

Main vocals: Josh
Piano: Aniket
Drums: Will
Synthesiser: Robert

Adlibs: all above mentioned

The Annoying Song -Pirate 57

A parody version of the AC/DC classic song based on our theme of the Ripple Effect. An incredible great effort and result from  the emerging abilities of these KSA students who are relatively new to the instruments, but showcase their great potential.

Josh: electric guitar, lead vocals
Will: Drums, backing vocals
Robert: bass, backing vocals
Keys: Aniket, backing vocals
- Gabriel: guitar solo

High Waves S'well - Pirate 57

A Nu-Metal style song created by Esther and Hayley who wrote the lyrics and produced this song. Heavy stuff!

Music and words: Esther and Hayley
Vocals: Hayley and Rachel W

Evanescing Waves

A HUGE sounding track from the minds of Sam and Natalia that talks about the value of collaboration and how the effect of working together can be greater than the sum of the parts.

Music and Lyrics: Sam and Natalia
Vocals: Sam and Natalia

The Outside In

A dizzyingly creative story by William and Oliver about the effect pf kind words that brings together space, dogs and the debut of sad Gary… 

Great storytelling

Music and lyrics: William and Oliver
Vocals: William

Ripples of Human Kind

Vividly vibrant vibrations create a colourful bedrock for Bobby’s flow and Bailey’s singing on this valiant effort, written and produced by Bobby and Bailey.

Music and lyrics: Bobby and Bailey
Rap vocals & backing vox: Bobby
Chorus vocals: Bailey.

Vibing Vibrations

A certified banger from Josh and Chester about light waves and how important it is to keep moving

Music and lyrics: Josh and Chester
Chorus vocals: Josh
Rap Vocals: Chester

Light Waves

This one came thick and fast from the minds of Alphie and Alfie who wrote a bassy rap song about rhe shifting landscapes and ripple effects of sand dunes.

Music and lyrics: Alfie & Alphie
Rap & sung vocals: Alphie & Alfie

Palm Tree Panic

A deep plunge into the ups and downs of life in the ocean and beyond in this stirring track by Chantelle and Lily. Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Words and Music: Chantelle and Lily
Vocals: Chantelle and Lily

Amazing Waves

A self affirming song based on a popular hit by Katy Perry sung by the incomparable Shannon and Chloe. Get your ears on this one!

Music & Production: Henry Harwood
Lyrics and Vocals: Shannon and Chloe

Teenage Screams

An instrumental piece written and composed by Rachel Woods, showing how small things can grow much larger. Single notes rippling outwards come back to you in kaleidoscopic forms to then rejoin the flow of our experiences

Ripples Interlude

Jadene and Dan collaborated together to create these rolling waves of synths and bass you can ride along with too. Play this one loud!

Guitar: Dan
Production: Jadene

Liquid Bass

A searching song reflecting on our place in an ever shifting environment, certainty can be hard to find, but stable ground is all we ever really need. Featuring a debut vocal performance from
Jadene and the acoustic pickings of Will and Dan.

Ideas, lyrics and music: Jadene, Dan & Will
Guitars: Will McTavish & Dan
Vocals: Jadene

A Shore Thing

A sunnily disposed song to brighten your day and get your feet tapping, lighters raised and shoulders swaying. Kindness spreads faster than you think, or in Rachel’s words “one drop into the ocean can be a magic potion”

Composing, Guitar & Production: Dan
Music & Production: Jadene
Lyrics & Vocals: Rachel Woods

One Drop in the Ocean(The Ripple Effect)

Sometimes our own thoughts can stop us from doing things, doubts can creep in and mislead us from seeing our full potential and from how others see us. This song talks about the tribulations of how our own reflections ripple and distort who we seem to be.

Music, production and vocals: Henry & Rachel

Voices in my Head

Join us on a journey through the textures of the ocean as we pierce the current, climb the tides and reflect on the vast surrounding seascape of eternal change and motion

Percussion & guitars: Will McTavish
Synths: Jadene
Guitars: Dan

Waves

Not all waves and ripples are made of water, sometimes the ripples echo throughout space and create unimaginable forms that take on complexities we could never have anticipated. Despite the vastness of space, the one universal fact is that we’re all made of stardust, and thats magic!

Guitar & ideas: Will McTavish
Music, Lyrics, Vocals & Production: Henry Harwood
Vocals: Rachel Woods

We Are All Stardust

Ruminations on the consequences of the hardships of life, how we affect them and how they affect us. The brainchild of multi-talented Will McTavish who came in with this idea and played all parts himself. Wandering thoughts that echo the way life ripples to and fro between us

All Music, Guitar, Lyrics & Vocals by Will McTavish

Consequences 2

“The power of your words might shape you, or maybe they might just break you”. Have wiser words ever been said to a catchier beat. We don’t think so with this great song made by the irreplaceable Henry and Rachel again.

Music: Henry
Lyrics and Vocals: Rachel

Wise Words

An 80s synth-wave pop ballad about the power of actions and how they make us who we are and affect how other people see themselves, why its always important to pay attention to the effect your actions have on you in your world

Actions Speak Louder

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