Gypsypop Records

Today Secret Codes signed to Gypsypop Records, a small startup label based out of Oakland, CA. I will be rereleasing my first album "Notes on Paper" on this label under the name Secret Codes instead of David Kyle and the Invisibles. As well a new single/ep should be out in the near future that will consist of mainly Chinese/Japanese influenced songs written on the Ghu Zheng and Taishokoto. These albums will be available thru Gypsypop as well as other sites such as itunes. The new record should still hopefully come out early this year but it is taking me a lot longer than I had anticipated.

I decided to change my name to Secret Codes for many reasons. One being is that I really like the name Secret Codes and I like the idea of music being composed as a secret code of feelings. And language and music in a way is just a kind of secret code. It is our own personal language and it is up to the listener to interpret and decipher its code. And in that way it means something different for everyone. The art and music that I enjoy most are the ones that don't give away the answers. It has secrets and layers that unfold over time throughout my own human experience. For me this allows me to feel something unique and something undefinable. It allows me to grow and ponder ideas outside of the definable realm of reality.

The second major reason of changing the name is that I am scared of ego. It is so hard to make art/music and not have an ego. I think they go hand in hand. Anytime you try and gain recognition for something the ego has a heavy hand in it. I don't care how honest or pure you think you are, it does. I struggle with this daily as I don't want my ego to get big. I want to write music from the most honest place of my soul. I don't want to be better or worse than anyone else. I want to be an equal avenue of expression to every other living person on this planet. We are all made of art whether we define it as such or not. I hope that all you people that I connect with in this world will not only except my expression but be willing to share yours as well. Music should be a 2 way thing. If you can listen to me and support me then I can do the same for you.

Ok this is getting long so here is the last reason. It has to do with the ego as well. I want this project to be able to grow and mature and constantly evolve. Therefore It makes more sense for me to have a band name so that I can add members here and there without them feeling that it is just my band or that it is all about me. Although I do all the instrumentation and compositions myself I am hoping that it won't be this way in the future. I am hoping to bring in people with similar ideas but there own creative vision as well in order to add even more depth to everything I am trying to do.

Ok everyone thanks for reading and I am excited for all the new opportunities coming in the near future.