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Scientist’s Equinox Records was a great influence & example of how to do that properly & artistically. We wanted to remove bullshit, simplify processes & do the label thing our own way. The end of Toca marked the end of an era but also marked the beginning of Fake Four Inc.Ģ007 also marked the beginning of my working relationship & friendship with DJ Scientist of Equinox Records who invited me, broken armed & defeated, on my first European tour.įake Four was started shortly after, in 2008, as a reaction to the way the music industry in LA treated us. My left arm broke in Hawaii during an arm wrestling match a month later, but I stuffed my mouth with morphine & jumped on a plane back to New Haven with my brother to care for our sick grandmother who eventually passed away in 2010 only months after this album was released.īy December 2010 I had been arrested in a large scale marijuana bust, and my life had changed completely. Toca quietly broke up in 2007 after the release of our album. It was a time of returning home after a whirlwind era in Los Angeles with our band Toca.
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In some ways this was my final breath of youth, of my 20s, of life before committing to being a full time touring musician.Ĭuriously enough, The One Man Band Broke Up era reminded me a lot of 2020.
It was a time before prison, before experiencing the loss of many friends & family, before the loss of a lot of love in my life. Thanks to everyone who is a part of fake four and equinox records.įinally, thanks to Günter for making this music with me over the last 3 years and for being patient with me.”ġ0 years ago I wrote this thank you note in “The One Man Band Broke Up” liner notes. Thanks to all of my friends who contributed to the creation of this record. Thanks to my family who has supported this life long mess and has allowed me to travel the world to play music - especially my brother who selflessly holds down the fort in new haven.
“dedicated to my musical heroes whether still gambling, dead, alive, drugged, struggling, broke, old or content - thanks for taking your risks and leading me down this difficult yet fruitful path. To all European customers: Please check /merch for better shipping rates.
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