I’ve been working with CCP Games for a very long time now. Capsuleer, the original mobile app for skill training (and so much more), hundreds of pieces of art, over a dozen Eve inspired albums, fitness inspired workouts with staff and executives alike, Fanfest talks and commercials … it’s been an honour and legacy.

Some of you know, but for those that don’t, I’ve been engaged in the early access of Eve Frontier. Catching up with old friends, players and devs alike, and being part of something new in a game that lives forever; not something easy to accomplish, and I continue to tip my hat to my good friend Hilmar.

So naturally, I had to make music for it, and the Eve Frontier Survival soundtrack was born. I showed album art to Hilmar, and he loved it. I sent samples of tracks to some of the Eve Frontier devs – they were pumped. And the 3 hour album was released across the globe!

Until I awoke one morning to an email from CCP Games legal team, telling me I had infringed on their copyright, and needed to take down the album immediately.

It felt like getting dumped by the love of your life. I was gutted.

Here’s what happened: I’d pulled two frames from CCP marketing materials for the album art-seemed inconsequential, the devs I’d shown didn’t flag it. And the name “Eve Frontier Survival Soundtrack” sounded official enough that it could have confused people into thinking it was an actual CCP release. In hindsight? I’d accidentally created fan content so polished it looked like it came from them.

Hilmar and I go back decades. His thumbs up had always been enough. But CCP has grown from the scrappy studio I first worked with into a company with proper legal processes, and those processes exist for good reasons, even when they feel personal. A CEO’s blessing and legal clearance aren’t the same thing anymore. I get it. They own Eve. I just play here.

I immediately complied. I reworked the art. I reworked the name. I got written approval from CCP Games legal team.

Then I ran into the joys of digital distribution of music…

You would think it would be easy to just change the name and album cover, but no, it’s a whole thing because it’s a live album. I had to systematically reach out to every single digital distributor that carries my music (more than 32 worldwide) and request for them to pull the album… which can take up to 4 weeks. Then, and only then, can I delete my album from my production house and upload it again under the new name, with new cost tied to it.

I got the final confirmation this morning. Eve Frontier Survival Soundtrack is gone. I’ve submitted the new album, Ancient Dark, and it is scheduled for release December 12, 2025.

For my Eve inspired summer 2026 release? I’m making damn sure to spam CCP Games legal every step of the way well in advance. Lesson learned.

Thanks to everyone who reached out asking what happened. Knowing you still care about this weird niche of Eve-inspired electronic music means everything.

See you in the Trinary.