happy new year everyone!

in 2021, i graduated in june with a BS in chemistry and soon after began working at my first full-time professional job. clearly, the past five years of undergrad put a strain on my will to continue the music i've been making since middle school, and keeping up with the online communities i've embraced pretty much since then as well.

i've known full-well that even during my years of pseudo-inactivity, music is something that i will return to time and time again as my passion, no matter how often it waxes and wanes.

being 23 now, change is a very frequent part of my life in pretty much all facets i can think of, which is as exciting as it is chaotic. this year, i hope to rely on music to ground me in my personal chaos, as it's been a comfort of mine that i've indulged in since the age of 11. even after straying away, coming back to OpenMPT never feels foreign.

this year i will devote more time to my music endeavors. working a 9-5 makes me realize how valuable my time is; how i need to really block out time to sit down and create amid balancing my work life, social life, and sleep. it's been a challenge so far, but still very manageable, and fun! it's quite rewarding to have it all feel adequately balanced.

new years is probably my favorite holiday, for symbolizing a fresh start which encourages change. the identity of a musician is something i've shied away from in recent years, and i aim to change that this year. so let me hold myself accountable in this statement, and please enjoy this little tune :-) i think i doodled up the main melody for this song sometime in like 2019, so it's been a long time coming!!! (i think i actually started truly composing a song out of it in december though :P)

thank you all for your continued support and encouragement. every little snippet i've posted on twitter, and occasional OHC upload over the past period of general inactivity has been met with excitement and anticipation for more music to come. it truly touches me to see it, and it only motivates me to keep on at it.

<3

-joe

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last minute hijinks!!

I released a demo of this song a number of years ago. Here's the new recording from my album 2022 album, "Incline."

Yuya Komoguchi - Guitar solos
Ric Fierabracci - Bass
Thomas Lang - Drums

Incline

Galaxy (Arrange Ver.)

thetin2.it

Here's my remix of "Calescent" from the game Dragon Drop, which you can hear in the game now. Check out the original composer, Fotts, here!
https://soundcloud.com/fotts/dragon-drop-calescent

and check out the game on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1581500/Dragon_Drop/

Dragon Drop - Calescent (tenby remix)

Eggplant Island

「夏休みアレンジ祭2023」コンピレーションに参加し、アレンジメントセクションで制作した曲です。
メガドライブ音源を活かし原曲にあるメロディーを上手く捉えアレンジを行いました。

https://twitter.com/Rei8bit/status/1699842552248299753?t=SZbDoc0J8cBmCVBRuIxikg&s=19

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"moving forward, one step at a time, toward a ospective of the future 🏙"

this song was created in the arrangement section of a compilation called "Summer Vacation Arrangement Festival 2023"
(the original song does not seem to have been posted anywhere :<   )

.fur - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BPp8ZjOrLA6svEDMS04IBD12KpoGctz_/view?usp=drive_link
.vgm - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BT8zN7VO7nn5dzNizv6QG8H5Tzwzqo1E/view?usp=drive_link

Pursuing Your Ospective [YM2612+SN76489]

Conflict (Einhänder)
Ice Brain (MMZ2)
Linkage (AC3)
Don't Look Back (Under Defeat)
Point of No Return (Eschatos)
Streak ~ Eridu (GV1)
Urgent (Blazing Star)
At the End of My Beloved Time Limit (Kuro 2)
Cyber Maze Core (MMX5)
High Above the Land (Shovel Knight)

art: key-chang

Exosphere ~ COSMIC RADIATION (2021)

Jamming some loops with ableton and some hardware synths, tape loop style. All thru the mackie 1202. 
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©2024 alpha juno llc + jd torian

20250502 Take 1

my track on Chiptunes = Win Vol. 7

https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-7

Composed in FL Studio 10.

I started writing this song over a year ago.  I had almost finished it and it was turning into one of my favorite pieces I've ever composed when a file corruption cost me about 10 hours of work on it.  I was heartbroken and discouraged, and tried sporadically over the next many months to replace what had been lost and finish the track. I only recently REALLY cracked at it after hearing about the Vol. 7 submission and finally finished it up the night before the deadline.  

Many thanks to Zackery Wilson for encouraging me to conquer my white whale!


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Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7

ghost party at the cathedral

My contribution to the Chiptunes = WIN 'ChipWINter Wilderness' compilation - get it here: https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chipwinter-wilderness

♪ ♫ It's got some enormous eyes, 
It's soft so doesn't fossilize, 
I've got a feelin', 
I want an octopus. 

It eats crabs but doesn't ever drink, 
So where does it get all that ink? 
I've got a feelin', 
I want an octopus. 

It fits through gaps, 
Just half an inch small... 
It's got eight legs, 
Now I want six more! ♫ ♪

Eggplant Island

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