This time around, let's do the emotions/tone of a song. I'll be writing songs in 1 of the top 2 options throughout the next two months.
Vote below on what kind of music you want me to write!!
- Andrew
2023-08-20 16:32:56 +0000 UTC View PostThis week was a condensed session that took an unexpected direction. I started off with some anthem progressive house in mind but ended up going in more of a Deadmau5-influenced direction. That said, I really like how this sounds and I can definitely see myself revisiting this.
Overall, it's very simple: A decent chord progression with a s...
2023-08-17 15:36:33 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, I returned to progressive house. I wanted to right something simple and uplifting. This song is short and to-the-point and written with a vocal in mind. There are a lot of things to add (like automation, sound design, fills, ambience, and more), but I think the essence of this one is pretty cool!
I like this one, but wha...
2023-08-10 16:51:21 +0000 UTC View PostThis week's session, I had no plan going in. A jazzy piano chord progression turned into downtempo lofi house with some deep house influences. As the idea progressed, I added in a lot familiar AN layers as well as a spoken word vocal sample. It's relatively simple, but I really like how this turned out and I can see myself finishing this one at ...
2023-08-03 17:04:15 +0000 UTC View PostI began yesterday's session with every intention of writing something "different" but inspiration took hold and this direction felt the most natural. I like this idea, but it does feel dated. Maybe that's okay?
There are still lots of rough edges to smooth out, but I'd like to return to this at some point. But given that I wrote & rele...
2023-07-28 18:13:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Looking back, Mount Olympus is one of my songs I'm most proud of. It's relatively simple, but the underlying themes are very powerful. I've often thought of writing more like Mount Olympus and maybe releasing them together...
The View From Here is a collection of melodic dubstep songs focused on the underlying & adjacent theme...
2023-07-21 21:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostYesterday's session had some ups and downs. I love the chord progression and overall vibe, but I spent ~2 hours trying everything to get the song to gel only to find out the bass was using the 3rd note of the chords instead of the route. As soon as I changed that, everything clicked into to place. I spent 5 hrs on this and I think it shows. It's...
2023-07-20 15:56:41 +0000 UTC View PostContinuing with some ideas in different genres and at different tempos, I really like this one. I started with a piano chord progression, slowed the tempo to around 100bpm, and chose a different drum beat. Similar to last week, I think this sounds new ...
2023-07-13 16:09:30 +0000 UTC View PostThis month, I'm moving on to the 2nd poll option - a genre I've never tried before. I started out with a piano chord progression and a ~90bpm vibe. I kept the melody simple, went with a 4-on-the-floor kick, and added a slap-house style bass. Adding in some modular vibes and extra layers I ended up with what you hear above.
It's pretty cool...
2023-07-06 16:25:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The vinyl's are now in production!
I put together another mockup so you can get a better idea of what size the designs will be on a 7" vinyl. Production time for the vinyls is currently late-September/early October (hoping for sooner, but we'll see) and I'll be reaching out in August/September for address confirmations! 2023-07-05 17:57:35 +0000 UTC View Post
This week I'm continuing with the intense progressive house vibes. This idea has some ~2015 Big Room influences, but I wanted to include some orchestral drums in the build and a more current future bounce-style drop. Hence the name "Retrofit".
I think this is a pretty cool idea! The drop is interesting, though it needs a lot of cleaning up...
2023-06-29 17:31:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I set out to write something with heavy inspiration from Aurora. Some orchestral influences combined with intense progressive house as well as a similarly structured melody. It's not amazing, but I think it turned out pretty decent.
This something that I would return to for another session, but I'm not sure if I'd finish it.
I'm back at it this week and based on the recent poll, I set out to write something darker, more intense, and higher energy. I'm digging these darker vibes and I'm pretty happy with how this first idea turned out.
I only had time to write the int...
2023-06-15 16:31:39 +0000 UTC View PostBeen a minute since we've done one of these. This time around I'm including both genre options and tone/emotion options. I'm giving myself a bit more flexibility and will have the option to write in either the top-voted genre or the top-voted tone/emotion.
Vote below on what kind of music I'll be writing for June & J...
2023-06-08 16:20:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I'm back to writing electronic music. I set out to write a simple house idea with minimal piano that didn't have any plucks in it. Too often, I rely on familiar things and I thought it would be fun to switch it up.
I like what I came up with. It's simple, but there's a lot of subtleties throughout. This might go nicely with a sim...
2023-06-01 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick reminder that TODAY is the last day to qualify for the vinyl as a Creative Crew!
Since it's already late today, I'm making the cutoff midnight tomorrow. In order to qualify you need to be creative crew by that time tomorrow.
I'll be sending out address confirmations to e...
2023-06-01 00:47:12 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted a change of pace this week, so I wrote something cinematic. I wanted to write something depicting a battle of some sort, but it evolved into this. It's still missing some things, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.
I'm not sure how I would release cinematic music nowadays since it doesn't do very well under Approaching Ni...
2023-05-25 15:49:25 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off - March 31 was the cutoff for ANimal tiers to qualify for the vinyls. The only way to qualify now is to be a part of the Creative Crew this month before I place the order. There are 5 slots left and the final cutoff for Creative Crew is May 31 - I’ll send one last reminder the last week of May.
Second -...
2023-05-19 16:35:17 +0000 UTC View PostAfter writing a decent chord progression on stream yesterday, I tried 2 separate ideas - Old school AN House (Evolve style - like "Our Last Night") and DnB. I really like both ideas but I think the house one is a bit stronger.
Both ideas need a lot of work to really shine, but I think they have promise. Which direction is your favo...
2023-05-18 14:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to write something different this week so I returned to a style I've written a lot of over the last few years - piano/progressive house. During the session I was more granular than usual, experimenting with a few new things to get some drum layers and FX going. Overall, I think the idea came together nicely.
I do like this, ...
2023-05-11 16:23:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for a surprise remix! I wasn't originally planning anything this week, but I was listening to a Zelda playlist, this came on, and I thought it would make a really good chill remix!
Downloads are attached & I hope you all enjoy the music. Thanks as always for the support - have a great weekend!
- Andrew
This week is another idea that I'm pretty excited about. Like last week, this came together pretty nicely. I am worried that it sounds a little too close to the last week's idea, but I would like to try and finish both.
I think the intro/ver...
2023-05-04 16:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post
With Tears of the Kingdom coming in 2 weeks, now feels right for a remix of the original theme from The Legend of Zelda. I hope the game is great and I hope you like the remix! This is available today for Patrons and is free for everyone tomorrow.
Mp3, 24-bit wave, & album art are attached.
As always - a massive thank you t...
2023-04-28 21:22:56 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I'm continuing with some uplifting house. This idea is simple, but I really like it. The drop needs some love but it's already pretty good. And with some adjustments I think the verses and builds will really fill things out.
Writing ideas like this (2023-04-27 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This week I set out to write something uplifting and memorable. It's been awhile since I've written in this style so it felt like a good time to return to it. I started out with some basic chords and a melody in mind, put a rough drop together and arranged the idea into something resembling a song.
I think this turned out really well. It's...
2023-04-20 14:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another song! This song started out as "Nebulous" back in July of 2022. I really liked the chillstep/future chill vibe and I wanted to see it through to completion. In my final sessions, I added some vocal bits that really tied together the co...
2023-04-14 16:35:22 +0000 UTC View PostThis week's session was very structured compared to ideas over the last few months. I started out with a pretty specific goal in mind and the idea came together nicely. I spent the bulk of the session putting together drum layers and I'm very happy with how those came out.
I like this idea, but it's not my favorite. There are some really i...
2023-04-13 16:13:34 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I wanted to try a different vibe. One of the main things I don't switch up often is drums - I write mostly in 3 genres (house/trance, Dubstep/Future Bass, DnB) and the drums there follow a pretty standard pattern. So I started out writing a different type of beat, added some chords, and arranged from there.
I like how this sounds...
2023-04-06 16:20:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been waiting years for the right time to remix this. The movie releases next week and now felt right! What's your favorite Mario game?
Mp3, 24-bit wave, & album art are attached. As always - a massive thank you to all the patrons supporting me here!
Thanks for listening, enjoy the music, and have a great day!
- Andrew<...
2023-04-01 16:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I wanted to switch things up so set out to write something more intense. I started with drums, then bass, and finally a melody. This idea has a pretty strong foundation and I think it turned out pretty good!
I can definitely see myself returning to this idea in the future, but what do you think? Are the more intense and u...
2023-03-30 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post