Whether it’s from the creation of a pizza pie dedicated to the King of Kansas City or an inspiration to keep moving on despite the hardest of circumstances, Tech N9ne influences a wide range of fans in many different ways. This year we were able to relay a great number of fan stories thanks to the continuous courage of the Technicians worldwide and the numerous elite contributors we’ve had the pleasure of working with in order to get those stories told. This year we were able to publish 56 Fan Features.

Here are the Fan Feature stories we covered in 2011:

Stories To Help You Keep On Keeping On
Tech’s perseverance through the industry and his courage to lay his heart out on the track is more than enough to keep Technicians around the world going no matter what the circumstances.

• Tech N9ne Helps Fan Cope With Loss Of Father [Fan Feature]
• Young Technician Battles Disease Through Tech N9ne’s Music [Fan Feature]
• Heart Of A Technician [Fan Feature]
• Tech N9ne Inspires Movement In Four-Year-Old With Cerebral Palsy [Fan Feature]
• Tech N9ne’s Music Helps Fan Get Out Of Rock Bottom [Fan Feature]
• ‘It’s Okay To Change The Rules’: Fan Overcomes Mental Ward Experience [Fan Feature]
• Fan Copes With Loss Of Family through Strange Music [Fan Feature]
• Denver Technician With Stage 3 Brain Cancer Listens To Tech N9ne To Get Through [Fan Feature]
• Where Is My Happy Ending? [Fan Feature]
• The K.O.D. In Us All [Fan Feature]
• Overcoming With Tech N9ne [Fan Feature]

Tattoo Stories
Just a few of the thousands of tattoos inked yearly dedicated towards Tech N9ne and Strange Music were give the written treatment here.

• Tech Tatt Where Your Neck’s At [Fan Feature]
• Tattoo Artist In Nebraska Inks Up Strange Music Tattoos [Fan Feature]
• My Story’s Like… [Fan Feature]
• Connecting With K.O.D. [Fan Feature]
• Kansas City + All 6s and 7s Tattoos [Fan Feature]
• Technician Makes It Official On 18th Birthday [Fan Feature]
• Fan’s Ultimate Tattoo Tribute [Fan Feature]
• Blood Brothers Tattoo Studios Down With Tech N9ne And Strange Music [Fan Feature]
• Fan’s Glowing Tribute To Tech N9ne [Fan Feature]

Tech Inspires Technicians To Do Their Own Thing
Whether they be musicians, artists, or anything else, Tech inspires many to follow their dreams despite the naysayers and obstacles that might get in the way.

• The Tech Effect [Fan Feature]
• Strange Music, The Basis For My Whole Movement [Fan Feature]
• Fan Draws For Tech N9ne [Fan Feature]
• Fan Campaigns To Model For Strange Music Merchandise [Fan Feature]
• Fan’s Custom T-Shirt Designs Win Over  Technicians [Fan Feature]
• Dolled Up With Tech N9ne Hair Bows [Fan Feature]
• Aspiring MMA Fighter Inspired By Tech N9ne [Fan Feature]
• Painter Cites Tech N9ne As Inspiration [Fan Feature]
• Passionate MC Cites Tech N9ne As Primary Influence [Fan Feature]
• Tech N9ne Inspires Florida Artist [Fan Feature]
• ‘I Am A Strange Fan In This Strangeland’ [Fan Feature]
• ‘Tech Was A Big Influence’ – Artist Looks To Tech N9ne For Inspiration [Fan Feature]

Technicians In The Army
As soldiers bravely venture overseas to fight for our country, Tech N9ne’s music inspires them and keeps them sane despite the chance of losing their lives.

• Technician In The U.S. Army [Fan Feature]
• The Tech N9ne Experience Lives In Afghanistan [Fan Feature]
• ‘I Know That No Matter What Is Going On, I Can Turn On Some Tech’ [Fan Feature]
• ‘War Is An Ugly Thing, It’s True’: Former Soldier Reflects On ‘The Noose’ [Fan Feature]
• Remembering A Fallen Friend And Marine With ‘The Noose’ [Fan Feature]

Tech Encounters
Fans share their encounters with Tech N9ne whether through VIP or before and after the shows!

• ‘If You Haven’t Already Purchased Your VIP Package, Do It Now’ [Fan Feature]
• Fan’s Unforgettable Tour Experience [Fan Feature]
• Fan Hangs Out With Tech N9ne And Makzilla On Google+ [Fan Feature]
• ‘It’s Alive’ Gets Personal [Fan Feature]
• Fan’s Special Gift Finds The Way To Tech N9ne’s Bed [Fan Feature]

The Rest
Some stories are just so their own that you can’t put them in a category. Check out the story about The N9ne pizza, Tech’s son Dontez Yates, or the couple who pushed back their wedding to go to a Tech show!

• Tech N9ne Fan Through Thick And Thin: The Creator Of ‘The N9ne’ Pizza [Fan Feature Video]
• Strange Music Represent [Fan Feature]
• JACKPOT: Fan Finds And Buys Early Copy Of ‘All 6′s And 7′s’ [Fan Feature]
• Fans Postpone Wedding For Tech N9ne [Fan Feature]
• The Pledge: ‘Strengthening My Allegiance As A Technician’ [Fan Feature]
• The Pledge: ‘He Is My Reverend, My Pastor, My Hero’ [Fan Feature]
• S.O.S. Sale: Fan Finally Gets His Hands On A Tech N9ne Jersey [Fan Feature]
• Dontez Yates Talks Being The Son Of Tech N9ne And A Fan Of Strange Music [Fan Feature]
• Strangers Save Lives! [Fan Feature]
• ‘I’m Going To Watch My Lyrical Idol Perform On Stage’ [Fan Feature]
• Addiction To Great Music [Fan Feature]
• Strange Music Fan Converts People All Over PA [Fan Feature]
• Switzerland Technician Pimps His Ride Out Strange [Fan Feature]
• Who Did I Catch? – Discovering Tech N9ne’s Music [Fan Feature]

How has Tech N9ne influenced you and your life? Send your story to fans @strangemusicinc.com!