Casey Lee Williams

Hues EP Announcement!

Hey patrons!

I'm super excited to let you know that I'll be announcing my solo EP Hues to the world today at 2:00pm PST! As usual, I wanted to let you guys in on my plans a little early so you can share in the excitement with me. I'll be sharing this fun little visual teaser first of some of the Spotify canvases I made for the release. This will be followed by "mariokart crush" as a single on December 31st, and a lyric video/visualizer I made for it! After that, the whole EP will come o...

Favorite Studio Ghibli Movie?

Merry Christmas fam!

As this holiday season and year come to a close, I can't help but think about all of my favorite wholesome movies. Of course, some that first come to mind include the various Studio Ghibli films I've grown up watching. They all have such a natural sense of wonder and joy that I feel is genuinely so special, and really can't be replicated. I think my favorite one has to be Spirited Away because it's the first one I remember seeing as a child, and even then, ...

"Polly" by Moses Sumney Practice Cam

Hey fam!

This week I wanted to share another practice cam, and big surprise, we sang another Moses Sumney tune this week! He's one of my most common culprits for practice because he utilizes so much range in his melody-writing. This is another favorite of mine called "Polly." It's a pretty beautiful, contemplative tune about a complex relationship (I think). I've been through one or two of those in my life, as I'm sure most of you have as well. I like to ruminate on this song every now ...

No Patreon Hangout During Holidays!

Hello loves!

I regret to inform you that we won’t be doing a community hangout this month due to it being around holiday season time! I’ll be traveling and seeing family quite a bit this month, so it’ll be a little too hard to coordinate unfortunately. BUT I hope you guys have an awesome time doing whatever you love doing most around this time of year. Know that I am incredibly grateful for your support and time, and I wish you the happiest of holidays.

Much much love,

"The Wheel" Dance Freestyle Practice Cam

Hey guys :)

You might be tired of getting these "vulnerable" type posts from me, but I gotta say, I'm posting every single one from the heart aaaand I've had a rough mental health journey the past few months so I'm trying to heal through as many different creative mediums as I can. I haven't danced in a reeeally long time, but it used to be something I did every other day, let alone every week. I've found it to be an extremely cathartic activity, even though I am not a trained dancer. I...

Building a Halloween Costume Inspired By My New Tattoo!

Hiya patrons!

It may seem a little silly (with a hopeful dash of whimsy), but I wanted to share with you a little more of the process behind building my Halloween costume! I cared a lot about it and I had a lot of fun with it this year, so I figured I'd walk you through it in a little more detail. Halloween is like my favorite holiday and I was stoked to have enough time to prepare something cool this time around. I hope you enjoy! If y'all got creative with your costumes this year as w...

“a body unmoving” poem

⚠️ Content warning: Mentions/themes of death and nihilism ⚠️

Hey folks :)

This week I’m sharing a little something that I wrote recently. I was listening to some of my favorite ambient songs from artists like Aphex Twin, Bibio, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Photay on my way home, and I caught myself in a moment. As soon as I parked, I started thinking about bodies (that of human beings, animals, etc.) and their place in the world. I thought about...

November Community Hangout Link

Happy post-Thanksgiving-food-coma day!

Here is the link for our hangout tomorrow at 2:00pm EST! Chat with y'all then :)

 https://meet.google.com/pbv-qnak-gak

Casey

Indie Game Song Recording BTS

Hey fam!

I'm sharing something pretty special and secret today because this is a song for an indie game that has yet to be released! So please (per usual) keep this BTS to yourselves; I also didn't write the song, melody, or lyrics, so I want to be as respectful as possible! This is a pretty typical example of what my freelance work looks like, and this song in particular had a very active, jumpy melody, so it was a lot of fun to learn. There are some pretty high notes in this chorus th...

"Come Into My Head" by Kimbra Practice Cam

Howdy patrons :)

Today I'm sharing another practice video in all of its raw imperfection! This one's a favorite Kimbra song (of which there are many), and I love practicing her work because she uses so much of her range in all of her work. This song utilizes a lot of the mixed belt register and has lots of fun, but challenging switches between that and the full belt register, so it's great for warming up and practicing. Side-note, but the music video is awesome too! Haven't sung any Kim...

November Community Hangout Poll

Ayeee, how goes it, patrons?

It's time to schedule our next monthly hangout, so take a look a the dates and times below and choose which works best for you! Scheduling-wise we'll be working around Thanksgiving, and incidentally, my birthday! So I hope one of these times will work for everyone.

Thanks a bunch and looking forward to the hang,

Casey

"If I Get High" by Nothing but Thieves (Live Cover)

Hey patrons!

Today I'm sharing a cover of the rather emotional song "If I Get High" by the amazing Nothing but Thieves. This is the first song I ever heard by the band and it immediately struck a chord with me and has stayed present in my mind ever since. Although I love all aspects of the song's arrangement, I think Conor Mason's vocals strike me the most. He's definitely one of my favorite modern rock vocalists, and I've written a number of recent melodies inspired by his style. If y...

Band Photoshoot Outtakes

Hey guys!

Happy November, I can't believe how fast this year has gone by 😅 Even how fast these past few years have gone by. That's why I really wanted to share a few old solo shots from the past few Ok Goodnight photoshoots we did with photographer Sophie Parks! I really loved these photoshoots, the locations, and it's always a lot of fun getting to style myself. I never used some of the photos and wanted to share them since I thought they turned out nice. There will undoubtedly be m...

Next Longform Video Poll

Heyya guys!

I wanted to see what kind of longform video you guys would be interested in seeing next from me. Take a look at the options below, vote, and feel free to comment with some other ideas or subjects that might interest you. I can also do all of these options later on, so if you're into them all, just pick the one you want to see first!

Casey

October Community Hangout Link

Yo yo!

Here's the link for our hangout today: https://meet.google.com/vik-qyub-ugu

See you at 2:00pm PST!

Casey

"Without You" from Sonic X Generations: Dark Beginnings Recording BTS

AHH patrons!

Today I'm so happy to share some behind the scenes footage of myself recording the song I wrote lyrics and performed lead vocals for in Sonic X Generations: Dark Beginnings! This was a three-part animated prologue for the new game, and this song premiered in the last episode called "To the Ark." After I got the opportunity to perform alongside Jun Senoue of Crush 40 in a Sonic Symphony show, he later reached out to me about working on this song with him. I obviously could n...

October Community Hangout Date

Happy Halloween!! (even though it's early),

We'll be having our hangout this month on Wednesday October 23rd at 2:00pm PST. I'd personally love to talk about all things spooky if you guys are, so come with your ghost stories and favorite horror movie recs ready. It doesn't have to be the entire subject of the hang, but it could be fun!

I'll post the link the day of and see you all in a couple days!

Casey

"my desire" poem

Hey there, this week I wanted to share this little poem that I wrote a while back with you guys. I was thinking a lot about desire and the many forms it takes. All the ways it can make us feel, or long for a particular feeling. Its vastness, beauty, and mystery, and the way it changes over time.

I hope some part of it resonates with you, or that you enjoy the read.

my desire feels like death

the most beautiful, painless one I could imagine

my desire feels like ...

Hues Visuals BTS Part 1

Hey fam!

In anticipation of the public release of my EP Hues, I started filming some small visual assets to go along with the release with my friends. We're shooting everything on VHS to give it a dreamlike, nostalgic feel, and I think it's all going to turn out really cool! We aren't shooting any in-depth music videos or anything, but I was really inspired to create some visualizers to go along with a few of the songs and I just really wanted to represent them in a visual way as...

October Community Hangout Poll

Sup, y'all :)

It's that time again to schedule our next hang; below are some possible dates and times, so take a look and vote for the one that's best for you! Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I'm ready for a spooky chat. Have your ghost stories ready and feel free to dress up if you're feeling inspired.

Casey

"Snake Eater" from Metal Gear Solid 3 (Live Cover)

HOWDY patrons, there's a snake in my boot.

I challenged myself with a live cover of "Snake Eater," and man, this song absolutely eats...I'm sorry, I can't help myself today apparently. I almost got to do a live studio version of this song for the Tournament Arc album last year, but they ended up getting the GOAT Donna Burke to do it, which is so sick. I was happy to bring myself back to it for you guys, so thanks so much for the suggestion! Hope you enjoy my take on this diva-licious tu...

"Don't Bother Calling" by Moses Sumney Practice Cam

Happy spooky month, folks :)

This is truly my favorite time of year and I am super excited that I'll be getting to visit back East for the next week or so! I was so worried about not getting to experience the seasons after moving westward, so I'm stoked I'll get to experience my favorite one this year still.

I'm sharing a practice video today of one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists! Moses Sumney has really helped to shape me as a vocalist and as an artist as a w...

Experimenting with Acrylic Painting and Collaging

Hi guys :)

Today I wanted to share a couple of paintings that I did in the past week or two. I haven’t practiced any form of physical art in a long time, let alone painting, and I was really itching to try some new things. I’ve been really inspired by oil and acrylic painting with mixed media lately, so I tried making a couple things of my own as a therapeutic practice and for fun. I’m a huge fan of the oil painter Francis Bacon, and there’s another artist I follow on Instagram ...

September Community Hangout Link

Hey all!

Here's the link for our hangout today: https://meet.google.com/tko-wdhe-ycx

See you soon!

Casey

September Community Hangout Date

Yo yo!

It looks like the day of our hangout this month is gonna be this Sunday September 22nd at 2:00pm EST!

I'll post the link the day of and see you all in a couple days, excited to chat.

Casey

"Undone" Demo

Hi lovely people :)

Sharing a demo today that I made with my bandmate and close friend from Ok Goodnight Martin de Lima. We've been a couple of sad boys this year and kinda going through it, so we both really wanted to start getting it out in some music-writing. Here is the first demo to come out of it! He wrote the guitar part, then I wrote these vocals over it. I'm loving the barren, acoustic direction it's going in. We've both been listening to a lot of Adrianne Lenker and Suf...

September Community Hangout Poll

What up, fam!

Time to schedule our next hang; below you can find some possible dates and times, so take a look and vote for the one that's best for you! Excited for another chat as always.

Casey

Answering Your Sexy Questions!

Hey patrons!

This week I put together a QnA video where I answered your burning hot questions from a few weeks ago. I had a great time with this and I hope you enjoy watching!

As I said at the end of the video, let me know if you'd enjoy watching me do any deep dives into more specific topics, whether it be a movie, an album, a band, etc.!

Casey

"caught between" Lyric/Poem

Hey guys :)

I wanted to share this lyric and/or poem that I wrote a little bit ago with you. I will often write something like this when I'm feeling particularly overwhelmed by a feeling, or by too many than I can process at once. Sometimes I'll go back to it and see if I can turn it into a demo musically, but other times I just want to let that stream-of-consciousness-type piece of writing exist the way it is. Without going into much detail, I am quite a romantic in a lot of way...

"Manhattan" by Sara Bareilles Practice Cam

Hello! It's Wednesday again!

I went back to an oldie from one of my Berklee voice exams for practice this week, and boy, is this a lovely song. Gut-wrenchingly sad sure, but hey, that's kinda my jam ;) Sara Bareilles is such a massive talent in so many ways and it's so refreshing to sing in this style every once in a while, it really tickles the "theater" side of my music writing brain. Have you guys listened to her much, and if so, what's your favorite song? I think "Love Song" ...