Alright, totally back and got 5 more tracks left, just enough to make April a pain in the ass.

Hopefully have something interesting to show off on Soundcloud at the end of the month!

So, going to keep this quick: 4 more songs done, another 6 left to go and I move onto the final stages of my upcoming concept album whatsit, "Shadow of the Lich". Also gotten tangled up in a few related side-projects as well, so keep an eye out for them on my Bandcamp page, hopefully have something up early next month!

I'm going to visit family in Mexico, hopefully help clear my head and let me push through these last few tracks, so looking forward to that. And for anyone who didn't notice the last journal: new song, did composition for it, on a friend's bandcamp, check it out: https://bluetronic.bandcamp.com/track/elegy-for-a-dullahan-sound-designers-cut

So cool news: A friend and I just released this song on Bandcamp, pretty big deal I guess maybe not I dunno. Anyway, check it out!

Elegy for a Dullahan - Sound Designer's Cut

So just an update, I actually hurt my wrist pretty badly at MAGFest, thought it'd be healed up by now, but turns out it's not just "oh hey, slipped and fell, caught all your weight with your outstretched hand behind you? All good, you're fine!"

No, it's more like "You really screwed yourself up, congrats."

So anything new's going to be slow to show up, but no worries, getting myself started on a few side projects, and also might have at least four more tracks for this album done by the end of the month!

Until next time!

Well that went well, got to meet a bunch of people and check out a bunch of games! Also, hopefully some 91 lucky people ended up with a lump of plastic containing magnetic tape! that is to say, audio cassettes. Because why not.

Anyway, if anyone wants to head over to my Soundcloud page, I'm uploading some scraps that didn't make it through the production of the as-of-yet unreleased album! Call it a preview, call it me being cheap, either way, it's all over here: https://soundcloud.com/mairujyat/sets/shadow-of-the-lich-scraps

I'll be trying to update at least once every couple of weeks here, and let everyone know where I'm at with this monster I'm creating!

'Til next time!

So I've gotten basically nowhere near as much progress as I wanted to on this album dealie, but I'm still working on it.

Basically, you remember RPGs in the 90's? Specifically how much their atmosphere was built up and made memorable by the sheer variety in the music?

I'm making an album with some 40-or-so tracks, each of them specific to various instances and situations in an imaginary game, entitled "Shadow of the Lich". Divided up into three acts, each with their own unique motifs as well as sharing some recurring themes, it's going to be a pretty massive thing.

Having started and completed most of it between May and October of 2014, I ran into a whole ton of issues as the year drew to a close, and at this point I'm nearly burning myself out trying to get the last 10 or so tracks finished.

Anyway, keep an eye out here or on Twitter for updates, hopefully I'll have something to share next time around!

Oh almost forgot: Going to MAGfest, keep an eye out for some cassette tapes for some exclusive previews of the album!

Little by little making progress on an album thing, more info next month!

So I sorta forgot Newgrounds existed for a little bit, sorry! Anyway, I'm running a bit tight on money, so I've opted to open up 4 commissions slots (there were 5, but someone's taken one already!)

Commission info & portfolio links here: http://mistermairujyat.tumblr.com/post/67127807145

I work almost exclusively with MIDI and SoundFonts, literally retro sort of stuff here. I'd have better, but a number of factors prevent me from actually buying/under-the-table obtaining actual samples and plugins that I could actually use to do superb-sounding orchestral works or the like.

I will try my damn best with your commission, first off. I'll do a bit of a test to see if I can sort of 'get' where you want me to go (10 to 15-second clip of a general idea for it). If you like what you hear, either take it and run, or pay me and I'll do everything within my power to expand on it. Most of my tracks are drafted as a MIDI almost completely within the first 5 or 6 hours, with post production/replacing the SoundFonts taking up the most time.

Most tracks done under 10 hours are about a minute and a half to 2 minutes long, depending on complexity. There are exceptions, particularly with styles I'm not exactly naturally inclined towards, or when I'm going OCD with perfectionism or w/e.

Anyway, not expecting anything to come of this, but who knows!

EDIT: Uploading a new thing, took 7 and a half hours to do!

So update: Working on several things, DK64 Remix Album's still going strong!

check it out: http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42271

So here I am at MAGfest, having a great time, and... in the LAN room! Bored a bit, thinking to play Left 4 Dead 2, and yeah, just had a good time, and now things are beginning to burn me out.

Also, I'm currently the project director for the DK64 remix album on OCRemix, check it out!

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42271

Anyway, that's all for now! I'll try and keep people updated a bit better in the future!