In 2017 I wanted to find out whether I had the creative capacity to write a full album. To answer this question, I decided to try to write ten tracks. This was the result after one month.

I did everything with MIDI instruments on my computer in GarageBand. The vibe is a mixture of video game music, the Stranger Things soundtrack, and Susanne Sundfør, and a touch of conceptual inspiration from Jacob Collier and my exploration of classical music theory and history at that time.

In the end the project reshaped how I think about inspiration, creativity, and writers’ block. It showed me that one can create from pure commitment, with or without inspiration. It also taught me a lot about setting and completing goals. 

The working tile was “Synthy Bois” because I didn’t have a title and these bois are synthy. But I figured it’s as bad a name as any, so I decided to keep that as the title for posting it here. These are the tracks basically untouched since their time of creation. They are published in my originally chosen order but the numbering in the titles reflects the order in which the tracks were created.

Siren is a bonus I wrote in 2012(?), but updated with the instruments used for these more recent Synthy Bois.

Okay, enjoy, or don't! It is what it is.

Synthy Bois (Demo Version)

Synthy Boi #1 (Synthy Things)

Guitarist, composer living in Hamilton.

Uploading old demos and compositions.

My Instagram is @wesleymgriffin

Synthy Boi #1 (Synthy Things)

Wesley Griffin