Yeah you read the order of that right. After five years of working at my job, they decided to let me go. Purely a business decision but still annoyingly abrupt. I decided that if I am to take my love of music and film and other things seriously, this is the time to do it. Too long I've been struggling with the work/life balance. I've been putting off studio time, putting off writing, and most importantly. Recording with my dad. Being the son of the vocalist/guitarist/pianist of a classic 70s rock band Steel River, the love of music really does trickle down the family tree. For so long we've both been saying we are going to get stuff done but work and just generally life kept getting in the way. Honestly over the past few years we've bonded more than ever before. Recently over the Prophet X. I felt a personal connection to it, I suppose because it's literally everything I predicted it would be (even down to the name lol) but also because my dad and I couldn't stop talking about it when it was announced.
After I told him I got laid off, he and I had a big talk and we went over to a music store. Without any hesitation he put a down payment on the Prophet X. "This is our synth." he said. "Now, let's get more videos on your youtube channel going, get you a Soundcloud account, and look into things like Patreon. If you want to do this seriously, let's take it seriously."
For me the Prophet X was always something I was going to love because of my personal connection with it, but now it's become a symbol for me. A symbol between the bond of a father and son.