If you came for Madness, you are in the right place. I started animating Madness in 2016, and I keep going because I find it more fun than not. I'm currently working on Maxification 2, to which I host monthly development streams for subscribers that want to see how development is coming along. In the meantime feel free to watch some of my massive Collaboration Projects like Madness: Jailbreak & Paradigmadness 2, or the preludes to Maxification 2 - Artifact and Commencement.


JSoull

Hey Folks,

Big News - I'll be hosting my annual Madness Day Review Stream this coming Tuesday the 23rd, at 4PM EST !
We'll be joined by plenty of cool dudes from the community including: Gabriel, Overtry, DudingDarn, Darksignal, Potke, Raff, Whalefat, and more ! There will also be a few intermissions to allow for the those in the chat to ask questions to any of our judges, and to let us have a breather in-between bouts of ceaseless madness.

Furthermore, I'll be a part of Krinkels' Pre-Madness Day Stream today at 5PM, so swing by if you want to ask any early questions or witness me and Matt being the odd folk we are. I'll be giving some updates about the film in both streams either way, so make the time for it and come on by !

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 43

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HEY ALL ! Apologies for the Radio Silence, I've been hard at work on the film and other projects for months now but I was knocked out of my livestreaming rhythm due to issues with my ISP. I greatly enjoy streaming and getting to answer your questions with members of the team, in the short-term I wanted to clean my plate of a few more animation milestones before restarting the live schedule.

In the meantime, I've also had a load of fun editing the trailer for MPN's first canonical expansion pack, the Nevadan Supermall ! This was an endeavor headed by my longtime friend Darksignal, who has been through the ruck of the Unity Engine building the foundations which have made modding the game possible today. The Supermall acts as a supreme example of the capabilities of the available toolset and to inspire others to follow suit.

2 months ago | [YT] | 76

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Season's Greetings to All -

This year was one hell of a ride for me, not only due to the multiple brushes with death due thanks in-part to vehicle-related incidents - but such negative occurrences have been equaled out with fantastic days spent with both family and friends. I'm sorry that I have not been consistently streaming as I once have, but the time I spend offline has been critical for my own personal journey over these last few years - Namely settling into my new job, renovating my homestead, and figuring out what I want from my life. Maxification 2 continues to be a film that I am always excited to have time for to work on, as it also has acted as a vehicle for me to gain many new skills. When I started the film I knew jack about 3D Modelling, Compositions, Etc. - but the film has granted me consistent opportunities to learn and apply these new abilities that themselves will act as the stepping stones to greater projects in the years to come.

I owe the continued progress of the film to my incredible team, who's dedication to the movie itself spurs my innovation for even greater set pieces. To those who've stuck with me since the beginning, your contributions mean more than you could ever realize - and I will never forget what you've done for me. As for my fans, the patience is very deeply appreciated even as the timeline for this project has grown in tandem with the scope - I have no plans to slow down production and will continue to work my ass off to ensure a film that will be eternally unmatched in the fandom.

Thank you for taking the time to read all of this, may your time with loved ones be cherished as we move onto 2025!

- J

9 months ago | [YT] | 330

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We'll be going live tomorrow, approximately 3PM/4PM Eastern Standard Time - I'll be working on art assets for Commercial Sector alongside some members of the team and answering chat questions as usual. Sorry for the short notice, my job has been keeping me busy enough to where I only wanted to make the announcement when I knew I'd have the time to make the stream happen. I look forward to giving you guys a general life update on the stream and doing our usual shenanigans.

11 months ago | [YT] | 108

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I'm not one to partake in the cesspit of modern Social Media, my presence outside of Newgrounds and Youtube has been limited primarily to notifications for Livestreams and occasional film updates. However, with the advent of Twitter feeding the identities of their users and all of their artwork into the eternal maw of an infernal AI, I'll take the proactive step to remove myself from the jaws of the beast.

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I just opened up a Bluesky Account today and it appears to be a lot more digestible than what I'm used to - If my fellow community compatriots continue to show enthusiasm for my presence then I will make an effort to maintain a presence on Bluesky, but my primary focus will continue to be Youtube even if that comes to pass. The current internet is transforming into an unholy landscape of AI Sludge and Crypto Scams - I hope to complete Maxification 2 Prior to our minds being hollowed out and replaced with crude digital facades.



The next LIVESTREAM is still planned for this month, more info on that in the coming days - but I'm aiming for an evening before Halloween šŸŽƒ

1 year ago | [YT] | 121

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We're Going Live !!

1 year ago | [YT] | 30

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āš ļøINCOMINGāš ļø This year's Madness Day Review is coming in HOT - This Saturday we'll be joined by Gabriel Barsch, Zapchon, Zizlime and plenty of folk from the MAX 2 Team as we go through all the wonderful submissions from this year. We're currently aiming for an early afternoon timeslot, because last year the stream went on for a lot longer than we expected ! More updates will be given if they come up, otherwise we'll be seeing you on Saturday !

1 year ago | [YT] | 155

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!! SURPRISE BONUS !! I was interviewed by Two Left Thumbs a couple years back for a Madness Tribute/Community overview and it's finally here ! Give it a watch, this guy makes neat stuff.

1 year ago | [YT] | 60

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'Tis the season to be MAD. Apologies for not keeping you folks up to date as often as I did, but some quite serious events have been at the forefront of my attention. Even with hell breaking loose, I've managed to collaborate on a few projects for this Madness Day (IE: SCOPEHEADZ DX), an interview with Two Left Thumbs, in addition to completing a massive co-op art piece with a cool fellow, which you can see below (Full Version can be seen on NG). As for why I've been gone, it turns out that vehicular fiasco during pico day was only the tip of the iceberg. Just recently I took a short vacation to Washington DC, and the hotel decided to give me a loving goodbye in the form of a cut brake-line courtesy of valet. Of course, the brake fluid also runs out while I'm on the highway, to maximize the risk of a fatal collision - but as you know I cannot die until this film is complete. Just to salt the wound, while I was trapped a long way from home one of my hens succumbed to a Raccoon attack - which itself was quite saddening. I WILL be hosting a Madness Day Review Stream like last year, because that was a barrel of laughs and was received very positively - but that'll be later in the week after the dust has settled. Sorry again for the minimal updates, If I had it my way I'd be back to my usual schedule.

Happy Madness Day,
- J

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 241

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It's safe to say that the last few months have been keeping me exceedingly busy for all the right and wrong reasons. First of all, I had an absolute blast at Pico Day this year and got to hang out with so many of my friends and cool Newgrounds Peeps - meeting Sr. Pelo, Mindchamber, Andyland and the like was an awesome experience that I'm glad I was able to have despite the borderline fatal perils of getting to the event in the first place. The vehicle I was driving decided that if it was going to kill me, the interstate was the right place to do it - I had the pleasure of witnessing the face of death as the front left tire popped loose and nearly ended the lives of all those onboard. The shenanigans following this were wrought with shady tow truck drivers and boom-box wielding hoodlums, but I got everyone to and from the event without injury and without totaling the car, so I consider that a success. The aftermath of that plus a boatload of IRL work has forced me to keep my head down to power through it, but now I'm finally getting some breathing room to get back to work on this Film. The next track for the OST shall be underway soon as Commercial Sector grows into a whole new kind of animal - Sorry for being radio-silent but I wanted the storm to fully pass before I gave the all-clear.

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