I think I'm going to start making regular posts on newgrounds, I want to be more active on the site and I think it will be a good way to chronicle my life in a way. So if you are interested in a read from a poor writer then get your butts ready every saturday for a recap post. To make up for last saturday I do have some things I would like to say.

Frontpaged!

Last week (and a few days in advance 👀) was an exciting time for me, that really improved my morale and sparked a measure of inspiration in me. I helped a member who had broken headphones master his song and both of us were estatic it hit the frontpage!

He really did some fantastic work. I hadn't made any DnB/Dance style stuff in a long time so I decided to give it a shot. Though I can't give J-DieswYx all the credit for inspiring my next song it definitely played a part. My music tends to be very structured and tame, especially recently, stuck in a chillout phase. A friend of mine Wilieu had been bugging me for ages to make something completely off the wall. So I gave it a try, and made something that blew out the speakers. I toned it down to make it more listenable and released what is probably my most popular song of all time.

It blew my mind when it hit the frontpage, and at the same time Wilieu made it with her song Mistronaut

I was actually jumping and squealing in joy. A few days later I could not believe my luck when I had made it to the frontpage again.

So, it has been an emotional af time for me. As a creative I spend a lot of my time wondering what people think of my work. Constantly struggling with the thought that I have no skill and should just stop making music. Seeing my music on the frontpage has really helped inspire me and validate my skills. It's so odd that after 10 years making music, I still have those struggles. So thank you Newgrounds, and every single one of you.

I can't thank Tom Fulp enough for creating this website. It's Newgrounds in the first place that really got me going on my journey making music. I think the influences NG has left on me will continue to shine through all of my music.

Contests

I've entered NGADM and the NGUAC! I'm super excited to see whether I made it in or not. I hope I did, I've been really feeling an urge to participate in things more, and contests are a good step in that direction. Best of luck everybody!

I'm also very excited for thje NeoGeo Jam. It's been a long time since I've made anything retro so I gave it a shot and created something retro!

It was loosely inspired by Pokemon and wow do I mean loosely. When I make music I don't tend to study work I just let the feeling of something come over me. So I took what I felt was the feeling of a pokemon song I was listening to at the time and let that drive my own creativity. It's a happy song and I'm really proud of what I was able to make.

So... I'll continue making music, I'll continue posting, and I'll continue loving newgrounds. Never go away.

See you all later :)