I've been doing a LOT of deep thinking lately! I was noticing one morning that intrusive and negative thoughts were trying to creep into my mind, like a virus or a little demon, trying to color the way I thought about things. My rational self was battling with it, trying not to let them in. A word for these thoughts came to me as "backwards" or "upside down" as they seemed to be directly contradicting what my "rational mind" was trying to do which was to calm myself down and know that everything was ok. I tried to think of how to express that in a song and this is what I came up with. The mantra at the end of the song ,"You are ok" was going through my head constantly for weeks while I created it and it ended up being a great comfort to me. So my song "Backwards Thoughts" comes out on October 30th. I hope you enjoy it! I would be thrilled if you could pre-save it! Thank you and I hope your musical journeys are fruitful! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/octoberture/backwards-thoughts?ref=release

So stoked to be in the top 5 for FTM and there has been such great reception for my latest single "Built To Love," thanks to everyone for the support. I want to keep the momentum going and am gearing up to release another track in December. It's an alt rock tune about overcoming self sabotage. Would love it if you could presave here: https://ffm.to/kp4kj09

Our next Fix-The-Mix Challenge is coming up a week from today! Join us for 3 days of live mixing from scratch. I'm also excited to announce that we will be joined by David Bottrill (Tool, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Muse), who has worked on some of my favorite albums ever. This time we'll be mixing a rock track from the artist Sleep Club. This event is hosted in partnership with iZotope and all registrants will get Ozone Elements 12 for free. If you want to learn how to fix the biggest problems preventing your mixes from sounding pro, and get your drums, guitars, bass, and vocals all sounding killer… Then join us live on Zoom for free. These virtual events are one of the most valuable things we do, and if you haven't attended one yet, you're missing out! Register for free below, it starts Tuesday, Nov 3rd. https://courses.mastering.com/events/e/fix-the-mix-nov-2026?utm_source=Skool I'll be personally mixing this time, and we'll also cover some hybrid mixing - it’s gonna be a ton of fun! Cheers, Rob

hi, I've been with TRE since 2022 and I'm happy to announce these years have paid off. Probably my best mix and master to date ... I finally finished “Send Someone”, which is scheduled for release on October 23rd. Pre-save / release link if you willin: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thejrband/send-someone-2 I wrote and produced this song with the original idea coming from the movie "Once". What stuck with me was the connection between two musicians who both had unresolved relationships in their lives. Their romantic connection never really happens, but through music they form something meaningful and eventually created and recorded an album together. That became the starting point for the song, the idea that sometimes someone enters your life for a reason you don’t expect. Along with that, I interjected some of my own personal feelings about the past haunting me. So in a sense, it’s more of a heartfelt statement than “ear candy” lyrics. The track started with fingerpicked acoustic guitar and vocal and gradually grew into upright bass, mandolin, violin, and lap steel. Luke Cyrus Goetze (Germany) recorded the lap steel remotely and really added the perfect atmosphere I was looking for. Thanks to @Dane Holmes and Chris who offered feedback along the way.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5GKGIQGmnddmdcVEBGYvFR?si=49279fe00832497a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqeawhaf6ik&list=OLAK5uy_nLH3juFYxyyy2TmP8twYwVvaBWMuhMjXo Congrats on the track, dude! @Canyon Cottle, just want to celebrate you for being consistent with your goals and pushing the bar with every new release. Keep it up!