Well, hello there. It's yours truly. It has been quite sometime since my last blog update, and so much has unfolded since then. This year, I have been able to finally showcase my music in the ways I never could. I've always been captivated by the impressive, official feel of digital releases by big artists, the care put into CDs, and promotional content that doesn't make me want to click the "Skip Ad" button until my finger broke. If you haven't been up to speed or would just like a recap, continue reading. And, on top of that, read to the end to hear a very big announcement for my music!

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1. WHY I RE-RELEASED THESE WORKS IN 2023

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Although I released the second revision of K2L last fall, there was still much to be desired. I almost released every visualizer for K2L by March, but once I kept hearing this version of K2L again and again, and when I compared my visualizers to those of Dubstep Gutters, Linkin Park, Korn, and others, I made the hard decision of aborting all my efforts in the year. I was also writing more of BioArmor at the time. But, since K2L needed more work and I felt overwhelmed to jam writing the album into a tight window of time, I decided to publicly and consciously advertise the Reconstruction Period as an ongoing campaign.

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2. WHAT DID I REVISE AND RELEASE?

2023 has been a big year for revising my studio albums. I released my first four albums only via zip downloads sent through email back in the day, and each album really wasn't polished to a sparkly shine. On top of it, I never got to create the artwork and visualizers I always wanted to do since visuals are what piques' humans' attention first. In an effort to present my world of music the ways I always wanted to do, I started what I called the "Reconstruction Period" of my music in 2020. There wasn't a 100% start day or even year of this period since I've been revising my music since as early as 2017. And, in fact, I still have yet to release The 15th Parallel and Air of Optimism RP-style. Despite this, K2L, Solar Experiments, and Warped Space 1 have been released on all major platforms in the spring and summer of this year. These three works are available for free on my Youtube channel and streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. K2L and Solar Experiments are available for purchase at $12 on Bandcamp as a digital download to fund me for my work. (Warped Space 1 still needs to be uploaded and will be released for $5.)

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3. HANDMAKING PROFESSIONAL CDs

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Another thing I finally have been able to do is make professional-quality CDs. I had made half professional-looking CDs starting with The 15th Parallel. However, the CD faces were blank with sharpie marker to label them, the booklet designs were only adequate, the artwork was amateur, and I didn't even make hard copies for Solar Experiments or Warped Space 1. This was the year to make the wrongs right. As of right now, not all of the CDs are done. However, already a customer has acquired early access to K2L. (Contact me if you'd like a copy in the Contact tab.)

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4. STARTING A TIK TOK (UGH)

In addition to these releases, I also started a Tik Tok. I've never wanted to produce short form content since I thought that (on average) nothing of deep, lasting value could be made on an ADHD, phone addiction-inducing platform. Even the length of my songs tend to fly in the face pop music and pop culture's insistence on convenience, 3 and a half minute chorus/verse propaganda, and expediency. However, upon being counseled by a Christian teacher and content creator Jonah Wiley, I decided to bite the bullet and try my hand at shorts. Jonah ultimately said (paraphrase), "There are 1 BILLION users on Tik Tok. If we want to spread the gospel effectively, this is the place to cast a big net." I knew I was going to promote my music via Tik Tok since so many artists have done the same. However, I didn't want this to be squarely about me. Artists, especially celebrities, tend to become airheaded about their own creative ability and ego. Knowing how laughably arrogant I was during my first album, I tried to be much more attuned to what's going on in the internet. I wanted to see what made people laugh, feel compelled, and be intrigued. Since I am a Christian (and decent human being I like to hope), I used Tik Tok to create gospel-focused content and other comedic shorts that elaborate on my hot takes. I created shorts based off of abrasive 21st century-style comedy videos from Youtube, such as Podel. I wanted to make points about the Bible and refute skeptics to generate more traction for the Kingdom Mission, even if I knew I'd only make a tiny splash in the ocean of the internet. Tik Tok's algorithm tends to quickly give you an audience, though it doesn't guarantee virality.  Nevertheless, I tried my hand over the spring and summer. I attempted to create content at a pace that would hopefully play Tik Tok into my hands and exponentially grow my reach to others (aka generate a following). Despite my sanity-threatening efforts, due to the extreme strain of producing shorts on a fidgety computer, the shorts I made will be it for now.

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5. A BRAND NEW EP?

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The first half of the RP is done. I haven't made a new release since 2021 and I haven't released original, brand new compositions since 2017! (Reminder: Warped Space 1 was made from pre-made loops. Air of Optimism wasn't.) I have a rough estimate of when BioArmor will be released, and it's not going to be soon. However, I can reassure you that it will not take 5 or even 3 more years. To prove it, I'm releasing a brand new double EP come winter 2024. That's this winter, not winter 2024 into 2025. BioArmor has a jaw dropping amount of material to finalize that dwarfs what K2L boasts. I initially said I'd release two EPs since it'd be appropriately portioned for BA's behemoth demo/song count. Instead, I made it a singular release as a double EP to punctuate how exciting (and overwhelming) the big BA beast will be. A double EP is the length of a regular album, so if you can imagine what the length of BioArmor then would be, you'll see why it's taken since 2016 to finish.

If you weren't able to decode what my promo from November was saying, don't worry. You aren't alone. The glitchy parts of the video were the announcement of this new EP. Be on the lookout for singles from this new EP to come out in January or early February. Title yet to be announced if you couldn't figure out how to decode the promo. ;)

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In the meantime, stay tuned, God bless, and I love you all!

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