The Confound Millennial Season 3 Ep. 21: Special Guest Rene Mata of Reach NYC Today on the podcast Rene Mata has come by not just to talk about his music, but much more importantly to talk about why he came back to making music after 17 years of working behind the scenes in the music industry. Rene's best friend, Chester Bennington, had been nagging him about getting his band back together to open up for Linkin Park one more time, and sadly that never got to happen before his tragic suicide back in 2017. Rene shares some of the good times he had with Chester, from his last dinner with him, to Chester sleeping in a pretty princess bedroom. Rene also opens up about his recovery journey and how that has impacted his life the music he writes today. And most importantly Stirvin and Rene come together to remind anyone listening out there or even just reading this episode description that it doesn't have to be the end today, whether you know it or not, somebody out there loves you and would beg you not to end things abruptly. Reach out to a friend. And if you truly feel that you have no one to talk to give the Suicide Hotline number a try 800-273-8255. We love you, you got this- WE GOT THIS. Lets make depression our bitch together. If you liked the music by Reach NYC in the episode today be sure to check out the links below: Intro- Back From the Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwtE0wKnXkk Outro- Last Surrender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUt7Bvzlj-g&list=OLAK5uy_nktL2Fz4mcQPIriEAq2uTohc-bkFIKVBk&index=1