What A Year! - Recap of 2022 and Future Plans

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Hello friends! 😊

How are you doing?

I hope you had a great Christmas and relaxing holidays so far! 🎄🎉🎁

I was ill and laying in bed for 12 days. But finally since the weekend, it´s much better. I think I need some more days to fully recover but it´s alright. 😊 Christmas has been nice for me but I wasn´t able to celebrate with my family because my parents had Covid. 😔 That was the first Christmas without celebrating with my parents. It was a bit sad. But we will make up for it and celebrate again on thursday. 😊


WOW what a year! 😱

As the year 2022 is almost over, I wanted to make a little recap.
This year was very special for me.

To be honest, I have been working very hard for my music and for getting the name Raven out there. It has been 8 years of working non stop and barely having free time. It was exhausting and also sometimes full of frustration. And it brought me to a point of wanting to give up on Raven during the last years, because everywhere I sent my music to, people just said: "It´s not mainstream enough". Or they just never responded.

Being successful as Raven is like my lifetime dream so I put all my heart into it and sacrificed alot during the last years.

I didn´t earn much money cause I only work parttime to have time for my music, I was never able to afford holidays, I was never able to afford the things my friends did in their freetime. Lot´s of events where my friends went to I just missed.
And at some point it was frustrating to basically sacrifice almost my whole life for my music and nothing worked out, nothing payed off, only people who tell me: "You need to be more like this and you need to be more like that in order to be successful."

Last year in October or November I had a little videochat with a friend @musicuniversity where we talked about Hive, Rising Star and new crypto games. And I actually felt that I am still so excited about the whole crypto world and I really want to come back and be active here on Hive again.

So I started posting again, went into Discord communities or streams and it was crazy...

People were actually very excited and hyped when I entered their stream and some couldn´t even believe that I talked to them. Lol. This was very weird. But during my absence here, my music and name started to spread and people actually knew me. And it was a very weird and at the same time great feeling to see that here on chain, people actually liked and valued what I did. And they saw me as a serious artist.

This really changed alot for me.

I still need my normal job, I still don´t really have money, but for the first time, what I do is valued and I feel as if it does make sense to sacrifice so much for this dream. It is starting to pay off. And it does make a difference. It motivated me to go on. I met so many awesome people here, so many project partners, and so many loyal fans that support everything I do. This feeling is just priceless and I am so thankful for this! 💜💛

I feel that this is only just the start, and there is much more to come on my way here on Hive.

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My Goals 🎯

I didn´t really make exact goals for this year. Because I just wanted to see how everything develops this year. And to be honest, I was still not really believing that this would last long. I thought no one might be interested anymore in me and my art after a few months. But we have the end of the year and people are still around, so... 😄

I launched my own Token on my birthday in march and I am pretty happy with the result so far! I sold 227 $RAVEN which is awesome! Thank you so much guys for supporting my art! I know I can´t offer much yet, I wish I could give you guys more drops and a page for staking my NFTs and get valuable rewards, but doing all this besides work takes alot of effort. I wish I could contribute more time, and I wish I had a bigger team behind me to provide you with more stuff. But I just have to be patient and constantly work on my ideas and then everything will come to life sooner or later. I should not be too hard on myself for being so slow. To be honest I am still very happy that I get so much stuff done, although I suffer of so many chronic diseases. I should be proud of myself. I will give my best to give you guys further value for your $RAVEN and to bring even more usecases in the future.

I started my own DiscordDiscord server because I love talking to the great people in my community! And currently I have more than 150 members in my Discord server, which is awesome!! Thank you so much guys for being there with me and for always supporting! 💖 And thanks so much Efa for encouraging me to start it! server at the beginning of the year because @efastromberg94 encouraged me to do. I was a little anxious about this in the beginning, as it is alot of work and I don´t have any experience with this. And I was also very afraid that no one might be interested in joining. But I am very happy that I opened up this

My main focus this year has been my Hive blog. I tried to make this the center of my activities and let you guys know about everything I do here. My goal was to collect 1000 Hive Power through my posts until the end of the year. And I actually made it!! 🎉 I collected 1,085.250 Hive Power so far without powering up any Hive, which is great!
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Lot´s of other stuff also happened that I didn´t think in the beginning of the year that they could happen!

- I have been interviewed for a few times for various podcasts and radioshows during the year
- I started my own show in the PIZZA Discord - Raven´s Court - and so far have made more than 20 shows
- I started my own weekly music show on cryptoradio.fm which is a project of the awesome SlothBuzz community @slothbuzz
- I was lucky to be one of the founder members of the Hive Music Video Foundation, which will bring the Hive music scene to the next level
- I was asked to make the music and sound effects for a new game that is currently being developed on Hive: CraftInk
- I worked together with the ZOLiD community to get my music into the wax game Nifty Kicks and I hope many more games will follow
- I released 2 big NFT drops on WAX in cooperation with awesome artists
- I distributed my music to all major platforms with the first crypto distribution service there is: BlockTunes @blocktunes

I believe this will be a gamechanger for the music industry at some point! The concept is great, as you can also buy the music there as NFTs and I am really looking forward for great ideas BlockTunes has and is working on that will be even more awesome. The future of music on Hive is big!

And I believe I forgot to mention alot of other great stuff here. But it´s hard to keep track of everything, as sooo much happened. 😅

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Further Steps 📈


To give you an overview of the upcoming stuff, these are some of the things I currently work on:I am working on alot of different projects at the same time. Some are small, some are big. Some mean I need to learn alot of new skills. But all give me the opportunity to release my creativity and to bring my ideas to life, which have been inside of me for a long time but I never knew how I could create them. But now Hive and crypto gave me the possibility. It´s too much for working on all this alone and I am fully aware that some of these ideas will take a long time to develop them. So I am very happy that slowly my team starts to grow. I also want to thank my girlfriend @creepyarts and my friend @nane-qts to support me and help me in all that I do. That they trust my ideas and encourage me to go on. Thank you so much! 💜

- Preparing the first physical merch drop for my Diamond Holders 🎉
- Preparing a very special song NFT drop for my birthday
- Working on other more NFT drops together with Hive artists
- Make the music and sound effects for CraftInk
- Working on making more live shows on cryptoradio.fm and in my own Discord server
- Working on a song for my very first professional music video with the HMVF
- Preparing everything to be able to start streaming on Twitch

I am a gamer ever since, so I really want to start streaming crypto and normal games to connect my love for games with with my love for content creation

- Working on creating tutorial content to onboard more musicians to Hive
- Saving up funds for being to grow my team and work on a bigger project that has always been my dream

That is alot of stuff. So as you can already see, it will take time. Further I realized this year, that I definitely need to slow down a bit. Working 60-70 hours a week is not for my chronical ill body. It also makes my mental diseases worse if I work too much. And I was very ill for the last 2 weeks. So I feel, my body tells me to slow down. That is not an easy task for me, as I love working on all this, and I am very impatient when it comes to my creative ideas. But health always comes first and I need to take this serious. I started going to the gym again as this really helps my body feel better and it also helps my mental problems. So I do my best to continue that. Changes already show and this is very motivating and gives me alot of power!

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Furthermore I need to move to a new apartment in January, so this will also be a challenge and take up some time. But I am sure I will feel much better when I am finally out of this shitty apartment with the mental landlord. So it´s a necessary step.
I also need to work a bit more at my normal work for a few months to be able to pay the renovation of my music studio. My computer is very very old, and soon I won´t be able to make music anymore. Further the room is old and needs to be renovated so I finally feel comfortable in it again. So this is very urgent. But like you all know, this kind of equipment costs alot of money, and it will not be an easy task for me to collect this money with a parttime job. I wish music and crypto would already pay me enough to be able to afford these things, but it´s not like this yet. I am very confident though, that if I keep going like this, I will get to this point in maybe 2-3 years. 😊


Wow ok guys, you see this is quite a long recap and this year was full of many many more cool things. But I think it´s enough to give you an overview of the current state. And I feel as if I owe you this overview, so you can estimate what to expect during the next year. 😃

To celebrate the year 2022 and to say thank you to all you guys, there will be a little party on

Friday the 30th at 5pm CET

in my own Discord server. I am looking forward to seeing you there! 🎉


I thank you so much for always being here for me and support me!! Thank you for giving me the faith and power to go on! 💜❤️💛

I hope we will see each other in the new year and experience great things together! May the year 2023 continue as 2022 started!

Best regards,

RAVEN 🐦

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Congrats on a mega year! I have some inkling of some of these things from my own experience of prioritising my music in the last year - and I know it's only real passion that keeps you going. Keep at it and I'm sure you will be even more successfull in 2023.

Thank you! =) Oh yes it is! Thanks! I hope this year will continue like the last one! :) !PIZZA I wish you all the best for your music too!!

I see a bright future for you 👍😎

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!LUV

Thank you! :D Happy you see that. :D
Thanks so much for buying my $RAVEN token!! I appreciate the support alot! :) <3

!PIZZA In order to be able to give you your first drops I would need your WAX wallet address. Please either send me in via email raven@twinsoulrecords.de or on my Discord server. https://discord.gg/Gw33rwqd5V

Sorry, I never heard of WAX 😂

Oh! 😂 Most of my NFT drops for my $RAVEN token holders are on WAX. :/ So I can´t send them to you...

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It's been fun following your journey for the last couple months! Looking forward to watching in 2023 also!

Thank you so much for sticking around! :) And I am looking forward to seeing you in 2023. :D !PIZZA

I'm glad to hear things are going well.

While I don't work in the music industry anymore, this year I had similar feelings of uncertainty or worry, even about if I should keep up the Metaguild I run. In the end I hit goals I wouldn't have expected to and things are looking positive and promising for 2023.

Anyways, happy new year, wishing you the best!

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Sorry to hear you also have these feelings. Sometimes we need to go through these feelings to achieve our goals or even more, like you said. Happy that it worked out in the end! !PIZZA

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Great job on all the hard work. Glad you added exercising to your list of things to do. Keeping your body as healthy as possible will payoff in the long run! Keep it up Raven!

!PIZZA

Thank you so much! =) Yes I think this is very important and I will put a bigger focus on that next year! !PIZZA

It has been amazing for me to see up close everything that you have achieved so far. I'm certain that you will fly so much higher.
May all your wildest dreams come true!

!LUV

Thank you so much!! :) I am so happy that you always stick around and I believe we can achieve great things in the future! I am looking forward to this! :) !PIZZA

I'm here to stay and I'm happy to see you believing in our project. 😉

So happy to read that! :) Yes, I do believe in it for sure! !PIZZA

May the 2023 be a great year to all of us, let's go babyyyy

!PIZZA

Thank you!! :) Yes! !PIZZA

Happy New Year!

!PIZZA

Happy New Year to you too! :) !PIZZA

@ravenmus1c

It has been a process of growth and success. I am happy to be an eyewitness of part of that journey. I congratulate you and encourage you to keep going, with effort and perseverance you will continue to achieve your goals.

I am looking forward to participating in the end of the year party! I hope I can have the proper connection to do so....
A big hug!

May the successes continue.

!PIZZA
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Oh thank you so much Alicia! :) I appreciate this and you always being here! Yes, I hope you can join the party tomorrow! :) !PIZZA

Awesome post Raven! You've achieved so much over the last year, and it feels like only the beginning of your journey! So much potential, and a great presence in the Hive space! I for one can't wait to see what 2023 brings for Ravenmus1c!

First physical drop for diamond holders! Might need to up my stake! Can't wait to listen to the upcoming shows on cryptoradio.fm highlighting some of the awesome pandabeats sound!

Sorry I am a bit late answering. :D
Thank you so much! Yes it has been a great year, and at the beginning of the year I did not expect anything of it to happen! :D
Yeah you need to stake up then I think. ;)
Looking forward too, to everything that will happen this year!! !PIZZA

Congrats on an amazing year, so much potential for the upcoming year! We can't wait to work with you in the next year to promote your awesome sound! Amazing attitude, amazing talent, and an amazing person! Keep it up Raven!

Massive shout-out for the shows featuring on CryptoRadio.FM also, can't wait to see what comes next for RavenMus1c!

Thank you so much! =) Can´t wait to work with you too! Looking forward to more live events in the radio! !PIZZA

What a great post! I also struggle with physical and mental disease, so I feel you on that one. I also want to thank you for the opportunity to join the PIZZA Halloween Album.
Keep doing what u are doing, u are doing great! Just keep listening to your body, take rest if u need it.
Much love and the best wishes for 2023!

Sorry I am late with answering...
Sorry to hear you are also struggeling with that! Life can be tough with chronic diseases. I wish you all the best and hope it´s not too bad...
Anytime! Happy you participated in the album! Thank you so much! I appreciate it and wish you a great 2023!! !PIZZA

Awesome update, Raven.
I can feel your enthusiasm and passion in your words.
Keep pushing forward into 2023.

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Thank you so much!! =) Still a long way to go but I will just be patient and continue working on it. :) !PIZZA


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Sorry, I am late answering. Thank you soo much! I appreciate this alot! <3 I hope we will see each other at the next event! :) !PIZZA

Thanks for the great update and that was a lot you achieved this year. Those look like exciting projects you have for next year! I look forward to seeing you achieve them all and more!

Thank you! =) Yes I am very excited about the projects. But anxious at the same time too.. I hope I can deliver everything in good quality. Thanks for sticking around! !PIZZA

Maybe the next year always be better than the one before! 🎉 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Raven!

!PIZZA

I hope the next year will be even better yes! :) I have big plans. :D Happy New Year to you too! :) !PIZZA

Lot's of accomplishments! You should be very proud of yourself!! you deserve it!! now lets celebrate!
ps: you are already in a great shape don't worry ;)

!LUV

Thank you so much! :) Feels good to read that! !PIZZA

Hmm, why isn't @stickupboys a diamond member like me?? ;) Tagging him for extra guilt effect! :)

Hahaha! No pressure.. :D They left my Discord server a few days ago so I guess the interest is not too big. Everyone is free to do whatever they like and it´s fine! :) !PIZZA

I am happy for all your success this year my friend! I hope next year will be even greater <3 We need to talk more! I miss ya.

Also it feels like it's been over 2 years since we talked about you starting your own Discord server haha, time does fly by so fast nowadays doesn't it?

Thank you so much! =) Yes I would be happy to see you around again! I wish you all the best for 2023 too! :) !PIZZA

Best wishes for new year and hope you are able to achieve your goals and beyond

!PIZZA

Thank you so much!! :) I hope so too! !PIZZA

You had quite a year!! Congratulations on all the successes you've had so far & I know you will have an even better 2023. :)

2022 has been a big year for me as well & I am really looking forward to seeing how we all grow & move forward in our life journeys.

Love & pixie dust!💚✨

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Oh yes that is true! :D Thank you so much! =) I wish you all the best for 2023 aswell!!
And thanks for always sticking around and helping!! <3 I appreciate it!

I am so happy to hear that and I hope 2023 continues for you like this!!
!PIZZA

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It's been a pleasure to watch & help you grow & evolve! I look forward to watching in the future as well as grow my stake in Raven tokens. You got me into NFT's which I thought I wouldn't get into but I was so excited when you started offering them and loved the airdrops & give aways you offered us. Keep on keeping on & GOOD LUCK in your future endeavors!

!CTP - !PIZZA - !BEER & !LUV