The background whooshing really makes this feel immersive. Love the plucky sound.

The background whooshing really makes this feel immersive. Love the plucky sound.

The wind and the plucks are super evocative. Warm hot chocolate in front of the fire while the snow outside piles up.

The wind and the plucks are super evocative. Warm hot chocolate in front of the fire while the snow outside piles up.

fun filtered noise snowstorm intro
great bass tone and percussion sounds

video idea for this week is very cool and a great accompaniment

We always love braids pluck

fun filtered noise snowstorm intro great bass tone and percussion sounds video idea for this week is very cool and a great accompaniment We always love braids pluck <3 <3 <3

Really great atmosphere. Love it

Really great atmosphere. Love it :)

Super cool atmosphere! (Can't go wrong with the plucked shape!)

Super cool atmosphere! (Can't go wrong with the plucked shape!)

I think the positive turnaround on all that snow storms really shone through here - great track

I think the positive turnaround on all that snow storms really shone through here - great track

I love the atmosphere here, beautiful chord change and melody too.

I love the atmosphere here, beautiful chord change and melody too.

The reverbed lead, OMG. So good. This a lovely space to drift. +1 for bongos.

You wrote, "I felt struck by the bitterness that had taken root in my heart. 30 years ago, as a child, I would have been so excited, and so eager to watch the snow fall and play in it. My attitude was so focused on the ways that this would disrupt my life that I forgot to stop and appreciate the beauty and the wonder of what was happening around me."

You worked it out in the end. You are just living up to your pseudonym. We (adults) are all dadboy or momdaughter in that we are constantly deliberating the demands of the modern adult world while blessed (or cursed) by the memories of our childhoods. I've been trying to think of these weekly creative cycles as a form of playtime/escape. It's been a constant voyage of learning and applying and expressing. I'm very thankful to finally be in a position to do the expressive part. I spent far too long paralyzed by the thought of learning DAWs and production.

The reverbed lead, OMG. So good. This a lovely space to drift. +1 for bongos. You wrote, "I felt struck by the bitterness that had taken root in my heart. 30 years ago, as a child, I would have been so excited, and so eager to watch the snow fall and play in it. My attitude was so focused on the ways that this would disrupt my life that I forgot to stop and appreciate the beauty and the wonder of what was happening around me." You worked it out in the end. You are just living up to your pseudonym. We (adults) are all dadboy or momdaughter in that we are constantly deliberating the demands of the modern adult world while blessed (or cursed) by the memories of our childhoods. I've been trying to think of these weekly creative cycles as a form of playtime/escape. It's been a constant voyage of learning and applying and expressing. I'm very thankful to finally be in a position to do the expressive part. I spent far too long paralyzed by the thought of learning DAWs and production.

It starts like a storm, but that lead and bass are so warm. Gorgeous. Lush.

It starts like a storm, but that lead and bass are so warm. Gorgeous. Lush.

That pluck is fillin’ my skull with good feels.

That pluck is fillin’ my skull with good feels.

Love the atmosphere on this one

Love the atmosphere on this one

Really nice, enjoying the contrast between snowstorm with colossal reverb and groovy bongos. It shouldn't work but it does!

Really nice, enjoying the contrast between snowstorm with colossal reverb and groovy bongos. It shouldn't work but it does!

Wow, I really think this captures very well the contemplation on the beautiful things around us that we overlook because we're all so busy! Very well done!

Wow, I really think this captures very well the contemplation on the beautiful things around us that we overlook because we're all so busy! Very well done!

love that whoooooshing sound!!

love that whoooooshing sound!!

The thing to keep in mind is that you've also had 30 more winters than when you were a kid. So it's going to be a different experience. It's no longer novel in the same way as it was as when you were young. Not to mention having a different energy level than that of a kid. But like you said, it's about not missing the beauty of the moment.

To me the track feels rather cheerful. The muted bell-ish sound at the beginning feels child-like. It has a naive sense optimism amongst the threatening sounds of the blizzard. A nice juxtaposition.

The thing to keep in mind is that you've also had 30 more winters than when you were a kid. So it's going to be a different experience. It's no longer novel in the same way as it was as when you were young. Not to mention having a different energy level than that of a kid. But like you said, it's about not missing the beauty of the moment. To me the track feels rather cheerful. The muted bell-ish sound at the beginning feels child-like. It has a naive sense optimism amongst the threatening sounds of the blizzard. A nice juxtaposition.

Sounds really nice. Have been struggling with similar feelings with regards to the snow this year, really can feel like a burden especially when there’s a lot of it and it doesn’t go away. This music definitely did not remind me of that feeling though. Felt very positive!

Sounds really nice. Have been struggling with similar feelings with regards to the snow this year, really can feel like a burden especially when there’s a lot of it and it doesn’t go away. This music definitely did not remind me of that feeling though. Felt very positive!

beautiful, transporting. cold but warm at the same time. thank goodness i wore my snowsuit

the last few winters we've been trying to be more diligent about bundling up and getting outside, even if it's just for a short trudge to the river and back. when i notice myself tensing up and getting stuck on a "it's so cold, agh this sucks" loop in my head i've been trying to stop and say:
"I'M EMBRACING THE COLD"
like, out loud. surprisingly it helps! ymmv 

beautiful, transporting. cold but warm at the same time. thank goodness i wore my snowsuit <3 the last few winters we've been trying to be more diligent about bundling up and getting outside, even if it's just for a short trudge to the river and back. when i notice myself tensing up and getting stuck on a "it's so cold, agh this sucks" loop in my head i've been trying to stop and say: "I'M EMBRACING THE COLD" like, out loud. surprisingly it helps! ymmv :)

Somewhat spooky and the same time very chilled, or should I say chilly?

Somewhat spooky and the same time very chilled, or should I say chilly?

Ooof the string pad sounds sooooo good on that chord progression and then the lovely plucks envelop the mix Totally feeling the SDV vibes too with the plucky melody.  The reverb sounds especially great on that melody.  Excellent work! Faved!

Ooof the string pad sounds sooooo good on that chord progression and then the lovely plucks envelop the mix <3 Totally feeling the SDV vibes too with the plucky melody. The reverb sounds especially great on that melody. Excellent work! Faved!

very smooth !! love it !!

very smooth !! love it !!

Everything was said already about how cool track is. Don't worry about how you feel about the track when you do upload, your perspective will change with time anyways. You did some great choices there, it really is a fun listen.

Everything was said already about how cool track is. Don't worry about how you feel about the track when you do upload, your perspective will change with time anyways. You did some great choices there, it really is a fun listen.

Absolutely gorgeous. The plucked lead sounds great and carries a lovely melody throughout. The chiming arps are perfect accompaniment, and the whole thing is 100% mood...and overall, it's a good mood.

Absolutely gorgeous. The plucked lead sounds great and carries a lovely melody throughout. The chiming arps are perfect accompaniment, and the whole thing is 100% mood...and overall, it's a good mood.

Great atmosphere and great track! Really interesting to hear about your workflow as well. I've eyed norns multiple times but ever tried it, but it seems to be a fun and powerful little thing

Great atmosphere and great track! Really interesting to hear about your workflow as well. I've eyed norns multiple times but ever tried it, but it seems to be a fun and powerful little thing :)

Love when the percussion comes in around 0:50, great texture and mood.

Love when the percussion comes in around 0:50, great texture and mood.

sounds nice, warm verb. Warmth in the blizzard. I like the percs bubbling in.

sounds nice, warm verb. Warmth in the blizzard. I like the percs bubbling in.

beauty!

beauty!

This has such a great Depeche Mode vibe to it.

This has such a great Depeche Mode vibe to it.

This is gorgeous. Perfect encapsulation of a snowstormy atmosphere. Beautiful work!

This is gorgeous. <3 Perfect encapsulation of a snowstormy atmosphere. Beautiful work!

so lush... I love it.

so lush... I love it.

Hey folks, sorry my comment/reply game has been weak over the last week - it was crazy (in a ton of good ways!) with cool shows and awesome people. Anyways, I sincerely appreciate all of you. For me, music can be a way to capture (and occasionally exorcise) things I'm thinking, feeling, and struggling with. At the same time, it's also a way for me to communicate and connect. As I've read through all of your comments and had the chance to meet some of you over the last few weeks, I've felt so blessed by the opportunities I've had to connect with so many amazing people. I started this year thinking I was going to do this challenge as a way to force myself to actually produce. I had no idea the friendship, connection, and community that would go along with that. I want you to know that I appreciate all of you!

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This is beautiful! I love how you captured the feeling of winter. Not my South African winter where it almost never snows. And if it does, it melts in the same day.
But yeah, it feels like a blizzard. But also like I'm in a cozy cabin, watching the cold from a warm place.

I get what you're saying about becoming bitter to the world. It's easy to focus on how things effect our day to day lives, and forget to remember how lucky we are to experience them in the first place.

This is beautiful! I love how you captured the feeling of winter. Not my South African winter where it almost never snows. And if it does, it melts in the same day. But yeah, it feels like a blizzard. But also like I'm in a cozy cabin, watching the cold from a warm place. I get what you're saying about becoming bitter to the world. It's easy to focus on how things effect our day to day lives, and forget to remember how lucky we are to experience them in the first place.