Yesterday I uploaded my 50th audio submission on Newgrounds, and it feels really freaking satisfying!

In 2019 I started being active on Newgrounds as a way of developing good habits in the quest of becoming a full time game music composer. When I started a couple of years prior, I had never produced music on my own before having only been in bands, so thought this would be a great place to network and create a living diary of my progress.

I remember uploading my first track with nerves and great optimism. I was so proud of my work and was ready to start sharing. I look back on it now and there are hundreds of things I would do differently!

Here are some factoids for the last 4 years:

• Been front paged 24 times
• 618 forum posts
• 145 fans 💕
• Came runner up in an AIM contest
• Been a judge for 3 contests
• Appeared on 2 NG podcasts
• Made music for 3 streamers
• Scored my first major game released on consoles
• Scored 10+ other games
• Weirdly, uploaded 7 pieces of art!
• Released 2 music asset packs
• And............quit my job and became a full time game audio designer!

I love Newgrounds because it's given me a space to really express myself, find my niche and find my voice. I know it's the wild west on here sometimes but on the whole the community is so supportive, generous with their constructive feedback (and not so constructive sometimes!) and above all just really fun people.

Mainly, it's so inspiring hearing so many interesting styles and all levels of accomplishment, whether it be AAA game, blockbuster movie or EDM legend quality, of even if it's just rough, raw and ready, seeing so many active and prolific creators is usually all I need to get locked into my own creative process.

Long live Newgrounds, long love the collaborations, and I hope you all get to enjoy my next 50 tracks!