What's good, Newgrounds? I've got a couple updates for y'all. First off, big props to everyone who's backed my Indiegogo campaign for my debut album so far. I've got 40 days left to reach my goal, but progress has stalled at $420 (yes, I know, b l a z e i t). If you donate to the campaign, you'll automatically be able to get a physical copy of The Maestro, and, depending on the tier you picked, you can get some dope swag, like posters, T-Shirts, even custom beats to use for your projects. For example, my personal favourite:

I really want to finish this album after so long, so if you can, help back the campaign, and you'll get some dope merch! If you can't, share it around to your peoples!

On the subject of music, most of y'all know I released "The Pico EP" in early February, both as a thank-you to NG founder Tom Fulp, and as a celebration of the Newgrounds Voice Acting Collab, which I did music for. "Freeky Nene", one of the exclusive tracks made for the EP by me and DJ Chidow, was just released as a single on the Audio Portal right now. And not only that, Chidow just released an official visualizer for the track on his YouTube channel, as seen below:

In all, thanks for supporting us all this time, and if you can, supporting the Indiegogo campaign would mean the world to me. Again, if you ain't got the money, just sharing it helps me out, too! Also, Bandcamp Friday is right around the corner, so it's a great time to grab the Pico EP if you haven't already.

Peace,

~Vadell~

Hey all! I'm launching an indiegogo campaign for my next full-length album, "The Maestro", and I need your help to see it happen! If you help back the project, you'll get some sweet perks, including physicals, T-Shirts, posters, and so on. If you can't help out money wise, it's all good. Sharing it around on social media would be a big help!

Here's the link to the campaign, and watch the pitch video below:

~Vadell~

That's right, the Pico EP has landed for Bandcamp Friday! Several of my best Newgrounds tracks, plus some exclusives! Grab it here while it's hot! Once again, much thanks to Tom Fulp and VoicesByCorey for making this happen!

Happy new year, everybody! I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying yourselves, and I hope you have a great 2023! I've got a lot of plans in store for this year, one of which is a new instrumental EP coming out on Feburary 3rd! It's gonna feature all of my work done for the Newgrounds Voice Acting Collaborations, plus two exclusive beats. My mans DJ Chidow will be assisting with a couple tracks, too. Can't wait to drop it for you guys!

Cover art by the amazing Newtaboot!

...It's a Michael Jackson/Nas/Jay-Z mashup I did in a day. I guess I could do worse lol. I'll have more original content for y'all soon.

~Vadell~

Hey all, got some good news: My power is finally back post-Hurricane Fiona, and I'm headed ack home. Unfortunately, I lost all my groceries due to the outage, but that'll be taken care of in time. Thanks to everyone who helped support me while I was displaced, y'all will be getting some special beats soon. And as a reminder, I got commissions open, so if you need some beats, or just wanna support a brother, my commissions are still 30% off until midnight tonight.

Also, while I was out, I finished up a video for a Wu-Tang Clan x Donkey Kong Country 2 mashup I made a while back. I can't upload it to NG because of the Audio Portal rules, but you can see it on YouTube down below.

Peace,

~Vadell~

Hey NG Fam! Been a minute, but I thought I'd give y'all an update sooner than I was planning on.

For those who don't know, Hurricane Fiona hit the Atlantic Canada region last friday and saturday, and did a ton of damage, especially to my province, Nova Scotia. Long story short, I'm temporarily displaced for a week, mainly due to my neighbourhood being powerless until this coming saturday, and am staying elsewhere. However, I will have my music gear with me, and will be taking commissions for 30% off until Oct 1 to cover my lodging costs and other bills. So if you need some new jack swing or rap for your projects, get at me on Ko-Fi.

Peace,

~Vadell~

I generally dislike doing the E-begging thing, but without going into too much detail, I've been put into a situation out of my control where I could possibly get evicted. So not only am I doing emergency commissions, but I got a fire sale on, and I've slashed my prices down. Every little bit will help majorly for me, so if you can spread the word, it'd be appreciated.

You can commission me on Ko-Fi.

Hey y'all. Haven't posted on here in a minute, but I thought I'd give some updates:

So, I'm still in rough straights about a full year removed from losing my day job, and the job market in my area is wack, if I'll be honest. So if you, or someone you know, got games and animations that need some funky rap, house, or R&B music, or need beats/writing for your own musical project I'm still open for commissions. Feel free to DM me here, or hop on my Ko-Fi page. Examples of my work can be found on my NG page.

Speaking of music, I wanna say I got some new stuff in the pipeline I'll be announcing soon. I can't say a whole lot right at this moment, partly due to NDA for some of it, and wanting to keep the rest a surprise, but I can guarantee y'all will love it, and I'm working with Pepperoni-Ravioli and DJ Chidow on something special for it. It's gonna be my biggest project yet.

In (slightly) non-music news, I'm reviving my podcast, JoyRide. To kick off the relaunch, I did an interview with Richard Rodwell, a Canadian composer and musician who produced for several pioneering rap and R&B artists in Canada and was behind the music of many classic TV shows on YTV in the mid-90s and 200os, most notably Uh Oh! If you got an hour to spare, feel free to check it out:

'Til next time, I'll be back with more music for all of y'all on Newgrounds!

~Vadell~

I'll cut to the chase: 2021, certain projects aside, was not a good year for me, mainly due to losing my job, and now I'm being financially boxed in. If y'all need some hip hop/R&B/new jack swing beats or songwriting for your own projects, and wanna help a brother out, commission me on Ko-Fi!

Some examples of what I do:

~Vadell~