As I do each year, it feels appropriate in the wake of 2023 to pause and reflect on the twists and turns of my musical journey over the last 12 months. It’s been a period filled with proud music milestones and new experiences, but also continual challenges, risks, and occasional self-doubt. However, such is the dichotomy of pursuing art while […]
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I am thrilled to unveil details about my new single I’m Coming Home, set for release on December 8. This track marks a return to my roots, with a sound that long-time listeners will find both familiar and fresh. I’m Coming Home Cover Art Reveal I’m particularly excited to reveal the cover art, beautifully illustrated by Gianluca Cardinale: Inspiration and
Here I am on the second day of November 2023, updating my new, swish blog almost 4 months since my last post. So much has occurred in these past months for me, and in the world that we live – much more than I have the energy to reflect upon, nor you have the patience to sift through. Since this
Celebrating the release of ‘The Year of the Rabbit’ music video, join me as I dive into the behind-the-scenes journey of recording, mixing, mastering, and release.
Reconnecting and Looking Ahead: Embracing the Musical Journey Greetings music enthusiasts, Welcome to the final installment of my reflection series (for now). Today, I invite you to join me on a journey through the doubts and challenges that have coloured my musical path during the COVID-19 pandemic up until this point in time. We’ll explore how the absence of gigs
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I love House Concerts. They are intimate, personal and musically fulfilling. These are often the gigs where people feel comfortable enough to have a big chat before or after the show. They are the gigs where you can get adequately deep on lyric backstory or the songwriting process. House Concerts make it easier to authentically connect through the power of music. For
Want a free limited edition t-shirt? To celebrate the release of my new album ‘Stare Into The Dark’, I’ve decided to give away some free t-shirts valued at $30 each. I also want to start dedicating a bit more time, energy and love into building up my mailing list. So on Friday 27th July, you can win 1 of 5
Announcing the release of Hazel Eyes, the latest single from my upcoming third album, Stare Into The Dark. The song was recorded live by Chris Gillespie with a 5-piece band in a cute, pink cottage, in the picturesque Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. Performing on this track: Sam Newton – Acoustic Guitar, Voice Cameron Henderson – Electric Guitar Emma Stephenson
A week ago, I officially released a new music video for We Can’t See An End In Sight, the first track from ‘Violet Road‘. My good friend Lyn Taylor is the mastermind behind the clip with filming, directing, producing and editing duties. We shot the video both in Lyn’s studio and on a cold, rainy night in Sydney, at a number of
I have just released a new single. The song is titled ‘Simone‘ and was written and recorded as part of a reward for a crowd-funding campaign that I ran a couple of years ago. This new single will be a digital-only release and not pressed as a physical CD. It is free to download via my Bandcamp Page but will cost you an
On Friday the 16th of September, I am releasing my second album ‘Violet Road’ and will be heading out on the road across 5 states to support its release. Pre-order Violet Road and receive an instant download of my new single ‘Hold You Down’. Watch the video here: Here are the full Tour Dates: 17th-18th September || Nimbin Roots Fest ||
100 songs in 100 days … a tenth of the way there I’m already over 10 days into my 100 songs in 100 days songwriting challenge. So far, I’ve found this to be an extremely satisfying experience. I’m getting a large output of original music and feel myself improving exponentially at something that I am very passionate about. However, there
In my time spent exploring the internet, researching songwriters and reading independent musician blogs, I have occasionally come across something known as the 100 songs in 100 days Challenge. With this floating somewhere in the back of my mind, I sat down on Monday with my guitar, coffee and iPad. I had just finished the successful run of A Man Walks Into
As you can see, I’ve got a whole new look website! It’s using a theme by WordPress called ‘Harmonic‘, which I’ve customised just a tad. Hopefully this’ll make for a more enjoyable and smoother browsing experience. Enjoy!
Ladies and Gentlemen – Bill’s Lost Love, It is my absolute pleasure to introduce to you – Bill’s Lost Love the Animated Music Video by Sarah Eddowes! This video is 6 months in the making and has been made possible by all of the incredible people who donated to my crowd-funding campaign several months back. Using a combination of mediums and
Greetings, I’m still alive and keeping well. Just a quick one here to confirm to everyone that I have indeed updated the website. There are new fonts, pictures, some new pages (such as a press page), and an updated Bio. Basically just an overall new and improved feel with up-to-date info. While I’m on the topic of a new ‘Press
To celebrate the release of my upcoming debut album, ‘Set in Stone’, I’ll be taking my band out on tour in late October through November. We’ll be kicking off this tour with an album launch gig over at the Hibernian House in Surry Hills on the 18th of October. Joining me will be the very talented Chris Gillespie. For more information on
Ladies and Gentlmen, It is my pleasure to present to you my first full length album – ‘Set in Stone’ (releasing on 18th October) artwork by Sarah Eddowes (2014) A couple of Wednesdays ago, I got the record mastered by Rick O’Neil at Turtlerock Mastering. So now I can safely say that we are on track for a launch on the 18th of
Greetings, Now that I’m at the 50% mark of my Pozible Campaign, it’s time for another big update. Here’s a video: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxaSuiBccg If you decided against the video, allow me to fill you in… New Tracks I’ve just put out another 2 songs from the album. This makes a total of 4 songs now available for your listening pleasure. There
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Big News. Today, I’m announcing a crowd-funded Pozible campaign for my debut album. I’ve officially launched a Pozible Campaign to help fund the release of my full length Debut Album. Please share this link around. Any pledge will be forever appreciated: www.pozible.com/samnewton In total, I’m trying to raise at least $5500. Here’s where the funds are going: A music video
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As of writing, I am currently at the halfway point of my final Prac in Music Teaching over at St. Patrick’s College in Sutherland. The prospect of finishing this degree, which has occupied 90% of my time over the past 4 years, is a very exciting one. Only 3 weeks left (including this one). I have to say that this
I’m feeling pretty good right now. I’ve just finished my second last Semester of Uni and all my time can officially be spent on music, sleeping and video games. =D As such, I have just given my website a long overdue update. This includes a new look for my header, a few aesthetic fixes and some retina resolution love. I’ve
I’ve been very busy and very organised of late. If you look to your right, you will notice some new dates up and locked in for gigs. Hoping that some of you reading this will consider coming along… even after all of the facebook and email flooding that will be received. I have also uploaded some studio snaps taken with
What a massive break between posts! 2012 was a massive year and 2013 is going to be even bigger. Over the past few months, I’ve been busy recording an album with help from the wonderfully talented and polite Pat O’Grady on Engineering/Production. Here is Pat’s website: https://www.pogmusic.com/ We have a solid 11 tracks making the cut so far with half
Greetings! My writing of this post represents something great…It represents my intention to maintain this blog as something constant. Let’s set ourselves a goal of maybe 3-4 times a week? Yeah? Yeah. Moving on.. As of late, I’ve been slaving away on my Vodafone iPhone-tethered internet to get this website int0 some kind of presentable shape. I’ve added pages, content
Welcome! So I’ve had this domain and webspace for just under a year and a half now with nothing coming out of it. I had an email with a fancy sounding address (@samnewtonmusic.com) but that is all… I wanted to do something with it but just couldn’t find the time/motivation. A few days ago, I figured enough is enough. I
