The Right Time (January 6, 2026)
Song – The Right Time Saul Chessin (composer/songwriter); released July 22, 2025 
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Over the last couple of years or so, I have been writing music, with the hope of having placements in films, TV shows, ads, or to be used in social media content. I still consider my main genre as NeoSoul/Soulful Pop, but I have also been writing music in other genres as well, usually with the intent to pitch it for a specific film/TV request. I wanted you to know this, and maybe it explains why the music that I’ve been releasing in the last year or so may feel somewhat eclectic.

In any case, one of those songs that I’ve released in the past year is one called “The Right Time.” I wrote it for a request where they were asking for an IndiePop song. Although this song was not chosen for the specific request, I think I wrote something pretty catchy, and I hope you will enjoy it even if it doesn’t find another home in a film or TV show.

The song doesn’t have any earth-shattering meaning, but it does touch upon the randomness of our lives, and how timing can shape our path (for better or for worse). How we respond to these events is important as well, and we should always remember that we have choices.

Here are the lyrics:

The Right Time         Saul Chessin

You came at the right time for me
I’m ready baby as I’ll ever be
More than just a pretty face and eyes that captivate me
In your world I see everything
There I was at the right place, at the right time
Pure magic staring into my eyes
Ooo baby, you came at the right time
And you saved me, ooo you saved my life
And I don’t know how I’d ever get by, without you
You came at the right time
To my eyes, to my eyes
There I was at the right place, at the right time
Pure magic staring into my eyes
There I was at the right place, at the right time
To my eyes

I’d love to hear back from you with any thoughts that you have about this song.

Thank you for listening! Sharing this song with others who you think might enjoy my music is very much appreciated!
 

Different Dimension (Sept 14, 2025)

Song – Different Dimension; Saul Chessin (composer/songwriter) Jared Hallock (composer/producer); released September 26, 2025

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I’m super excited about releasing this song, and it will be available soon (more on that in a minute). However, at this point, if you’d click on the Spotify/AppleMusic/Deezer pre-save link above, I would really appreciate your support! Even if you don’t use one of these three streaming services, then I really appreciate a Spotify pre-save. There is a free version of Spotify, and you can pre-save it there. Once the song is released (on Sept 26) you’ll be able to listen to it on any streaming platform (including YouTube, etc.) or download it (iTunes, AmazonMusic). But pre-save engagement helps me a lot, so…thank you! 

AND, you can preview the song in the pre-save screen!

The genesis of this song started in an early morning hour when I was still in the transition of waking up from a very moving dream. In this dream I had intense feelings of everything being OK - the world was OK, we humans were OK. Everything was “green,” and people were living in harmony with their environment. There was no question about it, we were just fitting into our world instead of trying to control or manage it. People were interacting with each other in a tolerant/loving/kind/harmonious way. It was a very powerful feeling, and I tried to stay in that dreamlike state for as long as I was able. 

This song has been kicking around in my repertoire for several years. I performed it with the band “Galaxy Forest” (featuring the amazing vocals of the Banks twins), as well as when I played solo gigs. However, this version of the song was transformed by the genius of producer Jared Hallock. The song was definitely taken to another level by Jared. Another extremely cool thing about this production is that it was mixed by a grammy winner! It was so much fun bringing this song to life. I hope it moves you as much as it does for me!  

Please share with me your thoughts, and what the songs speaks to for you.

Thank you for listening, and any sharing of this with others who you think might enjoy my music is very much appreciated!

Good4U (Sept 9, 2025)

Song – Good4U; Saul Chessin (composer/songwriter) Dennis Hughett (composer/producer); released August 15, 2025

Good4U on Spotify

NOTE: I’ve added the Spotify link here, but you can listen anywhere you stream music (AppleMusic, YouTube, Pandora, Deezer, etc.), or you can download it (iTunes, AmazonMusic) if you wish. Just search for my name and the song title.

In the 1990s I commuted to/from work on a bus for three hours a day. It was always dark in the morning (and often after work as well) during the commute, and literally everyone slept the whole way; typically falling to sleep as soon as they sat down. I tried to sleep as well, as that seemed like the thing to do. However, after six months of riding with my eyes closed, but totally awake for the whole time, I gave up on sleeping and used the time to read or just quietly think about things. I was at the age where I was contemplating the meaning of life, and my part in it. I started questioning what I was doing for work. Was there any value in what I was doing beyond taking care of my family financially? It seemed like most people that I worked with were happy in their jobs and found sufficient meaning in their work. Possibly they just didn’t think of these things. Obviously, I wanted to take care of my family, but I wanted to be doing something meaningful, something that would address the problems we faced, and (in my small way) would make the world a better place. I began feeling disillusioned with what I was doing and wanted to pursue my passions.

I started using the time on the commute to write songs. I hoped that what I had to say would connect with others, and in this small way, inspire them to think about things that I thought were important. If enough people were thinking about important issues, then maybe we could change our course and steer toward more tolerant and loving interactions with each other, addressing the harms to the environment, and generally just being more mindful and self-aware of the impacts of their choices and interactions.

The lyrics to this song were written during this period (©1997). The music evolved over time, and came to life in this version, which was a collaboration with Dennis Hughett. I hope you enjoy it. Please share with me your thoughts, and what the songs speaks to for you.

Thank you for listening.

Why Music is Important in My Life (Sept 1, 2025)

There is something about music that reaches a part of our being that nothing else touches. The effects can be small, insignificant, happy moments, or they can be visceral, physical sensations that move us to tears; emotions so strong that the lump in our throat and tightness in our chest overwhelms us. For me, these reactions can happen when listening to a variety of styles of music; for example when listening to a particularly soulful R&B tune, or a Chopin prelude. However, there is always something drawing us in; a rhythm that connects us to our ancestors beating on a primitive drum, or melodies that imitate the sounds of nature. Maybe our inspirations are a way of reaching back to our roots. Maybe it’s words that seem to explain an idea we couldn’t articulate. In any case, whether we think about these things or not, it is an experience that most all of us share at some level.

Music was always a part of my life, from records playing in our house, singing songs on family car vacations, or singing along to records with my friends while playing our tennis racquet guitars; music was an underlying current that I tapped into every day. When I was in 7^th grade, my father was on a scientific exchange in Romania. I made a couple of friends who played the guitar (as did I) and we decided to put on a concert. It was staged in a courtyard in the center of Bucharest, and we played about 12-15 songs (three guitars and vocal harmonies) to a packed house of family and friends. That event taught me how music is a shared experience and brings people together. It was a way to communicate something about our human experience.

Starting in high school, music really became my therapy. I would sit at the piano for hours on end, soothing my anxieties and finding comfort in mellow, introspective music of my own making. I had taken a few years of classical piano lessons, but I found more meaning in finding my own melodies. In college I began to take music a little more seriously, and during my senior year, I started taking lessons from a graduate student. He encouraged me to pursue music, and at the end of the school year I auditioned to get into the music school. I was surprised about being accepted into the program, because I saw myself as inferior to the other students who were auditioning. I had a very different musical journey up to that point relative to the other students who were auditioning, and I’m sure they had taken piano much more “seriously” than I had. Due to other interests, I decided not to go back to school, and I always wonder how my music would be different had I pursued a music degree.

After college I never found myself far from a piano or guitar, and I was always testing my material out on family and friends. Sometimes my music resonated with whomever was listening, and sometimes not. Maybe that’s how all communication goes. And, there are always extenuating circumstances. Sometimes people are ready to listen and sometimes they are somewhere else. I’ll never forget the time when I was singing little songs to my 3-4 year-old daughter while she was taking a bath. She looked up at me and said, “Can you go out there (into the hall) and play?” Though it took me a very long time to learn this, I did finally realize that communicating when people are wanting to listen, and with a polished product, generally goes much better than just descending on them at random times and playing something that I haven’t fully worked out. 

I have always been a prolific song writer. In the beginning it was more for myself. However, as time went on, I realized that it was an important way for me to communicate. Being somewhat introverted, I was often a fly on the wall, or a listener instead of a talker. Music allowed me to have a voice. So I started bands and began sharing my music. One particularly important night in that journey was when I was playing in a duo called “Mothers Acoustic Soul,” and we were playing out in a local pub. The stir in the place told us that something was up, and it turned out that Bonnie Bramlett (of Delaney & Bonnie fame) was in the establishment. She came up to us and asked if she could sit in for a set. We proceeded to jam and improvise for about 45 minutes, and the result was truly magical. She lit up the house with her amazing vocal talents. People came out of the woodwork (I had no idea that many people were in the area) and the energy of the crowd was like something I’d never experienced before. I’ll never forget that feeling, and it’s always been something I’ve wanted to experience over and over again. One band I was in called “Galaxy Forest” had a few moments like that when playing to a large or packed venue, and the energy of the crowd took us to another level. Those moments are what performing music live is all about.

So now here I am, mostly playing solo, but still creating more music than ever. I have much to share, and I hope that my music brings us together; creating a bond of shared emotion or ideas. My music is an important part of who I am. If you want to know me, then you need to hear me through my music. Of course, (hopefully) I am more than just my music, but it is a part of me that you may never know in any other way.

Thank you for listening.