Back in 2017 my brother, Martin, asked whether I'd like a ticket to see Tokio Myers in London. I knew who Tokio Myers was because he had won Britain's Got Talent but I don't really watch variety shows so I had never seen or heard much from him. I just knew he was a pianist who liked to experiment. I was up for going to a gig and I'm really glad Martin offered me the ticket as he was great.
Before the show I had listened through his album and was taken by his solo piano pieces “Polaroid” and “Limitless”, especially the former. Not only does he perform piano live, he also has a whole collection of instruments set up in a square to move around to as he loops sections. However, it's the fluid rolling nature of his solo piano pieces that still stood out to me. They have a classical vibe whilst rolling through passages like water flowing. this inspired me to write something in a similar style with wide ranging dynamics and over the top expression.
I created a simple opening theme which was played over the same 4 chord loop. It gradually becomes more elaborate and rapid as it moves over the keyboard. I really wanted to go out for full on extended arpeggios to create lots of changes in movement, tempi and dynamics. Trust me when I say that this feels so good to play. It's a wonderful feeling to glide over the keys and this creation really hit the spot for me.
I decided to release this around Valentine's day as it has a romantic feel and it's my first single that I released with the intention of it staying as just a single. It is also by far and away my most successful ad campaign with FB ads and it continues to run to this day to bring people to my spotify page. So, although it's not my best performing, it is arguably my most important piece that I have released to help me grow.
This is also my first single which I decided to not create a video for. I really enjoy creating music videos but they are very time consuming and they don't get to many plays to make them worthwhile. I may go back to creating them if I find more time.
Lastly, I just want to once again thank my brother for giving me the ticket. It was a great gig and I would definitely be up for going to see Tokio perform again.