I've actually impresed myself quite a bit with this one.

Hello! My name is TJ, I'm an only child from NY and I've been making doodles on logic since my bum friend gave me his code. I hope I bring some enjoyment into your lives as music tends to do the same for mine :)

Thank you for listening, you've made my day

Harp Attack - Broken Harpsichord - Bits & Pieces - Staggered Scratches - Synth of a Circle

This one I finished up awhile ago but I was nervous to post it.
Something about working hard on something and being proud makes you want to show it off, but there's always this fear of it going unnoticed.
I think Elvis Costello said something along the lines of "if you touch just one person with your music you've done your job." 
I'm attempting to stop procrastinating. 
I'm trying to be less transparent and feel better in my own skin, because I can tell when people sense my sadness, and I want to touch people in a positive manner. 
Please enjoy my crunchy tunes, I've crumbled myself into them for you.

Opaque / Help is On The Way (Exploring the Inferno and Searching for Answers Whilst Burning my Feet)

Just diddling around. Haven't posted anything in near a fortnight, so i just wanted to throw something up.

As always, I've worked very hard on my project and then had to stop myself. I will continue tweaking for hours upon hours if I don't cut my brain off at some point.

But this song was written about the wasp attack that I'd suffered recently, and a distant memory of the chalkzone, and what it would be like to get trapped in there with no chalk...it would be like going to the ukraine and not having your passport.

Anyways, hope all is well in the world and you're staying safe. I appreciate everyone who listens to my garbage so thank you for helping me out. <3

@totally_junk - IG

Chalk Zone (From A Line of Wasps)

Very proud of this one...had to call it quits somewhere or else I never would have stopped editing it.



Working on my Harmonies and such, thank you and hope you enjoy!

LOSING IT - It's Dark and There Are Holes in Each and Every Pocket of My Cargo Shorts

There are about 4 separate songs mixed into this one.

I apologize for the lack of congruity but I just feel like I gave up when the song doesn't travel to a strange area I'm unfamiliar with.

'Tis a combination of equal parts Swing, Electronic, rock, pop and grime, a lot like sugar spice and everything nice, but the sugar is salt and the spice is open wounds (gosh my words are velveteen sometimes).

I try to incorporate staggered drums, passive bass drops, mixing spooky and sunny into one and, most importantly, one or two catchy parts to remember.

One day, I hope to make a movie composition and then start my road to being the new danny elfman, this is a decent represenaion of my capabilities.

I still suck at singing into Logic.

Um, beyond that, your homework for this week is to find a new song you like, and to identify the motifs in a movie soundtrack. One page single spaced paper due next class.

Questions No Answers / Double Dating / Facing the Door

I don't really know about this one, I think it's mostly just playing things by ear.

Please enjoy the flowing vibes and the crunchy jabs equally. As always, there are switches between 3 parts and they are sequenced in the model of a Horror Movie...set-up, atmosphere, build and ultimately, a shock and a feeling deep in your belly that leaves you hoping for another. 

Please tell me if you'd like me to cover one of your favorite songs or what you think was redeemable or garbage...I need your help to get better.

Thank you to everyone who listens, you make me feel as though i'm doing a great job and I want to keep that going.

Terra

SHEEP IN WOLVES' CLOTHING - Adorning a Monster - Wooly Werewolf - Breathe Bitch

25 / Scorpio / Only-Child / Beat Factory

“When you doubt your powers, you give power to your doubt” - The Sphinx (Mystery Men, 1999)

I make a living musically corrupting young minds, much like a mellifluous Socrates ￼

I have no formal musical education but Ive been burning candles at both ends since I was in short pants.

Please, please tell me what you think. Be harsh, I need to hear it.

TikTok: @total_junk
IG: @totally_junk
Youtube: TJ Castello

TJ

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