When I first started getting real traction for my work nearly 5 years ago, one of my earliest dips into fan music was re-creating pieces of existing music from scratch as accurately as possible and translating them into fully in-character cover songs. My aim was not only to make something I felt matched the characters with how we knew them at the time, but also to test my skills in producing numerous types of music I could then apply to original work later.
I've since graduated to original compositions and left covers behind because of how much I prefer doing the former, but people have continued to express a ton of interest in those older tracks being made available on my usual digital platforms. And while I'm waiting on numerous factors regarding newly written music from me, whether it be getting them finished or because of things out of my control which prevents me from releasing them right away, I didn't feel comfortable just leaving everyone without something in the interim.
So to celebrate coming up on 5 years since my first forays into fan music, I've decided to craft a project to fill these gaps dubbed "Covers With Character"! These selections of my older cover works have not just been chosen and uploaded as a quick job, they have been completely remastered and re-mixed from the original project files with cleaner mixes, updated sound libraries, and fixes to years-old mistakes! And to top it off, they feature brand new re-recorded vocals that match years worth of production progress and knowledge!
Volume 1 of what I hope to be a little series contains remastered versions of "Show & Tell" and "Valentino", both from early 2021, with a tentative release date onto digital platforms on April 25th. Keep in mind that releasing cover music requires obtaining proper licenses to do so, so there may be slight delays to this date but I'll keep you all informed of any changes. And a special shoutout to plasticrarity for providing such a fun idea for cover art and making it look so lovely after their stellar work on Dazzling Digital World!
If you all end up liking this, let me know which of my older works you might want to see re-mastered and re-released next and I'll do what I can for potential future volumes. Keep in mind that some of these project files are from multiple computers and drives ago and may need a lot of fixing in order to open successfully, if at all. Also, due to the rules surrounding cover releases that I have to follow, some tracks may not be eligible for release for various reasons.
While you enjoy, I can confirm that the brand new music coming your way includes more purely original electronica in a special "duality" theme, alongside original fanworks based in the worlds of Silent Hill, Bayonetta, Sonic, and of course the Hellaverse. Along with some exciting collaborations and appearances that I can't wait to have a chance to share.
Thank you all so much. Here's to 5 years and hopefully many more!
PARANOiD DJ
When I first started getting real traction for my work nearly 5 years ago, one of my earliest dips into fan music was re-creating pieces of existing music from scratch as accurately as possible and translating them into fully in-character cover songs. My aim was not only to make something I felt matched the characters with how we knew them at the time, but also to test my skills in producing numerous types of music I could then apply to original work later.
I've since graduated to original compositions and left covers behind because of how much I prefer doing the former, but people have continued to express a ton of interest in those older tracks being made available on my usual digital platforms. And while I'm waiting on numerous factors regarding newly written music from me, whether it be getting them finished or because of things out of my control which prevents me from releasing them right away, I didn't feel comfortable just leaving everyone without something in the interim.
So to celebrate coming up on 5 years since my first forays into fan music, I've decided to craft a project to fill these gaps dubbed "Covers With Character"! These selections of my older cover works have not just been chosen and uploaded as a quick job, they have been completely remastered and re-mixed from the original project files with cleaner mixes, updated sound libraries, and fixes to years-old mistakes! And to top it off, they feature brand new re-recorded vocals that match years worth of production progress and knowledge!
Volume 1 of what I hope to be a little series contains remastered versions of "Show & Tell" and "Valentino", both from early 2021, with a tentative release date onto digital platforms on April 25th. Keep in mind that releasing cover music requires obtaining proper licenses to do so, so there may be slight delays to this date but I'll keep you all informed of any changes. And a special shoutout to plasticrarity for providing such a fun idea for cover art and making it look so lovely after their stellar work on Dazzling Digital World!
If you all end up liking this, let me know which of my older works you might want to see re-mastered and re-released next and I'll do what I can for potential future volumes. Keep in mind that some of these project files are from multiple computers and drives ago and may need a lot of fixing in order to open successfully, if at all. Also, due to the rules surrounding cover releases that I have to follow, some tracks may not be eligible for release for various reasons.
While you enjoy, I can confirm that the brand new music coming your way includes more purely original electronica in a special "duality" theme, alongside original fanworks based in the worlds of Silent Hill, Bayonetta, Sonic, and of course the Hellaverse. Along with some exciting collaborations and appearances that I can't wait to have a chance to share.
Thank you all so much. Here's to 5 years and hopefully many more!
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