{"id":15018,"date":"2022-04-22T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=15018"},"modified":"2022-04-22T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:25:21","slug":"len-muller-releases-brand-new-heartfelt-single-and-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/04\/22\/len-muller-releases-brand-new-heartfelt-single-and-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Len Muller Releases Brand New Heartfelt Single And Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What started out as music for a Klein Kaap Boutique Hotel advertising campaign on kykNET, has grown into a beautiful new single that will appeal to listeners from all walks of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe hotel approached me to write a short piece of music for their advertisement that plays out at the end of the episode of the popular series, \u2018Hotel\u2019,\u201d<\/em> says Len Muller about his latest single, <strong><em>HUIS TOE<\/em><\/strong>. <em>\u201cMy record label heard potential in the concept and encouraged me to turn the idea into a full song.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Len Muller - Huis Toe\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fC7Rfiaq6Bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>HUIS TOE<\/em><\/strong> was inspired by the idea that we all only have limited time on earth before \u201cgoing home\u201d. <em>\u201cI also thought of the parable of the prodigal son, and how much I had lost and found my way home again,\u201d <\/em>he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This nostalgic Afrikaans acoustic track was produced by Gideon Botes and contains the Zulu phrase: \u201c<em>Buyel\u2019 Ekhaya<\/em>\u201d, which means to \u2018return home\u2019. According to the singer, he has always wanted to write a song in another language, and he is excited about taking the first step in this direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI think people will like it because the music makes you dream and the message behind the song is universal,\u201d<\/em> he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A beautiful music video of the song is also available now. It was filmed in False Bay by Nico Welgemoed and directed and produced by Len\u2019s own wife, Chan\u00e9l Muller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was inspired by a scene from the film <em>The Secret Life of Walter Mitty<\/em> and shows Len, who is on his way home on a longboard, surrounded by the beautiful rainbows, mountains and scenery of the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI have never done this before and was looking for an excuse to spend a day riding down a mountain on a longboard. I haven\u2019t felt so alive in a long time, and I am excited to share something new and fresh with listeners.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>HUIS TOE<\/em><\/strong> follows the release of <em>Hemelruim<\/em>, a 2021 duet with Est\u00e9 Gross, that was very well received and can still be heard on the radio. <em>Hartklop<\/em>, from his latest album <em>Oorgenoeg<\/em>, was also a big hit with listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Est\u00e9 Gross (ft. Len Muller ) HEMELRUIM (Amptelike musiekvideo)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ql80RPpcxHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since launching his solo career nine years ago, there has been many highlights in Len\u2019s career. He not only had the opportunity to collaborate with big names in the music industry, but also released three successful albums and established himself as a songwriter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is best-known for his hit, <em>Vrede<\/em>, which was used as the theme song of the kykNET sitcom, <em>Mense Mense<\/em> and was nominated for a Huisgenoot Tempo-toekenning for <em>Song of the Year<\/em>. He is also a member of Musiek Soos Grond with Joshua na die Re\u00ebn, Kaleidoskoop, Leon Gropp, Lizandra Winter and Liani Reynolds, which was founded in 2019 and still perform together occasionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Len Muller: Mense Mense (Vrede)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HMjDpJtV2GU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the versatile Capetonian is not busy with his own music, he manages bookings for artists like Juan Boucher, Danie du Toit (Re\u00ebnwolf) and Herman Kleinhans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His plans for 2022 include a New Zealand tour and releasing a few more singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>HUIS TOE<\/em><\/strong> is a breath of fresh air in the Afrikaans music industry and is one of those songs that will stay with you for a long time after hearing it for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download it here:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ditto.fm\/huistoe\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ditto.fm\/huistoe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Len Muller Is Terug In Die Kollig Met &#8216;n Splinternuwe Enkelsnit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Len-Muller.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wat begin het as musiek vir \u2019n Klein Kaap Boutique Hotel-advertensieveldtog op kykNET, het gegroei tot \u2019n pragtige nuwe enkelsnit wat verseker met harte gaan praat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Di\u00e9 hotel het my genader om \u2019n kort musiekstuk te skryf vir hulle advertensie wat uitspeel aan die einde van episodes van die reeks, \u2018Hotel\u2019,\u201d<\/em> vertel Len Muller oor sy nuutste enkelsnit, <em><strong>HUIS TOE<\/strong><\/em>. <em>\u201cMy platemaatskappy het egter meer potensiaal daarin raakgesien en my aangemoedig om \u2019n volledige liedjie daarvan gemaak.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Len Muller - Huis Toe\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fC7Rfiaq6Bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>HUIS TOE<\/strong><\/em> is ge\u00efnspireer deur die feit dat almal net vir \u2019n rukkie op aarde is voordat hulle eendag \u2018huis toe\u2019 gaan. <em>\u201cEk het ook gedink aan die gelykenis van die verlore seun, en hoe baie ek al self verlore geraak en my pad weer huistoe gevind het,\u201d<\/em> voeg hy by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hierdie nostalgiese Afrikaanse akoestiese snit is deur Gideon Botes verwerk en bevat die Zoeloe-frase: \u201c<em>Buyel\u2019 Ekhaya<\/em>\u201d, wat beteken om terug te keer huis toe. Volgens die sanger, wou hy nog altyd \u2019n liedjie in \u2019n ander taal as sy moedertaal skryf en is hy opgewonde oor die eerste tree wat hy in hierdie rigting geneem het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Ek dink mense gaan daarvan hou omdat die musiek jou laat droom en die boodskap agter die lied vir enigiemand iets kan beteken,\u201d<\/em> s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019n Pragtige musiekvideo van die lied is ook nou beskikbaar. Dit is in Valsbaai deur Nico Welgemoed verfilm en die regie en vervaardiging is deur Len se eie vrou, Chan\u00e9l Muller, behartig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die video is ge\u00efnspireer uit \u2019n toneel uit die rolprent <em>The Secret Life of Walter Mitty<\/em> en wys hoe Len avontuurlustig deur die mooiste dele van ons land op \u2019n <em>longboard <\/em>rond skaats<em>. <\/em>Omring deur die pragtige berge, re\u00ebnbo\u00eb en natuurskoon, is dit iets om te aanskou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Ek het nog nooit met \u2019n \u2018longboard\u2019 tussen berge af gery nie en ek het \u2019n week gehad om te leer voor ons die video moes verfilm. Alhoewel die lied my inspireer het om iets nuuts te leer doen, het ek tog \u2019n paar keer my gat gesien.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ek sien uit om iets nuut en vars met bewonderaars te deel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>HUIS TOE<\/strong><\/em> volg in die voetspore van <em>Hemelruim<\/em>, \u2019n 2021-duet met Est\u00e9 Gross, wat baie goed ontvang is en steeds op oor die radio gehoor kan word. <em>Hartklop<\/em>, vanaf sy album <em>Oorgenoeg<\/em>, was ook \u2019n groot treffer onder luisteraars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Est\u00e9 Gross (ft. Len Muller ) HEMELRUIM (Amptelike musiekvideo)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ql80RPpcxHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sedert Len nege jaar gelede met sy solo-loopbaan begin het, was daar voorwaar baie hoogtepunte op sy pad. Hy het nie net die geleentheid gekry om saam met groot name in die musiekbedryf te werk, op groot musiekverho\u00eb op te tree, en homself as liedjieskrywer te vestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy is veral bekend vir sy treffer, <em>Vrede<\/em>, wat gebruik is as die temalied vir die kykNET-sitkom, <em>Mense Mense<\/em>. Di\u00e9 liedjie is in dieselfde jaar benoem vir \u2019n Huisgenoot Tempo-toekenning vir <em>Liedjie van die Jaar<\/em>. Hy is ook deel van die musiekbeweging, Musiek Soos Grond, saam met Joshua na die Re\u00ebn, Kaleidoskoop, Leon Gropp, Lizandra Winter en Liani Reynolds, wat in 2019 gestig is en per geleentheid saam optree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Len Muller: Mense Mense (Vrede)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HMjDpJtV2GU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wanneer di\u00e9 veelsydige Kapenaar nie besig is met sy eie musiek nie, bestuur hy sy eie eksklusiewe agentskap (Tau Entertainment) wat besprekings vir kunstenaars soos Juan Boucher, Danie du Toit (Re\u00ebnwolf) en Herman Kleinhans hanteer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy plan is om vanjaar nog in Nieu-Seeland te toer en om heelwat nuwe enkelsnitte vry te stel wat met mense se harte sal praat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>HUIS TOE<\/strong><\/em> is \u2019n vars briesie in die Afrikaanse musiekmark en is een van daardie liedjies wat jou lank sal bybly nadat jy dit vir die eerste keer gehoor het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a> <strong>Laai dit nou hier af:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ditto.fm\/huistoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/ditto.fm\/huistoe<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What started out as music for a Klein Kaap Boutique Hotel advertising campaign on kykNET, has grown into a beautiful new single that will appeal to listeners from all walks of life. \u201cThe hotel approached me to write a short piece of music for their advertisement that plays out at the end of the episode&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/04\/22\/len-muller-releases-brand-new-heartfelt-single-and-video\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Len Muller Releases Brand New Heartfelt Single And Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}