East Forest

With the East Force Project, it started because I was feeling a lot of anxiety and depression initially. I have my whole life. I was living in New York as in my twenties, you know, things were falling apart. I think when things fall apart, there's often some kind of doors opening too, or maybe it's clearing the rubble or I don't know, it burns the fields, however you want to look at it. Sure.

With the East Force Project, it started because I was feeling a lot of anxiety and depression initially. I have my whole life. I was living in New York as in my twenties, you know, things were falling apart. I think when things fall apart, there's often some kind of doors opening too, or maybe it's clearing the rubble or I don't know, it burns the fields, however you want to look at it. Sure.

With the East Force Project, it started because I was feeling a lot of anxiety and depression initially. I have my whole life. I was living in New York as in my twenties, you know, things were falling apart. I think when things fall apart, there's often some kind of doors opening too, or maybe it's clearing the rubble or I don't know, it burns the fields, however you want to look at it. Sure.

I think we all can understand that. I started making music for me to actually journey to, and my interest was, or I had some experiences with psilocybin mushrooms, magic mushrooms, that were really emotionally powerful for me, but I didn't understand them. I kind of wanted to return to that place. It was really a place of solace, a place of peace.

I think we all can understand that. I started making music for me to actually journey to, and my interest was, or I had some experiences with psilocybin mushrooms, magic mushrooms, that were really emotionally powerful for me, but I didn't understand them. I kind of wanted to return to that place. It was really a place of solace, a place of peace.

I think we all can understand that. I started making music for me to actually journey to, and my interest was, or I had some experiences with psilocybin mushrooms, magic mushrooms, that were really emotionally powerful for me, but I didn't understand them. I kind of wanted to return to that place. It was really a place of solace, a place of peace.

So I was trying to write music that would help me go to those places. And that really was the initial impetus, was soothing my own... You know, pain internally, very personal.

So I was trying to write music that would help me go to those places. And that really was the initial impetus, was soothing my own... You know, pain internally, very personal.

So I was trying to write music that would help me go to those places. And that really was the initial impetus, was soothing my own... You know, pain internally, very personal.

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Well, it was really through the magic of serving other people because I had a friend that I had met who got really into that music that I made, the very first record. And he started organizing like these meditative shamanic circles for me to play music to. And that wasn't something that I thought I was going to do.

Well, it was really through the magic of serving other people because I had a friend that I had met who got really into that music that I made, the very first record. And he started organizing like these meditative shamanic circles for me to play music to. And that wasn't something that I thought I was going to do.

Well, it was really through the magic of serving other people because I had a friend that I had met who got really into that music that I made, the very first record. And he started organizing like these meditative shamanic circles for me to play music to. And that wasn't something that I thought I was going to do.

And so by offering this to others and seeing the benefit for them, they were working through their own stuff. It just kept propelling me to do more and more of it because you just feel like, well, it's helping this person or these other people. Therefore, if I were to stop, I'm no longer helping them. But that's mutually beneficial, of course, because the more I play it, the better I feel. So...

And so by offering this to others and seeing the benefit for them, they were working through their own stuff. It just kept propelling me to do more and more of it because you just feel like, well, it's helping this person or these other people. Therefore, if I were to stop, I'm no longer helping them. But that's mutually beneficial, of course, because the more I play it, the better I feel. So...

And so by offering this to others and seeing the benefit for them, they were working through their own stuff. It just kept propelling me to do more and more of it because you just feel like, well, it's helping this person or these other people. Therefore, if I were to stop, I'm no longer helping them. But that's mutually beneficial, of course, because the more I play it, the better I feel. So...

That's a good question. Like how did the evolution of the music happen because of the service to others? A lot of the music I was improvising and playing in those spaces, like guiding people. And so it very much is purpose-driven music in that way. In that moment, it has a very specific use.

That's a good question. Like how did the evolution of the music happen because of the service to others? A lot of the music I was improvising and playing in those spaces, like guiding people. And so it very much is purpose-driven music in that way. In that moment, it has a very specific use.