Classically-trained Ceyeo is a songwriter, vocalist and producer from Chicago. Ceyeo’s interest in theme-based albums sparked the creation of ‘Machine Learning’ in 2022, which is about moving forward in a world of alienation and inequality to anyone who doesn’t fit the norm. His second album ‘Baby I Care,’ released in 2023, was themed on caring, hope, optimism and positivity.
For his third album, titled ‘Together They Were Nothing,’ Ceyeo focuses on the themes of anger, anxiety and despair due to unhealthy relationships, greed and the lack of unity in the world.
In making ‘Together They Were Nothing,’ Ceyeo took a unique approach to first compose 10 classical piano etudes, for inspiration, and then produced those classical pieces into indie rock by adding rock instrumentation, synth layers, and vocals. The result is a clear evolution in Ceyeo’s writing and his most accessible album yet.
The first single for Together They Were Nothing, titled ‘Confession’ releases on February 16, 2024, with the full album releasing in October.
Progress
sometimes I feel like the calm of the summer
Sometimes I feel like I’m blood on the tracks
Sometimes I feel like I’m tired of running
Sometimes I feel like I can never relax
But I can see
The path ahead more clearly
I can see
How far I’ve come and what’s left for me
Sometimes I wish the path was more easy
It feels like a mountain that I’m trying to climb
Sometimes I wish I was some other person
It often feels like I started behind
But I can see
The path ahead more clearly
I can see
How far I’ve come and what’s left for me
Though I don’t ever want to forget where I came from
I also don’t want to remember it all
There are times when the world can be vicious
And feels impossible to knock down those walls
But I’m grateful for what I’ve got
I’m OK if it’s not a lot
I’m blessed for what I see
And I’m happy to be me
And I can see
The path ahead more clearly
I can see
How far I’ve come and what’s left for me
I can see
The path ahead more clearly
I can see
How far I’ve come and what’s left for me
WRITTEN BY: CEYEO
2023
