Hello! I Believe introductions are in order!

Hey Steemit!

 The name is Armand, but most people call me Joe.

In the year 93 i came to this planet and landed face first right smack in the middle of Houston, Texas!
There i grew up until i turned about 11 or so, then off i moved with family to the Oslo area in Norway.
Here i currently live but the last few years have been rough as hell!

 At the age of 19 i became the Father to a Lovely young lady.

Her Name is Lilly and she is 5 years old. Unfortunately i have not seen her for many years now.

 Things went south and i needed to travel to visit some friends.

To do some thinking and such as i had moved far north to start a family.

 As i am just the luckiest person ever; my passport and wallet are stolen.

I am stuck miles away from my family. Time goes by and nobody can help me in any way.
My family had moved back to the states, American embassy refused to let me in without any ID,
the Police station just sent me over to the Embassy, the bank sent me to the Police station.
Any other government building in between would just refer me to any other place.

 At this point i`m just screaming at the top of my lungs but like... inside my head.

THIS IS HOW MUSIC FOUND ME AGAIN

I have been a musician sine the age of about 5.
From the first time i got my hands on a guitar (was way too big for me).
Through my life i have become fluent in various instruments.
Guitar, Percussion, Piano, String instruments, etc.

One day i found myself listening to Electronic Psychedelic Music and my mind was blown.
I Had no idea what this was first!
16 years old playing video games and just losing myself into the soundtrack.
I Installed music production software as soon as i learned how this music was made.
Propellerhead`s Reason was my first DAW.

All i could do was to make sound all day, every day.
It was so revolutionary to be able to express ones self in this way.
I was so lost in this new world that everything around me disappeared.
Doing anything else became pointless and i dropped out of school. ( never to return )

At some point passion finds me and i find myself up north with a new family.
There was no music production at this time. No music making only listening.
Then all of the Drama happens!! (as mentioned above)

A deep depression took over me while floating in between living on the streets of Oslo,
and finding a couch here and there to sleep on. Some friends took me in for longer periods,
but i always felt like i overstayed my welcome no matter how many times they said it was okay with them.

One of my best friends asks me one day;
You wanna go to a gathering with cool people dancing through the night to some crazy good music in the forest?
Of course i just giggle to myself and say sure, kinda thinking he has some silly plan.

This night changed my life yo.

So many great interesting people from all over the world meet up in the middle of the forest and share something magic.
Huge Sound system, Performance artists, People connecting and working on themselves.
But the one thing everyone had in common was that they all had ants in their pants!
Everyone there came to boogie down to the grooviest sound i have ever heard.
I decided that i had to take part. Somehow.

Today i am Co Creator and Artist at Álfheimr Records and Festival along with the greatest crew/family out there.
This Community gave me something and i want to give it back.
Mostly i aim to share my Experiences, Photos, Music production tips, my life with my lady and our adventures, and connect with others interested in music production and festival culture, i will also be dooing other cool stuff and projects!
With generated incomes i will be trying to win back visitation with my daughter!
all support and follows much much appreciated!

This is my first time using any sort of Cryptospace so im very excited to explore here.