fashionable trans composer 🏳️‍⚧✨ ~ #StevenUniverse, #BloodstainedROTN @SwordOrWhip, @calicogame, @recroom & more | music for strong aesthetics, always on time.
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The game industry is a bit of a mess right now and it’s hitting all of us, but when things get bad, they’re often toughest on marginalized folk.
So. @aiviwave and I raising funds to support diverse composers & make great music!
gofundme.com/f/video-game-mu…
Star | Slide20XX (is on the butterfly app) retweeted
Full Indie Summit 2026 is officially ONE WEEK AWAY!!
Are you interested in game music and sound design? Check out this year's audio talks, including a panel with @regameyk (Celeste) @DarrenKorb (Hades) @Slide20XX (Calico) and @Nehapolitan (Venba)! 🎮🎵
ALT Full Indie Summit September 2026 Westin Bayshore, Vancouver BC - AUDIO TALKS - Kevin Regamey, Darren Korb, Star Victoria Power, Neha Patel: Audio Panel, Track A - 5:30PM-6:30PM - Nicholas Zhang: The Technical Audio Challenges of Big Walk, Track A - 11:30AM-12:30PM - Winter McFarland: SFX Asset Creation, Speedrunning, and You, Track C - 2:00PM-2:30PM - Matthew Marteinsson: If I Could Fall into the Sky: Making Impossible Sounds, Track C - 4:30PM-5:00PM
We're releasing the Calico Soundtrack on Vinyl!!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of Calico's release - it is astounding to me how much you've all enjoyed the soundtrack
A Cat is a Cat, featuring lyrics and vocals by @emilyandersonak has over half a million listens across Spotify, YouTube, and other streaming platforms - not to mention the number of you who've bought a copy of the album from Bandcamp or Steam. Thank you, so much.
We'll be releasing in 2026 - follow me for updates!! @meyoco_ joins us again with art for the back of the vinyl, and a big thank you to (at)eirex art on Instagram for designing our announcement post ! Cannot wait to share this with you!!
at 9am I will be premiering an album which includes a track named, "Go for Broke!!!" by myself and @MEMODEMO which has a short section.. heavily inspired (let's say)... by The Three Idiots
youtube.com/watch?v=DwELCZIO…
@Rhymestyle @SeeReax @DotoDoya
(hope ya'll enjoy)
So, here's what we're gonna do:
Our first album will be a short release - we're bringing you 4-5 tracks (4 planned with a *potential* bonus track), and we're aiming for a release date of mid to late August.
We'll also be targeting shorter, episodic releases.
Additional funds will be split between paying more to composers who've taken reduced fees, funding additional releases for composers we've already worked with to continue supporting them, and bringing on additional composers as we're able.
Thank you so much for joining us on the first steps of this journey. This is just the beginning: stay tuned to see what comes next.
and for future updates: see my blog! or the butterfly app (in bluer skies)
slide20xx.com/blog/2025/6/27…
Thanks to all of your support, we've been able to raise $4723 - which is enough for us to support tracks from five composers! What we've raised so far will allow us to launch the program and pay 3 of our composers what they're worth!
The game industry is a bit of a mess right now and it’s hitting all of us, but when things get bad, they’re often toughest on marginalized folk.
So. @aiviwave and I raising funds to support diverse composers & make great music!
gofundme.com/f/video-game-mu…
It also means that the overall fees we're able to pay our artists starting out are much lower than industry standards. While we can fund some of our artists at near their asking rates, we've chosen fantastic composers who are able to charge lower rates due to their circumstances.
Our eagle eyed readers will notice that we raised 43% of our initial $11,000 goal - which I've referred to as our "first milestone." That means that we're still hoping to raise more to meet that first goal and hoping to raise even more beyond that.
EyeWire, the browser-based neuroscience game was one of my favorite projects to work on. Considering the visionary nature of the project, I drew inspiration from music in keynote speeches, tech documentaries, and Kickstarter videos.
Star | Slide20XX (is on the butterfly app) retweeted
The game industry is a bit of a mess right now and it’s hitting all of us, but when things get bad, they’re often toughest on marginalized folk.
So. @aiviwave and I raising funds to support diverse composers & make great music!
gofundme.com/f/video-game-mu…
It’s not -not- working, but it’s so clear that we need to do more and there’s no way I can do it by myself.
So let’s pay people what they’re worth & let’s make some cool stuff. Let’s make sure the industry stays diverse, because that’s how we get better games and better art.