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Happy holidays. I want to thank everyone who continues to support the show through your listenership. Since we are on holiday from regularly scheduled content, I am taking this opportunity to share with you something I have been working on personally for the last two years: a musical album.

Some of you don’t know I am a musician, but music is a huge part of my life. I have a lifelong goal of making music that is broadly accessible–often referred to as “pop” music. My day job is as host of Software Engineering Daily, but I am quite serious about my side pursuit of music. That said, I don’t often share that side of myself because I see this podcast as a zone of professionalism. This is a show about software engineering, not my personal audio blog.

Since we are on holiday, I’m taking the opportunity to lower the professional tone a bit and just open up about who I am as Jeff. I want to improve as a musician, and the only way to improve is to have an audience who can give criticism and feedback.

I’m releasing this music on Christmas Eve, as a personal gift from me to you. I hope you have some free time to have a listen, and let me know what you think. Email any thoughts on the music to jeff@softwaredaily.com.

If you truly like the music, please do share this post with friends, and check out my other music on YouTube, Spotify and Soundcloud. This is my seventh album, and I have been working at music composition for fifteen years. I am trying to make great music that people actually want to listen to. The quality I am aiming for is music that you enjoy so much that it makes you want to share it with others.

Are you a musician yourself? I would love to collaborate with you. Get in touch with me over email. I’m especially looking for vocalists. On many of the songs in this album, I am the singer. I’m not trained at singing, and I think the music would benefit from some more experienced vocalists.

I am looking to learn more about the music industry. If you have any suggestions for people I should talk to, or books I should read, I would also love recommendations.

With that short preamble said, here is my album “Simulation”. I hope you enjoy it, and please share your feedback with me over email or on Twitter.

(Note: there are some explicit lyrics included.)

Track Listing:

1. Copter
2. Boy Not A Man
3. Your Eyes
4. Grace
5. Go That Far
6. Enjoy The Show
7. Starry
8. Reflection
9. Reunion
10. Hour Drive
11. Dreaming
12. Under The Knife
13. Refresh
14. Prediction
15. Five Days
16. Flaunt
17. The Secrets
18. Sonata

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