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“Lullaby"
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“Close your eyes
And go to sleep
I’ve kept you safe in my arms
Refined by the suffering
Like lullaby’s to your heart”
-In loving memory of Mary Giancola Pappas

I just want to say a couple of things about this record. All I’ve ever wanted was a chance to express myself and tell my story. I wrote and produced Lullaby in the midst of everything that was going on at home. This is a concept album about my mother and I’s relationship leading up to her passing. I wanted to come across as a relatable person on this record, someone who understands pain and loss. I feel like I truly didn’t begin production for Lullaby until October 2018 when I finished recording Dream Sequence. That was when the project really began for me. Once I started focusing on my mom and balanced it with working in my studio, everything started to really come together. I had to be really strong to make Lullaby happen. When one person gets sick in your family, it affects everyone. Putting together this album was the hardest thing I’ve ever done because I had to suffer it. Even with all of the odds stacked against me, I found the strength to finish what I started. This record is about suffering and growth. For me its about spiritual growth that came through suffering. The cradle is symbolic to me, my mother sang over me every night when I was a child, hence the name “Lullaby”. Her life and legacy have been instilled in me like an imprint. Centre Piece is my solo project and this is a solo record. This is about legacy for me. On the professional side of things, I am proud of how far I’ve come. I consider myself to be a composer more than anything. I sang on this record, played the guitars and bass parts, the guitar solos. I wrote the lyrics and melodies and tracked it all in my own home studio first before my final takes at Mind Rocket. Speaking of Mind Rocket I want to thank Josh Roman for all that you sacrificed as well and the time you put into this. I learned so much from you and thank you for sticking it out with me. We make a killer team and I cannot wait to work on more music with you. I got to produce my brother Michael as a drummer. I am proud of Michael Pappas
and his playing on this album. It was great working with him on these. I also collaborated with Randy Slaugh on the pianos, synths and strings sections. I am very appreciative of Randy Slaugh for lending me a hand and bringing those parts to life. I feel going forward I can tackle any project. I coached and produced and managed the project while receiving my own coaching all at once. It was a real juggling act but it was so worth it.

At this point, I want to leave you all with some announcements about whats next!

I started chipping away at my first book. I feel that it would be darn shame if I didn’t write a follow up to my moms book.

In the book I will be picking up from 2013 around the time when my mom released her book. I will be sharing my life and my perspective and I will be tying it in with my moms book, but with a focus on the years of 2013 - 2020. There are things that have happened in that time that need to be heard.

I have also begun writing for Centre Piece II. I don’t have an album name or even any songs names yet but this is something I started working on.

I learned a lot of lessons from Lullaby and I know the next album will be even more seasoned. I can tell you this, over the last 5 years I have been exposed to a lot of metal. Ive experienced bands like Gojira and Tesseract up close and personal and those experiences have influenced me as a song writer. So I’m looking forward to that.

I also wanted to mention that my mom loved metal and rock music. I can remember back when I was in high school, my mom started listening to a lot of the bands I liked. She liked Opeth and Dream Theater, she really loved White Snake, I think she may have had a thing for David Coverdale. She also enjoyed Tesseract these last few years and would watch any and all of the dvd’s I brought home over the last 15 years or so.

Lastly I want to thank everyone for their support over the last few years. Weather it was messages from fans, or my coworkers helping me buy groceries when I had no food. Thank you. I want to thank God and the testimony he’s given me. I also want to thank my dad Steve Pappas
for providing and supporting me. I want to thank all my friends and family. Thank you to Todd James and Jordan Young for playing with me live. Thank you to Victory Christian Center and Brenden Lewis. Most of all thank you mom, I love you and miss you everyday.
📷 - Kellie Dunham
🖌 - Paris Adrian