Hello, wonderful people! This is your Captain Niko speaking! We just posted our last review of 2022.

It was another year full of discoveries, encounters, sharing, love, and passion... Full of twists and turns, too. So let's reminisce about the little events of our little platform for a few minutes.

In July, German singer-songwriter Anna joined the team and wowed us with her reviews for our Artist Pick column. Again, welcome to the team! It's always great to have a new, young and fresh point of view! And thanks again to Joe and Luna for their amazing reviews as well! Good news, the team will continue to grow up in 2023 with at least 2 new writers. By the way, if you want to join us, feel free to do so!

Then, the "Indie Hour" podcast was born in September. A project about which I had many doubts. Yes, I've been a radio presenter for over 20 years, but I've never done that in English. And yet, this enchanting parenthesis of a monthly hour has found its audience. 4 episodes were made in 2022, with more to come in 2023. The artists said yes to playing the interview game, and the interview in the latest episode is further proof that this community is truly amazing.

You probably don't see it from where you are, but unbelievable things are happening behind the scenes. Hours and hours of chatting with other fellow music curators trying to create a network that musicians can rely on. Musicians themselves have been incredible support when I personally got through hard times. Even when I'm struggling with some serious health problems, they are here and their support means a lot. I've built all of this to support musicians and didn't expect such huge support from them when things turned wrong on my end.

Without musicians, no Niko alive. No content. No reviews and no podcasts. And without content, no IMC. So thank you to these hundreds of musicians who trusted us this year to share their wonderful music with you, and even deeper thanks to the IMC Family who were able to pick me up when I was on my knees.

And the final thanks will of course go to YOU, dear readers, dear listeners, who have supported us from the start. Without you, the adventure would have already ended.

It's time for all of us to take a little rest, and close the 2022 chapter... to open a new one in a few days. May this end of the year bring you peace, comfort, and happy moments with your family and loved ones.

Thank you all for this wonderful year! We are coming back in early January.

Much love, Niko.

PS: if you miss us during the Holidays, our Spotify playlist is still here to cheer you up :) Our best Christmas gift? That you share it with as many people as possible to make it grow.