Hi, my name is Carson and I've been making music seriously for about 3 years now. I have not defined my genre and don't plan to for a while. While I'm a solo artist currently, I love making music with other people. Whether it be a nice acoustic song or a beat for someone to rap on,  I'm all ears. Please don't be afraid to reach out. Thank you for listening to anything I have on here. It genuinely means everything to me.

“Arp has a knack for making the very large and unknowable very small and concrete.” - Laura Kerry (ThrdCoast).

Hayden Arp makes music with the goal of creating moments of communion in the world. He was raised in Alexandria, VA and attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied electronic music composition. His first single, In the Fading Light, was described by The FADER as “Tingling… gorgeous,” and his debut EP, For Gabriel, was called “Beautiful and elegiac” by ThrdCoast. He lives in Vienna, Austria.

Legendary band from the 1990's. Formed at Wheaton College, The custodians went on to write 47 songs and played two shows.

Held together by the hate of working and the love of slacking, and also the Key of G, the members of The Custodians went on to influence other quintessential bands... or at least the cleanliness of their bathrooms.

Chicago composer, arranger + multi-instrumentalist, Jim Cooper. 2022 projects (links below) : Infomercial USA: motionless music with infinite rewards (Vaporwave/Mallsoft); Baby Teeth (long-running Chicago 3-piece AM radio rock band), Papa Tyrone (upside-down religious music…. Some here, more coming soon). Also frontron of Detholz! for 15 years + founding member of surf exotica duo Travelers of Tyme, Tyme-traveling to this day since 1996 (new record coming in 2023!)

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