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Horizon Beats Bids Farewell After Six Years With Emotional Final Single “Come Find Me Again”
After six years of musical evolution, independent electronic music project Horizon Beats has officially closed its chapter, leaving listeners with one final release, “Come Find Me Again.” The melodic, cinematic progressive house single serves as a fitting conclusion to a creative journey defined by experimentation, emotional storytelling, and artistic growth.
Founded in Queens, New York, in 2020 by producer Steven Sinanan, Horizon Beats began with beat production before gradually developing a distinctive electronic sound. Alongside longtime songwriter and creative collaborator Recardo Ramkishun, Steven Sinanan spent the following years refining a musical identity built around sweeping arrangements, expressive melodies, and emotionally charged production.
Released ahead of the project's official retirement, “Come Find Me Again” explores separation, memory, and the possibility of rediscovering something meaningful long after it has ended. Its cinematic atmosphere and uplifting progressive house direction capture the sound Horizon Beats spent years developing.
“I hope people take away the idea that an ending doesn’t erase what came before it,” Steven Sinanan explains. Having earned recognition from independent publications including EARMILK and A&R Factory, Horizon Beats leaves behind a six-year catalog that documents its creative evolution.
As Horizon Beats steps away, “Come Find Me Again” offers a thoughtful reminder that music can keep connecting with listeners long after its creator moves on.
Horizon Beats began in 2020 as a beat-production project before evolving into melodic, cinematic progressive house. Looking back on those six years, which creative turning points most influenced the sound and identity Horizon Beats ultimately became known for?
Horizon Beats went through quite a few changes over those six years. When I first started the project in 2020, I was primarily focused on producing beats. It wasn't until January 2025 that I started seriously experimenting with electronic dance music, which was a completely different direction from what I'd been doing before.
Throughout 2025, I experimented with different sounds and styles, trying to figure out what worked best for Horizon Beats. I think one of the biggest turning points came toward the end of that year with songs like "New Me," "Light Me Up," and "Falling Snow." Those releases introduced a darker, more cinematic approach to my production, with a greater emphasis on atmosphere, emotion, and storytelling.
When I returned to making music in early 2026, I started experimenting with more energetic styles, particularly club house and progressive house. There were a lot of ideas that never made it into the official catalog, and some of those experiments helped shape the direction I eventually took.
Our "Can't Forget" EP in June 2026 was another important turning point, although not necessarily for the reasons we'd hoped. We wanted to create something bigger and more energetic, but I wasn't entirely satisfied with how the project turned out. It taught me that making a song louder or more energetic didn't automatically make it better.
The biggest breakthrough came with "Don't Cry For Me" in July 2026. I originally had a different musical direction planned for that song, but shortly before its release, I completely rebuilt it. I combined the emotional atmosphere of cinematic house with the melodies and energy of progressive house.
That combination became the foundation for our final releases, including "Until You Wake" and "Come Find Me Again." Looking back, I think the identity of Horizon Beats came from years of experimentation. We didn't find our sound overnight. It took a lot of trial and error before everything finally came together.
You officially retired Horizon Beats on October 1, 2026. What led you to recognize that the project had reached its natural conclusion, and was ending it something you had been considering for a long time or a decision that developed more recently?
Retirement was something I'd actually been considering for quite a while. In December 2025, I was already planning to end Horizon Beats. I'd spent nearly the entire year working on music, and by that point, I was completely exhausted.
I was also preparing for a military deployment, which meant my personal responsibilities were changing significantly. At the time, I genuinely believed "Falling Snow" would be our final release. I even made a public retirement announcement in December 2025.
However, a few months later, I unexpectedly started making music again. There wasn't some elaborate comeback plan. I simply found myself wanting to create something, and before I knew it, I had new songs ready.
That eventually led to our return in April 2026 with "Come Back Over," followed by "Stay Right Here" in May. But even after returning, I knew Horizon Beats wasn't something I wanted to continue indefinitely. I had other goals I wanted to pursue, and music required a tremendous amount of time and attention.
By the time we reached our final releases, I felt that we'd finally developed the sound I'd been searching for. I was proud of the direction the music had taken, and I didn't feel the need to keep releasing songs simply for the sake of continuing.
Retiring on October 1, 2026, wasn't really about losing interest in music. It was about recognizing that I'd reached a point where I was satisfied with what we'd created.
I wanted Horizon Beats to have a proper ending rather than slowly disappear because I no longer had the time to maintain it.
Recardo Ramkishun played an important role in Horizon Beats as a songwriter and creative collaborator. How did that partnership shape your approach to songwriting and production, and what do you feel you accomplished together that might not have happened independently?
Recardo became involved with Horizon Beats in January 2025, around the time I was working on our debut EP, "Don't Give Up on Love."
Originally, I was writing the lyrics myself. Recardo's involvement started more as someone I could bounce ideas off. I'd come to him with a song or concept, ask what he thought, and he'd give me his opinion. Sometimes he liked an idea, and sometimes he didn't.
His first major songwriting contribution came with "Hold On Me," the fifth track from our debut EP. That song became one of our early successes, and it was really the moment when our creative partnership started taking shape.
After that, Recardo became the primary lyricist for Horizon Beats throughout the remainder of the project's run, while I continued handling the production and overall musical direction.
Our process was fairly straightforward. Sometimes I'd come up with a concept, and he'd develop the lyrics around it. Other times, he'd bring an idea to me, and I'd figure out how to turn it into a finished song.
We didn't always agree on everything. There were definitely moments when we had different opinions about what direction a song should take, but I think that was part of what made the collaboration work.
Recardo brought a different perspective to the songwriting, and I think that helped us develop a stronger connection between the lyrics and the production.
Looking back, I think our biggest accomplishment together was helping Horizon Beats grow beyond its original identity. What started as a beat-production project eventually became something much more focused on emotional storytelling and melodic electronic music.
I don't think the later Horizon Beats catalog would have developed in quite the same way without that partnership.
"Come Find Me Again" feels particularly meaningful knowing it represents the final release. When creating the track, how intentional were you about capturing six years of artistic growth in one last song, and were there any emotions or ideas you found especially difficult to express?
Interestingly enough, "Come Find Me Again" almost never happened. We originally had a completely different song planned for our final release called "Just Sleep Tonight." Recardo was supposed to handle the songwriting, but we ran into delays, and eventually I realized we were running out of time.
Rather than push everything back, I decided to come up with something myself. That's how "Come Find Me Again" was created. I wrote it at the last minute, roughly a week before we were supposed to release the promotional trailer. The inspiration came from a personal situation I was experiencing at the time, and I wanted to turn those feelings into something musical.
What makes the story even more interesting is that I wasn't happy with the first version.
We actually released the trailer, but I took it down a few days later because I didn't like how the song sounded. About a week and a half before the official release, I went back and rebuilt the production.
It was honestly a pretty stressful process, especially knowing this was supposed to be the final Horizon Beats single. I wasn't necessarily trying to summarize six years of music in one song. I think that would have been difficult to accomplish. Instead, I wanted to create something that represented the sound we'd spent all those years developing.
I also wanted the lyrics to remain the focus, which is why the final version leaned more toward the cinematic side of our production rather than having an overwhelmingly energetic drop.
The most difficult part was probably balancing the personal emotions behind the song with the realization that it would also be our final release. In the end, "Come Find Me Again" became something I hadn't originally planned. It started as a song inspired by a personal experience, but it eventually became the closing chapter of Horizon Beats. And looking back, I think that makes it a fitting ending.
After six years of releases, experimentation, and recognition from publications like EARMILK and A&R Factory, what are you most proud of accomplishing with Horizon Beats? And when someone discovers your music five or ten years from now, what do you hope they'll understand about the project and the people behind it?
I think what I'm most proud of is how far Horizon Beats came from where it originally started.
When I founded the project in 2020, I was just making beats. I didn't have some massive plan for what it would eventually become, and I certainly didn't expect to spend six years building it.
Over time, I learned a tremendous amount about music production, songwriting, releasing music, and what it actually takes to maintain an independent project. We were never a mainstream act, and I'm perfectly comfortable with that. But we still managed to build a catalog, reach listeners around the world, receive recognition from music publications, and eventually develop a sound that felt like our own.
I'm especially proud of the music we created toward the end. Songs like "Falling Snow," "Don't Cry For Me," and "Come Find Me Again" represent different stages of our development, and I think they show just how much the project evolved.
Another thing I'm proud of is the effort I've put into preserving Horizon Beats' history. I've spent a lot of time documenting our releases, organizing the music and artwork, and maintaining an archive so that people can still explore the catalog long after retirement.
If someone discovers Horizon Beats five or ten years from now, I hope they understand that there was a lot more behind the music than just uploading songs.
There were years of experimentation, creative disagreements, abandoned ideas, unsuccessful releases, and countless hours spent trying to improve. I also hope people recognize the contributions of everyone involved, especially Recardo, whose songwriting became such an important part of the project's identity.
Ultimately, I don't need Horizon Beats to be remembered as some enormous success story. I'd rather people see it for what it was: an independent music project built through years of dedication, creativity, and a genuine love for making music.
And if someone listens to our songs years from now and finds something meaningful in them, then I think we accomplished something worthwhile.
