Lyricist & arranger

Creating timeless songs about new relationships later in life

Lived experience and an inner poet, teamed with an AI session band and vocalist, bringing a new voice to my storytelling.

A.C. Magee

Songs

Great lyrics can take on many different musical and vocal styles. Explore my own choices, shaped by extensive experimentation across different genres, or request a bespoke version personal to you.

Featured version: Soul

So Near Yet So Far

The story of two local people in their 50s who match through online dating but haven’t yet met. There’s a strong connection, but they’re pacing it carefully. Familiar?

“I’m just glad my days started crossing with you.”
Featured version: Americana

Facing the Sun

The same couple, who still haven’t met in person, choosing to leave past disappointments in the rear-view mirror and look forward to the possibility of a relationship that already feels easy and comfortable.

“This is the chapter that belongs to me.”
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I’m a lyricist and arranger starting my musical journey many years later than expected.

I spent a lot of my life disliking poetry because my mother was an English teacher, and then I was forced to translate French verse at university. Yet decades later, I publish translations of French poetry online, and I started writing songs for someone I hadn't yet met.

Words have always come naturally to me, and I have a good musical ear, but I have never had the means to bring them to life. At 55, AI gave me the session band and vocalist I needed to finally awaken the music I’ve carried inside me for a lifetime.

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