Jay's Discography
New Active Object (2024, Digital Prog, Digital Fusion, Art-Pop, Avant-Pop)
New Active Object is my first proper album since 2017 and I consider it the first of a new phase in my music. Here's a fun dive into the inspiration for the record.
Quick links: New Active Object on Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube (lyrics) | YouTube Music
Image of God (2020 Single, Art-Pop, Digital Fusion.)
History and Thoughts on my Music
I started making music in 2004 after discovering the program ModPlug Tracker. 2004 also marked the first time I'd ever taken an interest in active listening, due in large part to a teenage Prog Rock epiphany.
Don't know what Prog Rock is? Sounds like a good opportunity for me to introduce my "What is...?" sidebar system:
In 2006 Ableton LIVE became my primary Digital Audio Workstation and I still use it today.
Since 2007 I've recorded around 32 EPs and Albums. I'm embarrassed by much of my older work now, though ironically I still enjoy my earliest work released between 2008 and 2011. I knew little music theory (though I did have time signatures down) and relied on my ear to guide my productions. In essence that meant fiddling endlessly and re-recording sections until everything sounded 'right'. My 2011 EP Vainglory is my favorite release of this era.
I'm particularly embarrassed by sections of my 2017 album Celestial Archive. It was recorded during an intense period of study and I threw out tried-and-true production methods in favor of new techniques I still only half understood. It's not the worst thing in the world but yeowza some parts are hard to return to.
Don't know what Prog Rock is? Sounds like a good opportunity for me to introduce my "What is...?" sidebar system:
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In 2006 Ableton LIVE became my primary Digital Audio Workstation and I still use it today.
Since 2007 I've recorded around 32 EPs and Albums. I'm embarrassed by much of my older work now, though ironically I still enjoy my earliest work released between 2008 and 2011. I knew little music theory (though I did have time signatures down) and relied on my ear to guide my productions. In essence that meant fiddling endlessly and re-recording sections until everything sounded 'right'. My 2011 EP Vainglory is my favorite release of this era.
I'm particularly embarrassed by sections of my 2017 album Celestial Archive. It was recorded during an intense period of study and I threw out tried-and-true production methods in favor of new techniques I still only half understood. It's not the worst thing in the world but yeowza some parts are hard to return to.
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