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Approaching Nirvana

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Aug 10 - Crossroads

So this week's song idea is a bit late... That's because I wasn't happy with the Aug 3 idea from last week and coming out of the session this week I still felt like the song idea was pretty weak. S...

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New EP - East of Switzerland

First and foremost, thank you for your support here on Patreon!

This EP is a collection of 7 drum and bass songs that I've been working on over the last year (give or take). ...

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Thank You & Goals Moving Forward

Earlier this year, I passed my original Patreon goal of $1,000/month and I’d like to take the opportunity to thank all of you for your support. 

When I started with Pa...

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Aug 3 - Struggles

So this week's session did not go well... And to be honest, it's probably time I had a session or 2 like this because I was on a roll the last few months with some really good song ideas.

Thi...

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August Genre Poll

Time for moar poll!

This month, I'm want to keep it focused on house (120-128bpm) but there's several different flavors. Vote below on what you want me to write for the next 5 weeks!

Ha...

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New Release - Metamorphosis & New EP Announcement!

I'm super excited to finally announce a new 7-song EP that releases in 2 weeks titled "East of Switzerland"


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July 27 - Forever in Time

For this one, I started out with a chord progression & melody that came naturally. When that happens - you just run with it. Over the next few hours I added some stripped down foley drums, othe...

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July 20 - Acceptance

Continuing on the chill side of things this week, I went in a bit of a trap direction. It sounds pretty cool though. Though this feels like something I've written before. But between myself and cha...

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July 13 - House of Mirrors

This week, I started off with some atmosphere samples to spark some inspiration. I began with the intention of writing some melodic dubstep, but during the session a more chill direction felt bette...

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July 6 - Nebulous

This month we're writing some chill downtempo and melodic dubstep. In yesterday's session, I started out with a basic drum beat and chord progression. After that, I added in  extra layers and ...

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July Genre Poll

Alright - time for another poll! Vote below on what you want me to write this month!

I'm going to keep it simple this time around and give you 2 options to choose from.

Have a great wee...

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June 29 - Sirens

This is the last week for some chill progressive house. The last few songs I've written have been melodic house and this week I wanted to return to a specific style I haven't written in for some ti...

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New Release - Slipstream

For the first time in a while, I finished something I wrote only a few weeks ago. It was a nice change of pace compared to working through a backlog of projects that I want to finish. Not much has ...

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June 22 - Depths

This week, I'm back at it with some more progressive house ideas. I wanted to start with a clean slate so I wrote some chords and put together a basic drum groove. A chill, laid back direction felt...

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New Release - Summer Rain

The heat is rolling in here in Colorado and this song is the perfect vibe to cool off and relax as the summer kicks off! This was originally written View Post

June 8 - Forward

For the rest of June, I'm writing progressive house and this is the first one. I started out with some chord progressions, added some rhythm and wrote a top melody. From there I added drums, a bit ...

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June Genre Poll

I wanted to take the first week of the month and write whatever felt natural to me. The result was Slipstream - a song...

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June 1 - Slipstream

This month I decided to take the first stream and just write whatever came to me. Today's session was one of those sessions that just ... worked. I went a lot longer than my usual sessions and came...

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New Remix - Jurassic Park Theme (2022 Verison)

In anticipation of the new Jurassic World movie releasing next month, I thought it would be cool to put together an edit of my original Jurassic Park Remix. Mp3, 24-bit wave, & artwork are atta...

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May 25 - In Time

This week I'm back with something more upbeat and summer-y. Though it's simple, I think this idea is pretty strong. The layers are very basic and it's a simple arrangement (at best), but I'm happy ...

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May 18 - Acceleration

This week, we're continuing with upbeat / summer-y / fun ideas... At least, that's what I was trying on stream, haha. Unfortunately nothing was sticking so I scrapped everything and just wrote a lo...

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May 11 - Remember

This week we're continuing with some upbeat/summer-y/fun ideas. Like last week's idea, I think this song has a lot of potential. I started out with some inspiration from an atmosphere sample, a bas...

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New Release - Glint

This song is part of a collection of deep house songs I started last year. I really liked the darker tones of the this track combined with the piano and I'm super happy with how this one turned out...

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May 4 - Looking Up

This month we're writing Happy / Upbeat / Summer-y songs and today's idea turned out really well. It came together very quickly and while it's still very rough around the edges the whole idea is la...

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May Music Poll

It's been a couple of months for genres so this month let's vote on emotion/tone. Vote below on what type of songs you want to hear me write in May!

- Andrew

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April 27 - Preliminary

This week mark's the last Big Room song for April and I think it's my favorite. This time around, I did all the percussion and sound design before writing a melody or any chords and it worked out r...

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New Release - Boundless

This time, I'm back for some more Drum and Bass! This song was originally written last month and when I returned to th...

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April 20 - Ascent

This week, I'm continuing with some Big Room. Yesterday, I wrote a few chords/melodies and after settling on this one I did some basic sound design and layering to create an intro & anthem part...

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New Release - Sandbar

It's spring and it's time for some relaxing beach and vacation vibes! This song was originally finished last y...

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April 6 - Penumbra (Big Room)

This month we're writing some Big Room! It's been awhile since I've written something in this genre and I think this week's idea turned out pretty good! I started with drums, then wrote a melody an...

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