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This week's cover + something else (announcement)

Final Fantasy XV has arrived! To celebrate, I'll be making a cover from the soundtrack. Specifically this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI8CTN-Xxis


On top of that, I'm going to remaster my FFVII cover from back in January. My mixing/mastering has changed a LOT over time, and this was one of my favorite covers. I feel like it needs a little uh...justice. I don't know. It should come out tomorr...

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Great Fairy's Fountain - The Legend of Zelda (Metal Cover)

This is my favorite cover I've ever done. I don't know what it is, but this theme has always vibed with me on a spiritual level or something. I decided to go all out with it and have my fun. It seems a lot of people actually enjoyed it. I'm glad some you enjoyed it as well! :) Thank you all for your amazing support, as usual!

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New reward for the $10 tier (and soon to be $7 tier) Get in here!

NEW REWARD WOO. First off, the $10 tier has "get my originals for free" in the reward list. I finally made a google drive and threw them on there. On top of that, you also get any little rough/old ideas I've made that isn't uploaded anywhere else. BUT WAIT, THERES MORE. Some people like progress videos when it comes to art or whatever else. If I'm making progress in a song and/or cover, I'll post them on the drive for you guys to hear! And that way, you can see how it's made and maybe even get a...

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This Week's Cover [Backing Track]


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This Week's Cover (Early Download)


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This Week's Cover (Early Download)


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Free download of my new "How To" song!

BLAM! Here it is, free of charge, you lovely bastards. I will be posting my other originals soon. Hope you enjoy! I had a lot of fun with this one :)

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This Week's Cover [Announcement] + Song Challenge November Update

ALRIGHT. Getting a schedule going. I want to get you guys in the loop early. I should be sending out some early downloads much earlier this week as well if everything goes smoothly. I don't want to hype it up too much, but this might just be my favorite cover I've ever done. I threw a lot more emotion and compositional skills into this one. I'm trying to up the quality in my covers as much as possible. ANYWAYS, the song is the Fairy Fountain theme from the Zelda series! I usually don't do common...

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Team Skull Grunt Battle (Metal Cover) - Pokemon Sun & Moon

I've been wanting to cover something from this game since the soundtrack leaked weeks ago. I figured this was the best time to upload it, especially since it's a theme you would hear often (just in case of people fearing spoilers). I gotta say, this cover was a load of fun. Currently playing Pokemon Sun right now (my first Pokemon since Silver) and I'm having a blast. This will definitely help me throw some more emotion into any potential future Sun and Moon covers. Hope you guys enjoy! 

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This Week's Cover [Backing Track]


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This Week's Cover (Early Download)


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This week's cover [announcement]

Downloads are coming in about 5 min from this post. This week's cover is going to celebrate the hype behind Pokemon: Sun and Moon! :D The theme is the "Team Skull Grunt Battle" theme! I had a fair amount of fun with this one :) Uploading the downloads now!

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Special video coming tomorrow

If Skittle flavors were music genres. Yes. I eat a certain Skittle flavor and then play a genre that matches up to it. I'm not on any drugs, I swear. After going through the 5 flavors, I start eating some Skittles together and fusing the genres to make others.  ....like Ska Metal. I don't wanna spoil how the structure of the video is done, BUT I can (at the very least) send you guys a sample tonight. It's probably going to be one of the dumbest things on my channel. Or it'll be pretty good....

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This week's cover [early download]

The title says "feat. shady cicada" and I'm gonna leave it that way. The dude I'm collabing with (Gabocarina96) basically did almost all of the work himself. I recorded my guitar parts, recorded the video parts, and then he offered to mix/master/edit the video (which is insane). But it's DEFINITELY in good hands. The dude works very hard as well. Look forward to the cover this saturday on both our channels. Gab's channel: 2016-11-10 23:07:41 +0000 UTC View Post

ROYal Rumble - Paper Mario: Color Splash (Metal Cover)

"What would this song sound like without those goofy duck noises?" I thought. The answer HAS BEEN REVEALED. It sounds p good. It sounds p good. Nah but in all reality, this was an incredibly fun cover to make. I really hope you guys enjoy this one, no matter how you feel about the game! That being said, I probably won't be doing any covers from this game for a little while. Pacing n all :)

P.S To all of the $5+ patrons, check out my "Shady Song Challenge" post. Challenge me and make me do thin...

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Shady Song Challenge! Get in here, Patrons! (November 2016)

OKAY. It's time to test out that new reward. I want as many of you to participate as possible (well...only if you want). As a small recap before posting the rules: the challenge here is to request a cover (or original song. I'll get into this). After that, you're free to add a challenge to it (play the song with a banana on your head the whole time, play the song with kazoos, dance, idk, etc). After that, you vote on someone else's post by either liking or commenting on it. The highest voted pos...

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This week's cover [Backing Track]

I like the backing track on this one. HARDCOOORE

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This week's cover [Early Download]

RUMBLE

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This Week's Cover (Announcement)

RIGHT. So this week, I'm going to do "ROYal Rumble" from Paper Mario Color Splash. It was highly requested by many viewers, and it was the first song I wanted to cover from that game. I don't know if I'll cover any after this one though. I love how this one came out! I should be able to upload an early download of the cover by tomorrow (technically today because it's 8:00 a.m here). I'm gonna go sleep. P.S The song request/challenge event of this month will be starting soon. Rules will be posted...

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UNDERTALE ROCK DANCE - Megalovania (Rock Cover)

This took too long to edit. Started at around 12-1 a.m and ended at around 9 a.m. It's always a ton of fun to record and edit though. It was a really fun challenge trying to make this all in about 2 days, and I'm really happy that you and other viewers ended up enjoying it! Thanks so much for the support. I might be uploading a little funny "something" involving the video in the near future :) If I get time, I'll show it to all of you before it goes up!

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Bonetrousle Rock Dance MP3 Download

A viewer/patron asked for this, and it totally hit me that I never had an MP3 available on my Bonetrousle Rock Dance video. I PLAYED MYSELF. So here it is! Also Happy (almost) Halloween, folks! :D

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This Week's Cover [Backing Track]

Jam your heart out. Or something like that.

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This Week's Cover [Early Download]

BAM. Making good progress here. Filming and editing happens tomorrow. Gonna be a hell of a day, but I'm pumped! Celebration stream on Sunday as well :)The "ZL" version just has a random lead I scrapped. In the breakdown, I played "Zelda's Lullaby" over it on the guitar and it actually sounded neat. I feel like it would be a little off-putting though.  Finally, I can join the Megalovania Big Boy Club 

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Raffles are no longer allowed on Patreon, so I have formed an alternative (suggestions are welcome)

So one of my buddies/patrons told me that Raffles are against Patreon rules now. After looking it up, I can confirm that it's true. It promotes gambling, and I can see how that would go wrong (gotta update that Patreon video now). I came up with one alternative, BUT I am very open to suggestions for rewards, so please let me know if you have any. The idea: every month, you can still post a song you would like to hear me do. Everyone on the $5+ tier and up can do this as usual. But NOW, it become...

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This week's cover (it's gonna be a tough one!)

RIGHT so this cover is going to end off the spooky month. It will be one year since I released my Bonetrousle Rock Dance video, and I wanted to celebrate. The plan was to have my bud and I dress as mannequins and so a rock dance of "Dummy!". Finding/Purchasing all the necessary clothing for one video was a little crazy, and my schedule really held me back. Because of that, we had to scrap the idea. But then I realized that the viewers have been asking for one certain song for an entire year now....

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Library Piano (Rock Cover) - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

This was a TON of fun to work with. Because of the short loop, I was able to incorporate more than one style and even throw in a solo. I hope you guys enjoy this one! 

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This week's cover [backing track]

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This week's cover (early download)

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This week's cover + an important update concerning...my updates (& possible future rewards) :)

Alright, guys. Because of real work + music work, I always find myself on the edge when it comes to releasing the cover of the week. I finally have some free time now and I'm going to put it to good use. Instead of recording one cover this week, I'm trying to do 3. I already have 2 done. I want to have 2 as a backup while continuing to make a cover every week. This way, I'm not constantly on the edge and I can update you all quicker. ON TOP OF THAT, if this all works out, I will be able to add "...

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Lavender Town - Pokemon R/B/Y (Synth/Rock Cover)

Keeping up with the spooky vibe! I hope you guys enjoy this one. It was a lot of fun to make :)

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