Recording the Null Paradox song Despair took more than a village. Twenty-six artists in the US, UK, and Portugal worked on bringing our music to life, including an orchestra recorded at St. George’s Hall in Bristol, UK. No Artificial Intelligence (AI), including AI music, were involved–more on that in a future article.
Continuing with our Willy Wonka analogy, this is our second new song since we turned our factory lights back on.
Null Paradox Victoria & Seth | Despair
The story of Despair is a poignant one, reflecting the tumultuous relationship between Victoria and Seth. Victoria, grappling with the loss of Seth, her once-in-a-lifetime love, experiences the ten stages of grief. This narrative is unfolding online, through our music (With Despair being the 4th of 10 songs), and in an upcoming steampunk fiction book (Victoria & Seth, Book 2 of 3). The concept of “stages of grief” was inspired by the groundbreaking work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler.
Despair | Music
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Thank you to our Human artists who were part of our song Despair!
Vocals (Victoria) | Analise Rios
Guitars | Stuart McCallum
Keyboards, organ, synth | Dan Moore
Bass, keyboards, guitars, tambourine | Tom Libertiny
Drums | John “JR” Robinson
Orchestrator and conductor | Drew Morgan
Clarinet | David Pagett
Flute | Eliza Marshall
Oboe | Imogen Triner
Violin | David Grubb
Violin | Declan Daly
Violin | Hugh Blogg
Violin | Joanne Green
Violin | Marian Givens
Violin | Paul Barrett
Viola | Carl Hill
Viola | Fran Higgs
Viola | George White
‘cello | Harriet Wiltshire
‘cello | Juliet McCarthy
‘cello | Miriam Wakeling
Produced by Tom Libertiny
Music by Tom Libertiny
Lyrics by Tom Libertiny, Wilted August
Vocals recorded by Andrew Krivonos, Brewery Recording Studio
Orchestra recorded by Patrick Phillips, St. George’s Hall
Mixed by Patrick Phillips, Space in Time Studio A (Despair)
Mastered by Sangwook “Sunny” Nam, Jacob’s Well Mastering
Photography | Tom Libertiny
Illustration | Ana Cruz
Actor, Singer, Model | Analise Rios and Darius M. Thompson
Concept, Photography | Tom Libertiny
Illustration | Ana Cruz
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