Null Paradox is an interactive steampunk rock opera consisting of |
3 books | Gertrude & Grace, Victoria & Seth (upcoming), Glass Desert (upcoming). The first two books focus on the emergence of Gertrude & Grace and Victoria & Seth. Their relationships fall apart which then helps them to grow. In the final book, their personal stories converge to show us how they have and haven’t grown as well as how their individual paths converge to reveal the world-spanning mysteries that was first shown in the first book.
5 music albums | Gertrude & Grace and Love or Destiny continue the story told in the Gertrude & Grace book. Victoria & Seth adds dramatic personal stories from the perspective of these two characters from the upcoming book of the same name. Annabelle & The Bully and Glass Desert include both personal details and help frame the convergence of all of the characters’ stories in the final book.
Our live tours are a unique fusion of the story told through the 3 books and the music from the 5 albums, creating an interactive experience. The next tour is already in the works.
New Music
Since April 2024, we’ve released a new monthly song from the Victoria & Seth, Annabelle & The Bully, and Glass Desert music albums.
Our first new song this year was Miss Understood. It’s about Annabelle’s strange relationship with The Bully.
A month later, we followed up with Despair, the fourth of ten levels of grief from Victoria as she discovers a new life after the failure of her relationship with Seth.
And in June, Gertrude returned with Deepest Hour, a love song to so many of us who have faced adversity and have found a way to climb out of a seemingly endless hole of despair.
Future Music
Seth will make his first music rebuttal to Victoria in the song Shackled Dreams, sharing his own perspective on how he feels about her ghosting him for no apparent reason, at least from his perspective.
Next, we’ll hear from Grace, who died in the first book. How she returns and what she returns as is quite a story.
Victoria still has quite a climb as she digs herself out of her crushed relationship and discovers who Seth really is and his role in the story.
Then there’s Annabelle and The Bully. They’re the lynchpins of how the whole Null Paradox multiverse works and what it means to everyone.
Thank you to the artists who were part of Deepest Hour!
Lead vocals (Gertrude) | Lauren Zoeller
Backing vocals | Holly Turton
Guitars | Luis “Cancion” Calderon
Keyboards, organ, synth, bass | Tom Libertiny
Drums | Emily Dolan Davies
Music & Lyrics by Tom Libertiny
Produced by Tom Libertiny
Mixed and mastered by Luis “Cancion” Calderon
Vocals recorded by Dave Hagen, Dark Horse Studio
Image of Gertrude Universe 1 by Tom Libertiny
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Concept, Photography, Image Prompt | Tom Libertiny