All you need is love and love is all you need.

My guest this week, Antoinette Fossdal-Johnson (Nottoden, Norway) is an activist, feminist, musician, painter, events organiser, banjolele & ukulele player. A kindhearted person who is not afraid to shed light on issues that matter, Antoinette is going full steam ahead being out there for a meaningful cause. Antoinette expresses herself best through her art pieces. With a special painting and creation technique, fans and buyers of her art will be able to feel and touch her art pieces, allowing them to literally feel her deepest inner most emotions and feelings. 

I personally feel that this is amazing: Touching her art is like getting a glimpse of what’s going on in her mind. I am very excited of to see her progress in all of her works in the future, perhaps hopefully own one of her masterpiece one day. 

All these fascinating things that Antoinette was doing, however, weren’t the main highlight of this episode. “In Conversation with ESP” had helped Antoinette find romance. Yes, the talk show brought Nicklas Skjelbreid (Niko) to Antoinette, and they are now in love. 

   

Niko, another fascinating gentleman doing great things, was my guest in one of the episodes in November 2020. They met because Antoinette was watching one of the episodes, featuring Author-Musician Gunnar Høgstmyr (Fellow Musician) who’s a friend, of a friend, of a friend of Niko. Talk about the 6 degrees of separations! Besides spreading positivity in trying times like this is... simply priceless. 

I am honored and proud that my talk show is able to bring love remote from Singapore to Norway. If you ask me, that’s one of my proudest moment since running the show with my good friend, Joey Chin. Here’s wishing Antoinette and Nico all the best, from all of us at ESP.

For the full episode, please click on Facebook Link below:

https://www.facebook.com/687591027/videos/886773975274988/

For more of Antoinette: 

https://www.facebook.com/Antoinettefossdaljohnsen

https://www.facebook.com/Art-by-Antoinette-225000582804565

For more of Niko:

www.organsvikt.no

https://www.facebook.com/nicklas.skjelbreid

https://www.facebook.com/SkienMetalfest

Special thanks to City Music Singapore, for the kind support of sponsoring the Samson Satellite USB Condenser Microphone: 

https://www.citymusic.com.sg/samson-satellite.html

Potato or the Egg?

I had the pleasure of hosting Kyle Ravin, Magician, Artiste, Voice-Over Expert and Hot-Shot-Radio-Deejay-in-the-making in my latest episode of “In Conversation with ESP” on the last Saturday of August 2021. 

That 60 minutes was simply fireball on steroids! It was so entertaining, inspiring and never a dull moment. 

Kyle shared his beginnings as an artiste with a story of growing pains. He was a victim of school bullies and often got picked on for body shaming with daily slew of racial slurs. I can only imagined how terrible and uncalled for it was for Kyle growing up as a child. 

Kyle did not wallow in self-pity, no ma’am, he didn’t. By chance, he picked up a book about magic from the school’s book fair, practiced a few neat tricks, showed it to the very bullies who picked on him, and made friends with them. Talk about growth mindset at such a young age!

A multi faceted artiste and a proud Singaporean Son, Kyle is one of the most fascinating guests I had on the show. He exudes kindness, energy, compassion, passion for life and displayed it with no hesitation. We also spoke about the various occasions we have met, which eventually lead to the invitation to the show. Kyle managed to also squeeze a couple of magic tricks, played an instrument call the Fujara, and shared lots and lots of positivities. 

What I enjoyed most about the conversation with Kyle, was he shared a very typical story of “Zero to Hero”. He overcame the odds in his own way: Not by aggression or anger, but using his friends to make peace and make friends. Kyle’s success story of overcoming school-bullying is dedicated to all the children and all the child in us; a reminder that kindness and love always prevail. 

Question: “So, do you want to be the Egg or the Potato in the boiling water?” Ever heard of that one? Kyle and I decided, with no debate, that we want to the egg. Watch episode to find out what this means. Oh yeah, Kyle ate fire as a finale. Nuff Said.

Kyle, it’s such a wonderful pleasure having you on. I look forward to having you on the show  again in the near future. For more of Kyle Ravin please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/kyleravinmagic

http://thepeoplesemcee.com/

https://kyleravin.com/about-kyle-ravin/

For the full episode of the talk show, please click on link below. Special thanks to our sponsor, City Music Singapore. 

Let me walk with you.

My first contact with Mr Jude Tan was when I applied for SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Business HR Ready Programme by Korn Ferry Academy in January 2021. 

He is one the key facilitators in the academy, and played an empirical role in the onboarding process. He is always helpful even with the most last minute request or enquiry. I found gainful employment after  in the course, and eventually left the course after the first module. What I gave learnt has proven to be the most meaningful and useful. I often quote the lessons I have learnt in my daily and in my talk show. 

My band ESP launched a Limited Edition “The Lonely Space Monkey Part 1” T-shirt to celebrate the one year anniversary release of the compilation album in July 2021. 

Only 27 were available for sale. Jude  reacted to my request for support and he’s one of the 27 owners of this rare item. The shirt is now sold out. (Thanks, Jude!) We met up over lunch and coffee, as he wanted to personally collect the shirt from me.

Through our very meaningful catch up, I found out more about him, and eventually leading to an invitation as a guest to the talk show. Jude has such a interesting and powerful calling and I just need to have him on the show to share his ideas and thoughts with the world. 

 

Jude has an idea, he has a plan. It’s not the destination he’s after, but he’s making the best in the journey. What is it? Simple: To help ex-convicts in the Singapore prison system to have gainful employment upon release. He has an idea to find a way to help break the vicious cycle and help those in need and those who are trapped beyond hope in this stigma. He is planting one seed at a time. I believe in him. I believe he can do it. 

Proudly wearing the Limited Edition “The Lonely Space Monkey Shirt” for the live chat, Jude told us his tale, his past, his present, his future and his plan (including the “70/20/10” concept). My main take away from Jude was this: Let me walk with you. 

To find out what he means by that, please click on the link for the meaningful, insightful and inspirational episode of “In Conversation with ESP”. 

Special thanks to our sponsor for the show, City Music Singapore, our producer Joey Chin, our guest Jude Tan and our fans and friends of ESP. 

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

This is the second time we had Mr Pae Lertsavetpong (Mr. Pae) on the talk show. We caught up with him on the 7th of August 2021, and the conversation was nothing short of sensational and inspiring. 

  

The conversation started with the sharing about the latest news about Mr Pae’s two establishments: Cafe Velo Dome, a cafe for Cycling enthusiast near to Thammasat University and Grand Palace in Bangkok Thailand, and Viera by Ragazze, a leather fashion company established since 1984, where he is a Brand Manager. 

We covered a wide range of topics ranging including his leadership style in both the companies, how he and his colleagues are staying resilient in trying times during the Covid. His style is simple: Listen. 

With the same enquiries, staffs across all levels and age group would voice different wants and needs. Mr. Pae would simply listen without prejudice to each and everyone of them, offer solutions to close the gaps and trudge along as a team. This is common sense, but not a common thing. 

Mr Pae has since managed to retain most of his employees in both the business, while keeping their morales high in trying times like this. Trust me, it takes a lot of determination and self-motivation to do so. 

One of the other phrase that was absolutely note-worthy by Mr Pae was “When was the last time you did something for the first time”? Besides re-tooling his employees to prepare the business for the eventual reopening, Mr Pae took time out to fulfil a dream. 

He picked up skateboarding. 

I used to skate a little when I was a teenager, and we had some fun chatting about it. Doing something for the first time can be daunting. However, with practice and time, we all get use it and improve along the way. 

Even when I have passed 40, I am proud to share that I am picking up new things from my children, from my colleagues and from my friends. Ego is an invisible wall blocking all potentials and knowledge, best to be aware break the wall down as soon as your realise it. 

Keeping an open mind and be daring to try is how I have lived my life; it’s an absolute pleasure to be on the same page as MrPae. 

I am grateful to have Mr.Pae on the show again and I can’t wait to catch with him in person in Bangkok, Thailand. He promised that he will make a Cappuccino for me in Cafe Velo Dome. That’s a deal Mr. Pae, I hope to see you in the beautiful City of Angels sooner than later. All the best, now.

Please click on the link for full episodes. Special thanks to City Music Singapore for their kind support by loaning the Mackie EM91CU USB Condenser Microphone. I sound very good on air in that microphone. For more of City Music, please click on www.citymusic.com.sg or head on down to Peace Centre if you are in Singapore. Until next time, friends. Thank you for reading and watching. 

Planting a seed of Inspiration.

Alaric Tay is an established Singaporean Actor, Film Director, Artiste, Professional Show Host, Dancer and has been in the entertainment industry since he was 17. A household name in Singapore and in the region. 

I have known Alaric since 2001 when we were both in the army. We’re both in our early 20s then; we weren’t particularly close during that time. Through an invitation by Alaric in 2003, he asked to be his producer for a short film he was working on called “Osama’s Man”. The rest, as they say, is a mystery. 

In the latest episode of my talk show “In Conversation with ESP Season 2” I have had the pleasure of having Alaric as my guest. We spoke extensively about his journey in the entertainment industry, his ups and downs, his support for ESP and our friendship. It was a light-hearted and easy going conversation between two old pals. 

The highlight of the conversation, though, was about “planting seeds”, paying-it-forward and inspiring others. Alaric shared one incident when he was hosting a beauty pageant in his early days. He muddled up in the first half of the set, and was feeling absolutely destroyed. 

A veteran entertainer, who’s also one of the judges for the pageant, saw how he was feeling. He took Alaric to a corner, and gave him simple words of encouragement “If you love what you are doing, don’t give up.”

Those words were like elixirs; Alaric’s confidence was filled to the brim. The second half of the show was terrific. What etched in Alaric’s memory, however, was not the the details of how great the second half went. 

It was the powerful words of encouragement given to him at that time.  

It’s a little known fact that Alaric Tay is my mentor for public speaking and show hosting. I would observe how he carries himself on stage, his sweet tone of voice and just the right amount of energy. I admire how he is able to win the crowd, hold his ground, think on his feet, and speak like a smooth-operator all at once! 

Over the years, I am proud to share that I have also found my groove, but I would never be able to do it without his guidance and teaching. So in that sense, Alaric has “planted a seed” in my journey of entertainment, and have inspired me tremendously. Thank you, Alaric.

We have also invited our friend, Jameson Chin, for a special cameo appearance. He shared how good friends like Alaric and I would inspire him in the most subtle way way. Those inspiration lead to him to writing his book “Unwavering Success with Jameson Chin”, which became the No.1 Best Seller on Amazon on the first week of the launch. Congrats, Jameson. We are proud to be a part of your journey and success. 

Special thanks once again to City Music Singapore for their very generous support to ESP and our various music and entertainment projects. 

For more of the conversation with Alaric Tay, please watch the full interview with the link below. 

For more good music and fascinating conversation, please consider liking, sharing, following and subscribing to the blog and ESP’s page. I would love to extend my invitation to you, to be a part of the ESP community, by joining our Facebook group.

Until next time, I can’t wait to see you again.

Leadership

Benjamin Boh, or affectionally known as BB for Brother Ben, is a personal friend of mine for a number of years.

I knew BB through my closest confidante, Esmond Han (or BE for Brother Esmond). 3 of us had many wonderful memories as 6-string buddies, and have had performed together as  "Evil Singing Pandas" in the unplugged/acoustic years.

The set up is usually 3 acoustic guitars with 3 part harmonies, and combining all of our friends and fans, it's always good vibes on stage with the both on them on stage.

Fast forward to 2021, BB became the General Manager of McDonald's in Singapore. He worked hard, loved what he did, and rose in the ranks. 

After seeing him featured in the latest issue of CEO Magazine, I knew I had to have him as my guest for the talk show, I just had to! What surprises me the most is that BB accepted my invitation without blinking. 

Despite of being the CEO equivalent in this World-Famous Multinational Company, he remained humble and human, and above all, a friend. 

In our conversation, we spoke his journey starting with being a strategist / analyst, before moving into operations (relocating to Japan, bringing Singapore's McDelivery Business Model to Japan), and now, a General Manager. 

Leadership was one of BB's main sharing, and I can personally relate and connect to his way of stewardship, his train of thoughts, and his state of mind.

The conversation with BB is truly a humbling experience and this is one of my most memorable episode of "In Conversation with ESP: Season 2". A must-watch for all leaders, followers and folks with a humble heart. 

Thank you, BB. All the best in this meaningful journey.

For more of Benjamin Boh:

https://www.theceomagazine.com/executive-interviews/food-beverage/benjamin-boh/

linkedin.com/in/benboh

boh.benjamin@gmail.com

Originality

Originality.

Are you original? Are you unique? Are you one of the sheeps in the herd? How do you cut through the noise and rise above the rest?

I had Daniel Vrangsinn in the latest episode of my talk show. According to Wikipedia, Vrangsinn is a Poet, Musician and Video/Graphic Artist. Believe me, he is way more than that. Above all, I am proud to call him a friend of mine.

In this episode, we talked a little about his origins, his latest projects including being an “Orange Ambassador” by Orange Amplifiers, an English Amplifier Manufacturer.

As a prolific and successful record producer, Vrangsinn offered these words of encouragement at the end of the show: “Musicians / bands who made it and who are signed by record labels are the ones with their own sound, their originality. Quit trying to be someone else, and start be original.” It’s a cliche, but there’s a lot of truth in it for everyday life.

For more of Vrangsinn, please visit https://www.vrangsinn.no/

#talkshow #podcast #publicspeaking #broadcast #inspiringpeople #inspiringthroughwords #citymusicsingapore #encouragingothers #professionalhost #makingfriends #meaningfulcontacts #dontjudge #objective #findgoodinpeople #encourage #inspire #inthistogether

Here's the episode of the chat; thanks for watching and listening. 

ESP’s first all instrumental album: Blood Tangerine Sky

The journey of making music can be lonely at times. You can ask any Musician or Song Writer. There will be a time when you are left to your own devices, and there is no one else to be depend on except yourself, basically (Try so hard to do a Dave Hill impersonation.) 

I faced this loneliness in 2005, when my bandmates and I went our separate ways. A little like Bryan Adams lyrics “Jimmy quit and Jody got Married, I shoulda known we never get far.” Thank goodness I found my other band mate, and he/she/it is called Apple Garage Band Licensed Drum loops. 

Cover Art work for "Blood Tangerine Sky", originally known as "7 Electro Jelly Fishes".

With the basic knowledge of cut and paste and my very mediocre guitar and bass playing skills, I managed 5 instrumental tracks complied as ESP’s latest offering “Blood Tangerine Sky”. The album is now available on Bandcamp and soon on all major streaming platform. The instruments used were my trusty Yamaha Pacifica 112XJ, Yamaha RBX 270, a huge 2 x 12 Line 6 Amp (I don’t remember the amp model), Sennheiser e-835 to mic up the amplifier. 

It’s not Rex “The Sex” Viperon or Kohld “Laang” Haveneson one-man-band quality, I admit that. However, most of the guests in my talk show have similar words of encouragement “Just Do It”. I am brave enough to produce something, I should be brave and proud enough to show it. 

There you have it, I give you “Blood Tangerine Sky”. How would you classify my style of playing? Leave me a comment and I would love to hear your thoughts.

Conversation with the Legends: Messiah & Manheim

In the last episode of "In Conversation with ESP Season 2", we had Manheim and Messiah 50% of Black Metal Band Order. Their first full length album Lex Amentiae released in 2017 has 8 unique tracks, when the sound is undeniably True Norwegian Black Metal. I personally enjoyed each of the 8 tracks tremendously. 

For folks who don't know who Order is, they are a sonic-nuclear assault team of Norway's metal veterans, made up of 2 Members of The True Mayhem (Manheim and Messiah) and 2 members from Cadaver, another veteran black metal band from Norway. 

In this episode, Manheim and Messiah shared the their journey of how they met, how they were in the  beginnings with Euronymous and Necrobutcher, how they parted ways. and finally how they reconvened to form Order. Manheim in particularly was especially passionate about their up coming 2nd full length album "Gospel". 

It's truly an honor to have the both of them as guests for "In Conversation with ESP Season 2". For full episode, please click on following link or listen as podcast in all major streaming platform in the very hear future. 

Post show trivial: We only managed to locate Manheim 15minute before we went live. Messiah gave me a brief of what Manheim is like as a person in less than 5 minutes. I barely scrapped it through by asking him half-way intelligent questions, and I was a little concern in the beginning. 

Manheim shared an encouragement "There is no stupid questions, only stupid answers." I am grateful to the both of them for being such forgiving guests, but I think I offered enough justice and have certainly done my very best. 

I can't wait to have them back on the show again. Thank you Messiah. Thank you Manheim. 

Here's Order's the first album Lex Amentiae on YouTube:

Kohld Haveneson of Laang featured in Guitar Battle Solo in ESP’s Fall of the Giant.

Kohld is a new found friend in 2020, and he is definitely one of the highlights in the memorable year of 2020. 

We have never met in person, but he transcends kindness through 2 different continents (he lived in both Liverpool and Knoxville in the same year), by being a big part of ESP, through various collaborations in several songs. 

He is hardworking and creative musician with a lot of grit and, on top of that, his chemistry with ESP is close to impeccable. Kohld is also a regular guest in my talk show “In Conversation with ESP”. He is very eloquent and an excellent conversationalist; it’s always a joy to have him on. 

Rex and I have a lot of respect and admiration for Kohld, and we look forward to having him on board in future ESP projects. 

I will write about Kohld ever so often because I love him like “a brother from a different mother”. Stay tuned! 

Meanwhile, here’s Kohld wearing an official ESP Black and White Raglan, ripping some sweet solos of the song “Fall of the Giant”. 3 different angle, 16 bars of sweet guitar tone and amazing techniques, one song, featuring the one and only Kohld Haveneson. 

Review for Zombiepura by Metal Noise September 2020

2020 had been a very kind year to me personally despite of the Pandemic. 

Rex and I manage to produce 12 new songs, 2 compilation albums, various international collaborations with amazing & talented artistes, and above all, all the people that I love and care about are all healthy and well.

It’s also the year where ESP had a chance to collaborate with Witch Taint’s Lance the King of Black Metal in “Zombiepura” and the song is being reviewed by Metal Noise. 

We don’t know Metal Noise personally yet, but they sure have some kind words for the song. What I enjoyed about the review is that the reviewer DJ Vapour got all the nooks and crannies of the punts (of the song). DJ Vapour even reviewed the Hip-Hop-Drum-&-Bass demo. Thank you Metal Noise, I appreciate your review and I hope we get to connect in person sooner than later. 

For the full review, please click on link below: 

https://metalnoise.net/2020/09/review-zombiepura-by-evil-singing-pandas 

Zombiepura, available for streaming and download at Bandcamp.

Witch Taint’s first single “Sons of Satan”. Lance the King of Black Metal and Matthias Backwards got me at BMX-Corpse Paint combo. 

Footage of ESP Live in Bangkok, 8th of December 1998.

A footage of ESP live in the Beast of Beer Festival in Bangkok on the 8th of December 2018, Thailand. The band was doing the song “I cooked the Omelette (Spanish Style)”.

I did not warm up properly and I was literally down by -66% by time the band reached this song. Not sure if you can tell, but I am absolutely running out of breath. Our session drummer, Jil Kaosis, has a habit of going faster and faster like a rollercoaster during live sets. I literally almost died by the end of the set. 

Almost dying was a worth it I guess, something for the archive. Something to show my children that Daddy was a Rolling Stone. 

ESP and our very first Pop-Punk release “海边“

 

Our first release this year in 2021 is a song called “海边” or “Seaside” translated in English.

With the help of our friend, Kohld Havenson of one-man-black-metal-band Laang,  (https://laang.bandcamp.com/),giving him free play for arrangement, “海边” 2021 is born. The arrangement by Kohld is in the vibes of Modern Pop-Punk and it’s agreeable to most listeners. Find out what Kohld has to say about “海边” in the YouTube link below. 

This song was originally composed in 2002/1 as a bossanova-ish mandarin pop love ballad. Kohld did a fantastic job be reinventing the song into something modern, heart pumping, punkisg and catchy an easy on the ears all the same time. The guitar solo outro is simple but very melodic and memorable. To pay tribute to Mandarin Pop Diva A-Mei, I sneaked in a part of the chorus of the hit song “听海” right at the beginning. It’s a cheeky thrill for me because we pulled this one off.

I have always admired artistes and musicians that evolved with times and choose to be more relevant as they mature and progress. After taking the path of evolving, some would have received harsh criticisms and backlashes, which I personally feel it’s unfair to them.  Metallica effort in the 3 albums “Load”, “Unload”, and “St. Anger” is a classroom example of how their fans were disappointed with them after they tried something new. 

Unbeknownst to some of my friends and fans,  the genre of music that I enjoy is not restricted only to metal, but also they other extreme ends of folk, pop, unplugged, jazz, blues, children’s music and more. So by releasing “海边” was one of the gambles for ESP, because it’s not a not a metal song. 

We certainly hope you enjoy “海边” as much as I have enjoyed the process of producing the song with Kohld (on all instruments*, arrangements and engineering” and Rex (*on bass) for this song. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Thanks. 

Rejections for ESP by Record Labels and Criticism for “Assassination of the Emperor Tuna”.

I have been requesting record labels to consider having ESP in their roster. I personally think that ESP has worked very hard, and it is time we fight for some recognition.

Alas, I did not have much luck so far. The typical reply for rejection would be “Our roster is full until 2022, and we will not be signing new bands. Good luck and all the best!”  Situations will be very different if ESP is a famous band like Slayer! Record companies would stand in line for us to pick and choose. Even if their roster is full, there’s always room for one more band like Slayer. Wouldn’t that be nice?

One person said “...both of you (Rex and Remy) don’t have long hair and don’t look the part for Metal Artistes.” Nani-Dafuq (Nani = “What” in Japanese, Dafuq = the F**k. Hiroaki Sato San would appreciate this). 

Oh no, James Hetfield, Rob Halford, Isahn, Matt Heafy, you have all just lost your licenses to be in the circuit. Now get out, and we never want to see you again. 

Just today, I have received a criticism for the song “Assassination of the Emperor Tuna” (I cut and paste without editing, please bear with the grammatical error); I listened to your song, but the sound and the riffs are too modern to my taste. I like such old Thrash bands like Slayer, Demolition Hammer, Sacrifice, Vio-lence and Hirax. Your song remind me to those bands which i never liked, such bands like amon amarth, in flames or avenged sevenfold. I like the front cover, that is funny and not a typical one. Good luck and all the best!

At least he liked my drawing. 

It’s a pity that he judged ESP based on just one song! I could probably further recommend songs with the “old school” elements he was looking for like “TYHP”, “No Sleep Till The Devil Knows When”, “I Cook The Omelette (Spanish Style)”, but I don’t this he has the bandwidth, or the growth mindset, for ESP anymore. Needless to say, they are not interested in us. 

Instead of being upset, I invited him to my talk show. I wonder if he will take up my invitation. One more friend means I have one less enemy, right?

Meanwhile, what do you think of “Assassination of the Emperor Tuna”? I like it. Rex likes it. Hiroaki Sato San loves it. Joey feels hungry when he listens to it. What about you?

Hiroaki Sato (Tokyo, Japan)

I met Hiroaki San for the first time in 2017 when he was in Singapore on tour with Defiled. He was on bass and the ripped the stage with his White Mockingbird, basically.

The members of the band were open to mingling with the fans with autographs and chats after their set. I took a photo with Hiroaki San and exchanged Facebook contacts. I reached out to him online as soon as I could and gave him honest compliments for show. He generously responded and kept in touch, on and off, over the years.

In 2021, Hiroaki San have been noticing my painting and drawing by pressing “like” and by leaving notes of encouragement. I can’t help it but to ask him if he would like to have one of my drawings and what would he like (me to draw). He replied “Stratocaster”. 

I draw better SGs as I have always been fascinated by the look for the devil’s horn, and I have been drawing SGs since I was a teen. Drawing a decent Devil’s Horn Gibson Classic would be a “Walk in the park”. Stratocaster? Goodness, for the life of me. 

Since, Hiroaki San was so supportive and I did not want to disappoint him. It was not my finest guitar drawing, but I did my best by adding other elements like Disco Ball, Amplifiers and Microphone with lots of Crayon Paste colour. I took a photo and showed Hiroaki San and ask if I should re-do it? He replied: This is just fine. Hiroaki San asked he could do anything in return? I proposed a guest appearance on vocals for our song “Assassination of the Emperor Tuna”. He said “Yes”. I barter traded a piece of child-like crayon art for a guest vocal in a record? 

The song was about Tuna Sashimi, one of Japan’s most loved cuisine. To have a Japanese artiste appear in a Japanese-Food-related Thrash Metal Song, written by song writers from Singapore and Thailand was a great honor indeed. 

Just when I thought the honor cannot be higher,  Hiroaki San took the trouble to research and found a 900 year old Japanese Haiku (Traditional 3 liner poem that tells a full story, talk about the art of summarising) as his lyric for the guest appearance. I am beyond stoked. 

I made a comment to a new found metal-head friend saying that “We have new song launch, and I am passionately promoting it. No one cares about the releases for small-time band like ESP, but I do it anyway before music is a big part of my life. Especially music from my band.”

Her reply was encouraging. She said “People don’t know what they are missing, small bands make the best songs.” So, here you go, “Assassination of the Emperor Tuna”, available on all streaming platform and for sale in Bandcamp. We have come a long way for this. Thank you for reading.