Howdy nya'll!! Long time no post and I am so sorry for that! Recently my music has been popping off more than I expected which has led to me both making a new EP ANNNDDDDD.... performing my first show!!! This coming Thursday 8/7 I'll be in Philly at the bar Nikki Lopez with my pals FEM&M and CubeNatural!! :-D I am so very excited! If you're in the area and want to stop by, you can get tickets here! I have stickers, but sadly no physical shirts for the show :-( BUT I do have merch available here if anyone wants stickers or shirts but won't be at the show!
I am so excited and nervous! I haven't performed in years, but I think it'll be so fun to step out of my zone and do something new! :-D I originally thought I'd learn how to DJ in time so I could play more of my instrumentals, but this happened sooner than I anticipated, so I'll be vibing with a mic, my laptop, visuals, and a dream lol.
This entire year has been full of extreme ups and downs for me, but I am so happy with where things are! This month I've been focusing all my time into show prepping and acquiring gear, but before then I've been slowly crafting a new EP called 7 STAGES, rebranding everything, getting cool collabs lined up, and getting merch and logistics set up for myself and my music. It's been a wild ride, but I've been feeling super excited and satisfied with how everything has been going. I've been trying to make efforts to go out and have fun too! Just yesterday I dropped by Short Short Fest and I had a blast getting to chat with people and watch a bunch of amazing animations! :-)
I'm also happy to say that music has officially been my full time job for well over a year now!! When I first joined Newgrounds I was so nervous and had only just began to really try and learn to make music. I was so excited and being on here surrounded by creative people made me so eager to hop on my PC after work and try to make a new little song. I had always wanted to work in video games doing soundtracks, but I thought I'd be chilling and doing that when I got home from a 9-5 or something. Never in a million years did I think I would ever reach a point where I was able to live off of something I created! It feels so much more real with a show on the way and a few more in the works. I am so so sooo forever grateful for things being the way they are. If the NG community wasn't so awesome and inspiring and helpful, I genuinely don't think I would have wanted to continue making music, or I would have become discouraged. I've gotten to know so many cool people, work on fun projects, collaborate, and try so many new things thanks to this site! Newgrounds gave me a safe space to create, experiment, and find my style and voice musically in a way that I never thought I'd be able to do, and I will always be so thankful for that! <3 :-D Newgrounds forever and ever and ever!!!!
Anyways, that's my yearly yap!!! I hope you guys are all doing well! <3 Love y'all!