Hawkins started out as a lead that I wrote on guitar. The main lead that you hear during the drop, as well as the recurring background melody through the song were both written on guitar initially. This was a song that was a great example of a song that started with no plan of action. I just sat there and started writing and producing as I went, with no idea where it was going to go. As I was working on the song, I randomly started naming the instrument and midi tracks in the song in reference to the show Stranger Things. Because of this, I ended up just naming the song “Hawkins,” after the town the show takes place in.
Hawkins contains my favorite synth patch that I’ve programmed so far on Serum, the ethereal pad sound in the background of the middle section. 
This song is also not entirely complete, I need to add guitars to it.

Hawkins (Rough Demo)

Sunken City was originally produced years ago while I was living in Las Vegas. I was just learning how to produce electronic music at the time, and this was the first song I had produced that actually sounded good. I ended up shelving it for a couple years because I just didn’t like how it ended up sounding. I later revisited it and knew how to change it so I would actually be proud of it. I revised it, added sections, took some stuff out, and revamped the sound design with more experience experimenting with synthesis, as well as sampling bits of the original song in the background. This is the result so far, but there are still a couple things left. As a guitarist, I need to add guitar parts to it!

Sunken City contains no lyrics or vocals, but I wanted to give it a unique feel, adventurous yet dark at the same time. The feeling of getting some joy out of something even if it’s bad for you. I had named it after a place in Los Angeles called Sunken City, a place that used to be a neighborhood in the 1960’s until the cliff collapsed into the ocean. Now it’s a place people like to go to hike and party, though it’s technically illegal to be there.

Sunken City (Rough Demo)

Somewhat Human was inspired by my curiosity in cryptic sand folklore. I am fascinated by the paranormal and supernatural, particularly tales of unexplained creatures. I have interest in things that terrify me. That being said, I am enthralled by tales of the Native American legends of Skin-walkers and the Wendigo. Both are shapeshifters, malevolent, and are adept at mimicry. Both have a few similarities, but are very different freatures, but also share another common trait. Both used to be people. Both are human, but only somewhat.
This song also has 2 versions. Originally there was a judge techno section in the middle, making this song over 8 minutes long, but I decided to make another version that was a bit shorter, and that’s what this one is. Other than the removed section, the versions are identical. I’ll end up putting the extended mix up at some point later

Somewhat Human (Demo)

Emerald was written and produced originally for a friend who needed theme music for a podcast he was starting. I got a little carried away and it was longer than I had expected, so I had to cut a lot out. There are 3 different versions of this song, and this version ended up being used for the podcast. I have a longer version that I’m working on putting in an actual EP. At the end of the day, I really liked the way it turned out, it was different that what I normally do.

All Shapes