#RIP Mac Miller. A true talent. The first time I heard this song it stopped me in my tracks and I couldn't stop listening to it. I was so moved and could relate to the lyrics so much I had to get straight into the studio and record it.

Mac Miller - Once A Day (Skyuka Cover)

Fade' is the first release from my upcoming EP. I wrote 'Fade' about 10 years ago, although the song was completely different back then. It was way too long and a bit all over the place. After being in the “too hard basket” for so many years I finally came back to it. I was now a much more experienced songwriter and could look at the song objectively and cull and arrange the song in a much more cohesive way. I wrote 'Fade' after I’d packed up my life and had moved to Sydney. I was young and naive and had met someone who only wanted a casual relationship. I was hoping I could reciprocate this only to find that it left me feeling completely empty. I wrote the closing verse of the song years later when I was in a similar situation. It was then I realised I was still stuck in the same cycle and I really hadn’t broken that pattern in my life. This is what 'Fade' is about. It’s about all the emotions we go through when someone can’t meet us in the way that we want them to. It’s about losing confidence in ourselves because we break our own promises.
I produced the song but then took it to Andrew Wright (Forest Studio) for final production, mixing and mastering. My brother Simon (Token Friend) added his guitar work in the verses and added additional synth in the drop and for me that really was the final piece of the puzzle.

Fade

This lil' dreamy one is about seeing your world/situation through a certain lens and being in denial of your reality, because let’s face it, sometimes it’s easier. But it’s not all melancholy, ‘Make Believe’ is about accepting the uncertainties that come with all relationships and learning to be in love with the questions that arise instead of only feeling at peace with knowing the answers.
Thanks to Andrew Wright for mixing & mastering, Mark for your heartfelt verse, Token Friend for adding your awesome guitar and Nikki Dagostino for your beautiful keys parts x

Make Believe (feat. Marksman Lloyd)

Make Believe

Written by Skyuka.
Produced by Token Friend, Skyuka and Andy Lawson.
Mixed and mastered by Andy Lawson.
Drums by Jasper Emmitt Miller.
Guitar & bass by Token Friend.

Michael Cera

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I wrote ‘Birthday Song’ a long time ago. Originally it was penned as a solo song, but when I rehearsed it with my good friend CJ Stranger I really loved the blend of our voices together and felt like it brought a new kind of magic to the song. During this time I was fangirling over Steven Schram’s production work, so we both flew to Melbourne to work with him. Schram (an Aria winning producer known for his work with San Cisco, Jaguar Jonze, Paul Kelly and more) was amazing at stripping it back and bringing out the raw emotion of the song. I then released it as part of an older body of work under a different name but it was only out for a brief amount of time and then was no longer available (long story)! I’ve had this song sitting there for years, it’s been one of my favourite’s. I’ve always wanted to give it a second chance as the first time round I had absolutely no reach. Now that I have a bigger following, I can’t wait to share this song with the world, I’ve waited so long.

Birthday Song (ft CJ Stranger)

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