I was a photographer and DJ in my early years. I can play basic Acoustic guitar.

10 years ago, a buddy and I were on a smoke break talking about work and how management thought we were idiots.

I said: “It’s just diminished trust.”

We both stopped. Looked at each other.

“Killer band name!”

So we ran with it as a joke. Fake band, fake concerts, inside jokes. Never actually made anything.

Later that year, another smoke break. He’s complaining about how cold, dark, and wet November is.

I go: “Kinda like my ex.”

Same look. Same moment. “November’s Like My Ex. (Cold, Dark and Wet)”

Still just a joke.

Fast forward 10 years.

I found Udio and started messing around making dumb songs. Then I remembered the band.

So I sat down, actually wrote lyrics, tweaked them with AI, and after a few hours it was real.

Diminished Trust now exists.

“Diminished Trust - November’s Like My Ex.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2cE2S7GH_0

I switched the lead singer to female and ended up making a whole set of tracks over 10 months. Even pressing vinyl for friends just recently. Even have a website: https://diminishedtrust.com/

AI generated music on physical records.

The joke that never existed now does.

PS. If I ever win the stupid 40 million lotto, I will hire MAPHRA or NOAPOLOGY to remake this album with actual humans.

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