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I presented the award for Best Audio at the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards!
Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1 is out!
It's not every day that a cold email turns into one of the proudest moments of your career - but I'm super glad this one did.
I put together a case study talking about how I wrote Intro & Loop, the marimba composition I was commissioned to write as a part of the PIXEL MASTERWORKS project!
It covers my inspirations, my writing process for the piece, and some of the less obvious artistic elements I worked into it as well. I hope you'll have a read and a listen if you haven't had a chance yet !!
We performed at MagWest!
A fund to support marginalized composers.
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July 2026
- Jul 31, 2026 This Shit Grooves - Now on Spotify! Jul 31, 2026
- Jul 22, 2026 Dreamy Lights (Main Theme) Jul 22, 2026
- Jul 7, 2026 I'm not saying don't be privileged Jul 7, 2026
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June 2026
- Jun 20, 2026 Intro & Loop in Percussive Notes Magazine Jun 20, 2026
- Jun 11, 2026 Rising Star (Vol. 2) Jun 11, 2026
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May 2026
- May 30, 2026 Speaking at PIGCon!! - The Plan is Always the Same May 30, 2026
- May 20, 2026 Taking a Lower Paying Job - From Intermediate to Advanced May 20, 2026
- May 10, 2026 sinister creature May 10, 2026
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April 2026
- Apr 30, 2026 leaf #3 - 30 pieces in 30 days Apr 30, 2026
- Apr 25, 2026 Speaking at Our Sonic Landscape - The Solution is Money Apr 25, 2026
- Apr 22, 2026 From Intermediate to Advanced - Now Streaming! Apr 22, 2026
- Apr 21, 2026 Rising Stars at GDC Apr 21, 2026
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March 2026
- Mar 20, 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards (2026) - Best Audio Mar 20, 2026
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February 2026
- Feb 23, 2026 MagFest Performance Video! Feb 23, 2026
- Feb 18, 2026 This Week in Videogames Feature Feb 18, 2026
- Feb 16, 2026 DICE (2026) Wrap Up! Feb 16, 2026
- Feb 9, 2026 GDC - Speaking Announcement Feb 9, 2026
- Feb 6, 2026 Rising Star @ GDC Feb 6, 2026
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January 2026
- Jan 29, 2026 DICE (2026) Jan 29, 2026
- Jan 5, 2026 Rebecca Sugar & Friends - Magfest Announcement Jan 5, 2026
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December 2025
- Dec 28, 2025 Intro & Loop - Composer Notes Dec 28, 2025
- Dec 22, 2025 Intro & Loop - Performance Clip Dec 22, 2025
- Dec 15, 2025 Calivo Vinyl - Coming Soon! Dec 15, 2025
- Dec 9, 2025 flower fields - album release Dec 9, 2025
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November 2025
- Nov 19, 2025 Intro & Loop - Debut Performance Nov 19, 2025
- Nov 14, 2025 Intro & Loop - Performance Announcement Nov 14, 2025
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October 2025
- Oct 24, 2025 Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1 Oct 24, 2025
- Oct 19, 2025 Game Audio Boston - Guest Appearance Oct 19, 2025
- Oct 15, 2025 Beginnings - The Rising Star Newsletter Oct 15, 2025
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September 2025
- Sep 26, 2025 MagFest Announcement Sep 26, 2025
- Sep 11, 2025 Surprise PAX Piano Performance Sep 11, 2025
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August 2025
- Aug 14, 2025 MagWest 2025 Aug 14, 2025
- Aug 5, 2025 Three Stars Parade Aug 5, 2025
- Aug 4, 2025 MagWest Announcement! Aug 4, 2025
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July 2025
- Jul 30, 2025 July Update - The Rising Star Patronage Project Jul 30, 2025
- Jul 25, 2025 Star Charts Jul 25, 2025
- Jul 15, 2025 creativity Jul 15, 2025
- Jul 5, 2025 Interview with Cutiespectives! Jul 5, 2025
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June 2025
- Jun 27, 2025 One Month Update - The Rising Star Patronage Project Jun 27, 2025
- Jun 27, 2025 Black in Gaming Feature Jun 27, 2025
- Jun 6, 2025 Intro & Loop - Practice Clip (3) Jun 6, 2025
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May 2025
- May 29, 2025 The Rising Star Patronage Project May 29, 2025
- May 23, 2025 Passion Is Work (Never Stop Drumming) May 23, 2025
- May 14, 2025 Intro & Loop - Practice Clip (3) May 14, 2025
- May 5, 2025 Intro & loop - Practice Clip (2) May 5, 2025
- May 3, 2025 Dawn's Rise May 3, 2025
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April 2025
- Apr 22, 2025 Heart Village Day - Demo Apr 22, 2025
- Apr 12, 2025 a failed experiment Apr 12, 2025
- Apr 5, 2025 Three Stars Parade Apr 5, 2025
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March 2025
- Mar 29, 2025 Intro & Loop - Practice Clip Mar 29, 2025
- Mar 24, 2025 GDC 2025 Wrap-Up Mar 24, 2025
- Mar 22, 2025 Meadows Mar 22, 2025
- Mar 15, 2025 My name is Star Victoria Power Mar 15, 2025
- Mar 11, 2025 How to Handle Hard Times Mar 11, 2025
- Mar 8, 2025 meditations - now available on Spotify! Mar 8, 2025
- Mar 8, 2025 meditations... now available on Spotify! Mar 8, 2025
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February 2025
- Feb 24, 2025 An Inclusive Soundscape: A Diversity in Game Audio Roundtable Summit Feb 24, 2025
- Feb 22, 2025 City Cat Kitty Cat Feb 22, 2025
- Feb 16, 2025 a lonely spaceship Feb 16, 2025
- Feb 8, 2025 Mixing Magic... for Spelltacular Smoothies Feb 8, 2025
- Feb 6, 2025 Calico: Neat Things DLC! Feb 6, 2025
- Feb 2, 2025 Dreamy Lights (Main Theme) Feb 2, 2025
- Feb 2, 2025 Ocean's Breath Feb 2, 2025
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January 2025
- Jan 28, 2025 8 bit depth (the magical 8bit etude) Jan 28, 2025
- Jan 24, 2025 Seattle Indies Speaker Series Jan 24, 2025
- Jan 11, 2025 neural air Jan 11, 2025
- Jan 4, 2025 thick as thieves Jan 4, 2025
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December 2024
- Dec 28, 2024 inspiration Dec 28, 2024
- Dec 21, 2024 Pixel Pizza Podcast: Announcement Dec 21, 2024
- Dec 17, 2024 Spotify Wrapped (2024) Dec 17, 2024
- Dec 17, 2024 The Story the Numbers Don't Tell Dec 17, 2024
- Dec 7, 2024 Pixel Masterworks: Announcement Dec 7, 2024
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November 2024
- Nov 30, 2024 labwork Nov 30, 2024
- Nov 20, 2024 Seattle Indies Spotlight Nov 20, 2024
- Nov 17, 2024 Music Box (Introspective Groove) Nov 17, 2024
- Nov 8, 2024 Calico Pawsome Collection: DX Nov 8, 2024
- Nov 2, 2024 ivory Nov 2, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 26, 2024 making connections Oct 26, 2024
- Oct 19, 2024 time Oct 19, 2024
- Oct 12, 2024 Retro Future (Future Past Groove) Oct 12, 2024
- Oct 5, 2024 This is Slide20XX Oct 5, 2024
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September 2024
- Sep 28, 2024 Perspectives (Video Game Groove) Sep 28, 2024
- Sep 14, 2024 the neural stream Sep 14, 2024
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August 2024
- Aug 31, 2024 alternate paths Aug 31, 2024
- Aug 24, 2024 opening motions Aug 24, 2024
- Aug 16, 2024 The Lights in the Sky Aug 16, 2024
- Aug 10, 2024 Modulations (Double Trouble Groove) Aug 10, 2024
- Aug 3, 2024 stalagmite Aug 3, 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 27, 2024 passage Jul 27, 2024
- Jul 13, 2024 skulls Jul 13, 2024
- Jul 6, 2024 crossfading Jul 6, 2024
- Jul 1, 2024 ideas Jul 1, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 19, 2024 The Children of Indigo / azure blue (joy) Jun 19, 2024
- Jun 14, 2024 Reinvigorated Soul (Retro Mix)... for Bloodstained: Dominique's Curse Jun 14, 2024
- Jun 11, 2024 I wrote music for Bloodstained! Jun 11, 2024
- Jun 8, 2024 tunnels Jun 8, 2024
- Jun 4, 2024 Feedback for Diversity in Game Audio (2024) Jun 4, 2024
- Jun 1, 2024 internal rhythm Jun 1, 2024
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May 2024
- May 25, 2024 Waltz of the Faye May 25, 2024
- May 18, 2024 Sulfur May 18, 2024
- May 11, 2024 rain May 11, 2024
- May 8, 2024 That Swing... for Penny Larceny May 8, 2024
- May 7, 2024 flower fields May 7, 2024
- May 4, 2024 Stacks May 4, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 28, 2024 Shopping! on Nova Island Apr 28, 2024
- Apr 22, 2024 Let's Explore Together, Ok? Apr 22, 2024
- Apr 7, 2024 rotations Apr 7, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 31, 2024 Adorae: Main Theme Mar 31, 2024
- Mar 24, 2024 Calico: Pawsome Collection Mar 24, 2024
- Mar 18, 2024 Across the Stars Mar 18, 2024
- Mar 16, 2024 bubblegum cherrypop Mar 16, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 1, 2024 Streams in January Feb 1, 2024
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