So I figure it's about time I officially came out and said that the CANDYdisturber project is officially dead; at least for now.

What exactly does that mean? Well, I've been through a lot in the past year or so, and done quite a bit of reflection about where I wanted this to go eventually. It was always just a hobby for me; I never wanted anything big to come from it, and because of that mindset I never pursued a career in music production or really took it seriously. For the past 10 years, I've been making little tunes here and there, and every so often I pushed out something that I was personally proud of. That was enough to keep me invested, but as time went on I became more and more meticulous. Projects took longer, dozens of deadlines missed, and I became increasingly unhappy with the projects I was working on.

At this point, I've probably scrapped around 50 complete songs that I'll never release because I'm just not happy with how they turned out, and no amount of tweaking/fixing can make them any better with my current skillset. I hit a point where I felt like I just wasn't improving at all, and there was a period where I was sure that I was actually getting much, much worse at producing music. It just wasn't making me happy anymore. I tried dabbling in a few other creative areas like animation and game production, but I just couldn't find that same passion that I once had.

With all that said, I've decided to leave behind CANDYdisturber and move forward. I've learned so much and made so many friends under that alias, but it's just not who I am anymore; it's time for the next step in my life. Thanks to everyone for all the support (and hate) that I've gotten over the years. This has been such a large part of my life, and it's been hard to finally admit that I need to let it go.

Here's to new endeavors and opportunities,

-Bo

What an absolutely wild few weeks it's been.

I landed the job I'd been chasing for the past couple of months and have been out for around a week, and likely won't be settled for another few.

I'd like to apologize for not being able to commit to some of the projects I had promised, but hopefully I can get back to practicing making my tunes soon.

I now realize how incredibly hard it is to produce when under a time constraint (along with moving jobs and other fun real life stuff.) I'm glad I was able to push this out, even if it was 1 day before the second submission phase concluded.

Anyhow, best of luck to all the contestants!

Whether I win or lose, these are great fun and amazing motivators to work on tracks that have been collecting dust for months. Spent a lot of time of this contest entry, and super happy with the outcome:

It's been a pretty weird day on NG for me today. I never really engaged with the community and just kind of lurked and posted tunes here and there, but recently I started breaking that shell a bit and today I was mentioned in not only a podcast, but also by Tom Fulp himself in the newest post. So as you can imagine, I'm fucking ecstatic.

Getting a single comment has always excited me, so today was an absolute roller coaster. Thanks for all the kind words and support; expect to see me more active in the forums and in competitions!

Say whaaaat; I've been on Newgrounds for years and I had no idea Pixel Day was a thing! I have a huge soft spot in my heart when it comes to chiptune, so you can bet your sweet ass that I'll be making something for this.

Side note; here's all the other Retro Chiptunes I've made over the course of many years:

The Final Boss (Phase 2)

Carrot Train

Mellow-Dee (feat. in Disposabot)

Too Far Away (Remix)

The Final Boss (feat. in Lava Bird)

The Feels

Retro-bit

Have a *game or video you're making? Want to use one of my tunes for it? Sure! Go ahead!

Shoot me a message on here, Youtube or Soundcloud and I'll be happy to edit the audio to match the game. Because I'd rather have the ability to give a fresh source edit than hear it butchered through Audacity and put on infinite loop.

I can also convert/remix my music into Chiptunes or vice versa on request.

Just please don't use Audacity to edit the tune.

Youtube Channel

Soundcloud

*Example: Unept asked for an edit of The Final Boss to use in his game.

So I'm teaching myself how to work with different genres, and right now I'm at Drum&Bass. I'm excited to see where that goes, and I literally type these posts just so when I go to my page I don't see the same thing. 
Also I spent a couple of minutes on this GIF so why not.

Another experimental mess; so oddly strange.

I've decided that I'm going to worry less about pumping out a specific kind of sound, and instead start experimenting a lot more. I caught myself repeating a lot of old techniques again and again when I tried to open up a new project,
so I'm starting out fresh.

The new stuff is going to 100% experimental with no real goal, just for fun and whatever sound cool and interesting.

First up, Jericho.