2 out of 3 exams are ready and the last one is gonna happen in a couple of days. In the meantime I think I'll release stuff like the remixes I kinda promised before and maybe something more.

feels good to be finally active

Okay so... The exams would be very soon, and right now I'm preparing them. And since they kinda shape what life I'll be living for another couple of years, it's better for me to be ready. I might leave some comments/post in BBS from time to time, but don't expect more than like 2/day.

That said, the remix I've promised to make would probably release in June.

If you guys manage to reach 5 reactions I'll remix one of my old tracks (you can choose which one)

A team of me @CrimsonKero @yawnmorning and @jaynightfort just released a really cool collab, go check it out :)

If you haven't seen the first post, here it is.

Since it got a couple of entries, I've decided the deadline for submissions would be February 28th. Not too far, but still enough to submit your track!

If you wanna participate, you can submit your entry in NG Collab Center discord server in #ng-megamix-collab channel. Direct link to the channel for good measure.

...Is that the "breast cancer awareness month" comeback? You know, like in 2007?

I already did the BBS post about it, but why not bringing even more attention to it.

NG Megamix Collab is meant to be a tribute to some absolute classics on the portal, ones that became iconic and, in some way, synonymous with Newgrounds. The idea is to create songs using samples from legendary NG tracks in order to make your own.

Why?

It might sound wrong to some people, but I believe using somebody's work in order to make your own original work (e.g. through sampling and crediting/mentioning it in a positive way) is the highest form of honor. I've been on Newgrounds for almost 3 years at this point, and I wanna pay homage to people that made NG's legacy through Audio Portal.

If you wanna participate, you can submit your entry in NG Collab Center discord server in #ng-megamix-collab channel. Direct link to the channel for good measure.

I decided to not continue this challenge cause because

1. With the last year of school, exams and a lot of other things filling my schedule, this year is already gonna be tough on its own and filling it even more doesn't seem logical;
2. I will (and honestly, already starting to) hate making something new every single day;
3. I'm already out of song ideas, therefore the quality has dropped (the last song is literally a pad and a drum beat, cmon)

I wish people that are still going with this challenge like @VictorLincolnPine, @Aalasteir, @DaxCamdaxian, @Apronax, @GizzyKittyMusic, @V1ZION, @RatedKid, @hallowingpoint would keep going and complete the Jamuary. I believe in you guys :)

...and THREE,

THREE

P*RN BOTS ARE ALREADY FOLLOWING ME. I feel like it was a mistake to do that.

...Is Twitter the same?

So... Another year has passed...

Just like in 2023, it's time to make a recap and see what I've done this year.

Music

Can't say I made a lot of music this year, but there's definitely some highlights.

The first one was me participating in Newgrounds Music Triathlon, or NGMT'24. I performed badly, but I still like the songs I made during this contest.

Next, we got the release of Cube Cavern: Recrafted OST with 26 tracks. I started working on it on May 2023, and a year after it finally saw the release... For the first update. There's more tracks planned for future releases, so don't be surprised to see something from the OST next year.

Quick mention of 4th collab with @PapoFuradoPA, love how it turned out :)

Last but not least, the Summer Music Collab 2024. 11 minutes of great music and I got my little entry here :)

The second half of the year was not so productive, with only 6 tracks being released after the collab. I guess I could do better, but whatever.

Movies

First solo movie. I was actively watching the search for "Everyone Knows That" this year and decided to make a little movie about when it was found. It lacks the whole context behind it, but as a first movie I think I did okay.

Speaking of Dexta this year, we released The CD-i Collab where I made the music for Star Fox bit. Go watch it, it's amazing:

Also I participated in OC Meme Collab with animating and voice acting one of the characters:

Quick mentions: One of my songs is used here and I did the elevator theme there.

Yearly stats

I started this year with ~150 followers, and on July 1st you guys pushed it to 200. Now I end this year with 237 of you. Thanks everybody :)

Some other NG stats just for history:

Reviews: ~5000 -> ~6500

B/P: ~14800 -> ~23000

Trophies: ~1100 -> 1189 (not playing much this year lol)

Level: 21 -> 24

Conclusion

I wasn't as active as in 2023 (especially at the end of the year), but overall I'd say it was decent. Hope I'll do even more and even better next year.

HAPPY 2025!!!