I try to make music.

For inquires: grunklestann@gmail.com

These tracks are from a songwriting group I'm in called Bullet Lodge, which is a Minneapolis-based branch of the Immersion Composition Society, or ICS.

The main activity in ICS is the "day album", a songwriting game in which each person writes and records six songs in one day. In Bullet Lodge, we added the option to "marathon", which means you can keep going after the initial twenty-four hours, as long as you complete one additional song every subsequent four hours you're able to stay awake. The rules aren't really strict, they're just meant to keep the purpose of the game in mind.

This process has been extremely helpful and productive for me musically and creatively. Playing along with the game is a fun motivator, and setting an intention to make music all day lets you indulge in creative play to the fullest extent possible, which is great for the spirit and mind. The element of time constraint prevents excessive deliberation, which sharpens instincts and allows surprises to happen. You can also scratch the itch of experimentation and try things you've thought about doing before, but maybe felt weren't "important" enough to give time to. The material benefit is you get six new songs each time! It can be frustrating at times, but it's mostly fun — and super rewarding.

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I'm always looking for fun and creative ways to express myself, and I usually prefer to show it in the form of music. Having taken formal classical piano training from four to twelve years old, it has undoubtedly helped my ears distinguish what I like to hear. That musical energy transferred to guitars, then to bass, then to synthesizers, where I'm currently exploring all the crazy sounds that can be made. I definitely want music to be a part of everything I'm doing all the time and wish to integrate it into my career.

I've learned my way around Pro Tools, Cubase, Reaper, and Reason. Once you know one DAW, you get how all the others work.

Spinlanders for iOS by Backup Entertainment (https://www.facebook.com/backupent/) was conceived and made by my two good friends, Johnathan Yen and Albert Choi. I had the privilege of working on all the music, sound effects, and voices for their video game!

I also started making all the audio for their unreleased iOS game, Planisphere, for Dream Build Play 2011 (https://youtu.be/6FDBhYVoNbw.)

Please check out my sound demos on Soundcloud.com (https://soundcloud.com/jmananquil.)

My friend's Megadeth cover band, Five Magics, that I played bass for, lasted about a year. Here's a link to one practice session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIeImR5S-Pk. We only had one actual live show since we didn't have a lead singer. More videos are linked to that video if you want to see other songs.

Secrets of the Sky, a band based out of Oakland, was the last full band project I've been in playing bass. You can watch our first ever live show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqYcOCXagbQ. The music is along the lines of progressive doom metal. We had the privilege of recording at Trident Studios.

Thanks for taking a look and if you have any questions or would like to collaborate, please let me know!

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