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Silent Night - Recorder By Candlelight by Matt Mulholland
updated
Stream the album here - open.spotify.com/album/6rYmtCooAJKHlGDCk2ldsR?si=lAJukKPtSoipAhgglrFUZQ
Follow your dreams here.
Where?
Your heart.
Listen to Ultimate Christmas Classics on Spotify - open.spotify.com/album/6rYmtCooAJKHlGDCk2ldsR?si=QIkdUh_yQtW9A1_HevMjMw
All other links:
https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
This was a super fun way to end it, especially as the last three songs of the concert were a bit heavy. You can hear the collective relief and excitement when the piano starts and people figure out what's happening, haha. Such a great night.
The Band:
Keys - Daniel Hayles
Bass - Blain Fitzpatrick
Drums - Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa
Guitar - David Lester
Backing Vocals - Jade Merematira
Backing Vocals - Moira Jean
Trumpet - Ben Hunt
Sax - Bryn van Vliet
Guitar and Vocals - Matt Mulholland
Video by - Fox House Productions
Live sound - Alistair Isdale
Lighting - Shaun Martin
Audio mix - Matt Mulholland
The full concert video is here - youtu.be/92TzeFk6mrY?si=KV1lsN92p7ttSbSg
I'll keep this description brief because I explain everything in the video, but basically I'm making a new music channel to have a separate space to share my new songs. I'll still be here, but based on the feedback I've been getting, this seems to be the best move. Onwards and upwards, baby!
See you soon,
Matt
I've always loved this song. Something so simple and true about the lyrics. You can just imagine some poor thespian type trying his best to give their partner something special, unable to buy anything fancy, they write a song instead. Now that I've written that down, I realise I've actually totally done that before, haha. I wonder if I can do it for every birthday, or if it will start getting old...
Anyway, hope you dig the video. While you're here, it would be great if you had a listen to my own music that I've been releasing! Streaming links are below, and they're all also on my YT channel.
Keep it funky,
Matt
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LINKS:
Matt Mulholland on Spotify - open.spotify.com/playlist/7bvvMz8ZYQeIvpoKZXit7H?si=5052a70ce4154f95
Instagram - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
All other streaming and social links - https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Listen to the whole song on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/track/1lVdjwC2B7wCREwN0za2is?si=eeb666d0ec534648
I use LUNA for my DAW now, and I'm so stoked with it. I moved from Logic a few months ago because I wasn't pumped with the direction their updates were taking, and I actually find LUNA to be way more intuitive and user friendly. Also I love aiming for analog saturation and classic vibes, which LUNA has built in. So it's not like it really does anything that you can't also do it Logic, but I just find the workflow easier and faster. I don't know why I'm writing about this, haha. Live your life.
If you like what I'm putting out, please join my mailing list! All these algorithms make it difficult for my content to get in front of people (even when they want it), so I'm putting out monthly emails with updates and links to all the good stuff. Sign up on my website! mattmulholland.com
All other social/music links:
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - LUNA
02:16 - Music Intro
03:50 - Vocals in stereo
05:20 - Build ups in songs
06:05 - Drums
06:50 - Guitars
10:00 - Backing Vocals
13:20 - Outro building
15:01 - Room reverb
17:25 - Revisiting your own work
Feels Like Home by Matt Mulholland is streaming everywhere!
https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/3758r764Ps8YImYZpavitl?si=7KdlzXViScWoT7CAuQcSbw
Apple Music: music.apple.com/au/album/feels-like-home/1770364196?i=1770364197
All other streaming & social links: https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Production credits:
Music & Lyrics - Matt Mulholland
Production & Engineering - Matt Mulholland
Lyrics:
Spending nights just sharing how we've grown
Broken pieces mending on their own
Tales of magic where everything's a song
I've forgotten how it feels to rather be alone
It feels like home
It feels like home
Ocean days where sunlight plays through trees
Time can change when it's just you and me
Standing on mountains and watching moonbeams glow
There's sweetness is hello's and hope in where we'll go
It feels like home
A place I've known
Inside my bones
It feels like home
I hope we always kiss like we do now
Forever still isn't enough somehow
And I can find the sea and sky inside your eyes
It's like a dream
But I've realised
It feels like home
A place I've known
Inside my bones
It feels like home
It feels like home
If you like this sort of thing, consider joining my mailing list! I put out a new email every month, and it's a more reliable way to actually see the things I make - mattmulholland.com
All my music and social links are here if you just can't get enough: https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Yeah man, LET'S GO!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 What is cringe?
02:00 My journey
05:59 Working through it
06:00 It's actually okay
07:36 Feeling it safely
09:08 Be more true
10:02 Everything is cringe
I got dressed up for this one.
I hope you like the tune! Wildly different genre to the last one, but it's all me, so I figure that gives it some sort of cohesion. I was listening to so much John Mayer when I wrote this one, specifically Paradise Valley. Great tunes, great album.
I've had some people message and say that they haven't been seeing the stuff I've uploaded recently, and unfortunately that seems to just be the reality of the algorithm at the moment. I've got a new mailing list where I'm sending out monthly emails with the new tunes, other videos, and a solid amount of rambling - I think that's probably the best way to be updated with what I'm up to. You can sign up to it on my website mattmulholland.com
Hope to see you there!
All other links - https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
All social links: https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Lyrics:
How many times
Do I have to learn
The same old rhymes
The same old turns
It's right around the corner
Where I want to be
Right over the border
A different me
I try, oh I try
To understand
What it means to be alive
What it means to be a man
But I don't need to change myself
I just need to love myself
I don't need a place where I can run away and hide
I don't need to change myself
I just need to love myself
And loving myself today meant saying goodbye
And loving myself today meant saying goodbye
It might sound strange
It might sound wrong
But who I've grown to become
Is who I've been all along
And it might sound strange
It might sound wrong
But who I've grown to become
Is who I've been all along
I will find, I will find
A way to understand
What it means to be alive
What it means to be a man
But I don't need to change myself
I just need to love myself
I don't need a place where I can run away and hide
I don't need to change myself
I just need to love myself
And loving myself today meant saying goodbye
And loving myself today meant saying goodbye
Music & Lyrics: Matt Mulholland
Production & Engineering: Matt Mulholland
"Don't Give Up On Love" on Spotify - open.spotify.com/playlist/7bvvMz8ZYQeIvpoKZXit7H?si=e7a64a43cb6e43e7
ALSO I've got a brand spanking new song coming out next week! You can pre-save that here if you wanna be a legend - distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mattmulholland/love-myself
It's like a country/folk kinda tune. I reckon it's sick.
All other streaming and social links:
https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
I'd love to get your thoughts, questions, feedback, comments, and side-hugs. I genuinely loved making this, and I'm looking forward to making more, getting better, and seeing where this goes!
Join the mailing list here - mattmulholland.com
Music and Social Links here - https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Inspiration
01:36 - The Shuffle
02:55 - The Process
05:00 - First Draft
05:45 - Lyrics
07:07 - Next Steps
07:50 - Audience Testing
09:00 - Development
10:30 - Writing on different instruments
13:23 - Finishing the bones
14:02 - Production and Arrangement
15:43 - Enter the DAW
16:21 - Follow your heart and ears
17:13 - Bass VST Trillian
20:00 - Recording Bass
21:20 - Keep it real
22:14 - Drum VST Kontakt
25:40 - Recording Drums
27:09 - Piano VST Keyscape
28:40 - Recording Piano
29:30 - Rhodes VST Keyscape
29:52 - Arrangement
32:14 - Live Horns
36:04 - Outro
Don't Give Up On Love by Matt Mulholland
"A spectacular piece that combines modern pop with funk and big band elements. A groove so fresh that you wont need to eat your vegetables for a week. Give it to me straight, give it to me swingin’, give it to me now."
Credits:
Music & Lyrics - Matt Mulholland
Production & Engineering - Matt Mulholland
Incredible Sax & Trumpet - Oscar Lavën facebook.com/Oscarlavenmusic
Champion & Legend - YOU
Social & Streaming Links:
https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
This is the first track from my new EP that will be coming out over the next few months, along with a whole bunch of sweet content that everyone is gonna love! Promise. The EP is 100% full of love songs, but each song is about a different kind of love - this one is about the type of love that you don't want to give up on. No regrats.
I've set up a new website that has all of my tunes, a MERCH SHOP (definitely a work in progress there), and a mailing list! The mailing list is probably the best way to stay updated on what I'm releasing and doing. Social media is great, but the rules always change and it can be hard to reach you even when you've followed or subscribed.
Thanks for listening, I hope you dig the tune! I'll see you shortly with a sweet lyric video, a live version (from my living room) and then a wildly long video titled "The Joy of Songwriting."
LOOK, I'M DOING IT!
All other streaming links are here - https://push.fm/fl/hpdncvmj
Social Links: https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
You can pre-save the new tune here - distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mattmulholland/dont-give-up-on-love
Social Links:
Tiktok - tiktok.com/@yaboymattmulholland
Instagram - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
Website - mattmulholland.com
Music Links:
Spotify - open.spotify.com/artist/5UKtoBT6t6c6gTsnDOt3eW?si=rcz05G3VS-q-HxGKujTUxQ
Apple Music - music.apple.com/au/artist/matt-mulholland/276031993
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Quick Summary
01:00 - What It Is
03:35 - What It's Not
06:00 - How and Why?
08:56 - Conclusion
Streaming links for Lonely Nights by Matt Mulholland
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3StEC8b
Apple Music - bit.ly/49vJLCW
Bandcamp - bit.ly/3SHFZjZ
Social links:
Instagram - bit.ly/3QpQENa
Facebook - bit.ly/49lZXqk
TikTok - bit.ly/49mUX4s
All streaming links - hypeddit.com/recorderbycandlelight/ultimatechristmasclassicsvolume1
TRACK LIST:
00:00 - Jingle Bells
02:00 - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
03:35 - Deck The Halls
04:52 - Silent Night
08:25 - Shchedryk (Carol of the bells)
09:50 - Hard The Herald Angels Sing
11:18 - Angels We Have Heard On High
13:30 - Away In A Manger (Variations on a theme)
16:19 - Joy To The World
19:50 - Auld Lang Syne
Streaming links:
hypeddit.com/recorderbycandlelight/ultimatechristmasclassicsvolume1
Lonely Nights by Matt Mulholland is streaming everywhere!
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3StEC8b
Apple Music - bit.ly/49vJLCW
Bandcamp - bit.ly/3SHFZjZ
Socials:
Instagram - bit.ly/3QpQENa
Facebook - bit.ly/49lZXqk
TikTok - bit.ly/49mUX4s
Apple Music - bit.ly/49vJLCW
Bandcamp - bit.ly/3SHFZjZ
Socials:
Instagram - bit.ly/3QpQENa
Facebook - bit.ly/49lZXqk
TikTok - bit.ly/49mUX4s
Lonely Nights by Matt Mulholland
Music & Lyrics: Matt Mulholland
Production & Engineering: Matt Mulholland
Lyrics:
Walking slowly
Wasting days doing only
Things I've already done
Might be time to leave it all behind me
Fade into the sea
Looking closely
Thinking only
It's hard to be
When I can't make sense of anything I see
Fall back into me
But then I notice
For the first time in a minute
I'm feeling strong
With you
My lonely nights are gone
Leaning into
Thoughts of dreaming about you
Open a little more
Take one step while you build a wall
You build a wall
Empty spaces
Tired faces
Breathing to make it through
But I choose me while you choose you
And it's goodbye
But then I notice
For the first time in a minute
I'm feeling strong
With you
My lonely nights are gone
There may come a time
When all of this makes sense
When I'm not lost in mind
Confused by someone else
But I don't think I need to find
A place to be myself
When all I am is everything
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3StEC8b
Apple Music - bit.ly/49vJLCW
Bandcamp - bit.ly/3SHFZjZ
Socials:
Instagram - bit.ly/3QpQENa
Facebook - bit.ly/49lZXqk
TikTok - bit.ly/49mUX4s
Lonely Nights by Matt Mulholland
Music & Lyrics: Matt Mulholland
Production & Engineering: Matt Mulholland
Lyrics:
Walking slowly
Wasting days doing only
Things I've already done
Might be time to leave it all behind me
Fade into the sea
Looking closely
Thinking only
It's hard to be
When I can't make sense of anything I see
Fall back into me
But then I notice
For the first time in a minute
I'm feeling strong
With you
My lonely nights are gone
Leaning into
Thoughts of dreaming about you
Open a little more
Take one step while you build a wall
You build a wall
Empty spaces
Tired faces
Breathing to make it through
But I choose me while you choose you
And it's goodbye
But then I notice
For the first time in a minute
I'm feeling strong
With you
My lonely nights are gone
There may come a time
When all of this makes sense
When I'm not lost in mind
Confused by someone else
But I don't think I need to find
A place to be myself
When all I am is everything
Stream on Apple Music - music.apple.com/nz/album/comes-goes-single/1692705432
All other platforms - songwhip.com/matt-mulholland/comes-and-goes
Social Links - https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
We did it!!!
Credits:
Music & Lyrics - Matt Mulholland
Flute - Hannah Darroch
Trombone - Christopher Bill
Production - Matt Mulholland
Comes & Goes by Matt Mulholland, available everywhere on the 21st of July!
Pre-Save on Spotify here - distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mattmulholland/comes--goes
Woooo! It's been a minute. Not gonna lie, this song is awesome and I'm super stoked to finally get it out. It doesn't really make much sense genre wise, so I've been describing it as the "Tarzan" song. Think somewhere between Phil Collins, Paul Simon, with a dash of Brecker Brothers in there. It's also the first song since the comedy days that I've fully recorded, produced and mixed myself! All part of the plan to get faster and make more stuff. Onwards and upwards, baby! Totally pre-save the track if you want. I get that it's still a little clunky though, so if you don't wanna do that, come follow me on Instagram and I'll be promoting it there like a psycho. Okay great. Keep on keeping on, and I'll see you soon!
Matt
instagram.com/themulhollandparty
facebook.com/mattmulhollandpage
Yeah, man.
Hope you're all doing great, she's been a year for sure. And you know what they say about years - one in the hand is like two in the bush, and that's a Christmas miracle right there.
All the best, and we'll see you again!
Featuring the most excellent Royal New Zealand Air Force Band!
facebook.com/nzairforceband
instagram.com/rnzafband
And me!
instagram.com/themulhollandparty
Other streaming links - https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Follow me on Instagram! I dare you - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
Video produced by the wonderful and ever excellent Jacob Edmonds - jacobcedmonds.com
The idea for this one was really simple - I kept finding myself dancing and grooving in the studio when I was making this track, and I wanted to capture that. Just a guy sitting alone in a room, enjoying the vibes of his creation. Don't make that dirty. We shot this in my studio and Jacob really brought the vibes, finding ways to make it look like different locations and scenes. He also made it look like I'm okay at dancing sometimes too! You may recognise his work from other such hit videos as Boy/Girl Stuff or Knowing Love. Champion.
That's it from me! Thanks for watching, hope you dig the song. Slap that on your playlists and tell all your friends, cause that'll make me feel good about myself.
MATTY OUT
Other streaming links - https://linktr.ee/mattmulholland
Follow me on Instagram - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
SURPRISE!! NEW SONG!! It's 80's, it's poppy, it's dancey, it's got vibes, get it in you. This one took a hot minute to release, so I'm stoked to finally get it out there.
I Wanna Love You kinda has the explanation in the title, but it's really about that feeling when you meet someone awesome and you want to take it to the next level, but you're scared and unsure if it's the right move or not. I usually let stray cats decide for me these days, but that's a weird story that I probably shouldn't share publicly. There's no real resolution to the question posed in the song, but I think the vibe encapsulates the excitement and nervous energy that exists when you start something new. I hope you like it!
In other news, I JUST got a ps5 delivered and wowee that's something special. It's got a microphone IN the controller!? Get outta town.
One of my favourite things about music is how it can help us to heal and understand. This song definitely helped me to heal, and I have to believe that it could maybe help someone else too. That's the ultimate goal of sharing and creativity in my eyes, anyway. We're all just out here, trying our best. Okay, cool. Keep on keeping on, my friends x
Die Fighting by Matt Mulholland on Spotify - open.spotify.com/track/7unHG5GNBqB4QTQW8YklJo?si=a69aa00250c24115
The Band!
Keys - Daniel Hayles
Bass - Blain Fitzpatrick
Drums - Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa
Guitar - David Lester
Backing Vocals - Jade Merematira
Backing Vocals - Moira Jean
Trumpet - Ben Hunt
Sax - Bryn van Vliet
Guitar and Vocals - Matt Mulholland
Video by - Fox House Productions
foxhouseproductions.co.nz
Live sound - Alistair Isdale
Lighting - Shaun Martin
Audio mix - Matt Mulholland
Social Links:
Instagram - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
TikTok - tiktok.com/@yaboymattmulholland
Facebook - facebook.com/mattmulhollandpage
Spotify - open.spotify.com/artist/5UKtoBT6t6c6gTsnDOt3eW?si=76DegezUT0ueAWV8CjtuLQ
Listen to I Think We Should Date on Spotify - open.spotify.com/track/2uK5ETh8Uxl8cOGIXDmvoD?si=cab86f4fdbd546f0
The Band!
Keys - Daniel Hayles
Bass - Blain Fitzpatrick
Drums - Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa
Guitar - David Lester
Backing Vocals - Jade Merematira
Backing Vocals - Moira Jean
Trumpet - Ben Hunt
Sax - Bryn van Vliet
Guitar and Vocals - Matt Mulholland
Video by - Fox House Productions
foxhouseproductions.co.nz
Live sound - Alistair Isdale
Lighting - Shaun Martin
Audio mix - Matt Mulholland
Social Links:
Instagram - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
TikTok - tiktok.com/@yaboymattmulholland
Facebook - facebook.com/mattmulhollandpage
Spotify - open.spotify.com/artist/5UKtoBT6t6c6gTsnDOt3eW?si=76DegezUT0ueAWV8CjtuLQ
Listen on Spotify - open.spotify.com/track/1B1Qx6eQ7IEYnSqe6Vfp0V?si=c03bfd42a27543f6
Other Streaming Links - distrokid.com/hyperfollow/djrichard1/dinosaur
The video was made by the very awesome August Numbat instagram.com/augustnumbat
Social Links:
Insta - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
TikTok - tiktok.com/@yaboymattmulholland
Facebook - facebook.com/mattmulhollandpage
Spotify - open.spotify.com/artist/5UKtoBT6t6c6gTsnDOt3eW?si=76DegezUT0ueAWV8CjtuLQ
Song Notes:
I had no plan here, I was just messing around while procrastinating learning lines for a show I'm doing at the moment. I put up a video on TikTok of me working on it, which ended up getting like 100k views, so I was like "oh, maybe I'll finish it!"
I kinda wanted to make it more and more inappropriate as the song went on in classic YouTube style, but all of the comments I got were about how much their kids/students would like it. Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age, or maybe it's because I have two little nephews, but I decided I'd keep if family friendly. The result is a tune that's somewhere between a 2010 Pitbull song a 2030 Wiggles song. I'm not mad about it.
I did all the production myself, which I'm super stoked with! I've been building up my studio for the past year or so, and I feel like I've finally got to a point where I can make music start to finish and it actually sounds more or less like a commercial release. The game plan there is so I can release more music, faster and cheaper (if you remember, my first studio album took about 6 years to finish).
Anyway, hope you're doing well! I'm glad you're still here! I have to no time frame of release just yet, but I've got a kiiiiller live video concert of my album (After You Grow) almost ready to go, and I've got a new actual song almost ready to go too! I know I don't upload here very often, and that's mostly because I want to keep YouTube as a place where I release solid and professional content.
I'm on the Insta stories most days, and on the TikTok from time to time too, so come say hey if you want!
Sweetbix, much love
Matt
#Dinosaur
Instagram: instagram.com/themulhollandparty
Facebook: facebook.com/mattmulhollandpage
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5UKtoBT6t6c6gTsnDOt3eW
Socials:
Moira Jean - instagram.com/joira.mean
Louis Thompson Munn - instagram.com/louistm
Thomas Friggens - instagram.com/thomasfriggens
And me! - https://Instagram.com/themulhollandparty
Exciting things going on. The studio is really turning into something excellent. It’s been awesome to wear a producer hat and be involved in Moira’s project. Been learning heaps and loving it! If in doubt, add more synth. And fills. And synth fills.
I’ve been working on some new tunes of my own too, so tuck your pants into your socks and think of England cause we’re getting productive af.
Keep on keeping on, and I’ll see you soon!
Matt
Instagram: instagram.com/themulhollandparty
Facebook: facebook.com/mattmulhollandpage
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5UKtoBT6t6c6gTsnDOt3eW
Super awesome makeup by Luci McDougall:
instagram.com/lulu.sfxm
instagram.com/luci_mcdougall_arts
Audio/Video recorded at The Cabin Studio (NZ):
instagram.com/thecabinnz
#DefyingGravity #Wicked #Elphaba
Listen on Spotify - open.spotify.com/track/7ltns7bNYGTIcQq9zyneOP?si=FhnpYNlFTxOauHxcNqZhhA
Apple Music - music.apple.com/nz/album/after-you-grow/1505116175
Bandcamp - mattmulholland.bandcamp.com
Video Credits:
Directed and Produced by Jacob Edmonds - instagram.com/jacobcedmonds
DP Ziggy Cross - instagram.com/ziggycross
Matt Mulholland Links:
Social:
Instagram - instagram.com/themulhollandparty
Facebook - facebook.com/mattmulhollandpage
Support:
Patreon - patreon.com/mattmulholland
Donate to Paypal - paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DUH3TJWFCSSPC&source=url
LOOK AT THIS!! How great is Jacob!? You may recognise him from the Knowing Love music video. Or you may not, because he looks and moves completely differently. What a versatile and beautiful man. Far out, I love this video. What a vibe. This is absolutely his brain child, and I highly recommend following him on Instagram as he's constantly putting out some epic content.
Shit guys, it's been a few weeks since I've put out my album, and what a ride it's been! I'll be honest and say the I barely know what I'm doing. Even though I spent a solid year or so researching best practices and release strategies and what not, I'm still like "uh... Profit?"
I absolutely social media'ed myself out during the pre-release, so I've taken a break from that for a little bit (great promotional strategy). I'm getting back on the buzz now though, especially as this whole lockdown thing in NZ is loosening up a bit. We're allowed to go outside and everything! So hit your boy up on Instagram or Facebook for some high quality story content.
Also, if you've gone this far in reading this can I ask a favour of following me on Spotify? Apparently it helps with the algorithms. Much appreciated. I love that I read and use that word quite a lot, but really have no idea what it means. Algorithm, I mean. Not appreciated. I know what that word means. I know how to read, I'm not a child.
Okay cool cool cool cool. Thanks for watching, hope you dig it.
Stay safe and bitching,
Matt
#BoyGirlStuff #MattMulholland #AfterYouGrow #NZmusic


