It's #bandcampfriday? That's convenient I just released this EP last week. Do you like acts such as Radiohead or the Beatles? They are some of the major influences on this EP's sound. It's about 15 minutes long and is only $5.99 to support an indie artist! jondare.bandcamp.com/album/becomi...

Last week I participated in Global Game Jawn, a 48 hour Game Jam that took place in Philadelphia. Together with two other awesome people we made Jewel Heist. I composed the music and did some sound design work as well. This is one of the tracks: #chiptune #composer #vgm art by @nateycakes.com

Hello! I'm Jon Dare. I'm a freelance composer working in games. Featured in this reel: synthwave/Mega-Man esque music, orchestral music, chill electronic music My commissions are currently open. DM me for further details if interested! #gamemusic #vgm #indiedev #GameAudio #demoreel #gamecomposer

Genesis #8 - Kinda funky #vgm #composer #genesis #chiptune

Live performance of my song “Saving Up”. If you like it I’d love to know! #liveperformance #indiemusic #singersongwriter

More video game improv piano! This one felt like an opening cutscene. #piano #gameaudio #composer

Improv is my go to way of coming up with new score ideas on piano. So, I’ll be sharing some of these going forward! #piano #composer #gameaudio

It's time for a Rising Star update - with music!!! 😤😤😤 Here's a teaser of Go for Broke!!! by yours truly + @memodemo.zip

Worked on this chill/lofi inspired track for a game about star gazing. In game this track is broken into layers that play when you get closer to an object the player is supposed to look at. This is all the layers playing at once. #composer #flstudio #gamedev

Little synth version of my track, "Victory is Certain". Fun fact, this track is actually featured in the game Speed Run 4! #indiedev #synth #synthwave

Hi #portfolioday! My name is Jon Dare and I am a freelance composer specializing in chill, atmospheric, and retro-sounding music. You can hear my music in titles such as Speed Run 4 (Roblox), Heists (Roblox), Flipshot, and more! I'm currently open to custom music commissions if you are in need!

My local radio station put on a 24 Hour Song Challenge and I participated! I wrote all the music and played every instrument. My friend Dylan produced and did audio engineering. The result: a psychedelic bedroom pop-esque song! #psychedelicrock #bedroompop #indiepop #indiemusic

Genesis #7 - composed live on Twitch! This one was made with 80's Pop in mind. I stream at least once a week now at www.twitch.tv/jondaremusic. Feel free to follow if you're interested in composing challenges I do like this one! #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #genesis #vgm

I made a quick beat on stream last Sunday using only FL Keys, including for the drums. Here's a small highlight from that stream. Follow me at www.twitch.tv/jondaremusic I stream weekly on Sundays at 7pm EST. Maybe more often in the future! #flstudio #musicproduction #composer #flkeys

Performing "Part" from my album Part with my Hafsol bandmate Dylan on the drums. First time doing this setup at a venue. It was really fun! Here's the album on Spotify if you wanna listen: open.spotify.com/album/7sKoPa... #originalmusic #piano #drums #livemusic

Little bit of National Park, with drums and piano #piano #drums #pokemon #pokemongold #videogamemusic

Take 5 is one of my favorite jazz tunes. Here's clip of my "Take" on it! Full version can be found on my YouTube. #jazz #piano #improv #pianoplayer

Do you like Pokémon and piano music? Here's my cover of "Gate" from Pokémon Black & White! This is one of my favorite lesser known tracks. This cover was done as part of a larger collab album called VGM Pianists. It's 36 tracks of Pokémon piano! open.spotify.com/album/6lA0QM... #piano #pokemon

Check these songs out! It's for charity. I composed a track for this as well! It's called "Saving Up". I'm singing and playing all the instruments on this one.

SANCTUARY IS OUT NOW! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this years album! Sanctuary and its predecessors are all Pay-what-you-want! May we all find safety and solace with each other ❤️ All proceeds go directly to Able Gamers! charityepjam.bandcamp.com/album/sanctu...

When I was younger, I used to make "revamps" of older Pokémon sprites from Gen 1/2 into the style of Gens 3/4/5. Decided to try again with Clefairy from Pokemon Silver! I'm more of a composer than a pixel artist but I have fun making these. Have you made a "revamp" before? #pokemon #pixelart

something I cooked up a few days ago, it's a bit on the industrial side of things #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #house #flstudio

Reposting this for #portfolioday! I'm currently open for new video game projects to work on so if you need chill, atmospheric or retro-sounding music please hit me up!

Reworking a classical piece from an infamous Jump-Start game. It's been a fun challenge #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #vgm

GDC 2025 - PHOTO DUMP: I had an amazing time this year at GDC! Got to do pretty much everything I wanted to do and meet awesome people. Can't wait for the next one :)

NEW: The Purple Guide to #GameAudioGDC: Damian Kastbauer brings you the definitive guide to making the most of GDC when it comes to sound for games: https://www.asoundeffect.com/gdc25/#GameAudioGDC#sounddesign #soundeffects #gameaudio #gamedev #indiedev #audiopost #postproduction #gameaudiogdc #gdc25

Hello! I'm Jon. I'm a freelance composer specializing in chill, atmospheric, and retro-sounding music. Here are some projects I've worked on. My commissions are currently open for new clients. DM me for further details if interested! #gamemusic #vgm #indiedev #GameAudio #demoreel #gamecomposer

I made this chiptune inspired song a little while ago as a demo for a game. Think of a bird in flight as the imagery! #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #chiptune #vgm

little jazzy thing for practice Recorded a new drum set and a short scale Kent bass #jazz #piano #bass

Here are a few songs I've done piano session work. I'm currently open to opportunities for more session work. If you are interested in working with me please feel free to message me. I am local to the Philadelphia area but am also open to recording remotely. #piano #sessionmusician

Hi friends! The Game Developers Conference is about a month away, and I would just like to remind all my audio people that we've got a discord server for anyone attending! Very useful for coordinating things! discord.gg/eamfvQg3AZ #GDC2025 #gameaudio

Genesis #6 - Upbeat Music inspired by the sounds of the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #genesis #vgm

Just released a short album titled Part! It's a mostly piano and vocals based effort. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJw... Stream it on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/album/7sKoPa... You can find Part on most major streaming services! #indiemusic #originalmusic #piano #singersongwriter #pianomusic

I'm releasing an album tomorrow called Part! Here's a live version of one of the tracks, titled "whisper". youtu.be/qbpaxpDdp2w #indiemusic #originalmusic #piano #singersongwriter #pianomusic

Hi #portfolioday! This is my most recent demo reel. I am available for custom music commissions. If you check out my other recent posts here you'll see I've been practicing composing Sega Genesis inspired music. If you are looking for that I could help you out! #gameaudio #demoreel #indiedev

Announcing Part, an album. Track playing is called "part" Part will officially release on Bandcamp and streaming services on January 31st! Feel free to follow my Spotify to be notified upon release: open.spotify.com/artist/1zRKg... #indiemusic #originalmusic #piano #singersongwriter #pianomusic

Genesis #5 - more music inspired by the sounds of the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #genesis #vgm

Genesis #4 - A jazz inspired piece #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #genesis #vgm

A while back I made a song as Uncan called "Ocean Hotel". Here is a short synth rendition! Original song is on streaming services if you are interested. #synth #microkorg #synthesizer #originalmusic #music

This is a snippet of a song called "Untitled #2" from the band I play with Hafsol. My piano and synth playing is featured here in stereo! Link to full song in the comments. This video features a cat. #cat #indierock #piano #guitar #originalmusic #music

Small jam piece I composed with the famous Miracle Piano and Microkorg XL. Featuring a fun floating synth lead! #rhodes #microkorg #synthesizer #originalmusic #music

A couple of years ago I released an album called Synthwave Visions as Uncan. Here is one of the tracks, titled "Victory is Certain" You can find the full track on all major streaming services and itch io as a licensable track for games! #synthwave #microkorg #synthesizer #originalmusic #music

was busy at a concert this weekend in Toronto #taylorswift

Little MicroKorg XL cover of an lesser-known Pokémon track. Can you guess which one it is? #Pokemon #gamecomposer #synthesizer #videogamecover #gamemusic

Outside of game audio I perform as a solo act and in a band called Hafsol! This is some footage from a recent solo show where I played original music. #originalmusic #piano

Introduce yourself in four video games

Here's a chiptune boss theme I made for an music asset pack a few years ago called Chiptune Visions! Chiptune Visions contains six looping premade tracks ready for use in games. You can find a link to it here: jondaremusic.itch.io/chiptune-vis...

Genesis Stuff #3! I'm thinking about maybe releasing a compilation of these? We'll see. #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio

Here's a spontaneous rendition of Megalovania on keys I played at GDC 2023. Supported of course by several other awesome musicians on percussion! Little easter egg of another song at the end. Can you guess it? #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio #undertale

More Genesis inspired stuff! #gamecomposer #indiedev #gameaudio