Fast becoming one of New Zealand’s electronic dance pop favourites, Jon Lemmon backs up his first irresistibly positive singles ‘It’s Gonna Be Alright’ and ‘Something True,’ with new single ‘Good Reasons’.

With his first two releases accruing more than 8 million streams across Apple Music and Spotify alone, Jon’s enthusiasm to release new music to the world is at an all-time high.

Jon explains the circumstances in which he wrote ‘Good Reasons’ – from the perspective of someone who’s hit rock bottom; “It was initially written about that moment when you hit rock bottom, then realizing you’ve gotta make some changes. And what follows is a sense of possibility that comes when you finally make yourself vulnerable to the world and the people around you. I think that’s such powerful opportunity for transformation, and one we’re facing collectively as a human species right now.”

Currently flatting in New Zealand’s capital city, Jon wrote the hook melody while completing one of his ‘assigned flat chores’ – cleaning the bathroom. “I’d been putting the job off for far too long because I didn’t have time (and because I’d rather make music!) I had my cleaning gloves on and all, and when I started cleaning it sparked this inspiration and the melodies started coming. I had to rush to my bedroom and record immediately…I guess I should probably clean my bathroom more often!”

Born in California, Jon ended in up Wellington at the age of 19 and quickly found his place in the vibrant underground New Zealand music scene, known for its community-mindedness and D.I.T. (Do It Together) attitude. He refined his sound playing underground festivals in the middle of the lush New Zealand forests, creating music that reflected the land and the scene he found himself in.

The post JON LEMMON UNVEILS NEW SINGLE appeared first on Shane the Gamer.

After the international success of her debut single, ‘Call on Me’, Starley spent the last year in the studio working and writing her forthcoming untitled album slated for a late 2018 release. Love is Love  is Starley’s is the follow up from her global smash hit ‘Call on Me’ which went 4 x Platinum in Australia with more than 1 billion streams globally.

There are few artists in the world who can claim to have accomplished as much, in such a short period of time, as Sydney phenomenon Starley. Making  her  mark  on the  world,  and proving  her songwriting  prowess, Starley released her  debut  single ‘Call On Me’ which quickly become one of the most recognisable songs the world over, ‘Call On Me’ hit #1 in Sweden and made it into the Top 10  in  over  30  countries solidifying Starley’s  reputation as an international star and a one-to-watch.

Starley: “Love is Love is a very personal song for me. I had written a first draft for it that had a lot less detail. After sharing it with a few friends, it seemed it wasn’t hitting home all the way, and I realised it was because I was leaving out the parts of the story I felt uncomfortable sharing. I decided to re-write it and dig deeper. That felt scary and liberating at the same time. From that process ‘Love is Love’ was born. I’m nervous and excited to share it with the world!”

Love is  Love is now available globally.

The post Love is Love appeared first on Shane the Gamer.