Waterlooville music producer writes song in memory of friend Georgia Jones, who died at Mutiny Festival age 18
Megsy’s single is inspired by her memories of Georgia Jones, who died at Mutiny Festival in 2018.
The best friend of a girl who died at a music festival has put out a song in her memory.
In 2018, 18-year-old Georgia Jones was one of two people who died after taking pills at Mutiny Festival in Cosham. The teenage care worker, from Havant, was a victim of drugs that had been smuggled into the event, which caused her to suffer multi-organ failure.
Eight years later, and 10 years since they left secondary school together, Meg Peters has written and produced a song in her memory, exploring the grief of losing a close friend at such a young age.
The song is called Downfall, and is available on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and YouTube.
Meg, 26 and from Waterlooville, said: “There were around eight of us at secondary school who were all friends. Even after we’d had prom and left school, Georgia and I would text each other lots, and no matter how long it had been since we’d last spoken, we would pick up right where we left off.
“She was such a lovely person, and had not long turned 18; when you’re that close with people, they are the ones who make each day better, and at that age you go through so many firsts together - your first boyfriends, your first jobs, your first drinks.
“As soon as the words and melody came together, it reminded me of Georgia.”
Downfall is a drum and bass (DnB) track, which was Georgia’s favourite music genre.
A music producer by trade, running The Cave Studios in Fareham alongside Mathew Fisher, Meg was initially going to write the song and give it to somebody else, but decided to record it herself instead, publishing under the name “Megsy”.
The lyrics describe fallen angels living among us, and how nobody is perfect. The single was played on community radio station Express FM earlier this week, with Meg going into the studio alongside Georgia’s mum, Janine Milburn.
Since Georgia’s death, Janine has been an avid campaigner for drug education, working with charities such as Motiv8 and speaking in schools across the local area.
Meg said: “I hadn’t seen Georgia’s mum in years, since the funeral in fact. There was a moment where she was talking and sounded just like Georgia used to - it was really lovely for us to reconnect like that.
“I wanted the song to highlight how grief can affect you at any age. It can be really hard to go through as a teenager and in your 20s - you don’t realise until people are gone, just how much of an impact they have on your life.”