# INNER MECHANICS By [TAY](https://paragraph.com/@tay-2) · 2022-04-12 --- **I make music for the overshadowed & underspoken. The underdogs. The visionaries. The ones who create their own worlds inside their heads and feel like they could exist there forever, but at the same time want to scream out all their deepest thoughts for the world to hear.** This is me putting out on full display my inner mechanics. There’s things I don’t like about myself, how I come across so guarded, bottle up my emotions, second guess my every move, question my own confidence, it’s the darker parts of what lies inside. I think everyone has parts of themselves they wish could change. This project is turning a mirror inward, and about accepting everything about yourself, all your flaws, and using it as fuel to express yourself to the fullest. I’ve taken many leaps of faith and kept on pushing forward no matter how difficult the battles with myself have been. I want others to feel comfortable in their own skin and be themselves. I aim to inspire & empower the voices of other creators, and your help to bring this to fruition would mean the world. All funds raised from my NFTs will go directly towards marketing costs to help promote my music. This allows YOU to be a part of the release directly - profit sharing alongside with me and spreading the message behind my music. I am an independent artist, meaning instead of a record label, I am giving listeners the power to support my journey. [https://www.mintsongs.com/songs/7029](https://www.mintsongs.com/songs/7029) **For every 0.02 ETH token, buyers will receive 1% of streaming royalties PLUS:** * **Name appears in SHUT IT OFF music video** * **Access to a private Discord channel within my server, which will be a place for creative conversation & first listens to my new music** ### More about me… I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and am currently based in LA. A classically trained pianist and self-taught guitarist, I started writing songs & dreaming up my own world from my bedroom in high school, but kept it private. Music was an outlet to express all my innermost thoughts & feelings. I attended film school but found myself gravitating back to music no matter what I did. After working as an engineer at a recording studio, learning to produce, and working at a record label for several years, I realized the apparent lack of women producers & engineers in the industry. To be honest, it was never a career I realistically thought I could pursue, and this is why I believe it is so important to encourage & empower women from a young age. I quit my full-time job in 2021 to dedicate 100% of myself to my music and finding ways to uplift the voices of other artists & creatives. Recently, I started throwing showcases for emerging artists around LA, building a supportive music community, and have a lot more in store for the future. This is only the beginning, and I look forward to building with all of you. --- *Originally published on [TAY](https://paragraph.com/@tay-2/inner-mechanics)*