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Future Plans + Important-ish rant on the channel

Hey, guys! For those of you who didn't know. I was out at a convention for 4 days (I came back yesterday). Not only did I get to meet some awesome people, I also got to meet some amazing musicians (some of them being the reason I even started a youtube channel). Watching them perform and then hangin...

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How To: Make an Anime Song (Season 4)

How To: Make an Anime Song (Season 4)

What a hell of a song to make. Just as my musician's block starts going into remission, this song immediately sparks into my brain. I'm incredibly happy with how it came out. Sixteen in Mono's mixing/mastering job on it is phenomenal. I wouldn't have been able to get it mixed/mastered if it weren't ...

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This Week's Plans (+ Future Plans)

This week will be a song challenge! I've been meaning to return to this series and I think it's a great way to figure out and try new techniques. This one is a bit of a silly one, but the resulting song was very worth it in the end. The challenge was to "make a middle eastern metal song in BAGDAD tu...

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This Week's Song [Backing Track]


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This Week's Song [Free Early Download]

Well this was quite the challenge! I forgot how fun some of these song challenges could be. If you guys like it enough, I can send it to Sixteen in Mono sometime to mix/master for a quality bump. I hope you guys enjoy it overall!

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This Week's Song (Remastered Free Download)

Here it is! Sixteen in Mono himself said it was the best song of mine he mixed/mastered. After hearing the audio quality on this one, I am inclined to agree. I hope you enjoy! 

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This Week's Song [Rough Version]

I just thought I'd give you guys a little preview of the new anime intro theme! It's being sent to Sixteen in Mono for mixing and mastering, so expect a sweet new version in a few days! This version is heavily un-mixed/mastered and some of the harmony guitar volumes are everywhere, but hopefully you...

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How To: Make a Laboratory Level Theme

How To: Make a Laboratory Level Theme

A new favorite of mine. I always loved making atmospheric/sci-fi tracks. It's always a pleasure when I get the chance to experiment with these styles. I hope you all enjoyed it!

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Plans for this week and onwards

So I have 2 videos that I will be working on for the next two weeks. Whichever one is finished first will determine the order of when each goes live. They're both pretty exciting though! The two videos are:

"Making a Middle-Eastern Metal Song in BAGDAD Tuning". A strange yet funny challenge given ...

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This Week's Song [Backing Track]


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This Week's Song [Free Early Download]


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Plans for this week

I’ve been in a sci-if mood for a little while now. I’ve made some sci-if songs in the past and this week’s might just be a new favorite. Stay tuned for “How-To: Make a Laboratory/Factory Level Theme”. It has electronic parts/melodies mixed with some electric guitar, so everyone gets their ...

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How To: Make a Rock Song

How To: Make a Rock Song

Pretty standard, but a definite favorite. Your positive feedback made me very happy as well. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it! Definitely more rock/metal stuff on the way!

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Guitar Tab Poll (June 2018) Come vote!


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"To The Top" Guitar Tabs! Tap away!


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This Week's Cover [Backing Track]


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This Week's Cover [Free Early Download]

Well, I managed to get it done in a single night along with the collaboration cover for Gabocarina96's channel. I hope you enjoy! (Making  the squid noise on guitar is more fun than it should be).

Here's a rock cover of the final boss theme from the Splatoon 2 DLC!

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Small update + tab delay

Still working hard on getting ahead of schedule. Because of that, all my focus has been on recording, but I figure I'd give you guys a little update. 

First of all, the tabs will still be coming. I just need the time to finalize them when I have enough songs done.

This week's video will...

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Tabs coming this Monday/Tuesday

Just a little heads up. After that, I’ll post a tab poll for June!

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Super Smash Bros Ultimate - Main Theme (Rock Cover)

Super Smash Bros Ultimate - Main Theme (Rock Cover)

Looks like the post for this one didn't go up, so I'm trying again. This was one of the first covers I've done in awhile, but (obviously) I couldn't help it. I honestly think this theme beats out 4's theme by far. Can it stand up to Brawl's theme though? Only time will tell! I am more than happy wit...

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This Week's Song [Backing Track]


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This Week's Song [Free Download]

Bam! Some of you might recognize some bits of this song from that old review video (well, to those who saw it). Completely redone with some little additions here and there! A personal favorite. I might get Mono to remaster it when I get the chance. 

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How To: Make a Giant Monster Boss Theme

How To: Make a Giant Monster Boss Theme

It was probably obvious, but I've had Shadow of the Colossus on the mind recently. After seeing someone request a "Giant Beast Battle", I couldn't resist. A ton of fun and inspiration in this one. I hope you all enjoyed it!

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Plans for this week (and next month)

Been a bit quiet on here this week. I'm attempting (one more time) to put myself ahead of schedule, so I've been recording songs all week. Not sure how many I'll use in the end, but it's good to know they're there. I'm not too sure what's coming specifically this week (I will let you all know tomorr...

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This Week's Song (Different Version)

This one is a Patron-only deal for now. The song started off without the guitars and rock vibes in general. I thought I'd show you guys what that sounded like! I included both a version with and without drums.

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This Week's Song (Free Download)

Here it is! There were so many orchestra instruments in this one, it almost made my project file crash a few times throughout. Quite the experience altogether lol! I hope you enjoy!

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Plans for this week and next

We're finally getting back to some How-To's, and they definitely have more of a refreshing feel to them! I started changing up the way I structure and write my originals to get something a little...new (but still familiar). Maybe it'll be too subtle to notice, or maybe it'll be a nice change to the ...

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A Djent Song Made Entirely in the Whole Tone Scale

A Djent Song Made Entirely in the Whole Tone Scale

This was a fun challenge and I would definitely like to explore this as a new series in the future with other weird scales! The genre doesn't have to be the same either. I hope you guys enjoyed it!

*I will not be charging for the E3 video. That one was just for fun!*

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Future Plans

This week's video will be moved to tomorrow (technically today). It's a cover of the new theme from Super Smash Bros Ultimate! I was hit with a load of inspiration upon seeing the trailer, and this is definitely one of my top 3 favorite metal/rock covers now. And just like the other covers, I learne...

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This Week's Song [Backing Track]


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