I really wanted to make a song for Madness Day this year, but I didn't expect to host a contest with my childhood heroes. I just don't have the time right now! Next year, for sure.

Happy Madness Day, everyone! Much love and support!

Hey everyone!

First half of my goal has been met! Thank you to everyone who likes my music and follows me on here. Y'all are the best. :)

We're only 11 newsletter subscribers away from reaching my second fan goal. :) Click here to subscribe to my newsletter!

Remember, when I reach this goal I'll pick 1 person from each platform to receive a $25 Steam gift card!

Thanks again everyone!

Hey there!

I'm hosting the SNES Music Contest for a chance to win goodies, including having your music heard by the composer of Donkey Kong Country!

All of the info you need is included above. :)

I hope you participate and have lots of fun!

John

Hey guys!

My remix of Megalovania premiers next Monday at 12PM CST! https://youtu.be/SxVKKk0eXAI

It'll also be available on here as well!

Made using a new VST that accurately emulates the SNES' sound chip capabilities. Visit https://www.plogue.com/ for more details when it's released next week!

Hey everyone!

After seeing how successful Dreams of Paradise City was, I decided to release it on Spotify! This is the perfect chance for me to experiment with pre-save campaigns. Basically, I pitched this song to Spotify playlist consideration. The more pre-saves I get, the likelihood of it landing in a official playlist increases (in theory). If you have a Spotify account, could you pre-save it for me? In exchange, I'll send you a remix ahead of release schedule! Just send me a screenshot confirming the pre-save. :)

Pre-save link: https://push.fm/ps/tglqrtvp (you don't have to pre-add it to Apple Music if you don't want to).

Thank you for your continued support! I love you all!

John

I just wanted to type a quick note to let the judges of the Neo Geo Jam and NG community know how much this means to me! Expect more music inspired by 90s nostalgia very soon. :)

Congratulations to all of the winners! I can’t believe in bundled with a group of such talented folks. Y’all ROCK!

John

Hey everyone!

In addition to this week's song on Newgrounds, I released "Dreams of Paradise City" on Bandcamp! It'll be available on Spotify and every other major streaming service on September 18th. I'm excited and I hope you are too! You can follow me on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ctI41lHnv3wvN9Obg13zq

You can help support me by purchasing my music on Bandcamp: https://jmontoya.bandcamp.com/track/dreams-of-paradise-city (make sure you follow me there so you'll receive my latest releases!)

I'm not disabling free downloads on here. If you can't purchase my music, you can always follow me on Twitter, here, or subscribe to my newsletter instead. :)

Much love to everyone! I hope your Wednesday is going well. If it isn't, then just know that I love and support you; you can make it!

John

Hey there!

For this week's song, I wanted to create something that was in your face. The kind of song that makes you go, "Oh, I wonder where this is going to take me." While I am mainly satisfied with how it turned out, the lack of variety really bothers me. I can't seem to think of cool transitions and breakdowns for my songs as of recently. I'm going to continue to study the structure of my favorite music so I can create the best tunes that I possibly can.

What do you think of these weekly updates posts about the music I'm posting? Let me know!

I have some pretty cool news regarding chiptunes and VST plugins. I created 40 presets for a new, groundbreaking VST that's going to make the VGM community go nuts. More on that later. :D

Make sure to follow me! I really appreciate your support!

Until next time,

John

Hey everyone!

In my previous post, I mentioned that I am going to start releasing music every week. It's a very ambitious goal but I'm confident that I can do it! Now for my next goal...

Goal #2:

• 100 total fans on Newgrounds
• a total of 25 newsletter subscribers (you can sign up here!)

Once this goal is met, I'll pick 1 random fan from each to receive a $25 Steam gift card! Ultimately, my goal is to create a community where I can interact with my fans. If you like my music and want to stay connected, this is the best way to do so! I promise to always do my best to stay active and interact with everyone.

On that note, should I create a Discord server? Let me know!

I'm going to start releasing music commercially again, meaning all of my popular music on Newgrounds will be available everywhere! If you visit my profile on Spotify, you'll find music that wasn't intended for casual listening. I make music for TV, ads, and films so sometimes my publishers like to release that music on Spotify. You can check it out if you're curious about it. However, I am focusing on vgm/chiptune inspired music again! Make sure you follow me on Spotify so you can listen to my music on the go!

I really appreciate everyone's support. I hope you join me on this journey!

Until next time,

John

Hey everyone!

WOW! We did it! 77 fans as of today. Your support really means the world to me, thank you! As promised, I will start releasing music weekly for as long as I possibly can. Lately, I've been finding it difficult to write music; I can't seem to get a solid idea down. But now that I have met my first goal of 75, I feel inspired again. :) It'll be a fun challenge! You'll see more collaborations as well!

Thanks again for your support! Until next time.

John