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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cI wrote it last summer in July and it\u2019s about God\u2019s forgiveness for us and how if we repent of our sins, the Lord is steadfast and insightful to forgive us instantaneously,\u201d explained Baldwin. \u201cI was always a perfectionist, so I always saw all the little things I did wrong, and it was harder for me to forgive myself, but I knew the Lord was steadfast to forgive us, even if we don\u2019t forgive ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Meridian native wrote the song in July 2023, but he didn\u2019t record it until March 2024. During a class with his Music Industry instructor, Matt McGuffie, he was called on to show off his piano skills. Shortly after, he shared the song, \u201cInstantaneous\u201d and recorded it in one-take before his entire class.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cHe started playing and singing and myself, and the entire class were like, Wow! That\u2019s really good and that was my first introduction to Daniel\u2019s music,\u201d said McGuffie. \u201cI added an electric guitar part to add a little meat to the song, but he did all the rest; he wrote the song, performed it and did all the tracking of the voices, harmony, piano, and violin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that was not the first time Baldwin performed his song, \u201cInstantaneous\u201d which is growing in popularity on Spotify with nearly 2,000 downloads and listeners. Shortly after writing it in 2023, Baldwin was in Poland on a mission trip and had the opportunity to perform the song before a live audience. Their response to his new song, dumbfounded him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey just started crying because they are craving Christianity, a different type of denomination than what they are familiar with and they were so happy that the younger people are passionately chasing the Lord,\u201d said Baldwin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since he began piano lessons as a six-year-old, his musical and singing career has flourished exponentially. In June, his mission trip to Oaxaca, Mexico offered him a unique opportunity to not only share his music there, but with the entire Mexican Radio audience and Facebook Live. The Mexican missionary family his church, Audubon Drive Bible Church in Laurel supports, also owns a Christian Radio Station which invited him to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nAdditionally, the rising singer\/songwriter\u2019s first major performance was on the piano before 19,000 people in Disney World for the Beta Convention as one of the State Talent Show winners in 2017 when he was 13 years old. At the time, it was Baldwin\u2019s dream to be a concert pianist. Besides piano competitions and leading worship in area churches, his next big live performance was for his cousin\u2019s wedding last October, before 500 guests in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the beginning, his grandparents, Don Nobles, a band director and Mamie Nobles, a church organist, supported his musical talent in numerous ways. However, Baldwin\u2019s true talents may not have been discovered and cultivated if it wasn\u2019t for his Ellisville teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cI was about eight years old when we moved to Magee and started taking piano lessons from Ellen Gunn. That\u2019s when I really fell in love with music and realized I had an ear for it. She was the first one to tell me that she thought I had a talent in music, which meant a lot to me,\u201d shared Baldwin. \u201cAt Jones, Mr. McGuffie helped me really cultivate my passion in music and helped me make my dreams kind of come to life. He showed me how to do this in a wise way. Knowing the technical and the business side of the music industry is vital to the success of any music career.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Baldwin\u2019s song, \u201cInstantaneous\u201d being available on every streaming platform and another single expected to be released later this fall, Baldwin\u2019s future plans are not final.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cI\u2019m definitely going to pursue the music industry, but I may go to Belmont University. It is one of my top options or I may just go straight into the music industry. I\u2019m just not 100 percent sure at this point,\u201d Baldwin shared. \u201cWhatever direction I go, I want to thank the Lord for this opportunity because without Him, it would not be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baldwin will return to 糖心直播 in the fall to finish his sophomore year with plans to continue writing and performing on campus and wherever he finds an opportunity. Click on the link to listen to Daniel Baldwin\u2019s first single: Instantaneous by Daniel Baldwin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ELLISVILLE- He\u2019s the first 糖心直播 Music Industry & Recording Arts major to release a Contemporary Christian single and the first to debut the song to an international audience. Twenty-year-old Magee resident, Daniel Baldwin released his first single, \u201cInstantaneous,\u201d on June 15, 2024. It was recorded at the college\u2019s music studio and on the college\u2019s … <\/p>\n