A new challenge that I created where you have to produce a song based on another artist’s music style with your own unique flair! You can find the official challenge post here:

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1541788

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It feels so surreal to be hitting triple digits. I’m so happy that I could even reach this number! I didn’t think I would get half of this, let alone a hundred. I’m glad to see people who enjoy my little tunes I create on a free mobile app, and don’t worry, I won’t be stopping any time soon! Ever since starting in 2021 with Aether, 13-year-old me never thought he would ever reach a milestone like this. I love all of you! >w<

Shoutout to @Calicomusic for being my 100th follower. You’re amazing <3

It’s my first time doing the Jamuary challenge so I’m a little nervous. I decided to do this challenge for two reasons. One was to get my ideas flowing more, and two was to hopefully finish what I start more often. I procrastinate a lot when it comes to my music and I have a few projects that I would like to finish that I never did. So hopefully just starting a new song each day and finishing it the same day can help me with that.

This list will show all the songs that I do for this month. I don’t expect myself to make a song for each day, but this list will update regularly, whether the song is in progress or finished (a link will be provided when finished).

January 1: Wishful

January 2: meow x3 overdosage

January 3: if only you were still here

January 4: HAKAI

January 5: Possibility

January 6: Scowl

January 7: Forever in My Heart

January 8: Striker

January 9: FALLEN

January 10: N1NA

January 11: Destroy

January 12: For a Moment

January 13: Neon

January 14: Heart Kitty

January 15: strawberries

January 16: CRYO

January 17: Wound

January 18: Space Kitty

January 19: Losing Sleep

January 20: Azonia

January 21: Lunaria

January 22: Cocoa

January 23: Bitrush

January 24: Azalea

January 25: lost of all identity

January 26: Indomitable

January 27: Shooting Star

January 28: Renalinne

January 29: Natuki

Good luck to anyone else participating!

Besides coming back to Newgrounds, I think this was a pretty good year for me in regards to music, both producing and listening.

On the producing side of things, Nekoshi was born in the very first month of the year. Me and my good friend, sakuraVN, had created this duo specifically for one purpose, but then it became much more than that. Sakura started this duo because she had emailed a content creator and streamer that she enjoyed watching, Kirbizoid, about making music for the channel. She asked this because she had me in mind and thought that I could make something for her. They responded, saying that they would love for her to make something for them, however they were in a bit of a financial situation so they couldn’t pay her. She insisted that she would do it for free and then they allowed her to do it. I was totally ok with doing it for free. What they wanted her to make was a song inspired by their favorite OST, Mario Super Sluggers, and so that’s what we did. There is a video on their YouTube channel with our song (named Out of the Park), so if you want to go see what we came up with, you can go check it out!

After that, we decided to keep the Nekoshi duo, since Sakura had a lot of fun producing alongside me. She even started to make songs by herself. She does have a Newgrounds account now, which is @nekosakuraVN so please go check her out if you’re interested in what she makes. I also have her YouTube and Newgrounds linked in my profile. We kept making songs together, such as Moonlight, Flower Dance, and even an entire EP entitled Our Story. Both of us have also been inspired by art, both human and AI, when we make our songs together or apart. It lets us tell more of a story whenever we do so. Nekoshi will definitely be sticking around for another year, or even more since there’s no signs of us stopping.

For myself, I got into my phonk phase, both listening to it and producing it… sort of. Phonk, krushfunk, and Brazilian funk took up a lot of my Spotify Wrapped for this year, whereas last year I wasn’t into any of that and it was much more varied (it was also my first year using the app). It’s also hard to make when you only use GarageBand, so I had to basically come up with my own style of producing it. Next year, I really have to get out of this phase.

Here is a comparison between my Spotify Wrapped for 2023 and my Spotify Wrapped for this year.

WRAPPED 2023:

Number of minutes listened for: 29,355

Biggest listening day: October 17 with 448 minutes

Number of songs played: 2,453

Number of artists listened to: 1,211

Top songs:

1. MIMI - Kuninaru (feat. KAFU)
2. KIRA & Heartbreaker - B.B.F (feat. Hatsune Miku & Kagamine Rin)
3. Trivecta - Ghost in the Machine
4. Osanzi - MOViNG ON (feat. Hatsune Miku & Kagamine Rin)
5. Novva Skylar - E-girl (feat. Hatsune Miku & GUMI)

Top artists:

1. MIMI
2. Waterflame
3. Hatsune Miku
4. KIRA
5. Creo

WRAPPED 2024:

Number of minutes listened for: 44,288

Biggest listening day: February 19 with 474 minutes

Number of songs played: 3,317

Number of artists listened to: 1,966

Top songs:

1. KUTE, killanoia, & Tokyomane - KRUSH GIRL
2. _Nani_ - WRAITH
3. LXNGVX, DJ FKU, & DJ OPPA - ATHENA
4. Nanatsukaze (duo feat. PIKASONIC & nakotanmaru) - Replay
5. Cosmograph & LEVEL NINE - You’ve always got me

Top artists:

1. blueberry
2. NF
3. KUTE
4. Hatsune Miku
5. Nanatsukaze

So yeah, phonk ruined my Wrapped this year. But that’s ok because next year’s Wrapped is gonna be different. I also hope that some of my songs will be different as well. I want to get back into the swing of things regarding contests such as NGUAC, NGADM, and AIM too. And I want to try out Jamuary when it starts too! There’s a lot of things I want to do. We’ll see what 2025 has to offer. I’m looking forward to it. :3

I knew my Wrapped was going to be overtaken by phonk, Brazilian funk, and all that stuff so it wasn’t surprising. But I really have to start listening to other things next year…

Number of minutes listened: 44,288

Biggest listening day: February 19 with 474 minutes

Number of songs played: 3,317

Number of artists listened to: 1,966

Top songs:

1. KUTE, killanoia, Tokyomane - KRUSH GIRL
2. _Nani_ - WRAITH
3. LXNGVX, DJ FKU, DJ OPPA - ATHENA
4. Nanatsukaze (duo ft. PIKASONIC & nakotanmaru) - Replay
5. Cosmograph - You’ve always got me

Top artists:

1. blueberry
2. NF
3. KUTE
4. Hatsune Miku
5. Nanatsukaze

Did you miss me? I am back to Newgrounds now, and because of that, I will be uploading all of my songs ever since I left! Some of the more recent songs I’ve made are collaborations with my good friend sakuraVN (she doesn’t have a Newgrounds account, but she does have a YouTube channel @.nekosakuraVN with no period)! I hope you enjoy all the stuff I’ve made :3

If you're wondering why I haven't been online lately, it's because I'm taking a break. And it's gonna be a long one too. But when I come back, I will have a new (and my first) EP all done and ready for you guys to listen to! I hope it comes out good. :3

Definitely something out of my comfort zone. I never made a song where the main instrument was piano. It’s technically not “solo instrument” but I didn’t really know what else would fit.

A vent song with the implied message that my friends may leave or abandon me but they will always be in my memories. I just want to say that I even made myself cry listening to this. This honestly has a huge impact on me. The ending melody was taken from the song "Until you hug yourself" by MIMI and that was the part that made me burst into tears. I felt like such a crybaby lol..

One of my friends called it sad but also beautiful. This song literally makes me want to burst into tears whenever I play it.

Coming out as a demiboy. This has been on my mind for quite a while and I’ve finally figured it out. Pronouns are he/they now, thank you. ^^

Might delete this later because idk if my family will be ok with this if they find out. TwT

I’ve technically been here for three years but two years ago is when I started doing something that would turn into my passion. I made a video with all the songs I’ve uploaded somewhere on the internet from June 2021 to June 2023. Thank you all so much for the support and I hope to keep on going for as long as I can. ^^

https://youtu.be/SC4WFEXdjJA