a 4 year anniversary

thu 15.5.25

tag: rambling

my music channel SimplerTines ➚ turned 4 today, it's wild to think it's been that long already. i originally started learning the kalimba as a lockdown hobby in 2020, then decided to create a youtube channel on a whim to share my music covers. i never had a musical background (aside from having 1 music class during high school), and basically learnt songs by ear. so doing this was a new creative outlet for me.

this year i ended up switching to a monthly release schedule compared to my usual fortnightly one, and looking back it's kinda wild to know that i managed to create a decent backlog of covers for so long to keep that schedule. i wish i still had the energy and drive to continue it, but i think this change will make it easier for me in the long run, even if it feels like the channel is performing 'worse' by slowing down (but i have to remind myself first and foremost that i'm creating these covers for myself, not others).

i do hope that i'm improving overall with the covers though, i'd like to think that i am. over time i've been adding more colours/details with my youtube thumbnails (but not to the point of making them too difficult to work on), and figuring out better ways to record and edit my kalimba recordings.

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