Introduction   As the clock strikes midnight, ushering in a brand new year, the world is filled with promise, possibility and a fresh chance to start anew.  Start 2021 with renewed purpose and positivity. Discover uplifting music and powerful reflections on embracing new beginnings for a brighter future. It's a brand new year and a brand new day! It's a Brand New Year and a Brand New Day! "Happy 2021" was created on 31 December 2020 because I wanted to welcome the brand new year with a piece of happy music. And since Chinese New Year is coming, I decided to use a Chinese tune. Incidentally, I chanced upon this song, Brand New Day while searching the web and trying to create some kind of value for this post. It's a song by Sting , an English musician.   A New Beginning 2021 marks the beginning of a new decade, and it also marks a new beginning for me. A brand new me. A different me. A motivated me. A new me that's fired up to pursue my dreams.  I've allowe...

Unlocking Creativity with Chrome Music Lab's Song Maker Music creation is often seen as a skill requiring extensive training, but Chrome Music Lab’s Song Maker is changing that perception.  Designed to make music creation accessible to everyone, this intuitive tool offers an engaging platform for beginners and enthusiasts alike.  But does its ease of use come with limitations?  Let’s explore what Song Maker offers, its features and the questions surrounding its utility and copyright implications. What is Song Maker? Song maker is an app on Chrome Music Lab that allows anyone to create music. According to  The Lab , the Song Maker app allows people to make and share their own music. And from what I've found out, the only way for people to share the music that they've created using Song Maker is to copy the link.  Is Download Possible? A few days ago, I tried downloading the music that I'd created using Song Maker, but I realised that there wasn't any download but...

Behind the Scenes of My Latest YouTube Music Video The release of my latest music video,   Instrumental ~ Untitled ,  is  a significant moment in my creative journey. However, it also brought a challenge: a copyright issue.  In this post, I’ll share updates on the resolution provided by Google, and my perspective on the importance of protecting artistic rights. Update on Violation of My Copyright Today, the Google support team got back to me and said something to the effect that the ads campaign for my latest music video is approved, which means, in effect, they've cleared me of c opyright violation. But I think that the violator has to be sued in a court of law and be made to pay a fine of up to $10,000 (in SGD) to me. (I read an article in a law-related website or in Singapore's Ministry of Law website, and the writer of the article states something to the effect that a person, if found guilty of violation of copyright, will be liable to pay a fine of up to $1...

Experience My Latest Original Piano Piece I'm excited to share my latest music video,  Instrumental ~ Untitled . This impromptu piano composition, recorded on 19 Nov 2020, is a true reflection of my creativity as the copyright owner.  My Latest Instrumental Music Instrumental ~ Untitled   is an other piece of impromptu music. It's  totally unedited, as in I didn't edit it using VLLO .  Neither did I edit it using a background noise removal software or app, such as MAUVIO. The reason is simple: Someone has violated my copyright before. (Remember what I wrote in my previous post?) (Please note that I've changed the video setting to private view, because I've already uploaded the edited version on YouTube.) Edited Version If you prefer to listen to/watch the edited version, please check back in a couple of days' time.  A Celebration of Raw and Refined Creativity This original piece is a testament to the spontaneity and beauty of unfiltered music. Whether you ...