hiː jˈuːzd ðə lˈaɪsənsɪŋ fˈiːz tə fˈʌnd ɐ hˈoʊm stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ænd bɪɡˈæn hˈɪz "sˈɔŋz fɹʌmðə nˈuːklɪɹ wˈɔːɹ" pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, wˌɪtʃ ɪtsˈɛlf lˈɛd tʊ ɐ smˈɔːl skˈeɪl mɪdwˈɛst jˌuːˈɛs tˈʊɹ.
He used the licensing fees to fund a home studio and began his "Songs From The Nuclear War" project in 2011, which itself led to a small scale Midwest US tour.