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Our story
Wayne Holden Music began with a simple idea: create honest work that comes from real life and real emotion.
I didn’t start out trying to fit a mould or chase trends. Music and storytelling became a way to express moments, feelings, and experiences that words alone couldn’t always explain. Over time, that creative outlet grew into a body of work that crosses genres, formats, and platforms — but always stays rooted in authenticity.
From songwriting and music production to writing books and running a radio channel, everything under the Wayne Holden Music name is connected by one thing: storytelling. Some stories are loud and uplifting, others are quiet and reflective, but all are created with care, intention, and respect for the listener or reader.
Alongside music, my writing explores real-life experience and fictional worlds shaped by atmosphere, people, and observation. The radio channel brings everything together — a space where music can simply be enjoyed, felt, and shared.
This website is the home of that journey. A place to listen, read, and follow along as the story continues to unfold.
Thank you for being part of it.
— Wayne
Our history
Wayne Holden Music grew naturally from a personal creative outlet into a wider body of work spanning music, books, and radio.
What began with songwriting and recording as a way to express real experiences and emotions gradually expanded into releasing original music across multiple genres. As the catalogue grew, so did the audience, with listeners discovering the music from different parts of the world.
Alongside music, writing became another way to tell stories — first through Standing Watch, a real-life memoir drawn from years of experience in security work, and later through Low Tide, a crime novel shaped by atmosphere, place, and character.
The launch of WayneHoldenMusicRadio marked another step in that evolution, bringing the music together in one continuous space and creating a platform with room to grow and support other independent artists in the future.
Today, Wayne Holden Music represents an ongoing creative journey built on honesty, storytelling, and connection — one that continues to develop with every new release and project.
Standing Watch
Standing Watch is a real-life memoir that takes readers behind the scenes of a world most people never notice.
Drawn from years working in security, the book explores the quiet moments, tense situations, and human stories that unfold while standing on the edges of everyday life. It’s not about glamour or heroics, but about observation, responsibility, resilience, and the people you meet when you’re watching while others pass by.
Written with honesty and reflection, Standing Watch looks at what it means to be present, to stay alert, and to carry responsibility in environments where anything can change in an instant. Along the way, it captures humour, frustration, camaraderie, and the emotional weight that comes with the job.
This is a book about unseen work, real experiences, and the stories that stay with you long after the shift ends.
Low Tide
Low Tide — A Greyhaven Crime Novel
Some stories come from imagination.
Others come from understanding how people think, react, and hide the truth.
Low Tide is a crime novel set in the fictional town of Greyhaven, where secrets don’t stay buried for long and every quiet street holds a story beneath the surface.
This book explores tension, mystery, and the darker side of human nature. It’s about what happens when the past lingers and small details begin to matter more than they first appear.
Unlike my music-inspired writing, Low Tide steps into the world of crime and suspense. It’s a slower-burn mystery that builds atmosphere and keeps readers thinking as the story unfolds.
If you enjoy crime fiction with a steady pace, layered characters, and a sense of place, Low Tide offers a journey into a town where not everything is as calm as it seems.
Your Name in Every Song — The Stories Behind the Music
Music often starts long before the recording.
Before the melody.
Before the finished track.
Every song begins with a moment, a thought, or a feeling. Your Name in Every Song opens the door to those beginnings.
This book is a personal journey through the stories and meanings behind my music. It’s not about the music industry or chasing charts — it’s about real life, reflection, and the quiet moments that turn into lyrics.
Across twenty songs, I share what inspired them, what was happening in life at the time, and the thoughts that shaped each track. Some songs come from love, some from reflection, some from simple everyday experiences that stay with you longer than expected.
If you enjoy music that comes from genuine moments and honest emotion, this book offers a deeper look behind the sound.
It’s a calm, thoughtful read that pairs perfectly with listening to the songs themselves. You might even discover your own story in the music along the way.
Aetherion: Rise of the Skyforge — A New Sci-Fi Adventure Begins
I’m excited to introduce Aetherion: Rise of the Skyforge, the first book in a new science-fiction trilogy that blends energy, technology, and human resilience into a cinematic story of power and consequence.
This story follows Elias Vance, an engineer whose life changes forever after a catastrophic experiment connects him to a force far beyond human understanding. What begins as a scientific breakthrough quickly becomes something far more dangerous.
As strange energy storms spread and global systems begin to behave unpredictably, Elias discovers he has become a conduit for a powerful new form of energy. With the mysterious Skyforge awakening and hidden forces rising, he must learn to control his abilities before the world is pushed into chaos.
Rise of the Skyforge explores themes of responsibility, progress, and the cost of unlocking powers we don’t fully understand. It’s a story about ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges in a world where technology and unknown forces collide.
If you enjoy science fiction with high stakes, mystery, and a grounded human story at its core, this book is for you.
This is only the beginning of the Aetherion journey — and the storm is just starting to rise.
— Wayne Holden
Aetherion: The Shattered Current — The Storm Deepens
The story continues in Aetherion: The Shattered Current, the second book in the Aetherion trilogy, where the consequences of awakening the Skyforge begin to ripple across the world.
After the events of the first book, Elias Vance believes he has helped bring balance to the growing energy crisis. But stability proves fragile. Strange fluctuations begin appearing across global networks, and signals from beyond Earth suggest that something is watching… and learning.
The power Elias carries has not gone unnoticed.
As new forces emerge and hidden connections reveal themselves, Elias must face a threat unlike any before — one that doesn’t just use energy, but feeds on it. The line between control and chaos grows thinner, and every decision carries greater risk.
The Shattered Current raises the stakes with deeper mysteries, larger dangers, and a world struggling to adapt to powers it cannot fully understand. It explores trust, responsibility, and the ripple effects of human ambition.
The storm that began in Rise of the Skyforge is far from over — it’s only gaining strength.
— Wayne Holden
Aetherion: Storm of the Void — The Epic Conclusion
The Aetherion trilogy reaches its powerful conclusion in Aetherion: Storm of the Void, where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance and every choice carries cosmic consequences.
Elias Vance has faced rising storms, growing powers, and forces beyond human understanding. But nothing has prepared him for what comes next. The energy that once connected the world is now drawing the attention of something far greater — an intelligence that sees humanity as part of a much larger design.
As reality itself begins to strain and the boundaries between worlds weaken, Elias must confront the ultimate question: is humanity meant to control this power, or merely survive it?
With global stakes, emotional depth, and a cinematic scale, Storm of the Void delivers a gripping finale that brings together the mysteries, conflicts, and revelations of the entire series.
This final chapter explores sacrifice, unity, and what it truly means to protect a world on the edge of transformation.
The storm has arrived.
The outcome will shape everything.
— Wayne Holden
