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‘Contemplation Nova’

(2021, E TYPE RECORDS)

Tracklist

  1. 13th Floor
  2. Honey Iz
  3. Contemplation Nova
  4. Cruise Groove
  5. Funk Daddy Soul
  6. Shaken No Stirred
  7. Ira's Jam
  8. Catnip Blvd.
  9. Midnight Crush
  10. Rainbow Dream

Credits

Mykeljon | guitars, programming
Ernest Semu | keyboards, synthesisers, organ, piano
Robert Kyle | saxophones, flutes
Bruce Kerr | bass

All tracks composed, arranged & produced by Mykeljon APRA

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand

Cover art designed & produced by Rachel Allen

© ℗ Michael Winckel

‘Say A Prayer’

(2021, E TYPE RECORDS)

Lyrics

Do you remember how they put men on the moon?
A Hollywood movie, and we all bought that tune
Do you remember the Wall came down in Germany?
Now they're singing a different melody

What'd you think about that brave guy?
The one who stopped the tanks in China, what's it signify?
People are pushed by fear
Rights removed by the ones that don't care
Where's it heading?
Where's the love and understanding?
Where's our utopia?

chorus:
Say a prayer for the world
Hear the cry for freedom in the air
Say a prayer, unite and we'll be heard
Unified and dignified it's our call

Do you remember weapons of mass destruction?
Oil burned bright in Kuwait and they found none
Do you remember Twin Towers and Manhattan fell to the ground?
It launched the mind war on terror and we were all struck down

The world was quarantined with Covid-19
Through the suffering elites profited in stock and currencies
People drowned in hate and despair
Pawns for the empowered that don't care
Where's it heading?
Where's the love and understanding?
Where's our utopia?

(repeat chorus)

Credits

Mykeljon | guitars, vocals, programming
Ernest Semu | organ, piano
Bruce Kerr | bass
Isaac Sanchez | drums & percussion

Drums & percussion recorded by Shantih Haast at Studio 770, Los Angeles, C.A., U.S.A.
All other instruments recorded by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand

Cover art designed & produced by Rachel Allen

© ℗ Michael Winckel

‘Get Down & Funk’

(2020, E TYPE RECORDS)

Tracklist

  1. Get Down & Funk
  2. You've Set Me Free
  3. Say a Prayer
  4. It's Your Day
  5. Heal Me
  6. Irresistible You
  7. My World's on Fire
  8. Love is Crazy
  9. You Got Me Goin'
  10. Cookies and Love

Credits

Mykeljon | guitars, vocals, programming
Bruce Kerr | bass (1-6, 8, 9)
Miriam Haslip | bass (7, 10)
Isaac Sanchez | drums & percussion (8)

All tracks composed, arranged & produced by Mykeljon APRA

Drums & percussion recorded by Shantih Haast at Studio 770, Los Angeles, C.A., U.S.A.
All other instruments recorded by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand

Mixed & mastered by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand

Cover art designed & produced by Paul Lyons
‘Ukrainian Doll’ tattoo art by Jolene Winckel

© ℗ Michael Winckel

‘Amsterdaam’

(2018, THE SOUND OF LA)

Tracklist

  1. Amsterdaam!
  2. Geraldine
  3. In My Heart
  4. Oriental Journey
  5. Just Before the Light
  6. Thin Blue Line
  7. By My Side
  8. Stepping Stones
  9. Blues on the Outside
  10. Watch It Work
  11. All Night Long

Credits

Mykeljon | electric guitars, vocals (11)
Robert Kyle | saxophones (2-5, 8, 9), flutes (4, 8)
Ernest Semu | piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer
Anthony Hunt | organ, clavinet
Trinidad Sanchez III | bass
Isaac Sanchez | drums, percussion

featuring The Angel City Horns (1, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Chris Tedesco | trumpet, Flügelhorn
Robert Kyle | saxophones
Jim McMillen | trombone

All tracks composed, arranged & produced by Mykeljon APRA
Brass section arrangements by Robert Kyle ASCAP

Saxophone & flute solos recorded by Robert Kyle at Dark Delishious Music, Los Angeles, C.A., U.S.A.
Brass recorded by Chris Tedesco at The Angel City Horns HQ, Los Angeles, C.A., U.S.A.
Bass recorded by Trinidad Sanchez III at Warner Robins Studio, Nashville, T.N., U.S.A.
Drums & percussion recorded by Isaac Sanchez at Downtown Studios, Los Angeles, C.A., U.S.A.
All other instruments recorded by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand

Mixed by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Mastered by Joe High at The SoundLAB, Pennsauken, N.J., U.S.A.

Cover art & booklet designed & produced by Paul Lyons
‘Ukrainian Doll’ tattoo art by Jolene Winckel

© ℗ Michael Winckel

‘Live at GVR’

(2016, E TYPE RECORDS)

Tracklist

  1. Amsterdaam! - Live at GVR
  2. Blues on the Outside - Live at GVR
  3. Foxy Brown - Live at GVR
  4. Geraldine - Live at GVR
  5. Tell Me Why - Live at GVR
  6. Ukrainian Doll - Live at GVR
  7. Everybody Needs a Little Lovin' (bonus track)

Credits

Live At G.V.R.
(Tracks 1–6)

Mykeljon | electric guitars
Ernest Semu | keyboards
Nic Haslip | bass
Leyton Greening | drums
Nick Nahi | percussion

featuring:
‘Haggis’ Maguiness | harmonicas

Track 6 composed by Mykeljon APRA & Derek ‘Haggis’ Maguiness
All other tracks composed by Mykeljon APRA

Recorded live at Glenbrook Vintage Railway, Waiuku, New Zealand
Tracked by Louis Bernstone
Mixed by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Mastered by Brian Lipski at The SoundLAB, Pennsauken, NJ

Cover art & booklet designed & produced by Paul Lyons
Photography by SpeedShotz

© ℗ 2016 E Type Records

Everybody Needs A Little Lovin'
(bonus track)

Mykeljon | vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
‘Haggis’ Maguiness | harmonica
Ernest Semu | keyboards
Trinidad Sanchez III | bass
Isaac Sanchez | drums, percussion

Composed, arranged and produced by Mykeljon APRA


Recorded at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Drums & percussion recorded by Isaac Sanchez at Downtown Studios, Anaheim, CA
Mixed by Trinidad Sanchez III at Warner Robins Studio, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Brian Lipski at The SoundLAB, Pennsauken, NJ

© ℗ Michael Winckel

‘Ukrainian Doll’

(2014, E TYPE RECORDS)

Tracklist

  1. Ukrainian Doll
  2. Mi Bella Paola
  3. I Say Praise
  4. No Way Home
  5. Foxy Brown
  6. Tell Me Why
  7. High Heels
  8. Pretty Little Thang
  9. E Type Blues
  10. You Are My Fantasy

Credits

Mykeljon | acoustic & electric guitars, vocals
‘Haggis’ Maguiness | harmonicas
Ernest Semu | piano, organ, keyboards, synths
Robert Kyle | tenor sax
Bruce Kerr | bass
Isaac Sanchez | drums, percussion

Track 1 composed by Mykeljon APRA & Derek ‘Haggis’ Maguiness
All other tracks composed by Mykeljon APRA

Recorded, mixed & produced by Mykeljon at E Type Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Sax recorded by Robert Kyle at Dark Delisious Music, Altadena, CA
Drums & percussion recorded by Isaac Sanchez at Downtown Studios, Anaheim, CA
Mastered by Brian Lipski at The SoundLAB, Pennsauken, NJ

Cover art & booklet designed & produced by Paul Lyons
‘Ukrainian Doll’ tattoo art by Jolene Winckel
Photography by Rex Haslip & SpeedShotz

© ℗ Michael Winckel

‘World Stood Still’

(2012, E TYPE RECORDS)

Tracklist

  1. World Stood Still
  2. State I'm In
  3. Surrender to Love
  4. Sacrifice
  5. Nothing Stays the Same
  6. Day at a Time
  7. You Ran Away
  8. Bleeding for Your Kiss
  9. Sorrow
  10. Ten Seconds of Fame
  11. Once in a Blue Moon
  12. Let It Go
  13. Day at a Time [acoustic] (bonus track)

Credits

Mykeljon | acoustic & electric guitars, vocals
Ernie Semu | keyboards
Bruce Kerr | bass, classical guitar (11), Telecaster (1, 6, 11, 12)
Leyton Greening | drums, percussion (5, 12)
Isaac Sanchez | percussion, drums (10)

featuring:
Ambrose Splescia | alto sax (1), soprano sax (9)
‘Haggis’ Maguiness | harmonicas (6, 11, 12)
Trinidad Sanchez Ⅲ | bass (10)

All tracks composed, arranged & produced by Mykeljon APRA

Engineered by Louis Bernstone at Ellamy Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Original CD release mastered by The SoundLAB, Pennsauken, NJ, U.S.A.

Cover art & booklet designed & produced by Paul Lyons
‘Ukrainian Doll’ tattoo art by Jolene Winckel

© ℗ Michael Winckel