Hey there, I am Andy. Thanks very much for stopping by my channel and caring enough to read about me. I am in the process to make my original music accessible by occasionally broadcasting my practice on acoustic guitar. For those who've heard music I made: What you find here is different! In my opinion writing and recording music in the studio and performing an original song on an instrument demand a distinct skill-set. I feel that I have neglected the latter ever since I made music, just because the former fascinates me so much. Broadcasting my original work stripped down to a solo voice in a live environment is my attempt to gain new skills. I therefore already now apologize for all those mistakes I will make, and for the potential curse that might slip out my mouth manifesting my ambitions. I mean no harm. Rest assured, if you enjoy my music despite of it's simplicity, please share it to your peers. And if you're curious enough to listen in to some of my older studio work, your best bet is to check me on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/andystrohkirch).

**Sadly i am still taking a break from this schedule. No subs were harmed! Call me an artist dropout if you like, but if you see my stream popping up it's for pure enjoyment only. This time is meant for sourcing new strength, and for securing the base of my operations.** Catching up with my streaming schedule has been quite a struggle as of late, so I thought it's time to change it. Balancing life, work, streams, and channel development is just not that easy. and I hope my new schedule will work much better. In general my streams start about ±1 hour around this schedule and streams mostly last for about 2-3 hours. All times given are in Mountain Time. **Tuesdays: 5pm - 8pm** · Acoustic Guitar Live Performance **Thursdays: 10pm - 1am** · Gear Setup, Songwriting, Keyboard Live Performance **Fridays: 7pm - 10pm** · Live Jams with Guests or Solo Performance **Weekends: 12pm - 8pm** · Various Stream Contents Day, time, and length of the weekend stream varies too. Long weekends include Mondays. Occasionally I may take a break or end early which is usually announced during streams. If you see me sometime else it's because I missed you. :)

Chances are high am working for a client as brand builder and media producer. Yeah, something has to pay those bills... Though after all, I love my work. It's also possible that I'm social somewhere. Here are a few links just in case: · [Discord](https://discord.gg/jMVawkF) · [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/andystrohkirch) · [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/andystrohkirch) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasstrohkirch) · [Myspace](https://myspace.com/andystrohkirch) · [Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/andystrohkirch) · [YouNow](https://www.younow.com/andystrohkirch/channel) · [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/andystrohkirch)

NEW !!! Join me now on [Discord](https://discord.gg/jMVawkF) Against all etiquette in our online world I will most likely quite seldom participate in direct communication, be it welcoming new visitors by name or rapping contents from the chat. Hey, I hope it's not a sign of age, but in my opinion it takes away a bit from my style of music. However, I may take breaks and use the time to answer your questions, if any. Let's just see how this develops. I hope however, that you will have a good time here and participate by being active. Please be respectful and engage in real conversation. Negativity, role-playing, trolling, spamming, and advertising will make me frown. 'Nuf said.

During ongoing live streams you can use the following commands in chat. ~~ GENERAL ~~ · !commands (Shows a list of available chat commands) · !guitar (Shows information about Andy's guitar) · !merch (Where to get Andy's merchandise) · !strings (Shows information about the strings Andy uses) ~~ CHANNEL ~~ · !date (Shows Andy's local time and date) · !followcount (Shows the current amount of followers) · !followdate {user} (Shows date when user started to follow) · !stats (Shows statistics for channel and current stream) · !subcount (Shows the current amount of subscribers) · !subemotes (Shows the channels sub emotes as text) · !time (Shows Andy's local time and date) · !uptime (Shows the current duration of this stream) ~~ USER ~~ · !explain (Explains how to become a hero) · !points (Explains how points/soundwawes are earned) · !soundwaves (Displays your title, time, and soundwaves) · !give {user} {soundwaves} (Gift soundwaves to a user) · !allranks (Displays all available ranks) · !toprank (Lists the most 12 active souls of this stream) · !rank5 (Lists the most 5 active souls of this stream) · !rank25 (Lists the most 25 active souls of this stream) · !myrank (Shows rank, next achievable rank, soundwaves) · !toptime (Lists 12 souls with the longest watching time) · !time5 (Lists 5 souls with the longest watching time) · !time25 (Lists 25 souls with the longest watching time) · !mytime (Displays your watching time) ~~ SOCIAL ~~ · !comfort {user} (Give comfort to someone) · !hug {user} (Give someone a hug) · !pinch {user} (Pinch someones cheek, for Subscribers) · !shakehands {user} (Shakehands with someone) · !slap {user} (Give a funny look, for Regulars) ~~ SOCIAL MEDIA ~~ · !dc (Shows the invitation link to Andy's Discord) · !discord (Shows the invitation link to Andy's Discord) · !facebook (Shows the link to Andy's Facebook Page) · !fb (Shows the link to Andy's Facebook Page) · !ig (Shows the link to Andy's Instagram Profile) · !instagram (Shows the link to Andy's Instagram Profile) · !tw (Shows the link to Andy's Twitter Profile) · !twitter (Shows the link to Andy's Twitter Profile) · !youtube (Shows the link to Andy's YouTube channel) · !yt (Shows the link to Andy's YouTube channel) ~~ MODS ~~ · !add [user] [soundwaves] (Give currency to a user) · !count [command] (Displays the count of a command) · !hosting (Displays who is currently hosting this channel) · !math [arguments] (Execute a mathematical operation) · !remove [user] [soundwaves] (Remove currency fr. user) · !shoutout [user] (Shoutout another streamer) · !so [user] (Shoutout another streamer) · !subage {user} (Shows how long a user is subscribed) · !timestamp [description] (Creates a current timestamp)

If you like, you now can [subscribe to my channel](https://subs.twitch.tv/andystrohkirch) as a means of supporting me in creating and delivering original music. Thank you so much if you are considering this! TIP: If you have an Amazon Prime subscription (excluding the 30-day trial) and have connected your Amazon account with Twitch, you can subscribe every month for one channel of your choice for free. This type of subscription is manual and doesn't renew automatically. Please note, the subscription model of this channel is currently still in development, meaning that I want to add additional perks for my Tier 1, 2, and 3 subscribers over time. I am thinking of giving access to special contents like e.g. music (pre-)releases and perhaps a series of video recordings. At the moment nothing's yet ready since I just recently awoke from hibernation... Today subscribers have access to a series of computer drawn emotes and badges which I hope you'll enjoy. I didn't want to advertise chat room access here, simply because my busy schedule prevents me from being around that much. However, I am now on [Discord](https://discord.gg/jMVawkF) and may slowly build up the conversation. Please [join me there](https://discord.gg/jMVawkF)! Subscribers can choose between these 3 different tiers. Tier 1: "Fan Sub" unlocks · "Reptile Eye Pick" Emote Tier 2: "Die-Hard Fan Sub" unlocks · "Ammonite Snail" Emote Tier 3: "Benefactor Sub" unlocks · "Stone Carved Snake" Emote

If my fragile art speaks to you enough that you consider sending me some support, please know that this is very appreciated. Thanks so much for being so kind. <3 Your donations will be final and non-refundable, but I herewith pledge to put your contribution into the improvement of my art, the accessibility of it, and the delivery quality to better your experience. This may include paying the bills too! Your support will allow me to spend time on the instrument and obtain the tools needed to do and conserve art. It's not required but if you feel the time has come you may send a donation with a click below or by visiting my [Streamlabs Donation Page](https://streamlabs.com/andystrohkirch/v2) (your donation will be visible to the public), [PayPal Donation Page](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YTCRFHTBZ3MEN) (your donation will not be announced), or [Amazon Wishlist](http://a.co/chjXYnd). Additionally, and with no strings attached (pun intended!), I am inviting you to visit my [merchandise store](https://streamlabs.com/andystrohkirch/v2/merch) at Streamlabs. Thanks for your consideration and much love. Andy.

The emotes subscribers can access on this channel are considered charms by a few. Here are some thoughts and legends revealed by decades of reflection.

This magical guitar pick carries an embedded reptile eye that manifests the curiosity, with which the musician listens to the sound of the strings that he carefully strummed with this item. As a charm the reptile eye pick will increase the ability to deconstruct the transparency of sound for those who possess it, and for those who use it with an instrument it will simply inspire.

The ammonite snail symbolizes the impact life has made on it's surroundings and serves as a reminder of the impact that your life does make here amongst us. As a charm it will give the power to anyone in reach to better reflect on life's choices without being clouded by the fog of uncertainty woven by time.

The statue of the snake has been carved with the intent to protect us from the urge of curiosity that the unknown creates in us. Remember how our hunger for a specific knowledge changes, once the unknown becomes the known? It changes, because curiosity is replaced with intent. As a charm the stone carved snake will prevent us from being curious over things we shouldn't know, and it will allow us to lead our quest for knowledge with precise intent. Use it for the big questions in life, wisely and with caution.

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