That's right! :D It's time for my semi-annual news post! I made my last news post in April 2013, right after I uploaded "Carnival," a piece which I would've made a lot of changes to if I were uploading it now. Hopefully in another 5-6 months I'll feel the same way about "Underworld," which I just uploaded earlier today (9/9/13, that is). I think I've decided that my main genres are going to be techno and trance, but I am going to be getting into some heavier stuff soon (per the suggestion of SideBySky).

As I mentioned in my last news post, I'm making a sequel to "Walls." For a while, it didn't look like that was happening, but now I can 100% confirm that it is. I'm still working with ideas for some complex harmonies, but it might even come out before the end of 2013. I've noticed that I've been finishing a lot more projects than I've started recently, coming back to old 20-second long riffs and turning them into songs.

I suppose I should also mention that I got FL 11 for my birthday (in May), never mind that it's the Producer edition, so hopefully that means I'll be using some higher quality instruments (especially strings, which I've received complaints about in the past). I've been finishing a lot more pieces in FL 10 than I've started in FL 11, though, and usually the browser presets don't correspond, so I can't just open an old FL 10 track in FL 11.

As for the particulars, I can tell you that I haven't forgotten about those house songs I promised you all those months ago when I released "Energy" (sound production just takes me a heck of a long time), and I just might have something special planned for Halloween 2013, so watch out for that! ;D

I'd also like to take this opportunity to personally thank the people whom I consider my core supporters: DylnMatrix (the guy who scouted me!), BlueOceans, Gamakaze, Johnfn, Lockyn (formerly "Khrossfire"), and JQiscool, one of whom has offered to do a collaboration with me (but more on that later). I'd like to extend my thanks (if on a less personal level) to everyone who has offered me praise, advise, or constructive criticism over the past 1+ years I've been a part of the Newgrounds community. It means so much to me, and I love the opportunities provided by this site!

Oh, and one last thing: I think I'm going to make news posts more often, because this sucker is long! XD Thanks again, Newgrounds! ;D

First of all, I'm really sorry I hadn't posted anything for over 6 weeks. I just uploaded "Carnival," my second experiment with house, so that's fixed now. ;) I hope I'm going to be able to post more frequently this summer. If "Carnival" is as popular as "Energy," I'll probably upload 1-2 more house songs. I might try something more progressive this time. I also have a couple of ambient tracks I've been working on that I just need to finalize. On top of that, I'm thinking of going back to my roots in techno/trance for a while. Furthermore, I might try creating a second version of "Walls," even though it was A LOT of work making the first version, but that project is still essentially just an idea. So there! Those are pretty much my plans for the summer (and probably bleeding into fall). I'm so happy to be a part of the Newgrounds community, and thank you guys for your continued support. Please let me know what you think of my plans, and if you have any other suggestions, I'm all ears! :)

Hi. I'm Andrew. I've been using Newgrounds to listen some of my favorite music in good quality since 2010. I recently got FL (Fruityloops) Studio, and now I want to make music of my own! I want to use Newgrounds to share my music, give others feedback on theirs, and hopefully get some myself! I deeply appreciate any time you might take to listen to and review my music, as I want to improve a lot! Waterflame, Paragonx9, and Psybot are huge inspirations of mine, so please check them out too. I'm on Newgrounds now! Yay! :D