insaneintherainmusic - The Missing Piece (Insane In The Rain)
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Every artist’s first album has got to have their own take on a breakup song in it… right? Well, here’s mine, haha! The Missing Piece is about the grieving process induced by a loss in your life. For me, it was processing the feelings of breaking up from a long-term relationship, but for you, it could be about losing something or someone close to you… there’s a lot of things that can cause us to grieve. I think it’s important for us to go through that grief so we can move on with our lives and ultimately feel better, but there’s no denying that processing those emotions is really hard and painful. For me, my music has always been what I’ve turned to to get my emotions across. I definitely struggle with expressing my emotions in words (though it’s something I’m working to get better at), but it has always felt much easier and impactful to say it through music! You’ll have to forgive me that this breakup song doesn’t have lyrics LOL (though maybe you’re thanking me for that)
This slow 6/8 soul ballad feel gives off such a vibe of “yep, this sucks, and it’s going to suck, but eventually it won’t, so let’s just keep trudging through until we’re through all of this!”. This piece is definitely about a sad story, but I like to see it in a positive, reflective way. Despite how one might feel in a moment of grief, nothing can take away the great memories you have, and those are still worth holding and cherishing for what they are. I’ve learned it’s okay to move on from a sad parting while still holding positive memories for what they are. After all… we’re all just trying to live our best lives, and I think we should take the good moments we can get.
So that’s the story of my song, The Missing Piece, haha. I think the sax solo at the end of this one is one of my favorites I’ve ever done. It’s not harmonically complicated or even particularly difficult to play, but to me it feels like it really says what I wanted to say emotionally, and that’s what’s important here. Hope you enjoy the song!
Trumpet - Andrew Sumabat (@sumabatman)
Tenor Saxophone - @insaneintherainmusic
Electric Guitar - Josh Vasquez (@XnarkyVGM )
Piano - @robkovacsmusic
Electric Bass - @NicoMendozaMusic
Drums - @DomPalombiMusic
Strings - Budapest Strings
Composed & Arranged by Carlos Eiene
Co-produced by Andrew Sumabat, Josh Vasquez, Rob Kovacs, Nico Mendoza & Dom Palombi
Recorded July 12-13 2022 at Avast Recording Company in Seattle, WA
Engineered by Cosmo Rossi
Mixed & Mastered by Carlos Eiene
Album Art Photography by Sebastian Tseng (Alpha 1 Studio)
Album Art Design by Carlos Eiene & Sebastian Tseng
Camera Operators - Peter Gillette, Ro Panuganti, Allison Martin, Katey Ritchey
Video Editing - Peter Gillette
Color Grading - Peter Gillette