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thank you for the suggestion.\nSpecial thanks to Tsuyoto for showing me around VRChat, taking a ton of photos of us hanging out together at Furality Umbra, and ultimately inspiring me to hang out in VRChat more and write original music based on my experiences there.\nSpecial thanks to Triac for giving me the computer that allowed me to get on VRChat in the first place.\nSpecial thanks to the Furality team and the world they created in Furality Umbra that inspired me to write and record these songs.\nOf course, huge thanks and much love goes to my partner, Denver, who listened to these songs over and over and is probably sick of them by now.  Huge thanks also to my parents who have always supported my musical endeavors.\nEquipment used:\nESP Horizon\nSchecter C-1 E/A w/ Bare Knuckle Pickups Juggernaut and BLK / TRI Frost Giant\nWarwick Thumb Limited Edition 2003\nKorg minilogue\nKorg MS2000\nAKG P420\nCherry Audio DCO-106\nEastWest Hollywood Brass\nLogic Pro\nJoey Sturgis Tones Bus Glue\n\"Nine is divisible by three.\" -Linda", "organizations": [ { "names": { "en": "Ian Martyn", "ja": "Ian Martyn", "ja-latn": "Ian Martyn" }, "role": "publisher" } ], "performers": [], "picture_full": "https://media.vgm.io/albums/97/142279/142279-37a23b370163.png", "picture_small": "https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/97/142279/142279-37a23b370163.png", "picture_thumb": "https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/97/142279/142279-37a23b370163.png", "products": [ { "names": { "en": "VRChat" } } ], "publish_format": "Commercial", "publisher": { "names": { "en": "Ian Martyn", "ja": "Ian Martyn", "ja-latn": "Ian Martyn" }, "role": "publisher" }, "related": [ { "catalog": "N/A", "date": "2019-09-21", "link": "album/156064", "names": { "en": "VIRTUAL MARKET 3 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK", "ja": "バーチャルマーケット 3 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK", "ja-latn": "VIRTUAL MARKET 3 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" }, "type": "bonus" }, { "catalog": "N/A", "date": "2025-11-21", "link": "album/154561", "names": { "en": "My Dreams Are Real", "ja": "My Dreams Are Real", "ja-latn": "My Dreams Are Real" }, "type": "works" }, { "catalog": "N/A", "date": "2026-05-01", "link": "album/159834", "names": { "en": "Light Shines on You", "ja": "Light Shines on You", "ja-latn": "Light Shines on You" }, "type": "works" } ], "release_date": "2024-09-03", "release_events": [], "release_price": { "currency": "USD", "price": 5.0 }, "reprints": [], "stores": [ { "link": "http://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0DF3CXLV2", "name": "Amazon.com" }, { "link": "http://ianmartyn.bandcamp.com/album/makes-it-all-worth-it", "name": "Bandcamp" }, { "link": "http://www.deezer.com/us/album/633431491", "name": "Deezer" }, { "link": "http://music.apple.com/us/album/1764688868", "name": "iTunes" }, { "link": "http://play.napster.com/album/alb.5871724431785667", "name": "Napster" }, { "link": "http://www.pandora.com/artist/ian-martyn/makes-it-all-worth-it/ALjXJtmvt7VcfZ9", "name": "Pandora" }, { "link": "http://open.qobuz.com/album/ngurtnze6dcmb", "name": "Qobuz" }, { "link": "http://open.spotify.com/album/7F0rvVK7E8neivC2KQoTEB", "name": "Spotify" }, { "link": "http://listen.tidal.com/album/383003096", "name": "TIDAL" }, { "link": "http://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_keIOXpW1QP4Hmfqbf0VhL8FND9Z0VIlPs", "name": "YouTube Music" } ], "vgmdb_link": "https://vgmdb.net/album/142279?perpage=99999", "vocals": [ { "link": "artist/18555", "names": { "en": "Ian Martyn" } } ], "votes": 0, "websites": { "Official": [ { "link": "https://album.link/b4zh3cm5rhpsj", "name": "album.link" }, { "link": "https://lnkfi.re/MakesItAllWorthIt", "name": "Linkfire" }, { "link": "https://music.ianmartyn.com/miawi", "name": "ToneDen" } ] } }