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Another one for you house music lovers as I feel my way toward a new sound.

Enjoy the ride!

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Also available on BANDCAMP

Picking up where the “Caramel Kisses” EP left off…

Enjoys the first of 3 singles from The King Midas Project to close out the year on a high note: “Eloquence”

Immerse yourself in a track that Eloquently delivers just the right amount of energy for lovers of house music.

note: My paying supporters had this back in June. If you would like to support the music, please head over to https://buymeacoffee.com/waynebo

In 2015, I began recording music under the name Electric Maestro. I recorded several tracks for a project that was supposed to be released that October titled “Autumn Dreams”. It began as deep, midtempo house tracks and spread into other styles as I worked to find a musical identity for Electric Maestro.

Ultimately, I realized there were some major technical flaws in the mixing of the album so I pulled the plug on the project with the intention of starting over from scratch, re-doing all of the mixes and releasing it the next year. At that time I was still busy creating episodes of The Afterglow and working on other music so a year passed before I brought my attention back to the Electric Maestro project. Unfortunately, around that time I suffered a major hard drive crash and my lack of diligence in backing up my data was exposed in the worst way. I lost a lot of music – including all of the source files for the “Autumn Dreams” tracks.

Recently, I found myself listening to the rough drafts I still had of these tracks thinking “these still sound pretty good. I should share them”. So here ya go. “Autumn Dreams” as close to my original vision as I could get it. You may have heard a few of these tracks on the Electric Maestro Bandcamp page or on my YouTube page 10 years ago. I even played one of them on The Afterglow. My studio skills have improved greatly over the last 10 years so I was able to improve the sound of the rough draft mixes in a way I was not capable of back then. I hope you enjoy it.

p.s. You won't find this one on streaming services. Only on my website & Bandcamp.

Hello friends,  My new album “I Can Only Imagine” has arrived.

You can get it right here on my website!

Or… You can get it on BANDCAMP.

Or… You can stream it on your favorite platform.

Either way, I hope you hear something you enjoy.

A full-length album is a musical statement for an artist. It plants a flag that says “this is where I am right now!”  This project introduces a sound I am developing which I like to call “pop-sprinkled funk”. The singles I have released this year highlighted that sound and you can expect to hear more of it on future releases. That is the vibe of Side A on the project. 

In today’s singles-driven music industry, the full-length LP is becoming increasingly rare. Before this year, I have focused on releasing singles and EP’s. However, doing that left me with several songs that fell into the “album tracks” category. This is music that I like, but I knew wouldn’t really work as singles. You will hear those tracks on Side B of the project.

My journey as a musician and producer – and now, as an artist – has been a long one. It definitely hasn’t gone anything like expected it to. The one constant has been growth. Growth as a musician, growth as a mixing and mastering engineer, growth doing cover art and video editing, growth in conceptualizing, executing, and releasing projects, growth at doing social media content. All of it has challenged me to push myself and grow. 

In some ways, I am just getting started.

I can only imagine how good I’m gonna be in a few years.

Thanks for your support.

Get the new single HERE 

OR

Watch it on YouTube

Sometimes the target is simple, I just want to bring the funk. 

This track had two major inspirations:  1) I wanted to create something to add to the legacy of instrumental funk tracks such as the classic from 1980 “For Those Who Like to Groove” by Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio. 2) I wanted to create a sequel to my 2022 track “Sweat Factory”. Some undiluted, straight, in-the-pocket FUNK. 

Why? Well, the title answers that.

The vocal hook was born out of an unexpected moment of inspiration. I thought the track was done, then I began hearing a melody weaved between the synth hits that brought the track to a crescendo. At first, I played that melody on one of the lead synths, but my muse was like “Nope. Grab the mic”. Recording the hook was such a fun, unexpected moment that I actually laughed through half of it. This was supposed to be an instrumental track. But I have learned that sometimes it’s best to let inspiration overrule my plans. 

I am so thankful that after all these years – even if nobody hears it or likes my music - I still get to have fun making it.

I hope you have fun listening to it.

Check out the classic “For Those Who Like to Groove” here: https://youtu.be/B9jmYjgVSO0?si=SXVcJkWIs1iA8igl

Listen to “Auto-Pilot”  HERE

Watch a fun video presentation of “Auto-Pilot” HERE

This track was born out of a very fun moment of inspiration and is definitely an example of when a song “writes itself”. 

I began - as I often do – with the drums. Choosing and editing sounds as I craft the overall drum vibe. Side note: I used the Triaz drum plugin (shout out to Wave Alchemy for an outstanding product!) 
I decided I wanted to start with a classic, basic funk beat. As I began programming, the bassline immediately jumped into my spirit before I could even get the basic drum pattern done. I quickly laid down the basic drums and found a synth bass patch that I could use to capture the idea. Before I could even play 4 bars of the bassline, the hook came out of nowhere and invaded my mind. I started laughing – playfully telling my muse to slow down a little - because this was supposed to be an instrumental album. I finished playing 8 bars of the bassline and hooked up my microphone. 

So… we’re less than 5 minutes in and I have a beat, bassline, and a hook. I promise you, I usually do NOT work that fast. 

With that framework in place, it took me about an hour to decide on a sound for the track and compose the keyboard parts. After that, refining the sound and smoothing the rough edges. This one came much faster than normal for me and I had a ball capturing it. After all these years, I am still having as much fun as I was when I started over 40 years ago.

If you need some actual meaning behind the title, here it is: 
Often when I create music, there isn’t a pre-determined sonic destination. I like to just feel around and experiment with different sounds until something falls into place. That’s the fun part for me. Most of the time, I don’t have song in mind when I start. 

During the process, I’m just on auto-pilot.

Produced, Arranged & Composed by Waynebo
All instruments performed by Waynebo

Recorded & Mixed by Waynebo at The Exodus Lab
Mastered by Waynebo

© & ℗ 2025 Exodus Music

Whassup my friends!  I present to you the “Caramel Kisses” EP.  
4 tracks of sweet melodies blended into Soulful House and Lounge.

You can also enjoy a nice video presentation of the title track on YouTube
 

This latest release is an important one for TKMP.   The sound & style of this new EP is the next step in an intentional shift which began last year. Moving the TKMP sound into the realms of Soulful House & Lounge is a change that should have happened years ago.  Those of you who have listened to my DJ sets know I love soulful house music. But I almost never play my own tracks in my sets because, as a DJ, I knew they didn’t fit.

Don’t get me wrong. I love all the music that I have created as TKMP. That music was all created in moments of genuine inspiration. The TKMP catalog up to now represents what happens when I just sit down and create house music. But at some point, about a year and a half ago, I realized that it was kind of silly for me to create house music that I couldn’t even play in my own sets.  Why would another DJ play my tracks if I wouldn’t even play them? I had to make a change. Either a) change the style of music in my DJ sets or b) change the style of music that I create.

 
I chose b.

This change was neither difficult nor painful. It’s just a matter of me learning to be a bit more intentional about what I create – which is something I should have been doing anyway.

I hope you enjoy where I’m going.

If you need wav, aiff, FLAC, etc., you can get the EP on BANDCAMP

Produced, Arranged & Composed by Waynebo
All instruments performed by Waynebo

Recorded & Mixed by Waynebo at The Exodus Lab
Mastered by Waynebo

© & ℗ 2025 Exodus Music

Hello my friends!  My new single “Blue Lollipops” is here!

It's available now right HERE on my website and on BANDCAMP.

(It will be on streaming platforms later)

You can also enjoy a nice visual of the track in the VIDEOS section of my website and on YouTube.

Hello, my friends.
It has been a bit longer than I planned, but the 2nd single from the new album is coming this week. (Yayyy!) 

It has definitely been a challenging season. In addition to working my 9-to-5, I am also driving Uber as a side-hustle/2nd job. I'm also working on improving my health by eating better and exercising and, of course, trying to stay involved at home as a husband and father. 

That makes releasing music as often as I want to pretty difficult. But I'm still working on that. I will conquer that issue in the coming months. 

I hope you enjoyed the first single "Dirty Windows". (and the REMIX)
I also hope you enjoyed the insights I shared about the inspiration behind the track in the promo videos and in the liner notes. If you haven't seen them, check them out in the VIDEOS section right here on my site. (The liner notes are found with the song on this site and Bandcamp)

In addition to the new single from Waynebo, The King Midas Project has a new EP coming later this month. I just completed the mix on the final song and I am very excited! This EP moves TKMP into a more soulful, jazzy lane. An intentional change which I will discuss in a later post. 

Stay tuned this week for more on the new single. 
See you soon.

Not exactly a “music video”. This is a video presentation of my new single “Dirty Windows”.

Everything that has come before now has led me to this point…