songs from the heart and soul of mese ugapo aka mese.cooks
Mese’s music is born from hot kitchens, late nights, long shifts, family laughter, heartbreak, sacrifice, salty tears, faith, and a whole lot of grit.
These aren’t just songs — they’re chapters. They’re the melodies written by a husband and father of seven who once had a music publishing deal, walked away from it to support his family, and is now boldly coming back to finish what he started.
Every track is built on real experience. Real emotion. Real stories. This is music for people who’ve lived a little — or lived a lot.
And it’s only the beginning of Act II.
I am NOT a singer. I am a songwriter, lyricist, producer and melody maker. All of my demos presented here were made using SUNO. It is an amazing tool for creatives like myself who don't actually sing. All lyrics, music, stylings, ideas, melodies, phrasing, and vocal delivery are ALL MY ORIGINAL material run through SUNO for finished production DEMOS for pitching to artists and groups. YES I have proof and YES all my songs are protected. All other creatives who helped in any way will be credited and recognized on each individual song publicly via my socials and legally on all of my registered works.
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"CANDY"
Written back in 2009, CANDY was originally thought to be a cross between a country rock ballad and the Stray Cats. 17 years later, it has morphed into what I KNOW could be a smash hit for a crooner style artist like Michael Buble, William Beckmann or Olivia Dean. I would LOVE to see what she could do to it!
It's funny what time, change and circumstance can do.
MUSIC & LYRICS: Lamese Ugapo II (MESE.COOKS)