My vocal cover of "Broken Over You", originally by Vertical Horizon. The audio is comprised of my vocals, layered over a karaoke backing track, recorded on the Smule app back on the 14th of August 2021. I wanted to add this recording to my "Time for Music" series and create a video for it to play on "Happy Hour With Lex & Tony" on Twitch for the first show of 2025. Video compiled using free use video clips with the free PC software: Hitfilm by FXHome. If you enjoy this song, please consider purchasing or streaming the original by Vertical Horizon from your preferred music store/streaming service.

A Vocal cover of "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes. The vocal audio was originally recorded by me with the Smule App for the Smule singing competition "Back to the 2000s" run by VinnieDaPooh, back in the summer of 2020. I used free-use video clips to put together a video for this song so it could be submitted to the "Happy Hour With Lex and Tony" show on Twitch. If you enjoy this song, please consider streaming/purchasing the original by Shawn Mendes via your preferred streaming service/store.

Audio recorded for a Smule singing competition in June 2022. Video produced by me for the song to be played on "Happy Hour With Lex & Tony" on Twitch. All vocals on the track are mine and the video was produced using free use video clips using Hitfilm by FXHome. If you enjoy this song then please consider purchasing/streaming the original by "the Killers".

A vocal cover, created in Cakewalk. I mixed two different karaoke backing tracks with no vocals as the backbone of the song and then layered my own vocals on top. Some pitch correction was used in some of the backing as the higher notes were difficult for me to hit naturally. The video was put together with HitFilm by FxHome using various free use video clips, sourced online.

This is a layered vocal performance of mine, created with Cakewalk by Bandlab. It was one of the first vocal covers with clip-style video I made for viewing on "Happy hour with Lex and Tony" on Twitch and I decided to use the editing skills I had acquired since then to revisit and re-edit the entire piece. I felt that the original vocal was a little hidden in the mix and wanted to change some of the video clips, timing and transitions to improve the overall quality. The backing track used is the song Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars and if you like it, please buy/stream the original from your favoured streaming service or store. During the recording process I looked up the meaning to the phrase "children of a lesser god" and discovering it was used to describe people with disabilities I listened back to the lyrics. Suddenly their meaning changed from Jared Leto's original meaning and I was reminded of the story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. Now the kings and queens are not giving unfulfilled promise but instead, Teachers are the the kings and Queens of unlocking a child's true potential through their promise to teach them. Being a teaching assistant myself and often teaching children with special educational needs like autism on a one-to-one basis, this song now has a much deeper and powerful meaning for me. We are really only held back by the barriers and prejudices we impose on ourselves, where in reality, nothing is beyond our grasp if we transpire to work towards it. If you can watch this without shedding a tear then I suggest that perhaps you weren't listening and watching closely enough.

A vocal cover of Biffy Clyro's "Tiny Indoor Fireworks". All vocals are mine, sung over a karaoke backing track from Smule. Audio recorded in Cakewalk and video produced with free use clips using HitFilm by FXHome. If you enjoy this song, please consider purchasing/streaming the original song from your preferred online store/streaming service.

A Vocal cover of Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill. All vocals performed by me over a karaoke backing track. Audio created in Cakewalk by Bandlab and the video has been produced by me in Hitfilm by FXHome with free use video clips sourced from various websites. I believe the song was written by Peter Gabriel after having an epiphany while atop Solsbury Hill, that he should leave the band "Genesis" and go out on his own. I have tried to stick pretty true with the imagery to the original lyrics but have changed the timing of the singing slightly in the lines "I was feeling part of the scenery, I walked right out of the machinery." I just think if flows better my way (sorry Mr Gabriel). I have also cut the song short by fading out the end guitars (I never was any good at ad-lib outro vocals). If you enjoy this song please consider streaming or purchasing the original by Peter Gabriel on your preferred online streaming service/store.

Vocal cover, same as yesterday but with added screen lyrics.

I wanted to remake this song in Cakewalk, doing a faithful vocal cover of the original with my own backing vocals. I will also upload a version of this with lyrics on the screen too as some of the lyrics can be hard to make out in this style of singing. In the original song, I believe the main theme of the song was Heroin addiction, Petticoats was the slang term for upper-middle class youths and "Guns" was the slang term for the syringes. For my video, I tried to steer it more towards American gang culture, drugs & guns. The video was made with Hitfilm by FXHome, using free use video clips. The original song is by the 1975 and if you enjoy this, please consider streaming or purchasing the original from your preferred online streaming service or store.

Made this one a while ago but it looks like I forgot to post it. Layered vocal cover of Owl City's "Good Time". Video made with FXHome by Hitfilm, vocals recorded in Cakewalk (a remake of an older Smule recording). If you enjoy this, then please consider purchasing/streaming the original song from your preferred streaming service/online store.

This is a layered vocal cover created in Cakewalk. All vocals are mine, sung over two karaoke backing tracks (merged together). Video produced by me using free use video clips sourced from various websites. The original song is by The calling, if you enjoy this song please consider purchasing/streaming the original from your preferred online store/streaming service.

Audio originally recorded in Smule (a karaoke backing track) as a "Heavy Metal Halloween" track for the Twitch show "Happy Hour With Lex & Tony". Video created by me using free use video clips and was aired in the Heavy Metal Halloween show on the 27th of October 2023 "Blow Me Away" was originally written and recorded by "Breaking Benjamin". If you enjoy this then please consider streaming/purchasing the original song from your preferred store.

Audio recorded in Bandlab against a karaoke backing track with some pre-existing backing vocals on it. Video created by me using free use video clips with Hitfilm by FXHome. The song was originally written and recorded by "Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder" for the 1984 film "Electric Dreams". If you enjoy this then please consider streaming/purchasing the original song from your preferred store.

This is a single layer of my voice, singing over a karaoke backing track with pre-existing backing vocals. Originally created with Smule as 70s song challenge in a singing group in October 2021. Video created by me using free use video clips to try and match the meaning of the song. "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" was originally written and recorded by "Buzzcocks" in 1978. If you enjoy this then please consider streaming/purchasing the original song from your preferred store.

This is my vocals layered over a Karaoke backing track. Originally created with Smule as a bonus song in a singing competition in March 2023. Video created by me using free use video clips to try and match the meaning of the song. Iris was originally written and recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls in 1998 for the film "City of Angels", focusing on Nicholas Cage's character who was an angel who fell in love with a mortal woman. If you enjoy this then please consider streaming/purchasing the original song from your preferred store.

Audio recorded December the 12th 2021 on Smule for a Rebel Soulz singing group challenge (One hit wonders). My vocals are layered over a karaoke backing track. Video produced by me using free use video clips and a couple of fox clips from https://www.youtube.com/@FreeSchool ( https://youtu.be/bD0mresKnTY?si=lOhJZQSOaLI-ymEI ). Original song by Ylvis. If you enjoy this, please consider purchasing/streaming the original song from your preferred online streaming service/store.

in 1979 a 16 year old girl started shooting from her fathers house at the children in the Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego USA. She put 8 children in hospital and took the lives of the headmaster Burton Wragg and caretaker Mike Suchar while they were trying to pull the children to safety. When asked why she did it she coldly replied "I don't like Mondays, this livens up the day." This event inspired Bob Geldof and Jonnie Fingers to write the song. If you enjoy the song please consider purchasing the original by "The Boomtown Rats" from your proffered online streaming service or store.

A vocal cover to Queen's song 39 (originally sung by Brian May). Audio recorded on Smule for a singing group Sci-Fi challenge. Video put together on the 6th of July 2023 mostly using free use video clips and a couple of NASA space launch / international space station clips and scene from Armageddon found on Youtube.

A vocal cover created in Smule, sung over a karaoke backing track back in October 2021. Creepy parts voiced by me for a KGFA radio Halloween show. Video edited by me using free use video clips I could find online and a few short movie clips in June 2023. If you enjoy this song, the original is by Metallica so please consider purchasing/streaming the original form your preferred online store/service.

A vocal cover created in Cakewalk, sung over a karaoke backing track (some pitch correction has been used in this recording). Video edited by me using free use video clips I could find online. If you enjoy this song, the original is by Vertical Horizon so please consider purchasing/streaming the original form your preferred online store/service.

I originally made this video back in October 2022 when I added my own vocals and guitars to Taylor's original song. Having a bit more video editing experience now and a larger pool of free use video clips, I wanted to revisit the original & make a few changes. I swapped out a couple of scenes and cleaned up some of the text and transitions.

A Layered vocal performance to a karaoke backing track created in the Smule App. If you enjoyed this song, please consider buying/streaming the original by The Waterboys from your chosen store/streaming service. Video created with HitFilm from FXhome. Video clips sourced from various royalty free sites.

A Layered vocal performance to a karaoke backing track created in the Smule App. (All vocals are mine). If you enjoyed this song, please consider buying/streaming the original by George Ezra from your chosen store/streaming service. Video created with HitFilm from FXhome. Video clips sourced from various royalty free sites.

A vocal collaboration between me and the amazing CrystalCatnip. Audio created by vocal layering on Smule, intro audio created by me using Cakewalk and the video was put together by me using HitFilm by FXHome, editing together free use video clips. The backing track used for the audio is a cover by the fantastic Violet Orlandi. Please check out her cover version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7VHMuIosRo If you enjoy this song, please consider streaming/buying the original track by Alanis Morissette at your preferred streaming service/store.

A Layered vocal performance to a karaoke backing track created for a singing competition in Smule. All vocals are mine. If you enjoyed this song, please consider buying/streaming the original by Billy Idol from your chosen store/streaming service. Video created with HitFilm from FXhome. Video clips sourced from various royalty free sites. A video clip of the guitar solo from the official Billy Idol video has been used in this video too.

A vocal performance created with Cakewalk to a backing track with backing vocals already on it. I recorded the lead vocal twice and panned them hard left and right. Video created with Hitfilm from FXHome. Original song by Volbeat. If you enjoy this song, please consider purchasing the original or streaming it from your preferred store/streaming service.

A layered vocal performance created in Smule for a singing group "Queen" challenge. Video created with Hitfilm by FXhome. Queen are an amazing band, if you enjoy this song then please check out their entire back catalogue and purchase/stream from your preferred online store/streaming platform.

A layered vocal performance recorded in Smule against a karaoke backing track for round one of an 80s singing competition last year. I think I peaked early in this one and LOVE this track so wanted to make a video for it too. If you enjoy the song, please consider purchasing or streaming the original song by The Vapors

A layered vocal performance recorded in Cakewalk. Two different karaoke backing tracks were used here (neither was great but together they worked really well). The meaning of the song has been played with here to make the video using royalty free clips. Original song by Metro station. If you enjoy this, please consider purchasing/streaming the original from your preferred online music store/streaming service.

I recorded this for a singing group challenge last year. I joined myself as a duet with a harmony layer but you may hear some extra harmony voices in the chorus and break that were not mine (they were baked into the backing track). The Song is originally by Garth Brooks and the video was made using various clips I could find that fit the lyrics. If you enjoy this song, please consider buying or streaming the original song from your preferred music store/streaming service.

A layered vocal performance created on Smule to a backing track of Breaking Benjamin's Angels Fall. The video has been taken from their official lyric video. If you enjoy this song, please consider buying or streaming the original from your preferred music store/streaming service.

A layered Vocal performance of Spitting Images Chicken Song. Their video for the original song has been used here.

Audio recorded for a Rebel Sky Radio singing competition with Smule. Video created with Hitfilm. All vocals are mine, layered over a karaoke backing track. If you enjoy this song, please consider buying/streaming the original from your preferred online store or streaming service. Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind.

A Vocal performance created in Smule of the song from the film. Video was also taken from the film "Teen Titans Go To The Movies"

Here I have taken Vanessa Carlton's original song and added my own vocals and guitars to the mix. I also remade the video with clips I found online. Audio recorded in Cakewalk and Video made with Hitfilm from FXhome. If you enjoy this song, please consider purchasing/streaming the original song by Vanessa on your chosen store/streaming service.

A Layered vocal performance created in Cakewalk to a karaoke backing track. The video was made using Hitfilm by FXhome and mostly features the original music video by Robert Tepper (clips from Rocky IV) but I added some different clips to match with the added samples I used from the film (these are on a smaller TV screen). If you like this, the original song is "No Easy Way Out" by Robert Tepper, please consider buying/streaming it from your favourite music streaming service/store.

A layered vocal performance created with Cakewalk by Bandlab. I wanted to remake a Smule performance I made earlier in the year and clean up the vocal errors that you can't edit out of a Smule recording. The backing track used is the song Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars and if you like it, please buy/stream the original from your favoured streaming service or store. During the recording process I looked up the meaning to the phrase "children of a lesser god" and discovering it was used to describe people with disabilities I listened back to the lyrics. Suddenly their meaning changed from Jared Leto's original meaning and I was reminded of the story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. Now the kings and queens are not giving unfulfilled promise but instead, Teachers are the the kings and Queens of unlocking a child's true potential through their promise to teach them. Being a teaching assistant myself and often teaching children with disabilities like autism on a one-to-one basis, this song now has a much deeper and powerful meaning for me. We are really only held back by the barriers and prejudices we impose on ourselves, where in reality, nothing is beyond our grasp if we transpire to work towards it. If you can watch this without shedding a tear then I suggest that perhaps you weren't listening and watching closely enough.

A layered vocal performance, created in Smule to a karaoke backing track. Video created with HitFilm by FXHome. Song is originally by Shawn Mendez. If you enjoy this, please consider purchasing or streaming the original by Shawn from your preferred music store/streaming service.