We don’t want AI slop. Stop sending us AI slop. Stop wasting our time with AI slop. It doesn’t sound good. It’s antithetical to our core values. You didn’t even make it. Knock it off.

im gonna say this really loud this morning i really need everyone who thinks theyre being annoying about the things they love to do it more. do it louder. your happiness is so special and wonderful to witness and i hope you learn to love the space you take up in this world like we all love it

I started this back in fall of 2023, then put it aside and picked it up again a few times, poking at it here and there in between other projects. With Silksong releasing, I circled back to finally finish it! Hope you enjoy my take on City of Tears from Hollow Knight: youtu.be/XtIXbjrfhx4

New episode of Bee Hosting Drawesome Devs, where @diabeetes.bsky.social interviews the creator of upcoming point-and-click adventure Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders. (I wrote the little chiptune jingle during the “drawing” segments in these interviews) youtu.be/Lq9YnlWtFdk?...

Here's my Sega Genesis/MegaDrive arrangement of "Urban Noise," the world map music from Parasite Eve, originally by Yoko Shimomura. I wanted to honor Shimomura's awesome original piece while still exploring that particular Genesis sound. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/72eM6AA16Zo

I only just learned that Lalo Schifrin died a few days ago. Folks will remember him for the Mission Impossible theme but this was the tune I loved growing up: youtu.be/0uNR_4UdfxA?...

Really enjoying this little soundtrack for a game that will probably never be released. NES and GB chiptune by the super-talented Megan! diamondthorns.bandcamp.com/album/ribby-...

Here's my chiptune cover of the intro song "Fighting Through the Darkness" from Lunar: The Silver Star on Sega CD! Made in FamiTracker NES chiptune with the VRC6 expansion. The original song is only in the Sega CD version of this great game. Hope you enjoy my take on it! youtu.be/Yub5zab9sAM

Check out this awesome pixel art by @lakakalo.bsky.social created in support of Game On to End Lupus on Twitch! #GOTEL

Check out Bee's new gamedev interview! (This video features my chiptunes as well)

Here's the Stage 01 chiptune music for a nonexistent Game Boy brawler, written in Furnace. Picture something like Streets of Rage, but portable, and starring a female ninja who gains cybernetic power upgrades along the way! GB pixel art thumbnail by @lakakalo.bsky.social youtu.be/k-r8cAMsqyY

New NES #chiptune written for indie gamedev interviews on @diabeetes.bsky.social's YT channel! This tune plays during the little Pictionary segments in Bee's interviews. I tried to create a fun, playful vibe for these moments of creativity to play out. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/Lb0tomanuDg

Watch Bee’s awesome interview with point & click indie dev! Also this video includes new original chiptune from me, during the Pictionary drawing segments 💛

Apparently @csmall451.bsky.social is better at promoting my music than I am 😅 but yeah! Here's my NES chiptune take on "Get Back" by The Beatles!

Soon, my coworkers will ask how my little vacation went. I cannot hope to explain to them what it was like going to MAGFest for the first time ever, giving a panel discussion, and then playing my chiptune music on a stage with my heroes in the audience.

Super MAGFest panels today! 2:30 with @winterion.com and Alex Mirowski in panel room 3, and then again at 8pm with @ducksindisguise.bsky.social and @sevencastleforest.bsky.social ! Come on down and discuss teaching with us!

Going to MAGFest for the first time ever, and not just as a fan. I’m speaking in a panel “Teaching Video Game Music to Non-Musicians” Thursday at 8 Eastern. Also maybe playing my chiptunes at the ChipSpace at some point! Far outside my comfort zone but I’m sure I’ll do fine 😅

Most of the best creative stuff I’ve ever done involved a dumb mistake or something unintentional that led me to a discovery. Listen to failure 😅

Streaming to pay tribute to my mom, who died suddenly on November 26. We’ll talk about how awesome she was, and play the retro games she loved on Game Boy and TurboGrafx-16. Thanks for tuning in ❤️ www.twitch.tv/sevencastlef...

Planning a stream this Friday, 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern. An unusual stream, I want to pay tribute to my mom, who died suddenly a few weeks ago. We'll talk about how funny she was, and we'll play her favorite puzzle and pinball games on Game Boy and TurboGrafx-16 ❤️ www.twitch.tv/sevencastlef...

energetic #gameboy music 🎸

Super excited to be speaking at MAGFest about chiptune as a tool for learning about music! Hope to see some of you there 🎶❤️

A family member very dear to me died suddenly this week. While grieving with my family I will be pretty silent in online communities, chiptunes, and retro gaming culture for a little while. Hug your loved ones and talk to them about their stories ❤️

I posted a VRC6 VGM cover today! This is unheard of! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGR7...

Wield your power today!

I just got nominated for a second grammy with the 8 Bit Big Band

Always blown away by all the talent in the chiptune community

Hang in there, you are going to do great this week ❤️

Putting chiptune Twitch streams on hold for a few weeks, but they’ll certainly be back, and in the meantime I’ll certainly still be chiptuning whenever I can manage it. Hope you’re all doing well out there ❤️

Here's my newest NES chiptune composition, "Carry the Wind," written in FamiTracker and including the VRC6 expansion chip. I wanted to make something catchy and fun and upbeat! I'm pretty happy with how this turned out, so I hope you enjoy! youtu.be/8_v_9J5d20A

whenever i make music i'm either like "WOW i'm popping off" or "uhhh i forgor how to make music???", no in between

So it seems my Clock Tower cover inspired my chiptune pal Selina to cover another song in that game, in FamiTracker with 2A03 + VRC6 expansion chip. She works FAST, I'm amazed how fast she turned this around. youtu.be/OnI3JoStKVg?...

Here's my spooky Sega Genesis arrangement of "Don't Cry, Jennifer," the iconic chase theme music from Clock Tower. Adapting this Super Famicom tune into hardware accurate Genesis music was a really fun challenge! youtu.be/IzXFDaLP3qI

Working on FamiTracker NES original chiptune song! Then diving into spooky time with Clock Tower (1995, Super Famicom) and asking the hypothetical question, what might this game's music sound like on Sega Genesis...? www.twitch.tv/sevencastlef...

Planning a stream for Saturday, noon Pacific time, 3pm Eastern. *Working on a catchy new NES tune in FamiTracker! *For spooky season I want to check out the horror game Clock Tower. Speaking of this game's music, I might have a surprise to share... Follow me on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/sevencastlef...

New Virtual Boy chiptune piece inspired by the music of Kinuyo Yamashita. Hope you enjoy ❤️🖤❤️🖤 youtu.be/GxF_q4qlPD0

Obscure chiptunes! Here's the item select screen from Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family on MSX, rebuilt and expanded in Game Boy chiptune, using Furnace. Also this is the "Stream Starting Soon" music on my Twitch stream. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/b1GcRE1hEN0

New chiptune piece created for a compo where we had to re-arrange the Hydrocity Zone theme using any chip or tool of our choosing. I chose Virtual Boy... youtu.be/Rcg7_T3-tSo

My friend @redauxpdx.bsky.social at MAGFest last weekend!

New chiptune piece posted today! A superhero theme for a nonexistent NES game, using Mega Man drums: youtu.be/BzUzTGzPIRU

New NES chiptune piece written for my friend @puzzlebetter.bsky.social in the style of a Salsa. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/N_Tvx0AbWW0?...

I know that I’m in a good period in my life right now. It feels strange acknowledging that and I’m really trying not to take it for granted.

I wrote this chiptune piece only about 4 months ago, and I feel like I’ve grown so much since then. https://youtu.be/Evou15watMM

Hello BlueSky. I make chiptune music sometimes. Here's the very first kinda "finished" thing I ever did when I was just learning to input notes-- an NES arrangement of Little Birdie by Vince Guaraldi, from the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Special. https://youtu.be/V7i9smg5gDU