Christopher Hawthorn Music

16/05/2025

I have come to terms with the fact that this is just “model trains” for my generation

17/02/2023

The new single “Hate Myself (for Loving You)” dropped today! I had the pleasure of mixing this (and playing 🎺). Philly locals: brush off your Super Bowl Sadness and go to their show at ✨tonight✨

29/10/2021

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dido's "white flag" was 12 yr old me's emotional anthem. the perfect song i've always wanted to cover. Recorded at Studio 150Engineered by Christopher Hawtho...

10/07/2021

Ryan Sweezey dropped a new single - one of my faves from his new record!

Caleb Bronz on drums
Kyle Saulnier on bass
Jay Barclay on electric guitars
I engineered / mixed / played keys
Alan Douches mastered

07/05/2021

Had the pleasure of working on this track with Ryan Sweezey!

OUT NOW! My new single Kings of the Broken hits the online stores today! Please go give it a listen, and like and share if you enjoy it! Let me know what you think. 😁

Available on Spotify, iTunes, and more. It's also up on BandCamp, and today is BandCamp Friday, so if you purchase there today, all proceeds go right to me! Links in the comments.

Thank you all, I'm so excited to share this tune with you. I'll be celebrating the release with a livestream tonight at 7!

07/05/2021

It’s 10pm. Do you know where your drum machines are?
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A quick ‘n dirty unrehearsed jam running Maestro through its paces (and a pedalboard). Happy Thursday y’all.

18/04/2021

I recently had the opportunity to compose and produce a tune for My name is Byf based on an "ancient recording" from the game Destiny.

For context, Byf creates in-depth videos exploring the lore of this franchise. I had a lot of fun creating the music for this lullaby which players discover as a text within the game.

The track features vocals by Ms Kenner, violin by Brooke Saulnier, and cello by John Dunlop.

Hope you enjoy! (P.S. the song starts at 12:20)
https://youtu.be/g7m3Ugi1tdk

Destiny 2's Lore tells us about Eramis' Lost Lover Athrys. She was died due to the events of the Whirlwind, but a lullaby from her past survived in the exoti...

10/04/2021

Here’s a little teaser from a track I’ve been working on—with the masterful John Dunlop on cello. More soon!

26/02/2021

New one from Troy Millette Music! Give it a listen 🙂

I produced/mixed.

I am so excited for my new song “Stay (Please)” to be out in the world!

I wrote the first bit of “Stay” while touring with my friend Dylan Gombas back in 2016. I wrote about longing for someone who was both physically and emotionally unavailable, wishing she could be available out of convenience and familiarity. It was about growth, but not knowing exactly how and resorting back to what’s comfortable.

When Chris Hawnthorn and I began working on my next record this was one of those lingering melodies, even though years had passed. I still felt the burden of what I would’ve needed to be to keep her around, I still wanted to be it so damn bad, just for someone else.

So... we pressed record, and with the help of Ezra Oklan, Dan Bishop, and Jay Barclay it came to life.

Please take four minutes and check out our new song wherever you hear music.

Love you all. -Troy

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2ntIOlRLlAlNerhyFnHBD3?si=HdQ9bGF1Qoa86i3_cwhspA

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/stay-please-single/1549731520

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TGB5LF2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_A9JP85WQ4P8AWM7NTDD4_nodl

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ScyLY4G_FdU

27/01/2021

I'm happy to announce my latest album, Imperfections. My goal in producing this record was to explore the unique character of my felted upright piano, emphasizing intricate tones over musical complexity.

Available now on streaming platforms and for license exclusively through Songs To Your Eyes Ltd.

https://open.spotify.com/album/5fBRUo7ZmscSVZExWxCPsn?si=b1co3snmRRKJkGPDRpa8Vg

https://stye.sourceaudio.com/ #!explorer?b=7658380

20/11/2020

Out now, give it a listen ~

I engineered and produced this little EP with Fran. It’s part remix / part tribute to the way we were playing the tunes live as a duo back in the spring.

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16/10/2020

Fran and I wanted to reimagine some of the music off her latest album. It can be challenging to approach songs you know like the back of your hand from a new perspective; it forces you to try new things and take musical risks. This one lives somewhere between the stripped-down live arrangement and a total remix.

For you production nerds, the instrumentation is as follows:

- Moog Sub 37 base line (with a pitch-shifted copy an octave up along with some Chrystallizer granular echo effects)

- Moog theremin patch for the creepy background melodies

- Moog played paraphonically (i.e. split into two voices) and multi-tracked to create the 4-note chord swells in the pre-chorus

- DFAM (yet another Moog... can you tell I like Moog?) made the crunchy percussion groove starting after the first chorus

- Also entering there is a Wurlitzer patch on the Nord going through an octave pedal and some delays. This same patch creates the rich pad in the outro with an added Tremolater effect for pumping.

- 808 samples (via Digitakt) enter in the outro section

- Some big guitar washes at the end (thanks Luke Awtry for the idea!)

- The Wurli hook at the end is pitched an additional octave down via Soundtoys Little Alter Boy. The way it glitches out on the delays was unexpected and amazing.

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