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Approaching Nirvana

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Jan 10 - Zenith

What do you get when you combine melodic house, traditional AN vibes, and an uplifting chord progress? This, I guess... And though it's simple I like how it turned out. I don't know if I see myself...

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Jan 3 - The Sun is Dark

Happy New Year and I hope you had a wonderful holiday!

I'm starting off the year with somethings super chill and vibey accompanied by some piano. I spent much of the session experimenting wit...

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New Release - Cinematic Soundscapes 3.1: Ancient Directive

As 2023 comes to a close, I’m taking one more detour before returning to my usual EDM stuff in January - Cinematic Soundscapes. I’m excited to return to this style and I’m very happy with how...

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Dec 20 - Traction

This week I wrote some interesting chords and went for a Deadmau5 influence alongside some vibes similar to my older songs "Quiet" and "Keeping Quiet". I like this idea but I'm not sure it's strong...

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Custom Commissioned Shirt - Design & Concept Feedback

Hey everyone! I hope that you are doing well and that your holiday season is off to a great start. Since the vinyls wrapped up, it's time to get moving on the Fall/Winter 2023 Patreon merch item - ...

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Dec 13 - As the Story Goes

This week, I wanted to write something a bit more familiar. What I came up with is a slower tempo plucky house song with strong influence from You and Here Again. This is very much a traditional Ap...

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Dec 6 - Slow Down

I had no plan this week so at the beginning of my session I tried a bunch of different things until something stuck. I then had a decent drum groove and bouncy bassline to go along with it. It took...

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Little Drummer Boy Remix

It's December and that means it's time for another Christmas remix! 🎄

I am really happy with how this one turned out. I really like how the bell-like melody sounds. It reminds me of playin...

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Vinyls Done & Weekly Update

Hey everyone!

Yesterday, I dropped off the final batch of vinyls at the post office. Check your messages (here, Discord, or email) for a tracking number. Please keep in mind ...

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3 New Songs and Updated EP Mix for Blue Sparrow

I had a few more Lofi songs that were close to being done so I finished 3 more songs and added them to the 2023-11-25 16:50:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Nov 22 - Little Drummer Boy Remix (Rough Version)

I wasn't planning on doing a Christmas Remix this year, but it was mentioned last week during stream and I thought it might be fun to do one if I can keep the work required relatively low. So this ...

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Nov 15 - Stop the Moment

This week was interesting... I set out to write something totally different and after a couple hours I just wasn't happy with the result. I decided to switch gears and try out a house structure to ...

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Vinyls Shipping is Underway!!

The 1st batch of vinyls has been packed and shipped. Tracking emails have been sent, so check your messages! This batch is US only - more batches will go out next week and the week after.

Bet...

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Nov 8 - Mystic

This week's idea is a pretty good one. A bit of downtempo house with some Deadmau5 vibes, and some typical Approaching Nirvana piano melodies. This needs a lot more FX and subtleties throughout. I ...

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New Release - The Ground Beneath You EP

This year I wanted to do something a bit different. The Ground Beneath You is both the song I wrote this year for Love Tropics<...

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New Release - Blue Sparrow

Nov 25 Update!

I’ve added 3 additional songs to round out the EP and released them all as a 1 hour video on YouTube. The EP Mix on this post has been updated with ...

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Oct 25 - Sleeping Awake

This week I went for something different. I started out with drums and spent a lot of time making the groove. After that I wrote some chords and starting adding layers and an arrangement.

I t...

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Oct 18 - Upon My Skin

This week, I wanted to combine relaxed and uplifting. I'm not sure I accomplished that and I'm not even sure what genre this is... maybe downtempo organic house? It feels new, but it's also not too...

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The Vinyls Sound Great!

I finally got my turntable and the first thing I did was test out the vinyl! I was pleasantly surprised to hear the quality. They sound a lot better than I was expecting, though I had no idea exact...

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Oct 11 - Above the Treeline

This week I wrote a promising intro/verse/build to an uplifting progressive house song. It has a good vibe and would be great for a vocal. The only problem is that I didn't have time to write a dro...

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Oct 4 - Fleeting Memoir

This week, I started with another blank slate. I wrote a few interesting chord progressions on the piano, but this arpeggiated chord progression with a bit of a melody really resonated. I wrote sev...

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Vinyls Have Arrived!!

They're here and they look awesome! Address confirmations have also gone out. I have reached out to you on the platform I last had contact with you (Patreon, Email, Discord), so please check your m...

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Sept 27 - Skybound

This week I set out to write something simple and uplifting. I started out writing chords and a melody and moved on to a basic arrangement and some sound design. 

I like the emotion in t...

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Sept 20 - Ephemeral

This week I started first with drums. After creating all the layers for the drum groove, I wrote some simple chords that were relaxing, laid back, and a bit uplifting. I kept the idea simple with a...

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Sept 13 - From Whence We Came

This week I am out of town with my girlfriend visiting our university campuses together. Many of you know I went to Virginia Tech and I haven't been back since I graduated. The campus is beautiful ...

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Fall/Winter 2023 Merch Poll

The vinyls are still in production and should be shipping out mid-October. Now it's time to vote on items for our next Merch run. We're going to keep it to apparel this time around and there are 6 ...

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Sept 6 - Emergence

This week's idea is an uplifting chord progression with some Deadmau5 vibes and I really like it! It starts off a bit abrupt so I'd probably add an intro, but it's a pretty strong idea. It reminds ...

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Starfield Theme Remix

Starfield is upon us and I have a new remix! I really enjoyed Oblivion when it came out, but never got the chance to play Skyrim or Fallout 4 much. I'm super pumped for this game and I've loved thi...

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Aug 31 - Can't Get You Out of My Mind

This week turned out a bit different than planned. Old school vibes combined with arpeggiated pianos, a deep house style bass, and formant-pitched vocal samples. I like this idea, but I'm not sure ...

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Aug 23 - Holding On

The poll for next month is still open, but I thought I'd get a head start on some uplifting music and ...

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