My name is Bryan, and my artist moniker is lefflur. I have been producing hip-hop/r&b/pop type music for a couple years and since I tend to record a lot of artists and engineer their work, I decided to step up to the mic and explore the thoughts in my head. I made a goal to complete 11 songs for a tape that would come out on my birthday, yesterday, November 10. In under three months alone in my bedroom, I was able to produce, record, mix and master 12(!) original songs for my project titled, “lovely lonely”. None of them were written before recording and I even designed the 3D cover art myself (instagram post attached below). Would love for you to hear it and hopefully share it with the world on your platform!
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