I’m window shopping for a VPN. Does anyone have any recommendations? The ones I’ve seen come up the most are Proton and Nord (with Mullvad being an honorable mention), but I don’t know if I’m being hoodwinked by big VPN. 1/2…

Simulating Reverb and Delay Inside FamiTracker youtu.be/_v0YmSqkaw8 Part 3 of my #famitracker tutorial is now live on YouTube! If you like making #8bit #chiptune music, I’d love for you to check it out. #musiciansky #NES #retrogaming

Premiere pro voice auto transcription interpreted my #chiptune backing track as “beep beep. Beep” On a related note, part 3 of the #famitracker tutorial series will be live tomorrow morning! This episode discusses how I simulate reverb and delay inside FamiTracker. #8bit #musiciansky

Retcon 1/30/2026

🎧 the acoustic guitar intro to “In the Garage” from Weezer’s Blue Album. #guitar #musicsky #musiciansky #weezer

🎧 Here’s a preview of an upcoming video I’ll be posting on YouTube soon. #guitar #weezer

What are people using as alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro? My subscription is up at the end of the month and if I can’t retain my education discount, renewing the yearly plan will cost $800+. Even with the discount, $450 is absurdly high considering I only use 2 apps.

🎧 TLoZ: Main Theme (VRC7 sketch) My first time exploring with the VRC7 module in #famitracker I wanted to experiment with maximizing FamiTracker’s full sonic capabilities by utilizing all available channels. #chiptune #8bit #retrogaming #nes #zelda #synth #sounddesign

If you’re near Rosedale, Queens and like cookies, Buuru Bakery has some magic going on. #nyc #food #cookies

When it gets cold like this, I always think about how it’s mostly because the planet is far away from the sun, and tilted away. Common knowledge as it may be, I still find it to be awe inspiring. Somehow, it became 2026 already. I wish the best for you, and all of our collective year(s). 📷

Part 2 of my FamiTracker tutorial series is live! This episode focuses on the noise channel. I explain what it is, how it works, and share some techniques I’ve developed to help give my #chiptune pieces a more live feel. The video is on my channel linked below. #8bit #famitracker #musiciansky

🎧 8 Bit Drum & Bass No.2 #chiptune #8bit #famitracker #musicsky #musiciansky

🎧 8 bit drum & bass #musicsky #musiciansky #chiptune #8bit #famitracker

As always, all the fellas of @redvoxband.com put on a wildly entertaining show. The Ottobar was an awesome venue, but I have to give the customary "FUCK YOU, BALTIMORE" with love. #musicsky #RedVox #ottobar

Some behind the scenes pictures from the Red Vox show at Ottobar in Baltimore this weekend. We’re so grateful to everyone for coming, waiting outside in the cold, and enduring the tropical climate inside the venue! 📷 🎧 #musicsky #musiciansky #baltimore #ottobar

🎧 Breaking down Mark Giuliana’s drum intro to 7 ways by Jason Lindner #drums #musiciansky

I had the good fortune of acquiring a set of EAK Zildjian cymbals, and they arrived in this bag. Band name, or an unorthodox way of storing the remains of a loved one? I guess we’ll never know. #drums #musiciansky

Christmas Wreths

I'm premiering an album on Saturday, December 6th, at 3:00PM EST! Super Mario Bros. 2 Remade is a full VRC6 remake of the Super Mario Bros. 2 soundtrack:

🎧 Super Mario Bros Theme but it’s in C Minor I finally got around to making a short form version of this. The full track with a different video is linked in the post below.

This doesn’t look that interesting now that the moment has passed, but consider this is a lone deck chair on a piece of carpet in the middle of the woods. 📷

Here’s a way of spotting phishing scams on Craigslist.

🎧 Tetris, but it’s horribly out of tune. #8bit #chiptune #famitracker

🎧 A Secret, Sleeping in the Deep Sea (Final Fantasy VII) I recorded the drums for this over a year ago and forgot about it until recently, so I thought it would be a good idea to finish it. Full video is on my channel in the post linked below #musicsky #ff7 #retrogaming #promosky

🎧 new FF7 coming tomorrow. Here’s part of the #Guitar Solo section. #musicsky #musiciansky #retrogaming #ffvii

🎧 “Prelude” is Streaming Everywhere 3 tracks of covers from the original Final Fantasy made with a Korg DS-8 synthesizer. Find it on your streaming platform of choice! music.apple.com/ca/artist/in... #musiciansky #musicsky #finalfantasy

🎧 I recorded the drums for this last October and totally forgot about it, so I’m finishing it now. I’m about half done with tracking and hoping to have the video out next weekend. #musiciansky

📷 an auspicious message from the street in #nyc #photography

🎧 PRELUDE: a 3 song EP of Final Fantasy synth covers will be streaming everywhere next Sunday. Here’s a Spotify pre-save link… #musicsky #musiciansky #finalfantasy

🎧 Chrono Trigger - Peaceful Days 🎹 A solo piano performance of a classic track from one of my favorite video games. Full video on my channel linked in the post below. #musicsky #musiciansky #SNES #retrogaming

🎧 The Moon: Duck Tales #NES I reconstructed “The Moon” from Duck Tales in FamiTracker. I’m going to be doing some different interpretations of this classic piece of VGM in the near future, so keep an eye out for those. #8bit #retrogaming #chiptune #musicsky #musiciansky

🎧 Final Fantasy I: Town Theme (Synth Cover) The latest in an ongoing series of covers of the Final Fantasy OST using a Korg-DS8 synthesizer. The full video is on my channel linked in the post below. #synth #finalfantasy #retrogaming #NES

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🎧 Final Fantasy I: Town Theme It looks like my computer works again? Maybe? So here’s an unmixed clip of a synth cover. All instruments are from a Korg DS8 synthesizer from 1987! I have 2 full tracks like this on my channel in the post below. #musicsky #musiciansky #nes #finalfantasy #retrogaming

🎧 More adventures in analog I was hoping to be able to produce a track exclusively with this Akai tape machine. I don’t know if it’s the design or that it’s old and malfunctioning, but the Sound on Sound function is basically unusable for its intended function. BUT — #musiciansky

🎧 More experiments in analog recording Stereo drum overhead mics ➡️ Sony Cassette (because it has a cool onboard compressor) ➡️ Akai reel to reel It does the analog tape thing as you’d expect but when you drive it really hard, the akai spazzes out and only lets in super short bit-crushed transients.

🎧 Guitar solo section from my cover of “Digital Days” from The Amazing Digital Circus. The full video is on my channel linked in the post below. #guitar #musicsky #musiciansky

🎧 Experiments in producing without a computer I put up a YouTube community post yesterday saying that my computer has an apparent major issue and I have no idea when it will be fixed. I’m attempting to turn it into a positive by embracing the limitations. #musiciansky

“Digital Days” (LoFi Cover) I recorded this about a year and a half ago. It was the opening track on “The Amazing Digital Circus: The Official LoFi Hip Hop Album”, which has been out for a couple months, but I finally got around to making a video and released it on my channel. Link below!

This is an Akai GX4000D tape machine that I occasionally use in music production. Most recently, I used it to master a cover of “Digital Days” from The Amazing Digital circus. I’ll share more when the video goes live tomorrow! #musiciansky #analog

Buying this XL T shirt of Whitney Houston on a motorcycle from the TJ Maxx clearance rack for $6.00 has really had a positive impact on my day.

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Traded some cymbals for these sweet 70’s gretsch #drums this weekend. #musiciansky

Truly and sincerely, thank you for being here (also, it took me an embarrassingly long time to make this rather unimpressive graphic)!

1 away from 700 followers. o-0

🎧 Memories of Green: Chrono Trigger Solo Piano 🎹 A beautifully mysterious masterpiece by the legendary composer Yasunori Mitsuda. The full video is on my channel in the post linked below. #retrogaming #snes #pianocover #chronotrigger

🎧 The Legend of Zelda: The First Quest My album of NES era Zelda covers is streaming everywhere! Links below: 🔵Apple Music: music.apple.com/ca/album/the... 🟢Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/7nJxh9... 🔴YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #retrogaming #zelda #musicsky #musiciansky

🎧 #guitar solo section from my cover of “Lost Woods/Saria’s Song” from TLoZ: Ocarina of Time. The full video is on my channel in the post linked below. #retrogaming #zelda

🎧 Lost Woods - TLoZ: Ocarina of Time This is an acoustic arrangement featuring 2 guitars, cello, flute, and melodica. The video was filmed in the Greenbelt of Staten Island, #nyc Full video is on my channel linked in the post below. #zelda #retrogaming #guitar #vgm #musiciansky #nintendo