I finally have a second to sit down and write this!

Every time I go to a Newgrounds meetup, I'm always blown away at the number of people that show up to support. The love for art and creativity this community has never ceases to make my tiny frail heart smile, especially since I get to keep meeting more and more of you :)

I wish I had the foresight to write down the names of everyone I met, but I did not and I suck with names, so if you see this post and we met up please feel free to comment!

First off, shout out to the worms. I love you all and it's always awesome getting to meet up with you guys!

@JohnnyUtah, @IvanAlmighty, @SpazKid thanks for hosting us at the office and awesome to finally meet some of the people who helped build this site and community into what it is now! Visiting the office and talking to the OGs was such an unreal experience and a huge dream fulfilled! Also, I'm very excited to see Nightmare Cops when it's finished because the WIP version is insanely fun!

@mindchamber Super great meeting you even if it was pretty brief!!! I had no idea you'd even be around but I hope to see you again sometime!

@phantomarcade, @elitemastereric, @moawling this was my first time meeting all of you and it was super cool to finally say hi! I know youre all working hard and I'm excited to see what you've all been cooking up!!

@kawaiisprite I was completely geeked seeing you! I've always been impressed with your music and it was nice getting to shoot the shit about production, life, etc. Very excited to see what else you have cooking up!

@ninjamuffin99 I am stealing your identity!!!

@luis man it's always great getting to hang out and shoot the shit. Excited for Toronto where I'm sure we will no doubts be making our usual backup plans and finding random bars from relatively niche tv shows!

@cortat-g absolute madman for putting this meetup together! I will only ever have respect for people who will voluntarily spend their time making sure things go off without a hitch. I hope you got all the rest you needed and hoping to see more of you in the future!!

@drewpballs I know we didn't talk much but awesome meeting you and thanks for all the work you put in to the meetup and bowling! Hoping to see you at future meetups!

@emizip, @ant, @Eugenedoesart Thank you for helping me complete the scavenger hunt! I loved talking about the NG community and your experiences within it! Im hoping we can meet up again and talk a bit more about whatever!

Emi, you had an amazing Ena cosplay!

Ant, I am waiting for Eat Laganya to drop :)

@PKettles, @Hibachi ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WORK ON THE POSTERS AND STICKERS!!!! It was great getting to talk with you and get to know you both more! Keep in touch!!!

@Broly Wanda had talked so much about you and finally meeting you was like meeting an urban legend :)

@Kekiiro It was great meeting you! Like with Cory, it's always cool meeting people who are putting time into organizing community events and you were no exception! Wish we could have talked more but also there were a lot of people haha. Excited to see ya around!

@Jonathan Holy shit, man it was surreal seeing you again. 2016 seems like an eternity ago now and I had absolutely no idea that I'd even run into you again. Reconnecting absolutely made the meetup for me and I'm so happy to hear that you're doing well after all this time. We absolutely need to meet up again and please keep me updated on your progress with the NG thing you were thinking of setting up!

@nihaho Wild meeting you! Bridge Kids rocks and I'm excited to see what else yo make going forward. Was also nice getting yo talk about creative philosophies and whatnot. Thanks for the stickers!!!

@mkmaffo MAF!!!!!! Hanging at the Airbnb and chatting about life was a change in energy that I needed haha. I'm always the oldest around all these NG whippersnappers and sometimes forget that there actually are people who have a similar perspective on things that I do. Really hoping we can hang out more and that I can get over to Italy sometime soon! I'm honored that my ragu and spaghetti lived up to your standards :)

@raviolibox Super great finally getting to meet you!!!!!! We didn't have a ton of time to chat, but glad to finally put a face to the name! Hope we can meet at another meetup in the future and I hope the NGP guys were as grotesque as you hoped!

@the-swain Thank you for organizing karaoke!!!! Wish we had a chance to talk a bit more but awesome getting to meet you IRL regardless! Your version of Under the Sea id ingrained in my brain :)

@thedyingsun It was great seeing you again!!!! I know we didnt talk much this time around but it's always great running into ya. No doubts I'll see you again!

@girziggler Charlie it was so good to finally meet you, I'm a huge fan :)

@sirlenward It was sick seeing you!!!!! You're one of the first people I got a chance to interact with when I got back into NG, so getting to see you was awesome!! Please keep up the amazing work and hope to see you again!

@Bacun I knew you were coming but it was still a surprise getting to see you lol. You kept it so low key that when I saw your nametag I had to do a double take! You are cool and chill and I'm looking forward to continuing to post "Bacun :)" on motr of your art :)

@Spinalpalm, @bill Your game rocks and you both rock amd we WILL see each other again :)

@vividlance IT WAS GREAT MEETING YOU!!!!! I was so happy to hear that #Jamuary helped you get more confident with posting your music! Please please please keep at it!!!!

@ForgeFrog Wish we could have talked more haha. We kept running into one another but I was either on the move or ended up getting distracted lol. I'm glad you enjoy what I do and honestly I'm really bad at responding when people tell me stuff like that!!!

@d-slick, @sageisreal, @K1D, @evil-sora, @slimygoo, @docng, @anislug, @msghero, @dungeonation, @tamag0, @nattosumi AND SO MANY MORE PEOPLE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAMES OF BECAUSE I SUCK AT REMEMBERING NAMES SO PLEASE LMK IF WE MET BECAUSE CHANCES ARE WE DID

Finally, @TomFulp I know I've said it a million times, but thanks for not losing your roots in NG. It's insane that you've kept this place going and continue to be involved when you just as easily could have called it quits. Thanks for everything you do and I can't even describe how cool it was getting to meet you in person and getting to see the office!!!!! Hope to see you in Toronto and grab a beer with Luis or something!

I love this community so much. Never could I have ever imagined I'd meet so many genuine folks who have the same passion for creating things for the sake of creating things. It never ceases to blow my mind seeing the talent that continues to come out of it and I have no doubts that there will continue to be more and more people that continue to make this place thrive.

Anyhow, see you all again soon! Come say hi if you're in Toronto!!!!

LONG LIVE NEWGROUNDS!!!

And just like that, another year gone.

Coming off the initial impact of the pandemic and into what I thought was going to be the start of a "recovery" period ended up being one of the most difficult times in my life. It's been a wild time. Lots happened that I wasn't expecting. I moved out, started a new job, dealt with a lot of difficult emotions, among the usual day-to-day life happenings.

I wish I had some kind of lesson I could be leaving this year with but to be honest there is still a lack of resolution that is keeping that from happening. The reality is that I will be coming into 2023 with the mindset of what feels truly like an adult and leaving whatever version of me was there before behind. It's strange to be honest. Feeling like I am really starting to get older. Not in the "man I'm so old" sort of way, but more of the "I have so many more things I have to be responsible for" sort of way. I think my brain is just trying to get on with things while there's another part of me that is still having a hard time letting go. Either way, life goes on.

Even with the strangeness of all that, I still have so so many people to thank for the good that's happened throughout all last year. Starting off, I got to meet a ton of cool folks in Denver, CO, along with finally getting to stay with a ton of long time pals. Poptaffy made a really freaking sweet piece of art to commemorate it here, but here it is if you're lazy:

The whole event even inspired me to write a song that you can listen to here.

After that, I got the chance to go up to New York and meet up with Taterman, Ninjamuffin, PlayBlast, and their roommates. We skulked around downtown and did a whole lot of walking along with getting to see the battleship that was sinking in the lake. From what I know they've since fixed it and all is right with the world. Amen.

Soon after, it was up to Toronto where I again got to see Taterman, Ninjamuffin, and PlayBlast, along with a whole cast of whacky fun NG folks for the Toronto 2022 Meet. Luis and I stayed at a hostel with was pretty freaking rad and we also did a lot of walking and subway riding. It was awesome finally getting to meet him irl and let me tell you he is a blast to be around. I had a great time chatting and hearing about all the other meets he's been to, along with some forbidden Newgrounds knowledge I cannot share, lest Tom boots me from the website. There was a lot of drinking to be done and many a bar to be kicked out of that Cam did a great job recounting here. All in all, I am very thankful for all the folks I got to meet there and I so badly want to get back to Toronto ASAP. Miss u Canadians </3

The rest of the year was a bit slow but eventually I got to meet back up with Poptaffy. We had a cool little roadtrip and now he won't leave my house. It's been two months and he insists on eating my food, drinking my wine, and even bought some furniture. When I told him "Make yourself at home" I didn't think he would take it so literally. I will continue playing along for now, but I cannot help but feel that my life may be in danger. Perhaps there is a plot I am wholly unaware of that is unfolding in the background. Perhaps I am overthinking. In either case, further observation is required.

And lest I forget, the music of the year.

Despite my lack of production and releases, I do think this was one of the more important years for me in terms of music. Yes, I have not really released much, but what I did release I wholeheartedly think is some of the best work I have ever done. Not because it's going to be winning me any awards any time soon, but because I was able to channel a lot into what I created. A lot of the music I created this year was full of very raw and real emotions that I don't think I am able to revisit even if I wanted to. Not without the right catalyst anyways. It all culminated in me releasing my first full length album BURY, of which I am incredibly proud. The fact that it has resonated on some level with so many people means the world to me. As many of you who were in Toronto or Denver know, I am insanely passionate about music and art and the work that goes into it. I won't share all my thoughts on that here, but if you were unfortunate enough to be around me once I got started talking about it all then you know what I'm talking about. Maybe one of these days I'll do a write up on it. Maybe not.

Anyways I feel like I've said too much so I'll end it here. Much love to all the amazing and talented folks I've gotten to meet this year. Much love to all the folks who have decided to give me a follow too. I've never seen myself as particularly remarkable, but if what I am doing has brought any sort of meaning to your life then I am more than happy to keep doing it. The fact any of you even care enough to follow what I do means the absolute world to me and every day I am thankful for the position I have found myself in.

So friends, family, followers, thank you all so so much for your support and love. Younger me would be losing his head right now if he could know where things were headed. Older me can't find the words to describe just how much I appreciate everything. I hope to keep the ball going and to keep making more for you all, so stick around if you'd like.

See you all in 2023!

-Droid

HEY THERE PARTY PEOPLE! IT'S ALMOST THAT TIME AGAIN!

TIME FOR JAMUARY 2023!!!

That's right! It's time for all you musicianfolk to put your skills to the test and see if you can spend a whole month creating a new song....

every....

single...

DAY!!

How do I join?

It's easy! Starting on January 1st, all you have to do is set some time aside and try to create a new song every day for the month of January! For every day you create a song, post it on Newgrounds and tag with JAMUARY2023! Also, support others taking part and be sure to check out the tag every day!

Is that really all?

Yeah! Being that it's a personal challenge, it's entirely on you to see if you can keep up! If you do it, then awesome! If not, then still awesome! All that matters is you put time into improving yourself!

So what's the point if I can't win anything?

Jamuary is all about self development and pushing yourself to your limits! It's a fantastic way to up your music skills and really push to better yourself! The fun is in seeing what you come up with in a time crunch and, as I have personally found, the excitement of seeing what you can come up with!

I hope that you all decide to come along on this journey for self improvement with me!

Happy Jamuary 2023! Best of luck and see you again in a couple weeks!

"...And how will a man eat when he has no bread?

And how will a man drink when he has no wine?

And where will the Lord be when that man is dying?

For the Lord hath no mercy for sinners."

Rat week begins.

May God have mercy on our souls.

Words can't completely describe the thanks I feel for all of you who’ve decided to follow me. I'm thoroughly convinced that I'm just some schmuck on the internet that gets to make music for fun, but seeing that people can enjoy and resonate with what I do is genuinely one of the most gratifying things in the world. For that, thanks everyone so so much for your love and support because I appreciate it like crazy.

I hope to make more music soon. Life has been a trainwreck this year but I have been drafting things here and there. I won't say much, but another full length project is definitely on my mind. I want to make some other less serious stuff too, so keep an eye out if that's more your speed. If you don't care about any of that then at least tune in for an episode of @TheNewgroundsPodcast or NGPR sometime and listen to me, @Shal, @Heyopc, and @Poptaffy struggle to use audio software for an hour and a half.

Again, thank you all so so so much for the support and enjoying what I do. It really does mean the world to me!

hi

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hi

my album bury is dropping on may 22nd, 2022.

you can pre-save it now here. it will also be dropping on newgrounds.

hope you enjoy <3

Hi

i have my first full release coming out soon.

its an album ive been working on for a bit to get some stuff out of my head. it started out as an EP of 4 songs but has quickly turned into a full length album consisting of 10. i've dropped a few on here already, but thats all you get for now.

keep an eye out on twitter and here for updates. more details to come soon.

big ups to you ng love yall

got u hehe :)