Welcome. I create original music as INTO THE ETHER®, I am iiSwanSongii — and on my channel here is where I share my songs alongside the cinematic visuals crafted for each release.
This is a solo creative project. I combine traditional songwriting (lyrics / core concepts / shape the story / my own guitar playing samples) with emerging creative technology to make my music. Each song and video is arranged, refined, edited, and produced by me from start to finish.
The project is intentionally wide-ranging in style and mood. Some songs may resonate more than others, and that’s part of the design — this channel is built around exploration, evolution, and variety rather than a single fixed genre or vocal.
If you enjoy atmospheric, emotional, and visually immersive music, I invite you to subscribe and explore the world I’m building here. 🎵👋❤ It doesn't matter how music is made but how it makes you feel.
iiswansongii
WATCH THE REPLAY: Episode 25: Into The Ether
www.twitch.tv/videos/2868227823
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WATCH LIVE: www.twitch.tv/warrgrimm1
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining The Monday Post Live as a special guest!
Tune in Monday, September 7, from 7:00–9:00 PM EDT for music, conversation, and an evening with Into The Ether. Come hang out with us and say hello in the live chat—I’d love to see some familiar names there!
Into The Ether on YouTube:
youtube.com/iiSwanSongii
#IntoTheEther #TheMondayPostLive #IndependentArtist #LiveStream
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Happy September! August just went SO fast!!! Here I started writing this on 8/31 at 10:11pm and now finishing it at 7 pm on 9/1 to make sure I get it posted in time TODAY!
Welcome, and thank you to both current and new subscribers!
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🎵 WITCHCRAFT | Created by Temptation of the Priest
On August 27th, 'Witchcraft' a 13 minute Music / Short film launched!
When a group of friends enter a fortune teller’s tent to learn their futures, a seemingly harmless encounter becomes a supernatural nightmare.
This was a dream video for me to see 'happen' every step of the way that is solely the brain child of Temptation of the Priest
and detailed my part of the collaboration in the video description if you'd like to learn more.
▶ WATCH 'WITCHCRAFT': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG39m...
▶ SUBSCRIBE TO: youtube.com/@Temptation-Of-The-Priest
🎵 SPECIAL GUEST ON MONDAY POST LIVE STREAM | September 7th at 7pm EDT
WATCH THE REPLAY: Episode 25: Into The Ether
www.twitch.tv/videos/2868227823
I very much appreciated and accepted a very kind invitation by Warrgrimm to be a special guest on his 'Monday Post Live' stream on Twitch scheduled for September 7, 2026 at 7pm EDT!
I'm a ball of nerves but also excited about it because I've never done anything like this before! Walter and Erik on the show are really good at providing the wonderful technical feedback (that I love to get) when fellow music makers share their songs on the stream. They provide a no holds barred take on first impressions, and any advice they can think of to share.
If you would like to check out his show on Monday nights or the night of September 7th (when I'll be on), you can visit and follow his twitch channel linked below!
▶ www.twitch.tv/warrgrimm1
🎵 SLASH MUSIC ARTICLE | 'I Walk Alone (The Hollow Road) and After Ashes EP' featured
Full disclosure for transparency, these Slash Music articles are 'paid promotions' but I do think they help with discovery. Any music makers out there interested in promoting their music should reach out to 'Slash Music' to see if they will do that for you. They 'found' my videos and reached out to me (which is how I learned about them) but I'm certain if you pitch your music to them they very well could be able to help you with discovery. They have low cost options and they will write and share articles of your music on their platform. 🤗
Read 'Slash Music' Latest Article about my song 'I Walk Alone (The Hollow Road):
▶ slash-music.com/iiswansongii-into-the-ether-i-walk…
🎵 SEPTEMBER CHANNEL GOALS | MORE MUSIC AND VIDEOS
Augusts' goal of more videos and more music didn't happen because the universe basically wouldn't let me! LOL From internet issues (changed carriers) to a power outage to work schedule...when it rains it pours! So needless to say I'm going to try to post at least 4 music videos this month (1 per week).
🎵 MUSIC IN THE QUEUE!
Here is the current queue I will keep updated as I finish and share:
■ RELEASED
▶ Before The Road Divides - Dark Grunge Alt-Rock ✅ 9/14
■ WORKING
▶ Left Unchosen - Psychedelic Grunge🎵 (Video Collab w/ MrWhoLab)
▶ Shadow to Light (Reuben Remake) - Synth Alt-Rock 🎵
▶ Maeflower - Grunge / Alt-Rock 🎵
▶ Too Loud for Heaven - Industrial Alt-Metal 🎵
▶ I Take It Back - Industrial Gothic Metal 🎵
▶ Where It Splinters - Industrial Alt Rock 🎵
■ PENDING
▶ Through - Industrial Symphonic Gothic Metal
▶ Through - Symphonic Black Metal
▶ This Desert - Grunge
▶ There's Something (Acoustic Session)
▶ I'm Breaking (Acoustic Session)
▶ Bury The Ashes (Acoustic Session)
▶ I’ve Outlived This Version — Goth Darkwave
▶ Carry What You Feel - Industrial Alt-Rock
▶ The Lever - Psychedelic Grunge
▶ I Don't Reach - I Know - Heavy Alternative Metal
▶ I Fall Away - Grunge Alt-Rock
▶ Between the Blinks (Remake) - Metal (Vocals by Reuben)
▶ If I Had To Pick Just One - Industrial Alt-Metal
▶ Where the Name Falls Away — Alternative Rock
▶ Still Spinning — Goth Rock / Grunge
▶ When the Ground Remembers — Metal
▶ When the Silence Arrives — Dark Hard Rock
▶ Still in the Distance — Dark Alternative / Post-Grunge
▶ Signs I Chose to Miss — Post-Grunge / Nu Metal
▶ Too Late to Open the Door — Modern Metal
■ COVER SONGS
I have started to consider again moving forward with covering a few of my favorite songs on here. I need to buy custom licensing for them though and one fee covers 5 songs so I need to find 3 more that I really want to do. Here is a list of 2 I have so far I want to do:
-- No Ground by Eleven
-- It's Okay by Eleven
■ ABANDONED (may revisit later):
- Where Tomorrow Learns My Name ❌
- Before You Drift Away ❌
- The Promise ❌
- The Weight I Used To Carry ❌
- Rush ❌
- Breaking Point ❌
- Where Fears Have Stood ❌
- Misplaced ❌
- Build In The Dark ❌
Progress Key:
✅ Completed 🎵 In Progress 🧪 Experimental ❌ Abandoned (for now)
Thank you for checking in and seeing what’s new!
I truly appreciate all of your likes and feedback—keep them coming.
Have an amazing day!
Peace, love, and empathy <3
~iiSwanSongii
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Would you stay—or walk away?
Four friends visit a fortune teller expecting a little fun—but what she reveals about their futures changes everything.
Watch WITCHCRAFT, the complete 13-minute supernatural horror short film:
▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG39m...
After watching, tell me: Would you have stayed for your reading—or walked away?
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WITCHCRAFT — The Story Begins at 4:44 AM EDT 8/27/26
Four friends believed their secrets would remain buried—until one day at the fair changed everything.
WITCHCRAFT, a supernatural horror short film by Temptation of the Priest × iiSwanSongii / Into the Ether, premieres August 27 at 4:44 AM EDT.
Set your reminder on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG39m...
#Witchcraft #HorrorShortFilm #SupernaturalHorror #YouTubePremiere
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Happy August! This monthly post, is about what happened in July and what I plan on doing in August!
Welcome, and thank you to both current and new subscribers!
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🎵 MAIN AUGUST FOCUS ON MORE MUSIC AND VIDEOS
I noticed my 'amount' of videos has gone way down per month since February. I'm keeping this month light on goals and my focus will be on 'more' music videos to share! <3
🎵 MobVision Song Contest - 3rd Edition | RESULTS
On Monday July 27th, was the grand final show of the 3rd edition of MobVision!
One thing they did for grand final artists is take our characters and put them on the MobVision stage! I LOVED seeing Reuben on stage singing and they gave him a band! I've included links below to the show if you want to see it. I loved it!
The results for 'Enough' as it advanced in each round were:
- Qualifier 3 - 5th Place
- Semi Final 1 - 11th Place
- Grand Final - 23rd Place
My biggest takeaway from all of this is seeing the amount of people who are committed to building communities and events (in their spare time mind you!) for everyone who loves this wonderful technology. There are places to talk about tools, share creative ideas, cheer each other on, share our music, art, and music videos, and receive technical feedback that we all need to get better in this wonderful craft.
What struck me most is how this also creates opportunities for genuine friendships to form between creative, like-minded people from all over the world.
I would absolutely love to be part of MobVision Edition 4. This was such a fun and rewarding experience for me and so grateful to everyone who voted for 'Enough' to make it to the Final.
▶ MobVision E3 Grand Final: https://youtu.be/fMp4UbGhZmI
▶ MobVision E3 TeleVotes: https://youtu.be/L2fGZRCyjP0
🎵 'Into The Ether' on Streaming Platforms - PRE-SAVE on SPOTIFY
Moved this 'goal' to August when July became much to busy for me! It's my fault though, I decided last minute to 'remaster' the 7 tracks on my EP before uploading them to my distributor so I will make time this month to get my EP remastered and shared on there. 🤗
✨UPDATE: This is Done! Pre-save my EP on Spotify
PRE-SAVE 'After Ashes' EP on Spotify
▶ distrokid.com/hyperfollow/intotheether/after-ashes
Watch Music Video Playlist of the songs from After Ashes:
▶ www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
'After Ashes' EP Available on Compact Disc:
▶ intotheether.net/order-after-ashes-ep/
Downloadable 'Into the Ether' Music (MP3 / WAV)
▶ intotheether.net/shop/
🎵 MUSIC IN THE QUEUE!
I'm on a mission this month. I need to make more music videos in August so here is the current queue I'll be working on and will keep updated as I finish and share:
■ RELEASED
▶ Fractured Veil (Reuben Remake) - Dark Alt-Rock / Psychedellic Grunge ✅ 8/23
▶ Witchcraft - Gothic 80s Synth Rock 🎵 (Video Collab w/ Temptation of the Priest)
✅ Premieres August 27, 2026 4:44AM EDT
WITCHCRAFT | A Supernatural Horror Short Film
https://youtu.be/dG39m4zY_H8
■ WORKING
▶ Left Unchosen - Psychedelic Grunge🎵 (Video Collab w/ MrWhoLab)
▶ Shadow to Light (Reuben Remake) - Synth Alt-Rock 🎵
▶ Maeflower - Grunge / Alt-Rock 🎵
▶ Too Loud for Heaven - Industrial Alt-Metal 🎵
▶ I Take It Back - Industrial Gothic Metal 🎵
▶ Where It Splinters - Industrial Alt Rock 🎵
■ PENDING
▶ Through - Industrial Symphonic Gothic Metal
▶ Through - Symphonic Black Metal
▶ This Desert - Grunge
▶ There's Something (Acoustic Session)
▶ I'm Breaking (Acoustic Session)
▶ Bury The Ashes (Acoustic Session)
▶ I’ve Outlived This Version — Goth Darkwave
▶ Carry What You Feel - Industrial Alt-Rock
▶ The Lever - Psychedelic Grunge
▶ I Don't Reach - I Know - Heavy Alternative Metal
▶ I Fall Away - Grunge Alt-Rock
▶ Between the Blinks (Remake) - Metal (Vocals by Reuben)
▶ If I Had To Pick Just One - Industrial Alt-Metal
▶ Where the Name Falls Away — Alternative Rock
▶ Still Spinning — Goth Rock / Grunge
▶ When the Ground Remembers — Metal
▶ When the Silence Arrives — Dark Hard Rock
▶ Still in the Distance — Dark Alternative / Post-Grunge
▶ Signs I Chose to Miss — Post-Grunge / Nu Metal
▶ Too Late to Open the Door — Modern Metal
■ COVER SONGS
I have started to consider again moving forward with covering a few of my favorite songs on here. I need to buy custom licensing for them though and one fee covers 5 songs so I need to find 3 more that I really want to do. Here is a list of 2 I have so far I want to do:
-- No Ground by Eleven
-- It's Okay by Eleven
■ ABANDONED (may revisit later):
- Where Tomorrow Learns My Name ❌
- Before You Drift Away ❌
- The Promise ❌
- The Weight I Used To Carry ❌
- Rush ❌
- Breaking Point ❌
- Where Fears Have Stood ❌
- Misplaced ❌
- Build In The Dark ❌
Progress Key:
✅ Completed 🎵 In Progress 🧪 Experimental ❌ Abandoned (for now)
Thank you for checking in and seeing what’s new!
I truly appreciate all of your likes and feedback—keep them coming.
Have an amazing day!
Peace, love, and empathy <3
~iiSwanSongii
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🏆 MOBVISION EDITION 3 — GRAND FINAL! 🏆
Tomorrow is the big day! “Enough” has made it all the way to the MobVision Edition 3 Grand Final, and the final show goes LIVE Monday, July 27! ❤️🔥
The show will feature the Grand Final performances, LIVE televoting, and the final results as the winner of MobVision Edition 3 is crowned.
And yes — you can watch AND vote live for your favorite! 🗳️
📅 Monday, July 27, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM EDT
📺 Live on Discover Your Music Radio
🔗 www.twitch.tv/discoveryourmusicradio/
I’m incredibly excited to see Enough standing among the Grand Finalists. If you’d like to be part of the final, tune in, hear the songs, and cast your vote during the live televote! 🖤🔥
See you at the Grand Final! 🏆
#MobVision #MobVisionEdition3 #GrandFinal #Enough #IntoTheEther #SongContest #LiveMusic #Televote #MusicCompetition #AIMusic
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ENOUGH by Into The Ether® has officially advanced to the MobVision Song Contest Semi-Finals!
Thank you to everyone who listened, voted, and supported my music. Your encouragement means more than you know, and I'm truly grateful to have made it this far.
Semi-Final 1 voting is now underway.
🗓️Participant ONLY Voting ends: Monday, July 13, 2026 • 3:00 PM EDT
#Enough #IntoTheEther #MobVision #MobVisionSongContest #SemiFinalist #OriginalMusic #AlternativeRock #IndependentArtist #MusicCompetition #Pennsylvania #SupportIndependentMusic
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Happy July! Again, June just came and went so quickly! This monthly post, is about what happened in June and what I plan on doing in July!
Welcome, and thank you to both current and new subscribers!
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🎵 It's Official! Into The Ether® is Mine!?!?
Advice for anyone in the United States who is thinking about trademarking anything...do it now! You'll thank yourself a year from now. That is how long mine took. June 06, 2025 it wasn't a conscious decision as I remember it was more of an 'autopilot' pull at my gut telling me I better trademark my name. I trust my gut. So I did. FINALLY June 30th, 2026 it went through. I'm just glad and grateful it is all done.
🎵 'Into The Ether' on Streaming Platforms
I always told myself when my trademark went through, I would decide 'then' to put my 'After Ashes EP' of 7 songs on all streaming platforms. I plan on adding it to Spotify and Apple Music. Just those two. My 7 song EP is an album arc of songs sung by one of my characters named Christian. I'm hoping all of that goes smoothly!
Other ways of hearing my EP see below:
Watch Playlist of the Videos from After Ashes:
▶ www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
'After Ashes' EP Available on Compact Disc:
▶ intotheether.net/order-after-ashes-ep/
Downloadable 'Into the Ether' Music
▶ intotheether.net/shop/
🎵 First NovaVision Music Contest in June!
On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 19:00 GMT my latest video 'I Don't Reach, I Know' video premiered during MrWhoLab's live NovaVision Music Contest! The goal of the night was sharing everyone's work and it was so great...all of it! I've never had more fun watching a live stream then that! In the lineup of 21 entries, I was 10th being premiered. When the voting was done and tallied, I came in 10th 🙌😄🤗 MrWhoLab announced closer to October 2026 he is going to have a 2nd one so I hope to be able to participate in that one too! He did such a great job organizing it all!
🎵 MobVision Song Contest - 3rd Edition
A 'month long' contest that I am a part of is 'MobVision'. I entered to represent Pennsylvania, United States and the song I chose was 'Enough'. I decided on that one since it has a happier up beat sound and maybe my character Reuben who is the singer in it may catch some peoples eye with the video.🙌😄🤗
Participants vote on qualifier rounds they are assigned.
Voting for qualifiers ends July 5th.
On that day I'll know if my song has made it to one of 2 semi finals.
Semi Final 1 Show is hosted on July 6th
🙌UPDATE: "Enough" qualified to be in Semi-Final 1🙌
Thank you to everyone who voted for my song!!!
Semi Final 2 Show is hosted on July 8th
Semi Final 1 voting ends July 13
Semi Final 2 voting ends July 15
People who win those advance to the Grand Final which is hosted on Monday July 27, 2026 and there you can see who wins the whole thing!!!
▶ My ITE Blog Post: intotheether.net/into-the-ether-update-on-the-mobv…
▶ MobVision Website: mobvision.eu/
🎵 MUSIC IN THE QUEUE!
Here’s what’s currently in progress or coming up for July:
■ RELEASED
▶ Voltage — Dark Electro Rock✅ 7/4
▶ Stolen Thunder - Industrial Alt-Metal ✅ 7/17
■ WORKING
▶ Left Unchosen - Psychedelic Grunge🎵 (Video Collab)
▶ Fractured Veil (Reuben Remake)* - Metal 🎵
▶ Shadow to Light (Reuben Remake)* - Synth Alt-Rock 🎵
▶ Maeflower - Grunge / Alt-Rock 🎵
▶ Too Loud for Heaven - Industrial Alt-Metal 🎵
■ PENDING
▶ No Room For Shadows (Christian Remake)*
▶ The Shape It Takes (Isaac Remake)*
▶ Light in the Ashes (Remake)*
▶ Shadow Without End (Elias Remake)*
▶ Carry The Calm (Reuben Remake)*
▶ Ashes of the Oracle (Christian Remake)*
▶ Through - Industrial Symphonic Gothic Metal
▶ I Take It Back - Industrial Gothic Metal
▶ Where It Splinters - Industrial Alt Rock
▶ Through - Symphonic Black Metal
▶ This Desert - Grunge
▶ There's Something (Acoustic Session)
▶ I'm Breaking (Acoustic Session)
▶ Bury The Ashes (Acoustic Session)
▶ I’ve Outlived This Version — Goth Darkwave
▶ Carry What You Feel - Industrial Alt-Rock
▶ The Lever - Psychedelic Grunge
▶ I Don't Reach - I Know - Heavy Alternative Metal
▶ I Fall Away - Grunge Alt-Rock
▶ Between the Blinks (Remake) - Metal (Vocals by Reuben)
▶ If I Had To Pick Just One - Industrial Alt-Metal
▶ Where the Name Falls Away — Alternative Rock
▶ Still Spinning — Goth Rock / Grunge
▶ When the Ground Remembers — Metal
▶ When the Silence Arrives — Dark Hard Rock
▶ Still in the Distance — Dark Alternative / Post-Grunge
▶ Signs I Chose to Miss — Post-Grunge / Nu Metal
▶ Too Late to Open the Door — Modern Metal
* THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTIONS RAVEN!!!
■ COVER SONGS
I have started to consider again moving forward with covering a few of my favorite songs on here. I need to buy custom licensing for them though and one fee covers 5 songs so I need to find 3 more that I really want to do. Here is a list of 2 I have so far I want to do:
-- No Ground by Eleven
-- It's Okay by Eleven
■ ABANDONED (may revisit later):
- Where Tomorrow Learns My Name ❌
- Before You Drift Away ❌
- The Promise ❌
- The Weight I Used To Carry ❌
- Rush ❌
- Breaking Point ❌
- Where Fears Have Stood ❌
- Misplaced ❌
- Build In The Dark ❌
Progress Key:
✅ Completed 🎵 In Progress 🧪 Experimental ❌ Abandoned (for now)
Thank you for checking in and seeing what’s new!
I truly appreciate all of your likes and feedback—keep them coming.
Have an amazing day!
Peace, love, and empathy <3
~iiSwanSongii
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My NovaVision entry premieres NOW!
(you have 5 minutes! lol)
🎵 I Don't Reach, I Know
If you'd like to watch my premiere, here's the direct link:
▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mit9f...
Or afterwards join the full NovaVision livestream
and discover more music from creators around the world:
🌌 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUan_...
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🌌 The NovaVision Music Contest has officially begun NOW!!!
If you're looking for some great new music today, come join the livestream, discover new artists, and celebrate the creativity of this amazing community.
▶ Watch the show live NOW!!!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUan_...
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