i would like to thank every single person who has helped me on my journey these past few years. i am grateful that you have been by my side whilst i wander through life and whilst i record new music and attempt to improve with each and every record. i am humbled by the response to my new record and although the journey with act ii is far from over i am driven by the positive responses from humans that listen to my music and the media as well. thank you, sincerely. i really am also humbled by the reaction to my cover of u2’s with or without you. this band is so iconic and me and the team i work with knew that taking on their wonderful song was going to be a mountain of a challenge but we stuck to our beliefs that we could make this sound the way i wanted and feel raw. it is what i believe my music should always be. raw. emotional. real. beautiful. unique. original. to know that so many people across the world have a chance to hear this song and my other tracks from the present and past fills me with great pangs of gratitude and humility. again, thank you to the universe for giving my art many homes.
moving forward we have many special fragments of act ii to bring to you in visual forms now that you have the audio. we have a slate of content that will be released over the next 8 months. the metaphors and vision will all come together. i can reveal that we have the following:
music video for ‘you will be the death of me’
music video for ‘rapture’
music video for ‘live famous die’
‘the man’ trilogy music videos release
live performance videos on the official youtube
live shows once we are free and safe to perform for you in person
i have been writing a lot of songs and this week we begin work on act iii. it will take a lot more time than usual to make act iii because we are going to work our hearts out to make this the best body of work to date and we have big ideas and plans for the record. that’s all i can say on that at the moment.
lights of dawn finished filming in spain and the director sadie duarte and her team are working on the film in post-production for a 2021 release. i have written and recorded the original soundtrack for the film and this will be released worldwide alongside the film’s release at international film festivals. this is a whole new experience for me and one that again, i am simply humbled to have had the opportunity to do. i feel like i have far more film music inside of me to give out so hopefully, i will get this chance again. and i am grateful to sadie for reaching out to me and trusting me with this soundtrack.
i know we remain in the hardest of times at the moment and i beg of you to be positive. hold on to your reigns. we're all going to die one day. but when they close up your door, hope that it will have all been worth it. that you lived your life with happiness and wisdom. keep the dreams flowing for one day they shall run dry. we are always on the verge of eternal because we are a part of something bigger. a universe, aggressive, scary, incredible, remarkable, to the moon, to the stars and to the sun. your mind is like a confused pantheon, desperate for some direction and you can seek that path yourself. fall in love with personal ambitions, goals and chasing those dreams before they dry up. i have fallen in love with my potential, harnessing it year after year and growing more confident, standing in the lightning fields of kindness, love and strength. whatever challenges you face oh dear reader of this, and there are quite a few at the moment aren't there? just know that you can progress, overcome and create your own course and work in the direction you need to be. if your thoughts lead to negative ends, ask yourself why? how can you change that? what energy are you surrounding yourself with? what energy are you putting out into the world? are your works of art brave? are your conversations worth anything? are your movements and your motives pure of heart? are you coping? do you need support? do you know it's okay to reach out to good people and organisations for support? or do you run your fastest through those lightning fields of kindness, love and strength? - harness your ability, your energy and make each day worth something more than just another day of existence. watch your children grow with wide-eyed wonder and pride. breathe in the air and be grateful for the smallest of wonders in the world, of which there are millions. find your reason and purpose and go and achieve it one step at a time. be self-aware and manage your progress, be honest with yourself and others and be sincere with your potential. i believe in you as much as i believe in myself. love, daniel xox
