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Wow… less than a week until the NR album comes out!
Over a year and a half of studio time, thousands of conversations, and one big emotional journey later…. we made it 
Thanks so much for jumping on board… this has been the most life-changing experience, and it’s still unfolding. Let’s see where this leads for all of us 
Can’t wait until you hear the album… and we’re *super* excited about our next music video too. Talk to you guys on Monday!
- the iLL.F.O.
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From Nerd Revolt’s debut album.
Out May 21st.
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It’s finally here! We now have a release date for the album…
Monday, May 21st! 
We’ll also be dropping our next music video that day. Yay, lots of butterflies here at Command Central
We’re *so* excited… only a few more weeks to go!
- the iLL.F.O.
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Free download at: http://soundcloud.com/nerd-revolt/breaking-free/download
Directed by the iLL.F.O.
“Breaking Free” is from Nerd Revolt’s forthcoming debut album.
Lyrics by the iLL.F.O.
oppression
crush my soul
hear my voice
become a whisper
made me numb
dead inside
killed my dream
now i feel nothing
don’t need you
to set me free
can’t take away my
lucidity
destroy the shell
of my dead eyes
your ego shatters
now i’m…
breaking free
i’m giving back this
toxicity
pour you a glass
so you can taste it
take this void
and take this darkness
i’m giving back this heavy cross
i’m just…
breaking free
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You already know the album’s first single comes out next week…
Just thought we’d give you a little tease
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Mega exciting news!
The release date for our first single is…
Tuesday, April 24th
The music video’s gonna be dropping on YouTube, and the song will be available for download. Yay, you’ll finally get a peek into the album!
You guys have been so patient and supportive the whole way… time to let you in on what NR 2012 sounds like
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Yay!!! All the songs for the album are written!
This is our biggest milestone yet… but there’s lots of work to do until the release
m.0′s got a pile of mixes keeping him busy, and I’m jumping on pre-production for our next music video.
The video’s for the first single off our album, which you’ll be hearing very soon. More details coming in the next few weeks… we’re almost there, guys!
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Okay, guys… sorry for being away so long! The last 6 weeks have been a total blur. We’ve doubled our studio hours, juggling around a few projects. Made huge progress chipping away on the last songs
Now that we’re so close to completion, we’re excited to let you know our projected release date: SPRING 2012! That’s just a few months away, so we’re gonna be hitting it marathon-style…
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Happy birthday dejaded! I can’t believe how fast 3 years have gone by… but at the same time, I feel like we’ve traveled a few light years together
It all started when I was living in NYC. I was DJing and dabbling in music production, but felt creatively blocked. I dreamed of making albums and writing novels… but instead got caught up in the club scene, headed down a destructive path.
The diaries I kept during those years kept me going. It was self-therapy to get me through my struggles. I knew one day I’d share these stories with the world– in case it might help someone through their struggle.
When I first envisioned dejaded, I definitely didn’t see NR in my future. It was the missing link in all of this. Now that m.0 and I have helped each other rise from darkness, I hope we can pass on this positivity to you guys
It’s been really healing to open up about my past, and it’s been amazing to connect with so many of you! It’s like we’re cheering each other on as we travel on our paths to being dejaded. We’re all sharing parallel experiences together
Thanks for a beautiful 3 years… here’s to many more
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Sometimes it feels so surreal. I’m living the dreams I had as a kid– the ones I gave up on as a beaten down adult. It makes me reflect on the long, twisted road that led me here. The journey’s been full of pain, confusion, and dark detours… but somehow I made it here. Now, I feel like my life’s just starting to unfold
I remember growing up and going to concerts, Broadway shows– watching performers do their thing. I was fascinated by it and daydreamed of being a musician, actress, dancer, singer… I’d always felt disconnected from people around me, and had really severe social anxiety. The only way I knew how to communicate was through creative expression.
The problem was that I lacked confidence and didn’t trust myself… I thought I was too shy to ever be a performer. These last few years– getting into synths, meeting m.0, moving to San Francisco– have helped me unlock these buried dreams again… and they’re even better than how I envisioned them
Last week, my hula class put on a show– it was my first dance performance ever! I came full circle back to those childhood dreams. I was no longer in the audience fascinated and mystified– but on stage performing and expressing. Through tapping into my passions and life experience, I was able to form that connection with others I’d yearned for growing up. Instead of focusing on my “flaws” and shortcomings, I let the inspiration flow through me. And it did!
It just goes to show that the only thing stopping us from living our dreams is OURSELVES. We make excuses, self-sabotage, keep ourselves trapped in situations. If you just take the risk, trust yourself, and stay true to what you love… the whole world will open up to you. Everything you need to create your own destiny is inside you already!
