Throwback photo of me posing with coldrain at Vans Warped Tour in 2016 in Mountain View, CA. I gave them their portraits during their meet & greet after their set.
Friends I met up with for the concert from Japan, Germany, UK, and my 2 local friends I brought with me.
A very near and dear project Denise Emmendörffer (Germany) and I collaborated on for coldrain (our favorite Japanese rock band) for their Budokan gifts. Denise came to me with an idea and from there it evolved into something great. I spent many months and about 300 hours to make my visions come true. Even though the suitcases were damaged en route to Japan by Japan Customs, the photo albums were unscathed. We flew to Japan for their concert at Budokan (February 6, 2018) and were able to at least give them the photo albums, the custom pocket watches, and the custom printed chocolate. Dreams do come true so do not be afraid to dream big and do not be afraid to chase them.
P.S. It was the best concert and experience of my life!