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Hello everyone! Loprov here.

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Thank you for turning on the subtitles.

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Presenting Loprov @ Furality Somna (2025)

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Community Special Edition

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Guest Video Editor: Tsop

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I'll be telling the stories behind scenes,
not-so-fun facts and easter eggs.

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For now just enjoy the opener lol

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Fun fact: I used to work in TV/film!
(Hated it)

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This is an unreleased remix I made
about 6-7 years ago,

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the same remix that peers said to me,
'no one appreciates this'.

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Being told 'you must sound like XXX
to be famous' for over a decade.

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After I converted myself into consult &
advisory role in the music industry,

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I learned from peers I used to know
that we see the world very differently -

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they wanted power, money, fame,
but I just wanted people to be happy.

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My dream has and always will be,
to see people happy if I could help it.

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Even if I have to eat leftovers for months
to fund tools for this project myself.

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ANYWAY, the opener sequence
took about 3 months of revising,

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think of it as mashing up screenwriting,
DJ, and music production -

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How will you tell your story?
Through your own voice, or someone else?

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I usually plan audio first before visuals -
imagine baking a cake,

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no amount of icing and sprinkles matter
if your sponge cake base is utter sh*t.

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I always believe in the ideal,
'to take pride in things you aspire to do,'

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'is to break yourself completely
before you can break limits.'

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Leave a comment below and guess
how many songs were played in this!

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Fun fact: I went to bug Furality staff and
requested to work with PammeMatth (VJ)

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Sorry I went to pee I forgot
I had this speech-to-subs tool running

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Anyway yes.

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Fun fact: I made a joke about 'genrefluid'
years ago and it got a bit serious now.

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People who work the club circuit
will know what I mean by this LOL

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This project's workflow was my first time
directing and producing almost everything,

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while leaving creative decisions to the
VJ and LD so they can go nuts on it.

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Everyone deserves a chance to shine.

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Please enjoy the music while I struggle
to open this f*cking bag of instant ramen.

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No I wasn't kidding when I was talking
about eating leftovers for months.

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I like saving money IF I HAD ANY-

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Anyway yes back to the commentary.
This is such a f*cking disaster.

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A lot of people asked what the
opening was about,

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the answer is simple -

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all the good times once upon a time,
and all the good times ahead of us.

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Many of us are having difficulties in life,
some of us struggle in silence daily,

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and I wanted to give people something
to help them cope with their daily battles.

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Here's a short story about how I really got
into VR and what led me into DJing in VR:

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Reii for explaining what VR is,
and Kazuki for forcing me to play in VR.

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This is the end of my Director's Commentary

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NAH JK LOL

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I told this story before on the only AMA
I did so far (it's on my YouTube channel)

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The other part however, connected to
this song -

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Around Aug-Sep 2021 in Vibe Night VR,
I met this guy but I forgot his name.

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Imagine someone telling you,
"I feel like I'm back in real clubs again"

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He was forced to retire from the military
due to physical disabilities.

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If you're the person reading this now,
please reach out to me.

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At the time I took off my Quest 2 and
sobbed with a haunting realization -

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When was the last time we saw people
in wheelchairs partying at nightclubs?

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It changed my perspective of club life,
and eventually, the music industry.

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While I won't dive into darker details
that most professionals avoid discussing,

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I felt awful that there's a demographic
quietly tucked away somewhere out there,

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who are people just like you and me,
but facing some form of challenge in life.

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VR partying wasn't just some gimmick,
it's a space free from societal shackles.

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A person with disabilities can party in
their own comfort and accessibility,

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a person with social anxiety can enjoy some
music at a rave alone or with a friend,

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a person who wants to dance awkwardly
like nobody's watching can now do that -

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all the possibilities for all the people
that lived on the outskirts of society.

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Granted that we cannot please everyone,
but we can try to please as many as we can.

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It's a mentality I live by, simply because
a performer is nothing without the people.

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That was when I decided to go all-in,

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and the slogan of 'real experiences
in virtual spaces' was created then.

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The furry fandom became the reason
why I wanted to break my own limits,

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the people that I met in the fandom are the
very reasons why I'm currently alive.

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While I was structuring this section of
music, I thought to myself,

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"I wanna keep doing this as often as I can,
as long as I can hold out,

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as long as I could put a smile on
someone's face."

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It's my one and only goal ever since then,
and always will be.

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This is the part where I decided to do
something I haven't quite done before.

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Just for fun.

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Fun fact: I was eating when
rehearsing for this section.

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Fun fact: The 3 avatars you see on stage
are from discarded takes.

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Fun fact: I drove the AV team nuts
with what I asked for LOL

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SLOB ON MY KNOB
LIKE CORN ON A COB

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Fun fact: I did a simpler version of this
at work once some years ago,

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and was told it'll never work.

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Eh, well. Life went on anyway.

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Fun fact: Most ideas you hear across shows
were ideas I 'hear' in my dreams.

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Yeah I'm weird like that.

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I don't know all his songs,
but I love Kendrick Lamar.

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Fun Fact: I still have troubles doing the
'head, shoulders, knees and toes' thing

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:)

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This scene is a recreation of the moment
where I first learned about people's opinions.

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I know that some see me as a threat
rather than someone trying to help.

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I remembered learning about what some said,
furnished with receipts I don't wanna keep.

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Why compete when you can collaborate?

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I only knew that if what I do could make
a few people forget their daily woes,

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even if for just an hour or two,
I'll keep going.

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This is the part I handed over to ValueFactory
No for real it's really the plant I went to nap LOL

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Fun Fact: I lost strength and control in my
right arm and leg from a work accident,

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things like scratching or using a spoon etc
is now incredibly difficult for the rest of my life.

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Surprise Guest - it's 2N!
no we're not 2 nipples stop it

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Sometimes, everything does seem like a
city of dreams.

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Fun Fact: IYKYK,
we'll leave it as that.

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I wanted to be me for once in my life,
and not have to feel guilty for existing.

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I may not be the best at doing this,
but this is what I can do.

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Fun Fact: These were all from discarded
footage before I lost my entire NAS backup.

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Special Thanks: PammeMatth for agreeing
to work on the visuals for this show with me!

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This was the question my late friend asked
when I was at her place checking in on her,

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the very question that helped me make
some life-changing decisions.

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Mel and I first met at a nightclub I helped
manage before the pandemic happened,

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she was one of the visual creatives
while I was screaming at contractors,

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we'd end the nights with our preferred drinks,
she and her Sapporo, me and my Guinness.

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(Please drink responsibly if you do.)

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I saw my world through her eyes.
All the stories, all the faces and places -

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She made me realize that life is truly
too short to be afraid.

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I want to see and experience the world
as much as I can, while I still can.

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After getting to meet countless in the fandom,
hearing their stories while we shared meals,

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there is no greater honor than someone who
gives you their time.

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Fun Fact: This was made specifically for
Furry Weekend Atlanta 2024.

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Fun Fact: I barely had a playable draft and
rushed it out for FurDU 2025.

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This was the one song I always held onto.

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I'll never know if the next time I do this
would be my last time ever,

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so I only know to play every set like
it's my last time ever,

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as often as I can,
as long as I can.

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Short Story Time -

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I was in between jobs trying to survive
while learning how to produce music.

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I found myself in a group of people;
a singer, actor, wrestler, and zookeeper.

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These people helped me discover what I loved -
to make music that connects with people.

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They took me in and helped me find myself
while we all started pursuing our goals.

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All the things that unfolded in later years,
be it good, bad, or ugly,

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We're still together, even now as I'm writing this.

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just went to get leftovers from one of them
LOL HI MEGAH ILYBBY I LOVE THE NOODLES

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Am I sad that we're all busy and can't
hang out like we used to? Yes.

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But I'm glad and grateful that it happened.

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Fun Fact: This is from an upcoming release
'OTHERSIDE' featuring R!NA

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The acapella was complete but I lost
pretty much everything in a recent NAS crash.

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I'll do my best to have this ready for release!

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Hi WHSPRS! <3

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That's all folks!
Thank you for reading this commentary.

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I'm never doing this again LOL
maybe