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I hooked up a projector and allowed myself to play Mario Kart to celebrate finishing everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5febad6197674b25fa54060a/797ede38-ab62-4ec1-ad6b-684712362aba/9.png Blog - Book of Changes: Track by Track Part 1 - Make it stand out Somewhere near here, I recorded the footsteps for the album intro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5febad6197674b25fa54060a/fc317be1-8275-4fb4-b7e9-1c22ec6ee355/snake+eyes.png Blog - Book of Changes: Track by Track Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dixonhillbeats.com/blog/nowhere-to-be-found-the-book-of-changes-sessions monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5febad6197674b25fa54060a/5fff19aa-db11-465f-86b1-dd483bab60f6/life+vs+art+%281%29.png Blog - Nowhere to Be Found: The ‘Book of Changes’ Sessions - Make it stand out The real life ‘Cold Mountain’ where I walked, meditated, and pondered the direction of the album ‘Book of Changes’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5febad6197674b25fa54060a/2565c274-7b12-4b4c-92ec-bd88d1373540/7.png Blog - Nowhere to Be Found: The ‘Book of Changes’ Sessions - Make it stand out This was the kitchen area of the cabin. 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Avoid cramps by eating plenty of bananas. https://www.dixonhillbeats.com/blog/making-beats-on-the-road monthly 0.5 2021-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5febad6197674b25fa54060a/1613076166654-41L7BM6XPDKXNJIIJSS1/buffalo-billcody.jpg Blog - Places and Spaces: Making Beats on the Road - ‘Innerlight’ Killer Boots Man… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5febad6197674b25fa54060a/1613077044537-Y9VC6P4C4ZW5MQRAU4E2/innerlight_thetis_lake.jpg Blog - Places and Spaces: Making Beats on the Road - ‘Innerlight’ Cool Crystal Lake… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5febad6197674b25fa54060a/1613077882586-8N6ZN6E4RZCKQ6ZU5OUD/innerlight_phillips+and+malt.jpg Blog - Places and Spaces: Making Beats on the Road - ‘Innerlight’ Mural outside of Phillips Malting and Brewing, Victoria, BC. 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