First and foremost, all praise be to Yeshua - The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Without Him, I am nothing. With Him, I am everything.
The working title of this album was ‘Zamar’ - a Hebrew word which means ‘to sing, to praise’ however in the absence of vocals (bar one track), this title didn’t feel appropriate. After soul-searching, I landed on the title ‘Liminal’, which translates into ‘a place between spaces’.
For me, this is an apt title for an album that is so dear to me. Not only in my first venture into classical crossover, but is a sign of recognition as this collection of songs was inspired by the Divine, and my passion for cinematic scores. Ultimately, this album represents my journey over the years. From breaking away from the clutches of a life I wasn’t happy with and transitioning into one where I can create from a place of honesty and pure elevated vibrations.
Growing up, I was captivated by the sounds of action movies. The music that made these visuals hit him with impact. Composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams, Harry Gregson-Williams, Blake Neely and Hans Zimmer have all been an inspiration to me.
For years I had tried to study music and each time there would be some reason why I couldn’t continue. I had to rely on myself to get where I needed to be but in-between study and work, I would persist with writing music. Some of it amazing, some of it really shit. But each one an extension of my own growth.This album does not contain lyrics but there are my vocals in there. I didn’t want this album to be about a vocalist but rather to be about the music and my journey. I have kept the track listing mostly in order from the date of creation, where the first song ‘Vilnius’ was born around 2018 and the last songs representative of being created most recently. You can hear my personal progress as you move through the album and I like to keep that raw honestly in place - essentially this is a piece of my soul laid bare.
I hope when you listen that you do it in solitude, in meditation and with an open heart, for it is in this liminal spaces where we find the end of the familiar and the start of the unknown.
I would like to thank the following people:
Mother Joy for nurturing music in me at such a young age. You have always loved to sing and the absolute Joy this brought you was infectious. I remember times when I was young playing vinyl records and singing and dancing on that very plush green carpet back in Paradise. Thank you for the music and for the music living on in all of us.Father Ron - for your hard work in allowing your children the best education and start in life. I know things weren’t always easy and for you, I know its been hard to accept the perils of a creative child.
To my brother Joseph and my sister Skye - being home after years of being my own Alchemist has allowed me to reconnect in ways I yearned for while being that nomad. I am so proud of you both and to witness you bringing new life into the world presents me with so much joy. Thank you God for giving you both to me as siblings.
To my dear friend Shannon - what can I say? You have been a true friend and I cherish every moment we share together. As a massively successful artist yourself, I know you can identify with the struggles we creative artists go through. Your honest feedback, thoughts and time listening to what I was producing has been a gift and words cannot express how grateful I am. I miss you. Thank you for being unapologetically you.
To Andrew - I appreciate you brother in so many ways and we have forged more than a musical relationship, we are kindred spirits who are sharing this journey. I am so grateful I get to make music with you that challenges me and keeps the glory days alive - looking forward to the future and releasing more Two Tone Heart tracks.
To Fresh FM Adelaide - to being part of the team who built Fresh from the start, I am grateful to have had my start in radio with you all and played my first ever song on air. Thank you for the memories.
To all my failed relationships - thank you for providing fodder to keep me forging forward while you wanted to remain stagnant, and the wisdom to never repeat mistakes again. Something amazing can come out of something horrible and this is a testament to my position at the top of the mountain.
To SAE Sydney and Adelaide - thanks for putting up with my endless questions and support while studying with you. I will always hold dear memories of my time there and would recommend anyone considering studying Audio or creative arts to stop considering and just go and do it. You’ll be glad you did.
To all those distracting nay-sayers over the years who wanted to know how to produce but would never spend the time for effort honing their craft; thank you for being the stark reminder of what happens to people when you follow the pleasures of the flesh rather than the creativity of the heart.
To everyone who has ever abandoned me in my time of need, to those to claim to live in a higher vibration but drink, party and present a false image to the world - I hope you listen to this and realise you dont need to lie to the world in order to truly be living. Start listening to your heart and follow the real truth as you’ll be glad you followed the beat of your own drum and not the beat of someone else.
Finally, to you the listener who is taking onboard listening to this album - I appreciate you sharing a piece of me now frozen in time. For whatever emotions appear while in my Liminal space, I hope that the audio mirror brings you some peace, exhilaration or moment to remember.
Because at the end of our journey, all we are left with is memories.
Until next time, I hope you enjoy my new album and always live life lovingly.
Jay xo
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