the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.
![Lynks, ABOMINATION: Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 No. 18 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Heavenly Recordings / [PIAS]; Elias Souza, Los Muertos Crew from Pexels; CatsWithGlasses, Maicon Fonseca Zanco, Square Frog, Sudo from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lynks-abomination-beaming-with-pride-18-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️🌈 (2024), we highlight the song, “ABOMINATION” performed by Lynks.
![YG, KNOCKA [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; 4Hunnid Music Inc. / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/yg-knocka-1.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
West Coast rapper YG drops a shallow but entertaining and infectious two-and-a-half-minute banger with “KNOCKA.”
![ERNEST, Slow Dancing in a Burning Room: Covers No. 18 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner /The Musical Hype; Big Loud; Andrea Piacquadio, cottonbro studio, MART PRODUCTION, Matteo Milan from Pexels; MR1313, OpenClipart-Vectors, Vicki Hamilton from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ernest-slow-dancing-in-a-burning-room-covers-18-2024.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
In the 18th edition of COVERS (2024), ERNEST delivers a compelling rendition of “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” written/originally recorded by John Mayer.
