John Dyhouse

I have been deliberating about using this poem for a long time; it tells a story of a young man struck with a life changing illness, and describes one of the changes to his life. I have kept the music deliberately minimal as the words say everything. EDIT: I have just realised that I have in fact used this poem before about two months ago. It is a more upbeat and less sad version - I had totally forgotten it, In a way I prefer it but still like this because it is more in tune with the real life situation. NB After listening to this track a few times, I decided to add another stanza. In fact a copy of the intro, becoming an outro. This used the title again. The alternative would have been to change the title - I felt. This seemed to finish the track much more positively. I borrowed the title from a magazine article, as it seemed to be so true in the circumstances.

Another experiment... Browsing Sound Cloud, as you do, and heard one or two tracks with some fantastic guitar work. Well, it set me thinking; could I cover one or more tracks from my old keyboard tapes/CD. Purely because guitar music is for me the ultimate experience - you may disagree, I won't mind. But I hope you can enjoy this guitar instrumental. I like it and may even see if the old keyboards still work/are in tune.

I was intending to carry on with my experimenting, this lyric when I started writing should have been one to add to A keyboard piece. However I found out that as I was writing I began to feel that it deserved to be a new song, so here is my latest NEW song. My lyrics sung by my cloned voice with music by Suno. The Circle80 Initiative in action. Hope you like it as much as I do!

This is another experiment , adding lyrics to an instrumental track. The instrumental track has a long history. Originally a tape recording of the author (myself) doodling on an electronic keyboard, the resulting melodies only exist on this tape recording, which was uploaded to Sound Cloud as one of a batch of a dozen of so, The collection was referred to as "The Coming Of The Keyboards". After I started working with Suno, I covered the batch using Suno and again uploaded to SC in an album of a similar name, with the epithet, "40 after". I have been using these "Doodles" to experiment with adding lyrics to an Instrumental piece. This track is a cover of the third generation instrumental with an additional lyric.. I therefore refer to myself as being the writer of both the lyrics and the music, Suno AI has been utilised to improve the production of the song. The history of the track is carried in the title for my own convenience. I have enjoyed the experiment and are likely to repeat for all seven doodles, as time allows. I hope that this is received as well as the first two and that you will enjoy the piece.

Not sure why I ended up with this song... I had been exploring some metaphors, I might use for a song; but nothing really clicked. One of the lists I looked at was metaphors for friendship, I thought about this as a theme for a song, but again nothing really set the brain aglow. Then I decided and set to work asking myself some questions. OK, I have reached a certain age, and thought drifted to old age and LOST friends. This lyric slowly wormed its way on to paper (well a screen...) But by now I had too much material, so I had to start sieving out some ideas/lines/etc. Which is why I called it a radio edit. This is the shortened version, the whole this was too long breaking thru Suno's 8 min barrier. I soon approached the country blues genre, and so selected a little used persona/VOICE who I had called "Sunny" Blue. I have to say I really like it after all the issues, hope that it strikes a chord with you!

Lyric below. Just loving these experiments adding vocals to covers of original tape recordings by my younger self, from the eighties. Still using what I have been calling "throwaway" lyrics, written in 30 mins or less from lists of various words and phrases I have collected in notebooks. Hear the instrumental used as the base this song, on the album "Coming Of The Keyboards" track "Doodle 2". For link scroll to bottom of RHS links You make me wanna dance - John Dyhouse [verse1] So many ways You know you can count on me You canput me to the test Just be sure, my love will last [chorus] You make me wanna dance You make me wanna dance, with you Whatever you’ve heard Just know we’ve a lifetime ahead You make me wanna dance, with you [verse2] I’m no doormat I’ve got no Shady secrets I don’t regret my life But I know, I count on you [chorus] You make me wanna dance You make me wanna dance, with you Whatever you’ve heard Just know we’ve a lifetime ahead You make me wanna dance, with you [instrumental interlude] [instrumental solo] [bridge] I Promise I won’t change No, not at all Can’t you hear the music Don’t forget the music [ shouted ] “Come on” You make me wanna dance [final chorus] You make me wanna dance You make me wanna dance, with you Whatever you’ve heard Just know we’ve a lifetime ahead You make me wanna dance, with you [outro] You make me wanna dance You make me wanna dance You make me wanna dance You make me wanna dance [fade out to end]

More experimenting with v5.5. I have again added a lyric (a few minutes + a couple of edits) to an instrumental cover (Suno) of an original composition on some early keyboards. Again not sure what to expect produced the "throw away lyrics so as not to waste time/decent lyrics. Both trials have worked quite well, I might try this again when I have some spare time to try it with some decent lyrics.

I seem to be getting into a rut - or maybe I am finding my style, particularly with the new "my voice" feature. This is another song in which I have as usual, written the lyrics, and left Suno to complete the backing, with a little help from me. I am finding that is the way "The Circle80 Initiative works best". My Lyrics, my voice (with a little help from Suno) and most of the heavy lifting left to Suno. The AI has also "learned" the styles I prefer (and how to achieve them). Well what can I say, I love the song, I hope that you can like it too.

Possibly one of my favourite, self-written songs. Of course they all are at first but this seems special. Hope that you like it...

I explain about this version and the previous "Concert Version" if you listen to both, I would love to hear your thoughts. I think the "concert version" has a much better Feeling/vibes, except for the crowd noise/applause. But at any rate, I thank you for getting this far and hopefully listening to the track.

The first time I have prompted for "audience participation, live recording". In the past, I have had applause, etc, added to a track by Suno. It had always sounded like an audience clapping! This time crowd noises sound like "white noise" to me, however, I loved the effect of an entire audience joining in on the choruses and hooks . So after initial failures to improve the applause, I decided to upload this to S/C. Whilst I attempt to work out if I can improve on the crowd effects. I think I have few directions to explore, yet. I also think the whole ambience of a live concert improves the track, so here it is , "warts and all" for the time being. The next upload will be a "studio version", which misses the feeling and emotional content of this "live" recording by Venicia Starchild, my very first "persona" and now one of my available Voices from Suno.

I seem to have been gravitating toward classical music recently, and when thinking about this track I went for it again. In a big way.... Love the way it turned out, hope that you will be able to as well.

I was completing the album in which I was bringing the set of songs I produced from my sessions with ACID FORGE, up to date in Suno 5.5. However rather than just remixing the instrumental version, I decided try to add a vocal element - not something I had done before. So I produced something off the top of my head, something I thought would work with this instrumental; in this case very short lines. I did structure it as a simple chorus/verse/chorus/verse/bridge/final chorus without tagging the sections. I let the AI do what it could. Surprisingly, After just one reiteration, Suno produced this result. Hope you like it. It is another alternative way of adding a vocal to an instrumental track. The other way I had tried it was the Mash-up feature, however I found it gave me less control.

I still seem to be involved with emotions, I did not mean to write this but lacking inspiration, I used what I call the "David Bowie" method. Also known as the "Cut-Up" method. When I need extra help with starting to write a lyric I have used this a number of times in the past few decades - not often - but it can be useful to write something different. Basically, it depends on discovering potential lines/phrases/words in a newspaper or magazine. Cut the found results out and sift and build a lyric. Of course these days there are online apps to do the cutting up, etc. I also allow the use of anything else (textual!) to complete a meaningful lyric. Anyway, I found a couple of titles, this one was chosen for no particular reason and starting building the lyric from the randomly (with a little thought) cut-up collection. I saw a TV interview with Bowie just after he had had a couple of hits, and he described this method when the interviewer asked where he got the ideas for his songs. I have occasionally used it since that time. It can work in difficult times!

A remix of a poem, reflecting on the passing of a well loved grandmother.

In an experimental mood again. I wanted to try to add some vocals to one of the classical pieces which I recently uploaded. In a lazy mood so used some lyrics from Suno (my title / theme) as I did not have a lot of time. I simply prompted using the same prompt (Plus vocal information) and this is the result. Not quite what I expected, but then I did not know what to expect. Daniel True is a Suno Persona/Voice. You learn something everyday! But I did like it and so after a little thought, decided to upload to Sound Clound. BTW the remix was to change/edit two lines in the lyric, needed to be changed.

These lyrics were a little different to my usual fare - maybe watching too many You Tube vids. Trying to create a decent song with my usual genres was not working? I tried several things but to no avail. I desperation, I just put two words into the Style box, and clicked on the "magic" button to invoke the help of the AI. This was the result- and I love it

A new song at last, Used an old David Bowie technique, Saw an interview on video a long time ago in which he described where he got some of his song lyrics from. Cutting headlines from newspapers/magazines/etc he used to assemble them into lyrics. Saying this was where he got some of his stranger lyrics from. I don't use his technique as is but do get some inspiration from the odd phrase or maybe a word that I might not use. On this song, I let Suno develop the music, with some judicious prompting.

This is the last (sixth) of 6 tracks in a experiment to judge if music can "easily convey emotions". For more details read the description of the aim of the experiment on the album, "Variations On A Theme" The genre prompted was CLASSICAL, brass, timpai. The track is based on a piece of music, written/created on ACID /FORGE in the eighties. It can be heard as track 5, ROCK ME, on the playlist/Album at https://on.soundcloud.com/E0aVjYnVNCA63izi3Q

For more details read the description of the aim of the experiment on the album, "Variations On A Theme" The genre prompted was CLASSICAL full orchestra. The track is based on a piece of music, written/created on ACID /FORGE in the eighties. It can be heard as track 5, ROCK ME, on the playlist/Album at https://on.soundcloud.com/E0aVjYnVNCA63izi3Q The fifth of 6 tracks in a experiment to judge if music can "easily convey emotions".

For more details read the description of the aim of the experiment on the album, "Variations On A Theme" The genre prompted was CLASSICAL featuring solo violin. The track is based on a piece of music, written/created on ACID /FORGE in the eighties. It can be heard as track 5, ROCK ME, on the playlist/Album at https://on.soundcloud.com/E0aVjYnVNCA63izi3Q The fourth of 6 tracks in a experiment to judge if music can "easily convey emotions".

For more details read the description of the aim of the experiment on the album, "Variations On A Theme" The genre prompted was CLASSICAL (bpm 120) with french horn and timpani. The track is based on a piece of music, written/created on ACID /FORGE in the eighties. It can be heard as track 5, ROCK ME, on the playlist/Album at https://on.soundcloud.com/E0aVjYnVNCA63izi3Q The third of 6 tracks in a experiment to judge if music can "easily convey emotions".

For more details read the description of the aim of the experiment on the album, "Variations On A Theme" The genre prompted was CLASSICAL (very slow) with strings, woodwind and timpani. The track is based on a piece of music, written/created on ACID /FORGE in the eighties. It can be heard as track 5, ROCK ME, on the playlist/Album at https://on.soundcloud.com/E0aVjYnVNCA63izi3QThe second of 6 tracks in a experiment to judge if music can "easily convey emotions".

The first of 6 tracks in a experiment to judge if music can "easily convey emotions". For more details read the description of the aim of the experiment on the album, "Variations On A Theme" The genre prompted was CLASSICAL (upbeat alt rock) with acoustic guitar, strings, xylophone and timpani. The track is based on a piece of music, written/created on ACID /FORGE in the eighties. It can be heard as track 5, ROCK ME, on the playlist/Album at https://on.soundcloud.com/E0aVjYnVNCA63izi3Q

A song I wrote, after playing around with the theme for ages, I think I am satisfied but there has to be an end point sometime. It also uses a Suno clone of my voice. Hope you like it. Lyric - A brand new Day [verse1] A new day is dawning, How should I feel? Everything I doubted. I’m about to reveal. How will I know, When stability returns Will my life be improved Or will I still have concerns [pre-chorus] The curtain opens New decisions must be made No more binding myself To the past… Not today… [chorus, build] This day could be the first day Of a brand new life… I have made the decisions I have to make; I feel lucky, oh so lucky (oh so lucky….) I am the only thing Holding myself back Today…… [verse2] I rise with the sun I’ve a new chance today It’s a challenge I know But I will be brave Open the window Let out the remorse Today is a barrier I am willing to cross [pre-chorus] The curtain opens New decisions must be made No more binding myself To the past… Not today… [chorus, build] This day could be the first day Of a brand new life… I have made the decisions I have to make; I feel lucky, oh so lucky (oh so lucky….) I am the only thing Holding myself back Today…… [bridge, drop] I’ve had more than enough I’ve made up my mind I’ll lose inhibitions I’ve made up my mind I’ll throw off the yoke Holding me back A new world awaits What more can I ask [chorus, build] This day could be the first day Of a brand new life… I have made the decisions I have to make; I feel lucky, oh so lucky (oh so lucky….) I am the only thing Holding myself back Today…… [outro, ] [Instrumental solo] I am the only thing, (I am the only one) Holding myself back Today……

Like I missed you by John Dyhouse

Like I missed you -12a by John Dyhouse

Sorry about this, I believe it is called procrastinating, the wonderful sunny weather in the UK after what seems like months of rain, had seen me trying to get my garden ready for summer. This evening, while relaxing after a busy day, I came across this song - a track I had to cover using the new VOICE feature from Suno. (it also needed a correction to the lyric). I feel much better about it now, hope you like it.

The weekends, I find, are a very quiet time om Sound Cloud. So I decided to take the opportunity to upload a couple more poems (set to music). There is a story that resulted in this poem - something that rarely happens with my "songs" which tend to be triggered by a phrase or similar which I come across and feel it would make a decent lyric. Some years ago, I spent a weekend in Brighton, here in the UK; a place with a reputation for quirky shops in an area known as THE LANES. My wife dragged me into a men's outfitters, and saw a shirt on display. Well my dress code might have been called "boring" or "dowdy". Lots of different shades of grey, white and maybe blue,; but certainly plain coloured, never a trace of a pattern. This shirt was certainly based on white, but had a bright red, large paisely pattern. Very much not ME. But my wife insisted, it was bought, quite expensive, rarely worn and became something of a talking point. Anyway, it eventually got it's own poem and here it is with a slightly amusing treatment - barber shop quartet with a tuba and xylophone. MY NEW SHIRT Today, I purchased a brand new shirt A little bit red but, OK; It's colourful, patterned Will stand out in a crowd, Wearing it makes a statement, "This is me, and I'm proud" To be just a little bit different. Just for once in my life I'll stand tall So don't tell me it's flash; Nothing so rash! It's just a little bit loud - That's all.

A little pretentious piece. I just decided to add another poem to the album. I never used a journal jar myself, but joined many challenges from web sites I belonged to at one time. I wanted a female voice for this poem and selected a VOICE/persona which I had created from a classical piece of music. I was a little surprised by the result but came to accept if not to like it. Love to know how you feel if you should listen to the track. MY JOURNAL JAR by John Dyhouse Each day I open up my journal jar, When I find time to rest. I pick a slip from deep within, To provide a little test. Chose at random that's the key And write a poem upon request. A poem based upon the prompt Now in your hand, Just do your best. That's all I ask, and nothing more, Apply your writer's mind. Invest In words, attest to deeds to come. Or maybe even deeds repressed. Just write, compose, transcribe your thoughts; Don't leave them unexpressed. Don't wait, it will work out in the end, resulting in a poem, to leave you most impressed.

This is a song I wrote in the late sixties (sorry I keep guessing, I did not keep very good records in my youth) but I was always unhappy about not being able to find a rhyme for the last line of the bridge. I was listening to an old playlist/album and this lyrical issue again jarred with me. As I was busy around the home I was late with another new song, so of course I decided to do a cover with a clone of my voice - I love this new feature. I had originally uploaded a solo version to Suno in my mad rush to refresh all my songs with Suno ; So I simply used the lyrics as written. This time I did something which I should have done long ago; instead of searching for a rhyme for that line, I simply turned the problem upon it's head and changed the line which I was trying to rhyme with - simples. No problem at all. It improves the whole song for me. So here is a newly improved version, I hope you like it as much as I do.

Realised that I did not have a Suno version of this acoustic song. So using the recent v5.5 and the voice feature, covered an original live recording of this track (written & performed by myself, solo) Suno was prompted to add a little extra instrumental support with a Spanish guitar. Hope you like it

This is a very old song, which I had not paid much attention to over the years; but it jumped out at me as being suitable for testing the VOICE cloning feature. I see to remember that when I wrote it, I was inspired by a similarly named song by a new band from Australia. Yep, The Bee Gees.

Another cover of one of my original songs, Near the end of my trial of the Suno Voice feature. Saw a comment on FB today that claimed the voice was not actually a clone; it was more probably the closest pick by Suno from its library of voices that sounded like the supposed voice to be cloned. I have to say that mirrors my own experience. Depends very much on the song genre/style. May need to create a library of my own clones for each genre and style. Maybe those claiming this works well, only create similar songs. PS I think this is a pretty accurate clone on this track, but well improved and more like a professional singer.

A cover of one of my early songs using the new Suno Voice feature. This has proved to be a little "hit & miss"; on this track definitely a miss. Suno video for the release of the Voice feature (beta so far) did warn that it one should train the AI with an audio clip in the same genre as the song to be generated! Here I sang in my normal voice on the training clip but this track has turned out a little jazzy and the voice seems to be quite different, although I wouldn't have thought it would have been. I can recognise myself , in there somewhere but is not obviously the same person singing. I have covered other songs where nobody could recognise me as the singer at all!

Sorry, I know I said the last but watching the re-entry of Artemis flight last night, I just had to add one more. BTW I wanted a rhyme with "until" for that last line and it had to fit the line structure, and for some reason Michael Jackson was on my mind - so Jacksonville simply fitted the bill, no other reason!

Although a similar title to the previous track, this is a very different track. A very light-hearted poem; written whilst on my way to work one day, in the rain. This is the last of this little set of poems used for the exercise with v5.5.

Based on a poem written shortly after storm Katrina hit New Orleans, some years ago now.

I keep saying, "This is one of my favourites"; I have so many. I just wanted to have this with my own cloned voice - so here it is. I will get used to hearing myself singing my own songs soon and get round to writing some more. I am probably doing too many covers/remixed tracks/etc

A poem I wrote whilst on a short holiday, in the hotel room; inspired by the art on the walls.

Playing with random prompts, on a writers web site. I used to try for at least one poem a day on a 30 day challenge

Another poem from a prompt, on a 30 day challenge

Still playing with the cloned voice feature in Suno. All the songs I have tried so far use a similar style. This time I have chosen a rock number from 60's/70's, this track is a cover of a track which I uploaded to Sound Cloud a few years ago; so the music and lyrics are mine, Suno has done the heavy lifting and caught the acoustic Uke stumming very well. Hope you like this version.

A "folk" song written in the late sixties, lyrics by me, tune/melody very close to my original and the guitar melody (picked) in the intro written and played by me in the original. The solo is developed from the intro by Suno. This cover is of the original "me and my uke" version also posted to SC, although there is another cover with an earlier Suno version. I have made this second cover for two reasons; I love this simple song and I have used the "My Voice" feature so it sounds like my singing. Hope you like it!

This is a story of how to defeat fear by considering the personification of that which causes you fear. From a poem by myself and set to music in Suno, using a clone of my own voice. I love the piano in this, which builds, along with the vocals to the end of the piece. Hope you like it, worth listening, worth listening past 2.30 min.

Another of the experiment with the new "Voice" feature in Suno. Not the most successful and varies from the first part to the more up-tempo, heavier second part. Cloning can be successful if the uploaded audio clip is similar (genre / style) to the song to be featured. It is a beta release, and may be better in the long term. Apart from this I love this track, which uses my original melodies in the first part but does develop them in the second part. Hope you like it.

Another old song, with my own voice cloned

I covered this old song of mine to experiment with Suno v5.5 and the new "Voice" feature, uploading a 30 sec audio clip for Suno to clone my own voice. Ths can be used just like the older "Persona" feature, which are still available as stored voices. Hope you like this version.

Now appearing, my own voice cloned with the technology introduced by Suno AI, in version 5.5 of it's very excellent software. Yep, you heard it here, though I spent a lot of time uploading acapella versions of me singing songs , to Suno. IN order to hear those songs with their original memories. This was done in v3.5; and gave a very good attempt at cloning. Although, it did alter the vocal to match the genre, e.g. added a broad western accent for Country songs. But this is an improved version, though this beta version still might need different clones for some genres (????) and you have to prove the voice is yours by reading and uploading the exact phrase from on the screen at one point. Still, we are promised it will get better - and I believe them - I think. I do hope you like this, the lyrics are taken without editing from a poem (by me) although some sections may be repeated, especially at the end of the song.

The story here, comes from the fact that I simply enjoy browsing thru 2nd hand bookshops. Well, I guess I have to apologise - for dropping yet another new song (well a poem set to music really). I am completely carried away with this current project, educating myself (via AI agent) in the art of prompting Suno. Yes I know I have spent the last couple of years generating songs on Suno, however I still feel I am only at first base. AND..... Suno has just let V5.5 drop, which also has provided another major major advance in quality of the results and bought personalisation forward with three massive improvements to the tool set. So please bear with me over the next few days whilst I play with the new toolset and my improved understanding of prompting.