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The Past, The Present, and The Future. Plotting a Course as an Artist.

43 min • 16 februari 2022

It has been 18 years since Mystery to Me, my debut album, came out. Today I take a quick look back at the complete discography, tell stories about the sessions, and start to plot a course for what is to come in the future.

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