Basically I pulled a Kanye (Sample a rare soul song except I had to rearrange it). I had another song I had written in mind but then I found an amusing biography on Spotify (The Budos Band). Played their instrumental and really loved it. Day 1 was me spouting gibberish over it. Day 2 I did some focused improvising with lyrics about finding sunshine after the rain (a kid on reddit asked me to do a song like that) and how everything will be OK. I then rearranged everything except for the horns on the second verse which I tried on the 1st and 3 beats. I forgot how the horns sounded there and ended up doing exactly what The Budos Band is doing on TIBDF. Begins with a David T Walker style rhythm before going to the dominant. Then the same 2 chords as TIBDF but 1 BPM faster. The organ is arranged to accommodate the notes I’m singing. Could’ve done it on guitar too but I did it after I finished the rhythm guitar parts. It does go to a dom7 at the end of verse and doesn’t return to the tonic or end in a deceptive cadence. It goes to another chord in the key which Chat GPT first called a deceptive cadence. I then corrected it and it now calls it ‘an interesting harmonic progression.’Bit of Lydian played by the organ fill in 2nd verse. The organ is superimposed to the 3rd degree for the guitar solo. Solo was improvised in 4 takes and does play a bit of dominant bebop. Did recently read an interview with Slash on Guitar Player magazine saying 4 takes is his max. The 2 different vocal lines on the chorus are a result of me coming up with more chorus sounding stuff. ‘Don’t need some kind of certainty’ is the last one. 



I’ll go home. Where the sunshine comes after the rain. 
All alone. But I’m here to take away all of your pain. All of your pain.
Can I get away? Before the blues come tolling.
Can I say your name? Before the blinds start folding.
Here to take you out in style. Let the wolves free out into the wild.
Chorus:
Say what you need to me.
I’ll let you run and stay
All of these things will compute in time
Other line:  Don’t need some kind of certainty.
And I don’t need. Some kind of prayer.
 summers shining through with you
 the birds are singing too
(If you could then sing or hum something different for the part after this that would be great).



Your’re a mess. With the clutter around you circling in your head (in your head) (You’re not actually a mess. It’s a Jedi mind trick)
Feel unrest. In your underwear sitting on your well made queen sized bed
Can you get away? for the water rises
Can you put a name? On my liquid fire
Here to take you out sweet child before the guns blow us into the wild (GNR reference)

In Time (feat. Tommodrums)

This track is many years old maybe 15 years or longer. Frank's voice shines like the sun!

Magic In Your Eyes (Eye Magic Mix) FEAT. FRANK CARTER III

Written, produced, and performed by Luke Carter (Sammi Dae)  
Vocals by Devyn Cross & Chrohm (AI artist created by Sammi Dae)  

Original Composition: © 2019 Luke Carter (Sammi Dae) and Brian Lewis (BRI3LEWIS)
Original ISRC (2019): GBER71902054  
New Sound Recording: ℗ 2025 DGG Productions Ltd 
New ISRC (2025): UKVGE4001758

“Best Friend (Suit & Soul)” is a smooth, retro-modern soul groove that blends charisma, class, and heartfelt emotion. Written, produced and performed by Luke Carter (Sammi Dae), and co-produced by Brian Lewis (BRI3LEWIS), the track features the dynamic voices of AI artists Devyn Cross and Chrohm — both created by Luke Carter for his label, DGG Productions Ltd.

With a warm analog feel, cinematic strings, vintage-style horns, and a mid-tempo rhythm section, this version of Best Friend channels the spirit of Silk Sonic, Anderson .Paak, and Bruno Mars, while delivering a unique narrative rooted in loyalty, connection, and timeless groove.

Whether it’s the soulful falsetto hooks, the conversational rap-sung verses, or the lush harmonic layering, Suit & Soul brings emotional depth wrapped in polished retro charm — a sync-ready, feel-good anthem made for modern romantics.

    🎙️ "You're my best friend — ride or ride, no cap, no disguise."

Best Friend (Suit & Soul)

Apologies for not delivering the full song but I switched mixers after hearing the first and 2nd mix from the usual guy and really, being at a loss for words as to what to say to improve the mix. So, I found a new guy and at least he made the verses sound good. I think I will shelve this one until later when I find a better mixer. The good news is that there was a mixer who described the gist of the song rather well and I would work with him except that I had already paid money to this second guy so I’ll be working with him for the Bond theme. I think the problem with the mixes I was getting is that the drums were too sharp (loud) and that was actually lessening my groove. Since my new theory is that groove is drums+interplay with another instrument (s), if you blow up the drums (which is what most of modern mixing seems to be about) you can’t hear the other instrument as much. Therefore, lessening the groove. A mixer should be able to find the balance.  Yes, that is headphone bleed you’re hearing and not purposeful psychedelia. That’s on me. 


This Part of You (Part 2 snippet)

Been around for a while. Studied Composing & Arranging at the former great Grove School Of Music in Van Nuys, Ca. Composed proprietary in-store music for national retailer Cole Haan (Nike at the time), Oprah, Dr. Oz, CBS Person Of Interest, Ebel Cosmetics, Vice to mention a few.

For Sync and music licensing, contact Luke Carter at DGG Productions; luke@dggproductions.com (+44 7821 189857) 

Sammi Dae is the creative alias of Luke Carter, a UK-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who is rewriting the rulebook on music creation, performance, and presentation in the digital age.

At a time when the music industry is hyper-focused on youth, visuals, and algorithms, Carter—now in his 50s—is innovating from a place of deep experience and enduring passion. Every track released under the Sammi Dae name is wholly written, produced, and performed by Luke himself, then fronted by one of 13 custom-built AI vocalists. These AI artists are genre-specific digital personas—from the soulful to the cinematic, from dancefloor-ready to deeply emotional—each developed by Carter to give voice to songs that are entirely human in origin.

From the live houses of the Jing to busking in tunnels (Granted, the 33.3% donation rate was based on the fact that he had removed his stifling white collar shirt and was dancing bare chested) in Singapore, Psychedelic Revolution (aka Psyche Rev) is a one man project that likes most things such as alt r&b and alt rock. Made it as a semi finalist in 'Song of the Year' competition in 2022 with his song 'Cassius.' Finalist in 2023 with 'We'll Go Down.' Finalist in 2024 with 'Sigh' and also taking semi finalist positions with 'Heartbeats & Inner Turmoil' and 'You Had Me'. Finalist in 2025 with 'Cold Cold Storm' and semi finalist with 'So Typical.' Tastes like Kung Pao Chicken. Looks like a cross between Brag Pitt and Heath Leather. Smells like team spirit. Feels like baby powder. Oh the music. Yeah, it sounds good. 


Don't respond to DM's on here so if you would like to get touched pls contact  via some other avenue. He does have a sun fetish though.

Daily Musing:
Yeah. 4th year in a row. Happy about it. Happy that I wasn't awarded anything in 'rock' again.  4 months left to still compete. It's been an honour to play for you all as usual. 

September: Trap Soul Song I've been shelving
October: I think I'm gonna do a chill hop/jazz hop thing with Coltrane changes. Done a instrumental before but never done a vocal jazz hop thing.

New tracks tagged ##retrosoul