CHAPTER 1
THE OFFICIAL TIGER CLAUS STORY
For years, he was the quiet mastermind behind half the mandem’s best songs—the Head Engineer who believed the city could move differently if artists approached creation with discipline, structure, and intention. But Tiger kept seeing the same heartbreaking pattern unfold year after year.
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The mandem arrived with talent, with energy, with raw potential… and then never released.
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Songs stayed on laptops.
Mixtapes died in group chats.
Voice notes became graveyards.
Every December ended with the same line: “I’m dropping next year, fam. Trust.”
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Tiger didn’t get angry. He got concerned. Concerned the mandem were sitting on greatness they didn’t know how to shape. Concerned the world would never hear what he heard every night in his headphones.
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Late one night, alone in the control room, Tiger whispered to himself, “They’re capable of so much more. Why won’t they finish?”
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Tiger Claus has always wanted one thing: to support the mandem in becoming the artists he knows they can be.
And then one night, everything changed.
CHAPTER 2
THE VISION — WHEN GREEN TEA APPEARED TO TIGER
It was the busiest week of the holidays. Tiger had just finished engineering five incredible songs—none of which the mandem planned to release. Exhausted, he slumped back in his chair and drifted into sleep.
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At 3:17 a.m., the studio lights flickered. A warm, cinematic green glow filled the booth. Tiger stirred, eyes half-open, as a voice echoed through the monitors.
“Tiger… they can be more. But they need structure. A roadmap. A leader.”
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Standing in the center of the booth was a figure made of swirling green light—Green Tea Distribution. In its hands were four glowing envelopes:
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CLOUD TAPE I
CLOUD TAPE II
CLOUD TAPE III
CLOUD TAPE IV
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Inside each envelope was a blueprint—not just for mixtapes, but for a city-wide development system:
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One tape per quarter.
A true Discovery Series.
A community where artists grow, learn, collaborate.
A real shot for the mandem to break through.
A pipeline that could make Toronto consistent.
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Tiger opened each envelope slowly, absorbing the future they represented. He saw 2026 clearly: the year the mandem finally drop.
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He whispered, “This… this could work. This could change everything.”
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When Tiger jolted awake, the green glow was gone—but the vision remained.
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He woke up transformed. Not angry. Not frustrated. Purpose-driven.
CHAPTER 3
THE CLOUD TAPES
Tiger didn’t become Tiger Claus to pressure people. He became Tiger Claus to support them. To guide them. To uplift them. To help them create high-quality music. To build systems that allow talent to shine.
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But the vision demanded urgency.
Toronto needed momentum.
The mandem needed accountability.
And the Cloud Tapes needed songs—recorded properly, mixed properly, finished properly.
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In the studio, Tiger placed his hand on the console and said quietly, “No more wasted potential. Not this year.”
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Tiger Claus became the holiday embodiment of support, structure, sonic quality, and mandem motivation. While everyone else bought gifts, watched movies, and drifted into holiday mode, Tiger stayed focused.
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He repeated to himself, “We still need tracks for the mixtape, fam.”
CHAPTER 4
THE MANDEM'S CHRISTMAS
The city moves through the holiday season. Jokes, food, errands, shopping, chaos. But behind every moment stands Tiger Claus, guiding the mandem toward their potential.
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“Record a song.”
“Book a session.”
“Drop this year, not next year.”
“Join the Discord.”
“Submit for the tape.”
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His mission is simple: be the supportive engineering mastermind who wants the mandem to win.
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And yet he’s surrounded by distractions—artists wandering through Square One, Yorkdale, Walmart, Chapters—everywhere except the studio. Tiger Claus shakes his head with a half-smile.
“You know they have microphones downstairs at Long & McQuade… just saying.”
The holidays are vibes.
Tiger Claus is purpose.
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He is the force pushing the city toward discipline, consistency, and release. He is the one who saw the vision and chose to carry it. And as the mandem move through the most distracted season of the year, Tiger Claus stands firm.
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“Your greatness is waiting,” he says. “But you have to meet it halfway.”
