"no stranger" demo (Patreon)

Hey guys,

I wanted to share another demo with you today. To be completely honest with you, I've had a pretty rough go of it this past year, and I've felt the need to let out the negativity I've been feeling more times than one. During the first few months that I moved out West, I started having anxiety attacks, which were completely new to me. I've always been a pretty stressed out/anxious person, and I'd experienced panic attacks many times before, but nothing like this. I've been okay the past few months, but after more life twists-and-turns and the nail-biting decision at making music my full time job, the mental health journey has been a tough one to keep up with to say the least. I am just incredibly grateful that I have music to get me through things, and this demo was no exception. This was a full-blown explosion of raw emotion, and a deep exploration of the complete emptiness that being depressed was making me feel. It felt so cathartic to make. It definitely needs to be expanded upon and improved, but I still felt the want to share it with you. I hope that you like it. I also hope that If any of you experience mental health issues, that you take care of yourself and find some good, healthy outlets to explore it and make improvements. I'm certainly no doctor, so don't listen to me, but know this: you are loved, you are valued, and life is pretty cool, even if it also sucks sometimes. I believe the sheer complexity of human emotion itself is a gift, and one to be treasured. Thank you all for being here, you have no idea what it means to me.

Take care, and I'll try to do the same!

Casey