I've got a new EP out today! Into the Wilds, Pt. 3 is a collection of fantasy tunes that I wrote for @tomcartos.bsky.social's newest collection of tabletop battle maps. Streaming links: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

One way or another, your party is going to get crushed by the machine. Bad-ass animated sci-fi battlemap by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track “In Their Clutches”

second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard

The Kickstarter for @stillfleet.bsky.social's their new historical OSR game just reached a huge stretch goal, meaning they're going to be releasing a soundtrack! Very excited to contribute to that. Go back this game!

Seaside resort but make it fae 🧚🏽

There’s no such thing as a simple infiltration. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track “Dillinger Gate”

Ravel’s music poses many questions. For example: what if a French person were Spanish?

PSL: pumpkin-sucking lips

I really try not to be a music snob, but man… if you call your music “experimental,” you better be making some sounds I’ve never heard before!

Truly a peaceful knoll. The perfect, humble home for an adventure’s outset. Beautiful animated battlemap by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track “Behold the Ancient Meadow.” #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #foundryvtt #lotr

WHAT'S EVEN THE DANG POINT THEN?

We interviewed the fabulous creators behind the upcoming Danse Macabre (now available on Kickstarter) for the Borough Bound Blog! We go deep on historical fantasy, weird mutations, and the innovative Grit System.

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt... Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

Updated my demo reel! Here are some of the best moments from my now stupidly large catalogue.

I've been experimenting with some video content via the @boroughbound.bsky.social social media accounts. If you want some advice on GMing, tabletop music, or worldbuilding, give those a follow!

I want to write a TTRPG that is somehow an aesthetic match for my favorite genre of music: bright and quirky electronic digital fusion. Would you play a fantasy game à la D&D, except everyone drives go-karts?

The wizard of ancient legend is sealed within. Her vile deeds are infamous, but perhaps her assistance is worth the risk. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track “The Fathomless”

Advice for composers and bedroom producers: Learn drum rudiments. They’re easy to grasp, and incorporating flams, drags, rolls, and paradiddles will help your percussion writing in any genre.

The Maw knows only hunger. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track “Crel-Vohr the Blight (Strike)”

One aspect of sleepwalking into authoritarianism that I wasn't expecting is just how little there is to say about it. "Yeah, this predictably evil thing is bad." "Oh, that thing Trump did is bad." "All these (technically illegal) things are very bad." It's straight up not very interesting.

Repel the assault, save the base. Simple as. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social Sci-Fi, featuring “Seething Skull” by @boroughbound.bsky.social

Did you know you can pitch @neverpo.st? Head to neverpo.st, click Pitch Us in the nav bar up top, and take a look at our guidelines. No audio experience necessary; we pay!

You’ve spent months seeking the gate. Now that you’ve found it, are you prepared to leave this world behind? Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring music by @boroughbound.bsky.social

My buddy @tomcartos.bsky.social just launched his latest Kickstarter. I've helped out with each of these so far, and I can't recommend them enough. Tom's maps rule, and these books are easily the best way to bring physical maps to the table. Plus, there's a music stretch goal 👀

Listening to my DnD Crime playlist this AM. Lots of quirky, jazzy bops to help you score seedy underbellies, methodical heists, and so forth.

It’s peaceful here in the courtyard… do you really want to press ahead? Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring “The Everlasting Garden,” a tune I wrote for @boroughbound.bsky.social

Plenty of cover, minimal security, just a few drones to deactivate. Stealth should be viable. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring “Badlands” by @boroughbound.bsky.social

The perfect place to refill your canteen while the wainwright sees to your carriage. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track “The New Gods”

It’s a long way out west. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, music from my @boroughbound.bsky.social project

You’re saying the aliens… BUILT this? Right under our noses? Map by @czepeku.bsky.social Sci-Fi, featuring my track “Charon (Shadow)”

I know in my heart of hearts that Gavin Newsom is a piece of shit, and—separately—none of his "le epic trolling!!!" has made me laugh even a little bit.

You need to resupply anyway, so ya might as well make a stop at your favorite airborne cafe. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track “Fest of the Alignment”

A rational person would never drink alcohol. Any potential benefits are dwarfed by the risk of starting a Groundhog Day scenario with a hangover.

What a blessing that Gwen Stefani has (seemingly) never met Awkwafina.

Raising a ska baby by toasting PEEK-A-BOO PEEK-A-BOO PEEK-A-BOO PEEK-A-BOO.

It’s lonely on the asteroid, but at least the mining corp pays well. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social Sci-Fi, featuring an unreleased track of mine

This city will chew you up and spit you out. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social Sci-Fi, featuring my track “Steelfang Offensive (Stealth)”

One day, I’m going to write a very long essay about Miles Davis’s influence on Dark Souls, and then I will never speak again.

To think... this temple has been lying at the bottom of the sea this whole time. Map by @czepeku.bsky.social, featuring my track "Honeycoral"

Should I rank every single music track in Mario Kart World?

I think we’re on the cusp of mass attempts to automate teaching, and I also think it is going to be a massive wasteful failure in ways that will make the “learning loss” of the pandemic look like a speed bump next to a mountain.

Boo Cinema? More like Yay Cinema! I love movies!

It's Bandcamp Firday! Here's my brand new space fantasy album. Please buy it because it is good.

No, LinkedIn, I am not hiring for "Range Sheepherder" at Michigan State University.

Our newest album is out now! Nulvarith consists of 8 tracks at the intersection of outer space adventure and fantasy pulp. This one is perfect for tabletop adventures through cosmic realms!

I'm thinking today about two of my incredible composition professors—Harold Meltzer and Lew Spratlan—both of whom have now passed. There's a common wisdom among music teachers that goes something like: "if you can do anything else as a career, you probably should." (1/4)

I would like to dispel the rumors that my father (Bill Savino) coined the term “Bills Mafia” to ensure that people who Google “Bill S Mafia” don’t come across his connections to the Erie County mob.

The fool takes a dump halfway through grocery shopping. The wise man takes a dump before he even gets his cart.

It's so cool that Blueksy doesn't throttle links. Anyway, pre-order my upcoming EP of space fantasy music.