As the year comes to a close, Reed Waddle has been spending a long time reflecting. He has been looking back and the songs he has written over the years, remembering the people he has met and places he has been along the way.

Written in Summer of 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, Reed Waddle’s single “Save Me”, a tells of many thoughts, emotions, and demons felt in the wake of the pandemic. Reed says, “As this year was coming to a close, I found that this song ‘Save Me’ resonated with me deeply. It helps me get through what I was feeling during the pandemic.”

Reed Developed as a musician through the guidance of his dad, developing an over 20 year career recording music and playing gigs at bars. Since 2014, he has been writing songs for other artists and projects in Nashville. He has been refining his writing day by day, supporting artists such as

Hall and Oats, John Fogerty, Graham Nash, Jason Isbell, Shawn Colvin, and countless others.

Reed says, “I’ve always been surrounded by music. My dad is a lifelong colleague; I’ve been happy to have his support along the way.”

While writing songs, Reed finds inspiration anywhere. “I kind of think of music as folklore and legend. The musical road brings me from place to place. You put something out, and immediately the question is what’s next? There’s a beauty in everyday things. Your job as a writer is to keep your eyes open and your ears open”

Over the years, Reed has won many songwriting competitions and is the Telluride Troubadour Grand Prize winner. He still uses the guitar won from that competition from Colorado every day.

Reed wrote “Save Me” thinking though the pandemic over Zoom calls with collaborators. On a writing session on a whim, Reed wrote the single with Jordan Frye, looking to build an idea that was soulful and necessary during the pandemic. That’s the magic of cowriting, you take it where it’s supposed to take you,” Reed says.

The single has gotten plenty of attention, receiving the acclaim of synch supervisors and the attention of the team supporting Dolly Parton.

“I want to use this to take my next big step,” Reed says looking forward. “A year went by, and I sat on it, and I thought it was good to bring this one out for the public. The big goal is to continue to create. Grow my fanbase, keep playing shows, and continue to create.”

He hopes that the single will inspire others. Reed says, “The title seems kind of sad, but it aims to give some hope to people going through hard times. Life is a big, beautiful thing, sometimes it can be overwhelming, but there is hope somewhere. If someone is feeling kind of down, I hope ‘Save Me’ can help them feel okay.”

“Save Me” is available on all streaming platforms. For more about Reed Waddle and his music, visit his website: reedwaddlemusic.com.

You can also follow him on the following social media and music platforms:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/reedwaddle 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reedwaddle/ 

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/reedwaddle 

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/reed-waddle/19588256 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ReedWaddle 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jCxZdYb3CtbVqFrCfFFUo

Ghxst Vic is a musician who Having grown up between Europe and Africa, his music draws from influences that span across genres like Afrotech, UK Drill, Discotech and more. With such a unique style and sound, he is able to create honest and personal tracks that truly stand out. His latest single is a track called “Baby Bump”.

“Baby Bump” has an intriguing sound and a deeply meaningful story to go alongside it. The song was created as part of the story of Vic’s last year and details his journey of finding love and becoming a father. “When I moved to Miami, I thought I would be living the bachelor life and following my dreams,” he explained. “Next thing I knew I was in love and having my first child.”

The song “Baby Bump” is a bit of a play on the common experience of men in the Hip Hop industry getting women pregnant and leaving them to fend for themselves. “It’s not something I would ever consider,” Vic explained. One of his main goals as an artist is to change the message that artists such as himself are sending out.

“My music is real,” he said. “Not everyone in this industry is in a gang or committing crimes, but that’s all people hear.” Vic hopes to guide his listeners into a more honest and compassionate path, so they may become the people they were always meant to be.

Like the rest of Vic’s discography, “Baby Bump” is a presentation of his views on the world around him as well as a hope for the future of himself and his listeners. It is a gorgeous track and a brilliant representation of the message he is looking to spread.

“I want to take over the industry. No more talking about pain and violence, just love and peace,” Vic said. With his creative voice and place in his community, Vic hopes to change the way Rappers and other musicians glorify the violence that they present in their music.

Following closely behind the release of “Baby Bump”, Ghxst Vic is excited to share his new project New York to Miami with the world. The album will feature the story of Vic’s own growth as he made a major move and found himself in a whole new world. The project will showcase his current single, as well as a collection of other incredible tracks.

Make sure to stay tuned in to Ghxst Vic on various platforms for new music, visuals and social posts.

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ghxstvic

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghxstvic

Facebook: https://facebook.com/ghxstvic

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/realghxstvic

Music has always been part of life for Chicago rapper GBO (that’s two syllables, G-Boh). Ever Since he was a kid, he loved to write music and create songs. He wrote and created his first song at the age of 15. He hasn’t created any music in a while.

Until this year, when he released three songs. The latest is “Gone Too Soon,” a tribute to friends and loved ones no longer with him.

“Through the years, a lot of people close to me have passed away,” he said. “Some of my best friends are gone. Some of my family members. I just wanted to make a song to remember them and say it’s not the end, to stay positive, and to put out a good message.”

The message comes with a guitar meditation behind Philadelphia singer Rachel Philipp’s chorus and a soft drumbeat punctuating GBO’s rap:

Every minute with a loved one’s like a blessing to me

Your friendship’s like a circle that never ends

You’re the brother I never had, my best friend

I know your spirit lives on through my pen

Now as I pray, I say a-men.

“I just know I like to make music,” he said, “and recently I got back into it because I really enjoy it.”

“Music would get me through everything,” he said.

Now, if things work out well, he wants to make his living from music. When he wrote those earlier songs, the music business was different, much more difficult to navigate. Today, with online music platforms and social media to help build a fanbase, music and a music career are much more “accessible.”

More accessibility makes collaboration easier. “Gone Too Soon” features Rachel on the chorus (“She did a phenomenal job.”), and his first two, “Rebound” and “Pushing Me” feature St. Laurent Don on hard-edged trap tracks.

“I’m just gonna start making my music, making my songs, see how it comes out and go from there.”

In his youth he listened to a lot of rock, from Elvis to Metallica, pop, “pretty much throw it in, I listened to it.” He also listened to hip hop — Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre, “just everything you can think of” — and his music now is rap, whereas his teen music was more singing.

“Hip hop and trap music,” he said. “I try to keep it more modern because the music’s always evolving. I try to see what’s hot right now and listen to some songs and work from there.

He writes lyrics to beats he likes.

“I look for something I can vibe with. If I’m listening to it and I feel like good about it, I start writing and take it from there. Like in ‘Gone Too Soon,’ I was listening to it, and I just started thinking like, the beat gave me a sad feeling, so I’m gonna write a sad song.”

In the process, he adjusted both the beat the and lyrics and ended up making a soulful, meditative “Gone Too Soon” that lifts the spirit rather than saddens it, and while the melodic chorus pleases the ear, GBO’s rap engages the pulse.

“I write music from many different perspectives,” he said. “At the end of the day, I just want people to enjoy it, to feel something from it, whether it’s in having fun or whether it’s like ‘Gone Too Soon,’ being sad. That’s the most you can ask for, that somebody connects with your music? They get it. They understand.”

Making a good career out of music would be nice, he said, but he is learning the business. He plans to do live performances, but that is a different process than writing, rapping and releasing tracks, and he is still feeling his way into that. He is exploring hiring a manager and expanding his presence on music and video platforms.

Meantime, he is writing, people are listening, and he is building a fanbase.

“I try not to have any expectations, because if I don’t have any expectations, and I see people listening to it, and people like it, and people connect to me, I get excited, right? Because my expectation was nothing. My expectation right now is, let’s see where it goes, see what I can do with it.”

To see where GBO goes and what he does, connect with him on these platforms for new music:

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/bluedemonz/gilberto-johnson-gbo-gone-too-soon-jwa-mix-and-mastering-oct26-at-10pm?si=05f91921870e4905896c8c9f095ce3f8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/59Jh9A07TcZr6GsZ9X9mzK