James Lyng High School & Projet W.O.R.D. present

MY PALACE ORBITS THIS GREAT STAR

a James Lyng High School Mixtape

THIS IS OUR PALACE, THIS IS OUR PLANET.
WE STAND HERE AS QUEENS AND KINGS ON THIS GIANT ROCK SHOOTING THROUGH SPACE AT A SPEED OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND KILOMETRES EACH HOUR. WE'RE EVERYTHING AND NOTHING, AND SO ARE YOU.​
​ENJOY THE RIDE!
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THIS MIXTAPE COMPILES NINETEEN ORIGINAL SONGS THAT WERE WRITTEN, PERFORMED AND RECORDED BY JAMES LYNG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THEIR MUSIC CLASSES DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
JAMES LYNG HIGH SCHOOL'S MUSIC PROGRAM IS A NON-TRADITIONAL, STUDENT-CENTRED PROGRAM THAT DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM HIP HOP, ROCK AND R&B, AS WELL AS WHATEVER OUR STUDENTS ARE INTO.
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​WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS COLLECTION OF SONGS AS MUCH AS WE ENJOYED CREATING IT.

1. Idk - Darrko
​2. Too Close - Baby Keisha
3. My Palace Orbits - Sec 2 Band
4. Old Guy Anthem - Sec 4 Band
5. It's No Use - Darrko
6. Song, the Song - Sec 3 Band
7. DELI - Tamim
8. Global Love - J.B.
9. Journey to Japan - Ton
10. Faking It - Sec 2 Band
11. Echoes - Sec 3 Band
12. Turn Off the Lights - Aim High Band
13. The Lions - Jeremiah
14. Boat - Darrko
15. Restless Dreams - Sec 5 Band (ft. Ms. Silka, kayden & Makaela)
16. Frozen Shadows - Sec 1 Band
17. I'll Be There For You - Baby Keisha
18. Indecisive - Giuselena
19. The Thought of You - J.B.
RECORDED FROM NOVEMBER 2022-MAY 2023 AT UP NEXT RECORDING STUDIO IN JAMES LYNG HIGH SCHOOL, MONTREAL, QC. ALL TRACKS WERE RECORDED BY MR. GAGE, JACOB BARTON & JASON NEWCOMEN, AND WERE MIXED AND MASTERED BY FILI APOTHICAIRE. "IDK", "iT'S NO USE" & "BOAT" WERE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY GUANDIQUE. "TOO CLOSE" & "I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU" WERE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY NIKISHA, FEATURING THE GUITAR ARTISTRY OF MR. JACOB. "MY PALACE ORBITS THIS GREAT STAR" & "FAKING IT" WERE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY THE SECONDARY 2 BAND (JAYLAH, DAREN, AARON, NICO, OWEN, RYAN, GIVENS). "OLD GUY ANTHEM" WAS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY THE SECONDARY 4 BAND (SHYNE, MATTHEW, GUNNER, VAN, EMMANUEL & ELI). "SONG, THE SONG" & "ECHOES" WERE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY THE SECONDARY 3 BAND (KAYDEN, DANNY, ALYKA, SEB, LEAH, JAZLYN, AMANI, JAMES). "DELI" WAS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY TAMIM, WITH BEATS CREATED BY EMILIEN. "GLOBAL LOVE" & "THE THOUGHT OF YOU" WERE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY JOSH. BEATS FOR "THE THOUGHT OF YOU" WERE CREATED BY JOSH, MR. JACOB & MR. NATHANIEL. "JOURNEY TO JAPAN" WAS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY TON, WHO ALSO CREATED THE BEATS. "TURN OFF THE LIGHTS" WAS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY THE AIM HIGH 1 BAND (ALEX, MARCUS, SUVATHY, NATHANIEL, ROMELL, GRACE, KACYUS, ORI, NATALYA). "THE LIONS" WAS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY JEREMIAH WITH BEATS BY GIVENS. "RESTLESS DREAMS" WAS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY THE SECONDARY 5 BAND (ANTONIO, MORGAN, MIKEL, RAISHAUN) WITH GUEST VOCALISTS MS. SILKA, KAYDEN AND MAKAELA. "FROZEN SHADOWS" WAS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY THE SECONDARY 1 BAND (XAVIER, SUNDIN, RIVER, SOYINI, HAYDEN, SEBASTIEN). "INDECISIVE" WAS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY GIUSELENA WITH MS. RAYANA. BEATS PRODUCED BY MR. GAGE, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. COVER ART BY CLAUDIA, MARIAH AND MS. CYNTHIA.

​MANY, MANY THANKS TO JACOB BARTON, JASON NEWCOMEN, FILI APOTHICAIRE, MS. OWEN, MS. SILKA, MS. EMMA, MR. NATHANIEL, LYNN, JULIANNA, RAYANA FROM PROJET W.O.R.D., MR. IAMMARRONE, MS. DILLON AND THE INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS AND CHILD-CARE WORKERS AT JAMES LYNG HIGH SCHOOL.