Prior to our first meeting, I had recorded the following demos – at this stage they were rough sketches of how the songs could sound, with a loose song structure and no lyrics. What I wanted at this stage was to just get a taste of how exactly I could incorporate Pete’s talents (alongside other musicians, if required) within the frameworks of the songs. I wasn’t too sure how I wanted the vocals to flow, what the lyrical content of the songs would be, but I did know how I wanted the vibe of the songs to feel.

What I wanted to take from our first meeting was what Pete thought of the songs in terms of their instrumentation, development and vibe, as I value his opinion very much and believe whatever he would suggest would most likely benefit the outcome of the song, and also how I should approach writing lyrics, as he is an extremely talented lyricist.