So after contributing remixes, directing albums, and hanging out, I can now say I've written a mix writeup for @ocremix.org! Hopefully the first of many. Check it out, the track itself is a beautiful , abstract piece of art, and I was honored write the post for it! ocremix.org/remix/OCR05027

If you dig sci fi western, John Carpenter, and anti fascist stories, then I have a recommendation for you! Check out this audio drama I'm scoring and doing some sound design for! There are 4 episodes released so far, but the 3rd is my favorite! #composer #sounddesigner #audiodrama

QRP with how you draw women!

Got a lot of new people from the no ai gamedev list, so an introduction is in order. I'm a sound designer and composer who works in lots of different mediums. Current vg I'm working on is still in early dev, but it's a space game with heavy themes. You know, cozy! I also post art that i do, too!

Watching John Carpenter's "They Live", and once again it strikes me at how relevant to the current times it still is. Like, if you wouldn't have to change much to make it work in the modern day. It may even work better now. It's free on YT if you haven't seen it, yet! I highly recommend it!

A lot of times, you'll join a project, and it'll be a while before you have anything you can show or talk about. A little over a year and a half, in this case. It's a Scifi western narrative podcast, and I'm doing sfx and music for, and its launched! Give it a listen! #scifi #western #composer

Slightly increase a band Nine and A Quarter Inch Nails

Feliz Estar Guars, mi gente!

I've been reading movie scripts to kind of see how different people go about it, research towards writing my own soon. Gonna turn an old short horror story I wrote into a short film script. To what end? The love of the game really! Any recommendations on scripts I should hit?

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

Hack the planet, indeed!

"Killing Strangers" is the John Wick theme to me. Which, while a good song, i really hate that it's by an asshole musician who doesn't deserve the accolade.

Worked all night in sound stuff and ended up getting carried away and doing a full sound sound and music design on a film scene, as well as re editing a short film rough that I was giving feedback on. In my defense, I had to see if my suggestions would work. They did.

A short film I composed for last year has finally been publicly released! It's a mafia themed story about puppets, money, and desperation. I went for a Godfather meets Saturday morning PBS show for the music. #shortfilm #composer youtu.be/h6EtpRmqgbg?...

Did some gnarly sound fx work on a short horror film! Had to give the vocal a deep, grungy, distorted timbre while keeping the performance intact, which I think I accomplished. It has a Mike Patton from The Darkness mixed with the baby from PT vibe.

Got the insomnia, so here's some good cosmic horror novels I think you should read! First up, the "Eldritch Beasts Series" by Primary Hollow. Castlevania, except the monsters relegated to legend have returned, and the Belmont-esque family is on its last legs. Really fun romp.

Very excited for the release of this new audio drama that I'm providing voices for! Plus, getting to work with a real murderer's row of V.A. talent like @davidlpuga.bsky.social @freddiepowpow.bsky.social @tumidlynx.bsky.social @cleobirchvo.bsky.social and more... open.spotify.com/episode/34rd...

If you see this, post an eye 👁️ #art #illustration #darkart #artshare

This is an ever changing top 9, but this looks pretty good for this moment.

Iffin you like retrograming, narrative podcasts, historical figures, cool ass music, and eldritch curses.... do I have a recommendation for you! The Oracle Podcast! I've done a few voices for the show, but even if I hadn't, I'd still highly recommend it!

After playing the Marathon Server Slam for a few hours, I just wish it had a narrative campaign. Bones are there for a good game, though; it's got a great visual style and great movement. That extraction gameplay is holding it back and gets repetitive fast.

There are so many fun, creative things I'm currently doing or about to do soon.... and it feels hard as hell to stay encouraged or engaged with any of them right now. Probably even more of a reason to try anyway.

If you see this post a monster

Bandcamp embeds, you say? Don't mind If I do! This is my cinematic cyberpunk EP from.. 2017? Holy crap, time indeed flies.

A long gestating passion project has finally launched! "Stories of Dust City 20XX", a cyberpunk anthology set in the South Plains of Texas. Stories will release as they're finished, from a diverse set of writers. Still room for more! #writers #shortstory #dustcity20xx

Working on some music to go along with passion project that's been in the works for a while now. An anthology set in a southern plains Cyberpunk city. DUST CITY 20XX. Here's a wip of the main theme! #cyberpunk #latino #music #dustcity20xx youtube.com/shorts/LE5yW...

So I'm trying my hand at VA, and the teaser for a podcast I'm doing a few voices in just dropped. It's about a retro game streamer what happens upon the magic of fmv videogames from the 90s! #podcast #videogames #voiceacting open.spotify.com/episode/3MNs...

I missed it when it was first posted, but my Minecraft cover was posted over at @ocremix.org for Valentines Day. Which is fitting, as it's titled "the Universa Said I Love You"! If you want something chill and pretty to listen to, check it out! #vgmusic #vgcover #minecraft youtu.be/B__s7lWs--c?...

Finished the rough draft of my cyberpunk short story! It's now part 1 of a 2 parter, as there was a nice end and cliffhanger. Now, to start editing the thing!

Found out "The Only Good Indians" by @sgj.bsky.social was about to be out of print, which was the nudge I needed to add it to my library. Read it digitally and really dug it! Great psychological horror by way of nature and guilt. Put it on my living room shelf with other cool stuff.

I needed to write a motif for a project, and the idea came to me so fast that I started wondering if I'd heard it somewhere before. Double checked some stuff, and I'm good. Well, maybe? I'm still wondering if I've unwittingly plagiarized something. It came too easy!

Been throwing around a design idea for a bit and decided to do a thumbnail sketch to see what it'd look like. Should I go all in a render it fully? It's a winter design with tips about what to do when it's too cold outside, and there are icey conditions. #art #sketch

Also, if you're wanting some cyberpunk, dark fantasy, or something in between, did I mention it's %100 organic, not ai... it's bandcamp Friday! Give it a listen, and if it moves you, I'll always appreciate your patronage! davidlpuga.bandcamp.com #bandcamp #cyberpunk #darkfantasy #music

Happy Friday! Today is Bandcamp Friday, which means 100% of purchase venue made on Bandcamp goes directly to the artists, rather than a portion of it going to the site. If you've wanted to buy some of my music, today is a great day to do so! beholdyourfate.bandcamp.com/music

Posted these before, but I'm still proud of them! QRP with some #vampires 🦇

Anybody making a wipeout/extreme g style racer and in need of some music? I've been jonesing to make some 90s breakbeat!

Currently working on 3 very different musical projects, and I have not yet imploded! I was worried the styles would start to eat into each other, but so far, so good.

Raided my freezer and ended up making a pretty decent late lunch. Fish sticks, fries, and some cheddar biscuits. Had some cocktail and tartar sauces to dip in to. Who says you can't eat good with random freezer foods? Not this guy!

Pulles into the drive-through of a fast food place today and was met by the usual automated welcome message. This is usually followed by an actual person who then takes my order. Except, the automated voice kept talking and even took my order. Tried to upsale me for every item, too. It was weird.

I'm good at lots of things and can pick up new stuff relatively quickly. Not great at any one thing, but good. More a jack of all trades, but master of none. So, I guess maybe I'm really good at being flexible and filling in places where there is a need.

Once upon a time, my wife and I had a pop culture podcast called "We Ruined Everything". There was this prevailing idea that Millennials were ruining culture, so we thought it'd be funny to just embrace it. I miss making them. Maybe we'll do one again. Maybe.

One of these days, I'll start paying more attention to what I've written before I hit here before I hit post. The combo of my keyboard not working like I expect because of numerous phone drops and an oddly trained autocorrect surprise me sometimes. One day, I'll do better.

Bad stuff in the world right now, but I want to talk about Stranger Things. Production wise, great stuff! There are great moments with actors acting their asses off. I think that's why I'm disappointed. The ingredients are there, but in the hands of showrunners who didn't know how to use it.

Some tasty jalapeno popper rain for sleeping! (It's just that bacon grease sizzling!)

Draw still implies the existence of Paint Steel and Craft Steel

1000+ words into my cyberpunk short story, and it feels good! It's been in my head for years. Probably going to have to edit a big chunk of it, but that is for future Dave to do. Right now, I'm just getting the story written down first.

I think that Pluribus is gonna end up being an allegory for how we all deal with the end of the world. It just fits. An extinction level event happens, and how do we deal with it? How do we live with that knowledge, even as the world goes on in knowing ignorance. That's what I think it is, anyway.

I went walking around our local canyon lake today, trying to get back into nature, you know? Well, as close as you can while car and construction noises echo about, anyway. There this one place along my walk that reminds me of Simon Stålenhag's landscape art.

5 Years ago this month, I, along with a bunch of talented musicians, released "Paragons and Renegades: A BadAss Heroes Album"! 19 artists, 20 badass videogame music covers. Specifically, hero themes! One of my favorite projects ever, and one of my favorite covers, too! #vgm #music #vgmcovers

While I didn't have any major release this year due to health and other problems, I didn't do too bad on wrapped! In addition, i got to score a shirt film and line up a few cool things next year. So, while this year wasn't what i hoped, next year, hopefully, will be cool as hell!