Now that I’ve settled all that stuff about my style, it’s time to use it: CRYSTAL IS FINALLY OUT! Get ready, world…

I can’t figure out my style, guys… sometimes I’m making that chill synth wave stuff with nice chordy drops and whatever, but sometimes I feel the need to make some random drum n bass stuff and can’t be convinced otherwise. Like right now. I’m envisioning some really crazy dnb stuff for my next track (on a new ep that will come out soon perhaps), but it really doesn’t make sense compared to Severed Sunset and all that other stuff. Do I just combine the two somehow, maybe? Or do I have a style I’m just not sensing? I don’t know, maybe I’m just overthinking it.

Not exactly sure why I'm sharing this with you. Down in the links section you will find a link that says, "How I started." Click that, it will take you to a Google Doc that has a pretty interesting surprise on it.

Yes, what you are looking at are the very first pieces of music I ever wrote. It all started with a music assignment during quarantine: make a melody using Chrome Music Lab. I thought, "This will be so easy, I already have an idea in mind." BUT, I couldn't stack notes on top of each other. I thought, "That's terrible!" So, after the music assignment, I made a song of my own, following my own rules... and Walk the Dog was born. It was so fun, I made another one, March of Empires. And another, Victory is Ours. Soon, I was having the best week of my life, creating music and making my family listen to it over and over.

It was nothing short of awesome.

Then I had the idea for ALBUMS. I created the albums slideshow, and created a bunch of albums using random images off the internet. Not entirely sure if that's legal, but I didn't know any better. Vortex was my first album, and it was a major victory for me. I had literally created an album, and I was only eleven! My music teacher shared my success with a ton of students at my school, and I was that music making kid.

Albums to singles to albums to singles... a whole year, 3 more months, and at least 75 more songs went by... and I was a nerd. A joke. I was that weird Chrome Music Lab kid who didn't have a life. Now, I wasn't REALLY that, but that's what all my friends thought, and what they still think. I was ready to start creating for real. 75 or more C.M.L songs really drilled music theory into this thick skull of mine... I was all ready to go. After an entire day of research, I found SunVox: a $6 music making app with NO LOOPS. It was a steal. That is where I am now.

That is why I don't use Chrome Music Lab anymore. Although, I still hold a special place in my heart for the songs I made on it. In fact, I made the song Odyssey fairly recently just to be nostalgic. It was an experience. While I do like C.M.L. a ton, I don't miss it. SunVox is the perfect fit for me, and I hope to use for the next full year, 3 months, and 75 songs. Ok, maybe not 75 songs... that's a lot!

I don't know why I bothered to type this up, it's not like anyone looks at my profile anyway ;)

I am making 16 second songs (short, I know) that focus on one or two effects. So far, I have created experimental demos for the retrigger, side-chain, multisynth, cut, and tempo change effects. It is a very good way for me to get to know the software I am using, and it's pretty fun. Have fun! This will be the best 16 seconds of your life.

I hope.

My latest song, Time, is FINALLY to done! I think it’s a whole lot better than most of my other stuff, and it has been such a fun experience to make. With up to 15 tracks running at once in some areas and a whole lot of reverb, this song really brings it. It's a little late, but I hope you'll forgive me. Enjoy!

After all this work, Out There EP is ready for release on Newgrounds! It tests out a new style with each song, and I am really excited about the final finish. I hope you enjoy it, because I am SO EXCITED!!!

1. Starry Skies
2. Soletta
3. Gaze
4. Millennia