Man, that was beautiful. I’m so glad you didn’t do what you had planned out as this is a wonderful way to seal the lid on 2023, it’s been tough alright, thank you for sharing your awesome talent and your feelings. I think many of us are feeling this bardo experience, I’ve come to think we have to stop consuming and sit down to create, consuming never fills the void, I’ve found that making something, be it music or in my case a sauna is feeding me, satiating my void. Go well
This really captured a state of mind that’s present throughout the younger working generations that I haven’t seen successfully represented before. Cheers and I hope you’re doing well.
Hey Jeremy! I know this format is something you didn't necessarily want to return to, but I'm glad to see another one of these. My dad and I bonded over these videos and they're what got him into music production. Now we make music together from time to time, so thank you!
Hey, Jeremy. You did make a very significant impact on many people. At least I can say that for myself and a few others around me that you and others nurtured unknowingly. Honestly feel like many other folks really appreciate what you do, and took with themselves a piece of emotion, knowledge or just the experience of seeing your work. To ponder and keep figuring out how to face our lives. In whatever shape or form it comes through. You are probably one of the many beings walking this planet who keep that spark going. Who inspire people to channel their inner creativity, manifest our will and energy into whatever forms we can. Compassion, caring, sharing, living and most importantly, DOING things. If we don't do shit, we're stuck inside our brains and it's most important to learn that channeling. To be open, and welcoming. From my humble abode in Argentina, I salute you, and am grateful for the digital algorithms that lead me to you and your content over 5 years ago now. Wish you and your loved ones health, love and respect. Everything else comes and goes. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. Cheers brother.
I just lost my friend who got me into music production a few days ago. We would watch these videos religiously when we lived together a few years ago. Mike would have really liked this track. Thanks for making this.
your bond to the furry identity is much more anti-human than mine but also very relatable. for me, it's a blend of the two concepts at once, animal and human
I think it's cool that people can experience it differently. It's a very universal desire or concept, ancient, but each of us sort of comes to it a little different.
Oh look, creeps bonding over a fetish. Don't forget to throw away your diapers after you're done, crinkler. Wouldn't want Mom finding out and kicking you out of the basement.
@@extrapathosit's usually relegated to "liking animal people" but deep down I think most furries feel like it's something more fundamental to our consciousness to our own existance.
Hey Jeremy, I feel you on every single thing you said in this video, as a “gifted kid” who realized pretty quickly that the increased support you get in school does nothing but train you for how the world doesn’t work. I just wanted to say that I tell everyone you’re my favorite creator on CZcams, and one of my favorite creatives in general. I’ve learned so much from you. I know words won’t fix all your problems, but I just had to let you know. I’m sorry this is the way the world works right now, and know that you don’t owe us anything. If you get an opportunity to leave youtube for something more satisfying, more sustainable, please do it. I hope for all the good things for you!
I was going to say that being “gifted” is often a huge factor in this feeling of hopelessness. There’s no delusion of grandeur to keep the grind feeling like anything other than a carrot on a very long string
@@JohnFultonCGL There's nothing more infuriating, more debilitating, than believing you should have accomplished more, yet being fully aware of the insurmountable odds you were always up against.
I went to school for music production and songwriting. I had SO many dreams and your channel was a huge inspiration. When I got thrown back out into reality without the creative atmosphere of school I realized that creative expression alone isn’t enough. It needs to be immediately marketable and sellable to be justified by our current society. I’m not sure how I fit into this system. I still have creative dreams… and from of your sincerity here, I know I’m not alone.. I’ll keep dreaming
Feral is a perfect name for this piece. It’s this animalistic desire to shred off any ounce of human flesh that ties us to this broken, unsavory, constantly moving world. To break free of the chains of humanity that tie us down to this societal pressure of work and stress and unvaluable effort for the tiniest hint, the smallest crumb of some sort of freedom. Instead, running with all four limbs lifted off the ground, chasing an unobtainable goal, ignoring the chaos and dread of the realm of mortality we have to face. That’s what I felt in the music. A seeking for a true escape. To go feral. This video isn’t just a video. It’s an experience. A deep dive into something far greater than I was expecting. And it was incredible to share that experience with you.
I mean...my true alien-foxcat form still walks on two legs and talks. And overall I'm more a domestic animal than wild. But I still feel every bit of this. When I am able to dream of my home planet...it still has it's problems, sure, but it is not as lost as this one is. It's creatures largely still recognize that they are still part of nature, no matter how sophisticated they have become. I feel like (for my own species' example) if you still can't help but purr when you're feeling good...if your ears and tail are expressive in the same way they were when you were a mere kit on all fours...it's a lot harder to forsake your true nature than when you're a human on Earth.
@@FritzyFreak a therian furry who dreams of the life (th)ey feel belong to, a world where ey would just be, and wouldn't feel the chains of consumerism all while repressing self-expression...
Absolutely AMAZING to have you revisiting this form again. Love your message, sending you love and support (and Patreon), and the music was just fantastic. Thank you for staying with us!!!
It really meant a lot to me when you started being more vocal about your life and the things that mattered to you. Hopefully it helps knowing that your words did reach someone. You did good. ❤🦊
I've never seen any of your videos before this got randomly recommended to me, but just by watching this one video I can tell you're an incredible person. I sincerly wish you luck in the future
This had my complete and undivided attention during the entire video. Nothing that I could say could accurately express the joy and excitement I felt watching this song be created. The visuals were a work of art themselves and paired with the music so well. A much deserved Thank You for not just creating beautiful music, but furthermore, sharing it with the world.
As a creative professional in a very different field than audio, I can tell you that this is how I feel a few times a year and that is without social media bearing down on me. For the hard work you have put in, the friends you have made along the way; it is okay to have empathy for what is an unreal amount of work to make CZcams happen. Rest and think and heal and change into what makes you happy. After all, everything you have done has been you reinventing you.
You're one of the few creators on this platform whose work puts me through a spectrum of emotion every upload. I've got a theory about why we feel empty despite however much we succeed. It's the self letting you know you aren't done yet. Your work over this period of time has been brilliant and wonderful and bright and beautiful. Don't let fear stop you like it has so many of us and remember you inspire us all x
wait, that's wrong. i knew your name seemed a lot more familiar than i believed. i've heard your stuff in hyper light drifter and reigns before. thats awesome :D
From someone who is struggling really, really hard right now, I really needed to see this video. It surprised me and made me smile to see a new upload from you. Thank you so much for standing up for trans artists. Wherever you decide to take this thing that you're doing, or anything else you end up doing, at least one trans artist will definitely be following. :3 P.S: I love Arp, Arp is the goodest boy
From someone that has a lifelong struggle ahead, but just found ground to stand and start recovering: you are not alone. Suffering alone is painful, and struggles in these times are sadly common for many. But that also means, you're not alone. Union makes strength. You can do it. ❤
idk how it happened to be but all my favourite artists were trans artists years before i realised i was trans, or that these artists were even trans. how do we explain ourselves when much of the language doesn't even exist yet? the only way is through a medium in which you may truly free your mind. in those creations are the pure, raw humanity that your existence represents. to those that also lack the words to even justify themselves to themself, these artists connect in a way no other can. this is what happened to me. i can only hope i can help others this way too. i love trans artists
@@demonindenim me getting into breakcore/happy hardcore/anything contemporary with broken amen breaks: whoa there's a lot of trans folk doing the most amazing music ever, that finally makes my brain shut up and get calm. I sometimes feel I'm too cisgender to "belong", but idk, I am already marginalised enough (and have super close people be trans and struggle with identity) that I feel empathy for their trials and tribulations. And I try to be as respectful and mindful of that as I humanely (or caninely?) could. Still I think I am fluid enough that I get called "ma'am" more than enough, even if I am a big dude with long hair. Makes me feel cool but I am happy with being just fluid and do what I wanna do, regardless of gender tags.
I've see this more often in the last months - the pressure on content creators and the unhappiness that comes from it. It's really a tough business! The only thing I can say is from my pov if your job tears you down and doesn't make you happy, try to find something else. I'm turning 40 and my last job didn't make me happy anymore and now I am studying again to become a school teacher. I think it's never to late to find a partner/job/hobby/source of energy that makes you happy!
I've never had a job that made me happy. And find it difficult to believe anything I've ever accomplished could be even slightly meaningful in the face of all that is out there. It would be nice, but I don't think there really is a way to be actually happy for more than a few hours a month.
What an incredible video; the rawness of emotion and vulnerability all emphasized under the tension of the music. I've seen a lot of your op1 videos, and never knew you made other kinds of content thanks to the algorithm.. I'll rectify that immediately! My best friend came out as trans a few months ago, and where we live, that's a difficult and dangerous thing to go through. We also work together in a field that tends to suppress and stifle creatives, so much of what you discuss really hits home. Much love from this internet stranger, and I hope you can find the happiness, stability, and fulfillment that you deserve.
That thumbnail sure grabbed me by the shoulders. And glad it did. Very clean track, very beautiful. Great video, great words. Same with that ref sheet! You got a new follower ✌️
Everything about this video is so amazing. The music, the production, the emotional whiplash of the state of everything. I hope that this video does well and that you feel better in the new year. I definitely missed this style of video from you. Not necessarily them being OP-1 specifically, but just quietly making an amazing track while sharing your thoughts in a stream of text. It’s very cozy and introspective in a way that works really well.
I feel you brother ..i have been working the last decade for one of the most evil companies in the world just so i could afford to make my student loan payments. It has eaten away at my soul and i have finally decided to just quit and move out west with nothing lined up at all. Depression is real, sometimes you gotta make hard and big decisions and force yourself into uncomfortable change. Be well and keep creating when it's right for you ❤
I hope you own the west man! I really hope you do well out there. I feel you, not to your extent because were all different but you know? I just wanna be happy and thats all I can wish for others
Hey, I'm a trans musician, and you helped me stay encouraged this past year with your videos and posts addressing transphobia. Seeing support is so important for us and I really appreciate you for that ❤
Hi Jeremy. I am listening to this beautiful atmospheric dnb I was longing for like 20 years. I have a “real” job and guess what, stuck on a drilling rig in the middle of the ocean on a New Year’s Eve with all my family back home down with a nasty flu. And this job does not make anyone smile or feel anything but emptiness when I have to go back to it. You do make people feel awesome. And different. And your sarcastic wit and truly inspiring sense of humour in many of your releases here are just something to look forward to. Keep going!
People love watching makers make things, as they make it. See it slowly take shape. It's why so many woodworking, sculpting, epoxy-dip and car building channels are so popular. These videos you make are like that, but in an untapped media in this form-factor. Seeing the music slowly take shape into a masterpiece is what brings people in and the witty banter sets you apart from the others and keeps people engaged. I look forward to more of your work
You first showed your interest in the fandom right about when I was also just discovering it in like 2018-2019 with hewwop-1. Your music has influenced me and helped me through stuff. This video has so many things I've also came to understand as I've grown more mature and embedded within this fandom. It's why I've stuck around in it haha. Guess I just wanted to say that you've been pretty dang influential as a person to me for a while now. And wanted to say thanks ❤ Hope that maybe I can run into you at a con some time?
Jeremy, you’re a light in the YT world, your creativity always inspires me, and if I lived up your way I’d hug/fistbump/high five (at your comfort level) and offer a tea/coffee whatever. You’ve helped me with my own issues over the last year. You’ve inspired me to finish songs (that never happens.). And I bought like 3 of your albums on Bandcamp because you did things I wouldn’t think of. (I’m laying it on thick because it’s all true and the world is better with you in it my friend!)
Having people like you around is what makes existence worth living. It's so hard sometimes, but I always get inspired to keep going by yourself and many other creative people on CZcams....Keep going man, keep creating! 🙏 ...Edit: the final track had me in utter tears, this year (and the last) have been so difficult and confusing....But once again, it really is people like you that keep me going in life.. Stay strong!
I avoided watching this video for days knowing it would make me cry. It did, but I'm glad I watched and I'm thankful you shared. It's important to know we're not alone.
This format is one of my safe spaces in this world. I love the sounds you make and the inexplicable wizardry you do. The tone, the style, I've really missed it.
That endless growth is NOT an option. Those driving it Are there to rip everyone off. Best of Times to You in The Future. Glad i stumbled to this video.
Your OP-1 videos are by far my favorite! They are such an inspiration and I'll never forget finding your channel after seeing "I need You" 6 years ago! It was mystified by the tech, your process, the sound, everything. Seriously, from an internet stranger, thank you for making content, and you've given me memories that are more special than you know. My father has been fighting cancer the last several years, (Successfully, thankfully) and he's also a synthesizer hobbyist. I always love watching these OP-1 videos together with him.
You never realize how much you miss something till you find it again. I've been missing this format of video for so long I didn't realize it, not with everything else going on in the world. I love a lot that you do and very much get where you're coming from with the frustrations of AI and the devaluing of creatives. You made something powerful here, got me teary eyed at work listening to it so don't give up hope. And thank you for sharing, it helps others going through the same thing to see they're not alone.
Red Means Recording is the medicine that helps get me, and likely many others, out of that funk. Thanks for being a part of our lives and lifting our spirits. Rock out with your.... OP-1 out!
Hey mate. Your video content is a highlight of CZcams. Watching an audio craftsman make something wonderful out of nothing is consistently amazing. Thank you. Thank you also for allowing yourself to be so vulnerable with your audience about your struggles. We're all here for you. Even if it largely in spirit, I hope this provides some nurture.
Your video came up in my recommended, and normally I don’t listen to synth or too often dip into music creation and gear channels-but this video has definitely captured my attention. I like this. Especially when it details how people are currently struggling, and how we can still make beautiful pieces of art despite that. Hope you grow and do well in the future, subscribed.
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen all year. I really can’t put into words how important you are to me as a creator and the community as a whole. Your thoughts and perspectives are so valuable and you also effortlessly (at least on video) make some of the coolest shit anyone makes musically and visually. Including this song which whips and is a banger. The entire community owes you so much. I wish I had an answer for that feeling of emptiness but I don’t really. I’ve been trying to focus on the love of the craft, but it’s easier to do that when I know I don’t / can’t depend on CZcams for income. Whatever you decide to make, we will be lucky to have it. Taking time and breaks for yourself sounds super smart too. PS Arp looks cool as heck, here’s some chlorine as requested 🙌
You’re a fantastic human and amazing artist. Thank you for all the content you create. It is valuable and means something. Your unique voice is important.
Through this video I just found your channel for the first time. I can't believe I had missed this before. Incredible, inspiring and insightful. Much love, it's hard to be a working creative but this is such a lovely way to do it. I look forward to more.
Your music and your videos have helped inspire me to take up making music for myself, and most importantly, your courage and vulnerability have given me the gumption to put myself out there and share what I have to give. I hope you get what you need from this video, I hope it resonates with your audience, and I hope you find the strength and will to continue to put yourself out there so openly as you have. Thank you for everything you do.
your critique of humanity really resonated with me as a therian. it's a part of why i've adopted the identity as i have , and part of how i've come to terms with the world in general . i'm surrounded by monolithic structures that weren't designed for me , even my own body-both in my transness and my therianthropy . it's good to know that i'm not alone .
Hey man. You're making more of an impact than you think. I remember I found your channel while I was in university and binged through all of your videos in the OP-1 series. They were so different, unique that I just couldn't stop, plus it was near Christmas, so exam prepping time and I remember listening to you creating Pataphysical. It was snowing outside, like those big fat snowflakes that do not appear very often where I live and it all just felt so magical. Your music, the snow, it's all so simple yet so special. That day will be stuck in my head for a long time, even though I can't even remember what I ate that day (probably ramen). Keep creating. We'll keep watching.
You know...I might not understand some of your feelings, takes, or lifestyles, but I can feel your emotions through the song made in this video. This is wonderful storytelling, videography, and musical production. I respect you and thank you for this masterpiece.
Heey Arp looks so neat aaaaaaaa ❤❤❤❤. And the track is so clean and deep, just perfect for my DnB binge of late. And on a more serious note, there's a reason why I am a furry, and why I got burnt out of doing art. Creativity and the process of creation of original pieces is often a disregarded effort by many. I tried for *years* to do popular stuff to become famous, a "popufur", be able to live off my craft. But nobody likes OCs. They like fanart. They like generic stuff that I am simply not able to do. I lived of commissions for a year, at my very lowest, and I ended up retiring now because I lost all love for my craft. Couldn't afford musical instruments to do music, couldn't afford a newer iPad to do art on a decent machine. But, I rediscovered it now that I learned to do it for fun, for myself, for my own discovery of identity. This, and therapy, helped a lot. Capitalism ruined creativity. Capitalism ruined my mental health to the point I have cPTSD after a period of being borderline homeless for 2 years. Fursonas are our insurrection against the reality that capitalism forced on us. We are free, like howling wolves in the forest. This is my home of misfits, the rebels, the ones that decided to go feral on a domesticated world. No rules, just our raw souls where they belong. Awoo.
You're always a wonderful source of inspiration to me. I learn a lot from your videos, and i really enjoy the creativity and excitement you provide to the content. I also greatly respect your dedication to making things for a purpose beyond mere capitalistic monetary pursuits. As a trans artist, I am always comforted by the true allyship you bring to the scene--something that's exceedingly rare for a channel that isn't first and foremost about lgbt subjects. And i also appreciate the frankness with which you discuss your mental health struggles--something I am intimately familiar with as well. Thank you so much for creating wonderful videos and sharing beautiful music and inspiration with all of us.
Jeremy, I can't tell you how much your music, your presence, and your support of the trans community has meant to me this year. I've had a hell of a lot of suicidal ideation as well that I've battled this year, along with so many of the struggles a lot of us creatives have had, seeing all the worst people championing A.I. I'm beyond thrilled you're still here, I'm thankful you got thru 2023 as well. Your music has always been absolutely beautiful, and touches a place in my heart that few artists manage. You absolutely have worth as a creative, and I know precisely how alienating it can all feel. I'm sending you all the hugs and love I can across the internet, I wish I could give you so much more than just words in a comment section of a CZcams video, but this is the best I can manage in my current situation. It's so fucking hard, realizing just how much carelessness and indifference exists in the world, but people like you 100% make the world brighter and make this place better to live in. I hope your reinvention for 2024 brings you more peace of mind, and makes you feel less stressed out. Keep making art, Jeremy, and keep being you, because otherwise the bastards win. I would love to have plenty of conversations with you about so much more, my fellow furry in crime. Take care of yourself, and I'm glad you're still with us. 💜💛💜💛
thank you for what you do. unironically got me through one of the hardest years of my life. funny how i found you again in one of new lowest times. thank you
Bit late but, might seem like just some empty platitude but its genuine spiritual advice. Hope is a powerful thing once you figure out how to hold onto it. It's kept me going for almost 20 years now, and it gets easier every year. Love your stuff. You can't give up now.
Incredible track. Very Glitch Mob esq. The visuals are also incredible. I hope the stage you’re going through is nothing but a creative pressure that fuels you to break through. Take care and happy new year.
I’ve only watched a few videos so far, but I already feel like they’ve had a lasting impact on me, and I’m really glad you made them. I don’t know how to fix any of the other problems you mentioned in the video, but lasting impact isn’t one of them. You probably just can’t know what kind of lasting impact you’re having. People usually wouldn’t tell you. I wasn’t going to post anything after seeing the other videos, but this one made me think I should.
Your work has inspired many and has shown me how open my mind when it comes to writing a track. So thank you! That being said please take a break. It sounds like you’re exhausted man… I had a breakdown last year and quit my job, lost my apartment then had to move back in with my parents. I lost almost everything but I was able to step away from everything and find myself. I know it’s probably not easy for you to step away but focusing on your mental health is most essential as without that we cannot live a sustainable life. Red for resilience. Things are gonna get better! PS this video and track is fucking awesome!
This hits home hard for me. I don't work in a creative field by any stretch, but even hobbies such as music or art have kind of become tainted for me as it feels like everything needs to make line go up. Edit: And I'm in a decent place financially and whatnot, but there's still that ever present fear of the floor falling out from under you. While I love your longer form content, these videos really capture the fun of just making something and enjoying the process. If nothing else, they give me hope that I'm not just stuck in an endless void of profit being dragged through some kind of cosmic soul crushing machine. Here's hoping 2024 is a better year for all of us.
Really loved that track, had me super melancholic and hopeful at the same time. So sorry to read about what you shared with us, don't let that Tree die, we love that Hot Tub. Thanks for everything you do Jeremy. Music is a good therapy and you are definitely the person that helped me leap into Op1/opz and modulars. ❤
This video couldnt have been released at a better time. I feel the same lately, just this emptiness. Ive gotten into your channel again a lot this year! I always looked forward to a new vid of yours. You have showed me a lot of new ways to experience the world. Thanks! And for what its worth, i think that you’re a really awesome person. I wish I can turn out to be like you man!
Jeremy I want to give you the biggest hug, if you're into hugs that is. Your preferred comfort thing actually, I want to give you that. I appreciate the things you put on the internet. Your music and videos have brought me untold joy over the years. I've been struggling a lot too over the last year. I hope we can both feel better.
You did great impact on many people. I know I'm just 1 single person in a remote town in the middle of Brazil. But I can say with confidence, I'm not the only one. I got to know Teenage Engineering because of your videos. I love music and all, but I'm not in any way a professional or even a hobbyist. I just love music. But your videos on the OP-1 made it seem easy and they sparked interested and inspired me, as well as, I'm sure, countless other people, to try and learn music production and get involved in the magical field that it is. I ordered my OP-1f, the "Niche synthesizer nobody can afford", a week ago and it's still on its way here. I'm so excited to finally have it and follow in my idol's footsteps. Even though I have no idea whatsoever how to use it, or how to even make music in the first place. But what matters is that I have the same thing that Jeremy has. And when it gets here I'm going back to your "I Need U" video just to comment that after years I finally have it. You inspired all of us all this while. Now, I know inspiring people doesn't pay the bills. But who cares? Just keep living day by day. Life goes on and things will work out. Keep posting videos. There will always be new little fans poping up every now and then. Try something new! A "Red Means Recording" sticker on every single thing would be awesome.
Your M8 album lives on my M8 for when I need inspiration. It’s an absolute joy. I understand your feelings too. A lack of a social safety net is a nightmare. I lost friends in a work accident this year, and it made me realize how quickly everything my family has would go to ruin if something happened to me. The line goes up, but it’s never enough. Whatever goal it’s moving toward moves away faster than the line can ever move. Your art is beautiful. Whatever you decide to do, I hope it’s the best choice for you and your happiness. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.
I normally do not comment on your videos, but I just wanted to say: I liked them a lot. So thank you for making them. I even got into making music myself. Still suck at it, but I am trying to not compare myself to others (not even you), but to my own "yesterdays self". I still struggle with it... but people like you are inspiring to me so... I will keep up. And I can officially anounce: my today self got a bit better. And that is what should count to me. ♥
sucking is the best part and it never has to end. you never have to set expectations for yourself as long as you enjoy what you're doing. love the things you make and love yourself. good luck, i love you
Sorry you’ve been going through all this shit Jeremy, I don’t think I’m alone in wishing you the best. Creative people tend to live in a feast or famine world… your work is great.
I liked your video and your song! I hope you feel enthusiastic about your future and you are excited about your projects for this year! My sona is a squirrel, and hopefully I’ll get my ref sheet soon too 😉
'Your Synthesizer is Trans' came out at a time when I was feeling very down and hopeless about myself not long after I was discovering I was trans; it made such a positive difference to how I felt about my impact on the world and how great people can sometimes be and I think about that all the time, so thank you for making it, it was a well-needed highlight of my year
Everything you said resonates with me. Thanks for your openness, and thanks for making this channel what it is. This is the only youtube channel that I'm interested in following these days. Whether you keep up the channel or don't, I support you. I hope that perfect gig comes along. Keep up the great work
Here's hoping 2024 treats you (and everyone!) better, because yes, things have been getting crazier. I hope we can keep enjoying your talent and your creativity during this 2024. Hugs and wish you a nice start of the year, Jeremy.
14:12 Time stamp for myself. Because i keep coming back to this one. Digging the more ambient tracks. Keep doing this for you. The final result is always 🔥
I don’t ever really leave comments on CZcams but had to with this one. Just wanted to say I have always appreciated your talent and your videos. Thank you for making these and teaching people music production, but also making amazing music. Being a creative is a hard slog and I feel many of us deal with similar feelings and thoughts to the ones you’re grappling with. I believe there’s many people out here like myself whose days are brighter because of the creativity you’ve put into the world. Know that you’ve made a difference for us. 🙏 thank you!
Dude, you are much more relevant than you give yourself credit for. Keep doing your stuff. Happiness is not a destination, but a temporary state we seldom recognize when it's with us. It finds you, even with your back to it. Love
This was the year I got into your CZcams channel. Your content is top-notch and the algorithm is a cruel, tasteless monstrosity that reflects the humanity that created it all too well. I know your feels. I've had very similar ones myself. Stay awesome.
Sir I've only seen a handful of your videos but I've fallen in love with you and your work and I will be making a concerted effort to watch your older videos as much as future releases if you decide to stay here. Thanks so much for being you.
Seems I have been watching and listening to you for years now. Your music got me through some heavy shit. A divorce an addiction. Leaning to live with myself again. Please keep going. You really do make some amazing tracks.
I think that unhappiness never fades as a creative. The melancholy is killing us, some faster, others slower. I went from being a freelancer all my career to having a stable a job that gives me insurance and a stable income, that safety and that good that we seek that gives us the peace of mind. But our work is undervalued. I'm paid by a company that pumps out content. And it's not gratifying. It's just sad in a different way. And some weeks I want to cry. And some weeks I forget about it. But it's always there. It is what it is, is the only thing that is repetitive. Thank you for this video. I don't know the metrics you hunt for. But I really like this format. Our original op1 videos are what brought me to you. And I've been with you ever since. Your music and videos move me. ❤❤
Being a motion designer working for a fucking bank in a huge ad agency in my country just to pay the bills, I think I know a bit of what you're expressing. I hope this year brings joy and relief for you, your partner, your pets and everybody you love and care for. Here's to a better future 🐺❤
This video spoke to me on a very deep level. I struggle with many aspects of who I am, and in many ways I feel ashamed of that fact. I admire your courage to face that struggle head-on and fight the urge to submit. I admire your strength to cede nothing to those who would have you become an inauthentic version of yourself, even when that means fighting your own urges. I admire the things you create with your hands, your mind, and you soul. I admire you. Sincerely, a stranger.
I've missed your OP-1 creations. I hope you enjoyed doing it, because I enjoyed watching it :-) Also, have a look into OBOD (Order of Bards Ovates and Druids) - I think they might be able to help integrating the feral into a more fulfilling life.
Red Means Recording
Love u, ro
No it means stop
Man, that was beautiful. I’m so glad you didn’t do what you had planned out as this is a wonderful way to seal the lid on 2023, it’s been tough alright, thank you for sharing your awesome talent and your feelings. I think many of us are feeling this bardo experience, I’ve come to think we have to stop consuming and sit down to create, consuming never fills the void, I’ve found that making something, be it music or in my case a sauna is feeding me, satiating my void. Go well
This is my avengers endgame
Red Team's Reloading
I did not realize how much I missed this format. Take care mate, see you at SB 2024 hopefully!
Oh gosh that's so nice to hear from you ❤️ I'll start planning superbooth :)
This really captured a state of mind that’s present throughout the younger working generations that I haven’t seen successfully represented before. Cheers and I hope you’re doing well.
The line going up is the water that's drowning us.
That ref sheet looks clean!
Glad that you're bringing this format back!
was gonna say yeah
Hey Jeremy! I know this format is something you didn't necessarily want to return to, but I'm glad to see another one of these. My dad and I bonded over these videos and they're what got him into music production. Now we make music together from time to time, so thank you!
Hey, Jeremy. You did make a very significant impact on many people. At least I can say that for myself and a few others around me that you and others nurtured unknowingly. Honestly feel like many other folks really appreciate what you do, and took with themselves a piece of emotion, knowledge or just the experience of seeing your work. To ponder and keep figuring out how to face our lives. In whatever shape or form it comes through. You are probably one of the many beings walking this planet who keep that spark going. Who inspire people to channel their inner creativity, manifest our will and energy into whatever forms we can. Compassion, caring, sharing, living and most importantly, DOING things. If we don't do shit, we're stuck inside our brains and it's most important to learn that channeling. To be open, and welcoming. From my humble abode in Argentina, I salute you, and am grateful for the digital algorithms that lead me to you and your content over 5 years ago now. Wish you and your loved ones health, love and respect. Everything else comes and goes. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. Cheers brother.
Yes! All of this!
Yes you did, you did. I’d pay money and pour love to come and see you, listen to you and learn from you. Jeremy, brother, we love you.
You made a wonderful point with "everything else comes and goes". Very true and something to keep more in mind than we all usually keep.
I just lost my friend who got me into music production a few days ago. We would watch these videos religiously when we lived together a few years ago. Mike would have really liked this track. Thanks for making this.
your bond to the furry identity is much more anti-human than mine but also very relatable. for me, it's a blend of the two concepts at once, animal and human
I think it's cool that people can experience it differently. It's a very universal desire or concept, ancient, but each of us sort of comes to it a little different.
For me it's about having the best of both worlds. I love to see different perspectives on the furry philosophy, it's really not talked about enough
Oh look, creeps bonding over a fetish. Don't forget to throw away your diapers after you're done, crinkler. Wouldn't want Mom finding out and kicking you out of the basement.
@@extrapathosit's usually relegated to "liking animal people" but deep down I think most furries feel like it's something more fundamental to our consciousness to our own existance.
@@ehrensto for sure. It's no surprise that furry cons have therian panels
Hey Jeremy, I feel you on every single thing you said in this video, as a “gifted kid” who realized pretty quickly that the increased support you get in school does nothing but train you for how the world doesn’t work. I just wanted to say that I tell everyone you’re my favorite creator on CZcams, and one of my favorite creatives in general. I’ve learned so much from you. I know words won’t fix all your problems, but I just had to let you know. I’m sorry this is the way the world works right now, and know that you don’t owe us anything. If you get an opportunity to leave youtube for something more satisfying, more sustainable, please do it. I hope for all the good things for you!
I was going to say that being “gifted” is often a huge factor in this feeling of hopelessness. There’s no delusion of grandeur to keep the grind feeling like anything other than a carrot on a very long string
@@JohnFultonCGL There's nothing more infuriating, more debilitating, than believing you should have accomplished more, yet being fully aware of the insurmountable odds you were always up against.
@@kamikeserpentail3778 very true
I went to school for music production and songwriting. I had SO many dreams and your channel was a huge inspiration. When I got thrown back out into reality without the creative atmosphere of school I realized that creative expression alone isn’t enough. It needs to be immediately marketable and sellable to be justified by our current society. I’m not sure how I fit into this system. I still have creative dreams… and from of your sincerity here, I know I’m not alone.. I’ll keep dreaming
i know im kinda late, but i really hope you can and will pusuit your dreams! hope ur doing ok^^
Feral is a perfect name for this piece.
It’s this animalistic desire to shred off any ounce of human flesh that ties us to this broken, unsavory, constantly moving world. To break free of the chains of humanity that tie us down to this societal pressure of work and stress and unvaluable effort for the tiniest hint, the smallest crumb of some sort of freedom. Instead, running with all four limbs lifted off the ground, chasing an unobtainable goal, ignoring the chaos and dread of the realm of mortality we have to face. That’s what I felt in the music. A seeking for a true escape.
To go feral.
This video isn’t just a video. It’s an experience. A deep dive into something far greater than I was expecting. And it was incredible to share that experience with you.
You got it
I mean...my true alien-foxcat form still walks on two legs and talks. And overall I'm more a domestic animal than wild. But I still feel every bit of this.
When I am able to dream of my home planet...it still has it's problems, sure, but it is not as lost as this one is. It's creatures largely still recognize that they are still part of nature, no matter how sophisticated they have become.
I feel like (for my own species' example) if you still can't help but purr when you're feeling good...if your ears and tail are expressive in the same way they were when you were a mere kit on all fours...it's a lot harder to forsake your true nature than when you're a human on Earth.
@@Kaiveran What do you mean? Your true form? Im not picking at you just curious about all this you said?
@@FritzyFreak a therian furry who dreams of the life (th)ey feel belong to, a world where ey would just be, and wouldn't feel the chains of consumerism all while repressing self-expression...
ARP IS SO FUCKING CUTE AHHHH
the ref sheet looks fantastic!
Absolutely AMAZING to have you revisiting this form again. Love your message, sending you love and support (and Patreon), and the music was just fantastic. Thank you for staying with us!!!
I know it WAY more work and editing, but this is how I found him earlier this year and now I LIVE FOR THIS SHIT 👂👁️🗨️👄👁️🗨️👂
It really meant a lot to me when you started being more vocal about your life and the things that mattered to you. Hopefully it helps knowing that your words did reach someone. You did good. ❤🦊
I've never seen any of your videos before this got randomly recommended to me, but just by watching this one video I can tell you're an incredible person. I sincerly wish you luck in the future
I second this
i third this
i fourth this
This had my complete and undivided attention during the entire video. Nothing that I could say could accurately express the joy and excitement I felt watching this song be created. The visuals were a work of art themselves and paired with the music so well. A much deserved Thank You for not just creating beautiful music, but furthermore, sharing it with the world.
As a creative professional in a very different field than audio, I can tell you that this is how I feel a few times a year and that is without social media bearing down on me. For the hard work you have put in, the friends you have made along the way; it is okay to have empathy for what is an unreal amount of work to make CZcams happen.
Rest and think and heal and change into what makes you happy. After all, everything you have done has been you reinventing you.
You're one of the few creators on this platform whose work puts me through a spectrum of emotion every upload.
I've got a theory about why we feel empty despite however much we succeed.
It's the self letting you know you aren't done yet.
Your work over this period of time has been brilliant and wonderful and bright and beautiful. Don't let fear stop you like it has so many of us and remember you inspire us all x
6:33 👀
song turned out super cool ! love the music video too
i'm inspired to listen to more of your music now, i've only listened to 1 before but i immediately fell in love with it :)
wait, that's wrong. i knew your name seemed a lot more familiar than i believed. i've heard your stuff in hyper light drifter and reigns before. thats awesome :D
From someone who is struggling really, really hard right now, I really needed to see this video. It surprised me and made me smile to see a new upload from you. Thank you so much for standing up for trans artists. Wherever you decide to take this thing that you're doing, or anything else you end up doing, at least one trans artist will definitely be following. :3
P.S: I love Arp, Arp is the goodest boy
Just wanted to say - from one random stranger to another - keep on going xx
From someone that has a lifelong struggle ahead, but just found ground to stand and start recovering: you are not alone.
Suffering alone is painful, and struggles in these times are sadly common for many. But that also means, you're not alone. Union makes strength.
You can do it. ❤
idk how it happened to be but all my favourite artists were trans artists years before i realised i was trans, or that these artists were even trans. how do we explain ourselves when much of the language doesn't even exist yet? the only way is through a medium in which you may truly free your mind. in those creations are the pure, raw humanity that your existence represents. to those that also lack the words to even justify themselves to themself, these artists connect in a way no other can. this is what happened to me. i can only hope i can help others this way too.
i love trans artists
@@demonindenim me getting into breakcore/happy hardcore/anything contemporary with broken amen breaks: whoa there's a lot of trans folk doing the most amazing music ever, that finally makes my brain shut up and get calm.
I sometimes feel I'm too cisgender to "belong", but idk, I am already marginalised enough (and have super close people be trans and struggle with identity) that I feel empathy for their trials and tribulations. And I try to be as respectful and mindful of that as I humanely (or caninely?) could.
Still I think I am fluid enough that I get called "ma'am" more than enough, even if I am a big dude with long hair. Makes me feel cool but I am happy with being just fluid and do what I wanna do, regardless of gender tags.
Bro you are literally THE BEST creator, you dont need to release new content often, you are not fading. Carry on❤
ARP is so cute! I love the red sheet!
Thanks for the videos, life’s weird and kinda fucked, but I hope you have a nice new year!
I've see this more often in the last months - the pressure on content creators and the unhappiness that comes from it. It's really a tough business! The only thing I can say is from my pov if your job tears you down and doesn't make you happy, try to find something else. I'm turning 40 and my last job didn't make me happy anymore and now I am studying again to become a school teacher. I think it's never to late to find a partner/job/hobby/source of energy that makes you happy!
I've never had a job that made me happy.
And find it difficult to believe anything I've ever accomplished could be even slightly meaningful in the face of all that is out there.
It would be nice, but I don't think there really is a way to be actually happy for more than a few hours a month.
Arp is a very cool fursona name
This was SO good!
The juxtaposition of deeply personal and insightful points against a joke made both hit that much harder.
I've said this before YEARS ago and I will say it again: Watching your videos is like reading good poetry. Thank you. Much love.
What an incredible video; the rawness of emotion and vulnerability all emphasized under the tension of the music.
I've seen a lot of your op1 videos, and never knew you made other kinds of content thanks to the algorithm.. I'll rectify that immediately!
My best friend came out as trans a few months ago, and where we live, that's a difficult and dangerous thing to go through. We also work together in a field that tends to suppress and stifle creatives, so much of what you discuss really hits home.
Much love from this internet stranger, and I hope you can find the happiness, stability, and fulfillment that you deserve.
That thumbnail sure grabbed me by the shoulders. And glad it did.
Very clean track, very beautiful. Great video, great words.
Same with that ref sheet!
You got a new follower ✌️
Everything about this video is so amazing. The music, the production, the emotional whiplash of the state of everything. I hope that this video does well and that you feel better in the new year.
I definitely missed this style of video from you. Not necessarily them being OP-1 specifically, but just quietly making an amazing track while sharing your thoughts in a stream of text. It’s very cozy and introspective in a way that works really well.
You’re a good boy
I feel you brother ..i have been working the last decade for one of the most evil companies in the world just so i could afford to make my student loan payments. It has eaten away at my soul and i have finally decided to just quit and move out west with nothing lined up at all. Depression is real, sometimes you gotta make hard and big decisions and force yourself into uncomfortable change. Be well and keep creating when it's right for you ❤
I hope you own the west man! I really hope you do well out there. I feel you, not to your extent because were all different but you know? I just wanna be happy and thats all I can wish for others
@@FritzyFreak thanks I really appreciate that!
Hey, I'm a trans musician, and you helped me stay encouraged this past year with your videos and posts addressing transphobia. Seeing support is so important for us and I really appreciate you for that ❤
Hi Jeremy.
I am listening to this beautiful atmospheric dnb I was longing for like 20 years. I have a “real” job and guess what, stuck on a drilling rig in the middle of the ocean on a New Year’s Eve with all my family back home down with a nasty flu. And this job does not make anyone smile or feel anything but emptiness when I have to go back to it.
You do make people feel awesome. And different. And your sarcastic wit and truly inspiring sense of humour in many of your releases here are just something to look forward to.
Keep going!
Glad you keep going back to it. We need dudes on rigs.
@@hitnorcalcheers mate
Your the backbone of the economy bro keep it up
People love watching makers make things, as they make it. See it slowly take shape. It's why so many woodworking, sculpting, epoxy-dip and car building channels are so popular. These videos you make are like that, but in an untapped media in this form-factor. Seeing the music slowly take shape into a masterpiece is what brings people in and the witty banter sets you apart from the others and keeps people engaged. I look forward to more of your work
That's also probably why his other types of videos didn't do as well, they didn't have that slow release of catharsis as you watched them.
You first showed your interest in the fandom right about when I was also just discovering it in like 2018-2019 with hewwop-1. Your music has influenced me and helped me through stuff. This video has so many things I've also came to understand as I've grown more mature and embedded within this fandom. It's why I've stuck around in it haha.
Guess I just wanted to say that you've been pretty dang influential as a person to me for a while now.
And wanted to say thanks ❤
Hope that maybe I can run into you at a con some time?
Jeremy, you’re a light in the YT world, your creativity always inspires me, and if I lived up your way I’d hug/fistbump/high five (at your comfort level) and offer a tea/coffee whatever. You’ve helped me with my own issues over the last year. You’ve inspired me to finish songs (that never happens.). And I bought like 3 of your albums on Bandcamp because you did things I wouldn’t think of. (I’m laying it on thick because it’s all true and the world is better with you in it my friend!)
You’re a good boy. And the track is amazing. ❤
Having people like you around is what makes existence worth living. It's so hard sometimes, but I always get inspired to keep going by yourself and many other creative people on CZcams....Keep going man, keep creating! 🙏
...Edit: the final track had me in utter tears, this year (and the last) have been so difficult and confusing....But once again, it really is people like you that keep me going in life.. Stay strong!
I want to up vote this twice
I avoided watching this video for days knowing it would make me cry. It did, but I'm glad I watched and I'm thankful you shared. It's important to know we're not alone.
This format is one of my safe spaces in this world. I love the sounds you make and the inexplicable wizardry you do. The tone, the style, I've really missed it.
I'm in awe of how easy you make this look and how dope it sounds! (also, random internet hugs man)
Fantastic track. Hang in there friend. I’ve been enjoying all of your content. Be proud of your work.
That endless growth is NOT an option. Those driving it Are there to rip everyone off. Best of Times to You in The Future. Glad i stumbled to this video.
Your OP-1 videos are by far my favorite! They are such an inspiration and I'll never forget finding your channel after seeing "I need You" 6 years ago!
It was mystified by the tech, your process, the sound, everything.
Seriously, from an internet stranger, thank you for making content, and you've given me memories that are more special than you know.
My father has been fighting cancer the last several years, (Successfully, thankfully) and he's also a synthesizer hobbyist. I always love watching these OP-1 videos together with him.
You never realize how much you miss something till you find it again. I've been missing this format of video for so long I didn't realize it, not with everything else going on in the world. I love a lot that you do and very much get where you're coming from with the frustrations of AI and the devaluing of creatives.
You made something powerful here, got me teary eyed at work listening to it so don't give up hope.
And thank you for sharing, it helps others going through the same thing to see they're not alone.
Red Means Recording is the medicine that helps get me, and likely many others, out of that funk. Thanks for being a part of our lives and lifting our spirits. Rock out with your.... OP-1 out!
Hey mate. Your video content is a highlight of CZcams. Watching an audio craftsman make something wonderful out of nothing is consistently amazing. Thank you.
Thank you also for allowing yourself to be so vulnerable with your audience about your struggles. We're all here for you. Even if it largely in spirit, I hope this provides some nurture.
Your video came up in my recommended, and normally I don’t listen to synth or too often dip into music creation and gear channels-but this video has definitely captured my attention. I like this. Especially when it details how people are currently struggling, and how we can still make beautiful pieces of art despite that. Hope you grow and do well in the future, subscribed.
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen all year. I really can’t put into words how important you are to me as a creator and the community as a whole. Your thoughts and perspectives are so valuable and you also effortlessly (at least on video) make some of the coolest shit anyone makes musically and visually. Including this song which whips and is a banger.
The entire community owes you so much. I wish I had an answer for that feeling of emptiness but I don’t really. I’ve been trying to focus on the love of the craft, but it’s easier to do that when I know I don’t / can’t depend on CZcams for income.
Whatever you decide to make, we will be lucky to have it. Taking time and breaks for yourself sounds super smart too.
PS Arp looks cool as heck, here’s some chlorine as requested 🙌
I was gonna post pretty much this myself. So I'll just add my +1. Brilliant video.
That’s exactly what I wanted to say too, thanks for voicing your feelings!
You’re a fantastic human and amazing artist. Thank you for all the content you create. It is valuable and means something. Your unique voice is important.
As a fellow creative, this punched me in the soul. I hear ya 100%
Through this video I just found your channel for the first time. I can't believe I had missed this before. Incredible, inspiring and insightful. Much love, it's hard to be a working creative but this is such a lovely way to do it. I look forward to more.
Great track, I hope you're getting the support you need! 💖
Your music and your videos have helped inspire me to take up making music for myself, and most importantly, your courage and vulnerability have given me the gumption to put myself out there and share what I have to give.
I hope you get what you need from this video, I hope it resonates with your audience, and I hope you find the strength and will to continue to put yourself out there so openly as you have. Thank you for everything you do.
Heccin cute fursona!
your critique of humanity really resonated with me as a therian. it's a part of why i've adopted the identity as i have , and part of how i've come to terms with the world in general . i'm surrounded by monolithic structures that weren't designed for me , even my own body-both in my transness and my therianthropy . it's good to know that i'm not alone .
Great song, great video! I've loved all the high-effort videos this year, but I didn't realize how much I missed the music+captions format.
Hey man. You're making more of an impact than you think. I remember I found your channel while I was in university and binged through all of your videos in the OP-1 series. They were so different, unique that I just couldn't stop, plus it was near Christmas, so exam prepping time and I remember listening to you creating Pataphysical. It was snowing outside, like those big fat snowflakes that do not appear very often where I live and it all just felt so magical. Your music, the snow, it's all so simple yet so special. That day will be stuck in my head for a long time, even though I can't even remember what I ate that day (probably ramen). Keep creating. We'll keep watching.
You know...I might not understand some of your feelings, takes, or lifestyles, but I can feel your emotions through the song made in this video. This is wonderful storytelling, videography, and musical production. I respect you and thank you for this masterpiece.
Heey Arp looks so neat aaaaaaaa ❤❤❤❤. And the track is so clean and deep, just perfect for my DnB binge of late.
And on a more serious note, there's a reason why I am a furry, and why I got burnt out of doing art.
Creativity and the process of creation of original pieces is often a disregarded effort by many. I tried for *years* to do popular stuff to become famous, a "popufur", be able to live off my craft. But nobody likes OCs. They like fanart. They like generic stuff that I am simply not able to do.
I lived of commissions for a year, at my very lowest, and I ended up retiring now because I lost all love for my craft. Couldn't afford musical instruments to do music, couldn't afford a newer iPad to do art on a decent machine. But, I rediscovered it now that I learned to do it for fun, for myself, for my own discovery of identity. This, and therapy, helped a lot.
Capitalism ruined creativity. Capitalism ruined my mental health to the point I have cPTSD after a period of being borderline homeless for 2 years.
Fursonas are our insurrection against the reality that capitalism forced on us. We are free, like howling wolves in the forest. This is my home of misfits, the rebels, the ones that decided to go feral on a domesticated world. No rules, just our raw souls where they belong.
Awoo.
Beautiful track. Keep on keeping on. That’s all we can do.
You're always a wonderful source of inspiration to me. I learn a lot from your videos, and i really enjoy the creativity and excitement you provide to the content. I also greatly respect your dedication to making things for a purpose beyond mere capitalistic monetary pursuits.
As a trans artist, I am always comforted by the true allyship you bring to the scene--something that's exceedingly rare for a channel that isn't first and foremost about lgbt subjects.
And i also appreciate the frankness with which you discuss your mental health struggles--something I am intimately familiar with as well.
Thank you so much for creating wonderful videos and sharing beautiful music and inspiration with all of us.
Just found this video, read it all, felt it all. ❤
No words, no captions, no gear talk needed (I do enjoy all of that too), but god damn... you just released the sounds and they run feral
Jeremy, I can't tell you how much your music, your presence, and your support of the trans community has meant to me this year. I've had a hell of a lot of suicidal ideation as well that I've battled this year, along with so many of the struggles a lot of us creatives have had, seeing all the worst people championing A.I.
I'm beyond thrilled you're still here, I'm thankful you got thru 2023 as well. Your music has always been absolutely beautiful, and touches a place in my heart that few artists manage. You absolutely have worth as a creative, and I know precisely how alienating it can all feel. I'm sending you all the hugs and love I can across the internet, I wish I could give you so much more than just words in a comment section of a CZcams video, but this is the best I can manage in my current situation.
It's so fucking hard, realizing just how much carelessness and indifference exists in the world, but people like you 100% make the world brighter and make this place better to live in. I hope your reinvention for 2024 brings you more peace of mind, and makes you feel less stressed out. Keep making art, Jeremy, and keep being you, because otherwise the bastards win.
I would love to have plenty of conversations with you about so much more, my fellow furry in crime. Take care of yourself, and I'm glad you're still with us. 💜💛💜💛
thank you for what you do. unironically got me through one of the hardest years of my life. funny how i found you again in one of new lowest times. thank you
Bit late but, might seem like just some empty platitude but its genuine spiritual advice.
Hope is a powerful thing once you figure out how to hold onto it. It's kept me going for almost 20 years now, and it gets easier every year.
Love your stuff. You can't give up now.
Incredible track. Very Glitch Mob esq. The visuals are also incredible. I hope the stage you’re going through is nothing but a creative pressure that fuels you to break through. Take care and happy new year.
I’ve only watched a few videos so far, but I already feel like they’ve had a lasting impact on me, and I’m really glad you made them. I don’t know how to fix any of the other problems you mentioned in the video, but lasting impact isn’t one of them. You probably just can’t know what kind of lasting impact you’re having. People usually wouldn’t tell you. I wasn’t going to post anything after seeing the other videos, but this one made me think I should.
Your work has inspired many and has shown me how open my mind when it comes to writing a track. So thank you!
That being said please take a break. It sounds like you’re exhausted man… I had a breakdown last year and quit my job, lost my apartment then had to move back in with my parents. I lost almost everything but I was able to step away from everything and find myself.
I know it’s probably not easy for you to step away but focusing on your mental health is most essential as without that we cannot live a sustainable life. Red for resilience. Things are gonna get better!
PS this video and track is fucking awesome!
This hits home hard for me. I don't work in a creative field by any stretch, but even hobbies such as music or art have kind of become tainted for me as it feels like everything needs to make line go up. Edit: And I'm in a decent place financially and whatnot, but there's still that ever present fear of the floor falling out from under you.
While I love your longer form content, these videos really capture the fun of just making something and enjoying the process. If nothing else, they give me hope that I'm not just stuck in an endless void of profit being dragged through some kind of cosmic soul crushing machine.
Here's hoping 2024 is a better year for all of us.
i’ve really missed these OP-1 videos! they were my introduction to synthesis and electronic music when i got mine a couple years ago
This really did something to me. I can’t explain it. Thank you.
I loved the history of drum and bass video
Really loved that track, had me super melancholic and hopeful at the same time.
So sorry to read about what you shared with us, don't let that Tree die, we love that Hot Tub. Thanks for everything you do Jeremy. Music is a good therapy and you are definitely the person that helped me leap into Op1/opz and modulars. ❤
This video couldnt have been released at a better time. I feel the same lately, just this emptiness.
Ive gotten into your channel again a lot this year! I always looked forward to a new vid of yours.
You have showed me a lot of new ways to experience the world. Thanks!
And for what its worth, i think that you’re a really awesome person. I wish I can turn out to be like you man!
Jeremy I want to give you the biggest hug, if you're into hugs that is. Your preferred comfort thing actually, I want to give you that. I appreciate the things you put on the internet. Your music and videos have brought me untold joy over the years.
I've been struggling a lot too over the last year. I hope we can both feel better.
You did great impact on many people. I know I'm just 1 single person in a remote town in the middle of Brazil. But I can say with confidence, I'm not the only one. I got to know Teenage Engineering because of your videos. I love music and all, but I'm not in any way a professional or even a hobbyist. I just love music. But your videos on the OP-1 made it seem easy and they sparked interested and inspired me, as well as, I'm sure, countless other people, to try and learn music production and get involved in the magical field that it is. I ordered my OP-1f, the "Niche synthesizer nobody can afford", a week ago and it's still on its way here. I'm so excited to finally have it and follow in my idol's footsteps. Even though I have no idea whatsoever how to use it, or how to even make music in the first place. But what matters is that I have the same thing that Jeremy has. And when it gets here I'm going back to your "I Need U" video just to comment that after years I finally have it. You inspired all of us all this while. Now, I know inspiring people doesn't pay the bills. But who cares? Just keep living day by day. Life goes on and things will work out. Keep posting videos. There will always be new little fans poping up every now and then. Try something new! A "Red Means Recording" sticker on every single thing would be awesome.
Your M8 album lives on my M8 for when I need inspiration. It’s an absolute joy.
I understand your feelings too. A lack of a social safety net is a nightmare. I lost friends in a work accident this year, and it made me realize how quickly everything my family has would go to ruin if something happened to me. The line goes up, but it’s never enough. Whatever goal it’s moving toward moves away faster than the line can ever move.
Your art is beautiful. Whatever you decide to do, I hope it’s the best choice for you and your happiness. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.
I normally do not comment on your videos, but I just wanted to say: I liked them a lot. So thank you for making them. I even got into making music myself. Still suck at it, but I am trying to not compare myself to others (not even you), but to my own "yesterdays self". I still struggle with it... but people like you are inspiring to me so... I will keep up. And I can officially anounce: my today self got a bit better. And that is what should count to me. ♥
sucking is the best part and it never has to end. you never have to set expectations for yourself as long as you enjoy what you're doing. love the things you make and love yourself. good luck, i love you
Sorry you’ve been going through all this shit Jeremy, I don’t think I’m alone in wishing you the best. Creative people tend to live in a feast or famine world… your work is great.
I liked your video and your song! I hope you feel enthusiastic about your future and you are excited about your projects for this year!
My sona is a squirrel, and hopefully I’ll get my ref sheet soon too 😉
Jeremy is and always has been the goodest boy
'Your Synthesizer is Trans' came out at a time when I was feeling very down and hopeless about myself not long after I was discovering I was trans; it made such a positive difference to how I felt about my impact on the world and how great people can sometimes be and I think about that all the time, so thank you for making it, it was a well-needed highlight of my year
Everything you said resonates with me. Thanks for your openness, and thanks for making this channel what it is. This is the only youtube channel that I'm interested in following these days. Whether you keep up the channel or don't, I support you. I hope that perfect gig comes along. Keep up the great work
I can't bear the mess we've got ourselves in, but I'm glad the algorithm brought me this one
Here's hoping 2024 treats you (and everyone!) better, because yes, things have been getting crazier. I hope we can keep enjoying your talent and your creativity during this 2024. Hugs and wish you a nice start of the year, Jeremy.
This is amazing and beautiful
14:12
Time stamp for myself. Because i keep coming back to this one. Digging the more ambient tracks. Keep doing this for you. The final result is always 🔥
I don’t ever really leave comments on CZcams but had to with this one. Just wanted to say I have always appreciated your talent and your videos. Thank you for making these and teaching people music production, but also making amazing music. Being a creative is a hard slog and I feel many of us deal with similar feelings and thoughts to the ones you’re grappling with. I believe there’s many people out here like myself whose days are brighter because of the creativity you’ve put into the world. Know that you’ve made a difference for us. 🙏 thank you!
Dude, you are much more relevant than you give yourself credit for. Keep doing your stuff. Happiness is not a destination, but a temporary state we seldom recognize when it's with us. It finds you, even with your back to it. Love
This was the year I got into your CZcams channel. Your content is top-notch and the algorithm is a cruel, tasteless monstrosity that reflects the humanity that created it all too well. I know your feels. I've had very similar ones myself. Stay awesome.
Sir I've only seen a handful of your videos but I've fallen in love with you and your work and I will be making a concerted effort to watch your older videos as much as future releases if you decide to stay here. Thanks so much for being you.
Seems I have been watching and listening to you for years now. Your music got me through some heavy shit. A divorce an addiction. Leaning to live with myself again. Please keep going. You really do make some amazing tracks.
I think that unhappiness never fades as a creative. The melancholy is killing us, some faster, others slower.
I went from being a freelancer all my career to having a stable a job that gives me insurance and a stable income, that safety and that good that we seek that gives us the peace of mind.
But our work is undervalued. I'm paid by a company that pumps out content. And it's not gratifying. It's just sad in a different way. And some weeks I want to cry. And some weeks I forget about it. But it's always there. It is what it is, is the only thing that is repetitive.
Thank you for this video. I don't know the metrics you hunt for. But I really like this format. Our original op1 videos are what brought me to you. And I've been with you ever since. Your music and videos move me. ❤❤
Arp is a very good boy.
Being a motion designer working for a fucking bank in a huge ad agency in my country just to pay the bills, I think I know a bit of what you're expressing. I hope this year brings joy and relief for you, your partner, your pets and everybody you love and care for. Here's to a better future 🐺❤
This video spoke to me on a very deep level. I struggle with many aspects of who I am, and in many ways I feel ashamed of that fact. I admire your courage to face that struggle head-on and fight the urge to submit. I admire your strength to cede nothing to those who would have you become an inauthentic version of yourself, even when that means fighting your own urges. I admire the things you create with your hands, your mind, and you soul. I admire you.
Sincerely,
a stranger.
Always happy to see some great content, love Arp! Super cute :3
I've missed your OP-1 creations. I hope you enjoyed doing it, because I enjoyed watching it :-)
Also, have a look into OBOD (Order of Bards Ovates and Druids) - I think they might be able to help integrating the feral into a more fulfilling life.