Earlier in 2022 I discovered Doug Seeley (Walking with Angels) on SoundCloud, and his vocal style just captured my attention. I really enjoyed how he managed to come across just so raw and directly, reaching deep from within himself then hitting a spot deep inside the listener too - right on target! And it sounds like this guy does it effortlessly.
For me music is all about emotion, since that is what it really is. Not everyone that sings can get that right, but a few do without even trying. Thing is, he doesn't care to sound like anyone else. I just had to work with Doug.
I wanted to create a retro style pop song that would capture Doug's magic. Well OK, all I really ever do is retro pop, rock, or blues. What can I say, it's part of my DNA. Anyway, we created Shadow In The Mirror, and the song has many of the late 80s characteristics - at least my interpretation of it.
Doug had to face some challenges and it was not easy for us to finally get to finishing the track, but alas we've managed. Doug wrote the lyrics and melody, and of course he sang it too while I performed the music & mixing. I had to be quite creative with certain things in this song because of some limitations we were subjected to, but in the end I just loved how it came out.
It's clear that Shadow In The Mirror comes from really deep within this man's heart. Doug, we hear you loud and clear!
