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This is my personal website away from the hustle and bustle of social media

There are many such websites but this one is mine

A place to write about things which interest me and hopefully dear reader, some of it might interest you too

If not, then thanks for stopping by anyway. I guess other websites are available 😉

I don’t presume to be one of these influencers that they have now and there’s no monetisation here. I just like what I like and thought it might be rather nice to write about it a bit

So what makes me tick?

I’m a songwriter and musician from the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire. I’ve been making music for many years with a number of different projects, covering a few different styles within the realm of rock music

I currently sing and play guitar with my band Dawn of Elysium. We play a sort of gothic progressive rock, taking in many influences. It’s a great band with some wonderful musicians and I really love it. It’s been going since 2012 in total but it’s really only been in its current guise since 2023

I’m very interested in audio recording and production, I have my own project studio I call “Idle Hands”. I’m far from an expert but I enjoy what I do and the techniques and gear behind it. I’m very pleased with some of the work I have done, it has been quite a journey so far and I am always learning 😊

I’m also a bit of a Homelab enthusiast, exploring a number of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) services. I self host anything from office tools to AI, usually on fairly modest hardware. It’s not something I’m qualified in but I muddle my way through. I’m always keen to learn new things and share what knowledge I have

I love the self governence of hosting my own services and independence from big tech. I’m somewhat of a digital privacy advocate and am always keen to share what I have learned. I don’t pretend to be holier than thou and some big tech services are deemed necessary unfortunately. Still, we each do our bit and if I can help anyone in any way to bolster their online hygiene then surely that’s a good thing

Anyway I intend to post about any of the above, wherever it takes me. Take a look around, I hope you get something out of it

Welcome to my piece of the internet 😁