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Cyan Tempest is the musical vehicle for multi-instrumentalist, producer/composer Aleksander McMillan. Starting his musical journey at the age of 9, he first picked up the electric guitar and since then has taught himself to play multiple instruments including bass, drums, piano which allow him to create full band productions. His musical career is one that has taken many shapes and forms, most notably as the lead guitarist and producer of rock band Salt River Shakedown.
Alek has always aspired to release music of his own as a producer, Cyan Tempest is the alter ego that allows his imagination to run wild with creativity, producing everything entirely on his own, from song-writing to recording all his instruments, production, mixing and mastering, completed at his studio. Debut single Elevate gave us us a peak into his pop infused R&B world and the track received rave reviews across the airwaves with Shereen Cutkelvin (Neon Jungle) of BBC Introducing Radio Scotland declaring “I could not stop bopping my head and toes”.
New single Moonlight is released Friday 23rd July and it has already been premiered on BBC Introducing Radio Scotland where it was also made ‘Track of the Week’.
“Moonlight could be interpreted in many ways but in it’s simplest form it’s a song about love and loss. It’s written from the perspective of a character that is missing someone special that used to be in their life, and is now doing everything they can to regain that relationship back.
During the writing process this song went through many changes. The initial spark was the drum beat in the verse coupled with the bass line that ended up settling in the post chorus. For the chorus itself, I began layering up harmonies and octaves of my own voice and pitch shifting them to create really deep backing vocals. Overall I wanted this song to feel like a journey. No 2 sections are the same, changing and evolving with different rhythmical and synth parts added as the song reaches the crescendo of the final chorus.” – Cyan Tempest
Produced by Aleksander McMillan
Mixed & Mastered by Aleksander McMillan
at Spectroscope Studios
More information, here.
