thankyou Richard, i try to tackle the subjects others stay clear of, i talk of my struggles with mental health anxiety vulnerability through my words i hope someone will find strength from them, we all have struggles, irrelevant of your status, some bottle them up like me, i hid them for 40 years, not any more, i found music and then they exploded, i don't hide my scars now, i unburden the load i carry through song and each day it gets a little lighter, this community helped build a new man, for that i am truly grateful, a happier stronger man than 4 years ago. this was a spoken piece from a year ago, all instruments played by me too, but you may also understand its double meaning about looking at yourself first, please take a listen Reverand R :)
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/243350/

dont know how i missed this, yeah im dead lucky having studio production, but we are getting better at mastering ourselves too Mrs we keep going

hello Ian i was just retiring as you were leaving for work, hope your well mate, ive had a lot of help in getting my vocal to a better standard as most here know, they are the people i would like to give gratitude to, the people i have had the opportunity to work with are very experienced and yeah Manuela has given me lots of support and the team behind her, im an extremely lucky guy, Nik who is Manuela's engineer mastered this in the studio in Germany, i received another studio master yesterday, Manuela and i done another track im really looking forward to hosting here very soon , LM as been nothing but i revelation for me ive made great contacts, that includes you Ian. you were the first contact i had here and we are still friends, that speaks alot about the people we have here the discord thing is just trying to help give back and make it easier to collab, this will always be our musical home :)

hey up Aaron thanks for the check up, we appreciate the listen and comment, it was a good collab with Dusty he's a great artist its dark alright all us artist hide behind a mask, and the sub yeah it is top draw, thanks again, i'll check your fresh later

thanks for the listen Oli, i enjoyed this with Dusty it was easy to achieve on Discord, i have done a few tracks to help get the channel sharing running but i have a couple that im still penning, one i was thinking would be good for us maybe, i will put a vocal down and send it you, if i have time this weekend i might get it down, i have good people around me and i like to collab, you know how i feel about you mate, i will send you an idea and we go again, here is the first verse.

in the dim lit corner of a rented room
shadows dance dreams in full bloom
notebook open pen on fire
fuelled by passion and a fierce desire

lol, thanks bro he sounds better than me, thanks for the listen and comment Homie yeah D a great lad we enjoyed this collab and a breeze to do it on our discord too

thanks Anthony this collab took place on the discord we got going, it is extremely easy to use and will grow we are sure, some great artist already with us, its so easy to share files its drag and drop, you can collab privately with whom you want also then get feedback on your work of the others before you host here on LM its an aid not competition :)
we got free stuff too, loops midipacks samples free software
thanks for your listen and comment we both appreciate it mate, and i hope your good

thanks Matthias just listened to yours again still as good, that drum roll and intro, gives me shivers and them strings rip my heart, things are going well musically, lots of help too, im extremely lucky to be able to work with so many talented people and some have been priceless, one special lady in particular, all helping me becoming a better artist, and giving me an opportunity i never ever expected, i hope works not stressing you to much, being a boss is hard, i know how that feels bruder, its even harder when you worked with your mates 10 years then you become their boss, thats a challenge, im glad im not bossing anyone these days, just myself lol

:)) your all sorted

thanks Leo, it was a good collab and easy to do on Discord, me and Dustin worked as a team he told me what he wanted changing as each stage grew and we agreed this was good to host on LM now, and the mix down from engineer Nik was just a bonus, its the power of friendship building and sharing in full motion.
we all hide behind a Mask actors artists etc, you included bro, we are just regular people doing regular things we just a little more flamboyant and choose music to express ourselves. i see your fresh up :) expect

thankyou Lu like you my brother i always try to keep original and will have a go at most genres, i am not the greatest producer just yet and sometimes let myself down with a sloppy master, one of the reasons for the Discord was to help overcome this and polish the work then upload to LM, Nik is Manuelas engineer in Germany, the whole team there have backed me and helped me achieve more than i ever thought i could, being involved in music has improved my mental health and my health in general i have another collab coming with Manuela, all the links from the site keep coming back invalid even setting them to no time limit, we are looking in to it, but the server is known as LM COMMUNITY on DISCORD, we would love you on board, it just helps people connect and share your finished work here and is so easy to do, i will get the links sorted, but you should be able to join us if you search for us
thanks for another great review my friend

hi Robin it was a good collab and as you know this was an easy share through Discord, two of yours are done also so got 3 to go share with our home here, thanks for everything bro your comments input and skill as an artist inspires me mate

your just too bloody kind, thank Nik personally from me, its already changed and yeah its been a good idea the Discord, you supported the idea but also gave us question to ask ourselves about distancing, this is the proof in the pudding our home is LM we make collabs easier only, your input early on Manuela was important to receive and i will always remind everybody that comes along the same thing the choice is use this channel to collab and host on LM if not i'll take it down until i see it on LM, this is not competition to LM its a helping hand instead of uploading wanting feedback, then when you have finally taken the feedback and used it, no ones listening to the finished cos it been hosted too long and they've heard it, only the likes of us give comments on progress this just cuts out that messy bit :) and this is a prime example, i put up a track left sided my bad, i get a studio copy on Discord 30 mins later its up and everything was a breeze :)) if thats not a help i.......

bro i was honoured too and Manuela's mixing engineer has just put the studio finish on it, what a surprise that was, this is the harmony that music creates, we are just trying to make it easier for our friends at LM and testament to our friendships we all try to build, have another listen its your too with a great master, your a great producer bro im sure we'll link again on work, thanks for the great beat, we all hide behind the mask, its great coming out from behind it :)