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Yo! It has been a very busy year and I have not had time to update this blog like I’ve wanted to (I think that might be a tradition for anyone who has a more “personal” blog at this point though) In that time though, I released a new EP called Sunset Revolver. The goal of this project was to create something that felt more quiet and calm. I took a lot of production inspiration from Latin music as well. The entire project is themed around watching the sun go down. Listen and enjoy! <a href="https://jiikae.bandcamp.com/album/sunset-revolver">Sunset Revolver by Jiikae</a>

I got the opportunity to score the music for an MTV commercial. It is an animated short directed by Chibuyum, titled "Patterns" Chibuyum and the people over at MTV/Paramount were great. They gave me a lot of freedom with the musical direction. So I decided to make some acid jazz, and it turned out amazing. Airing on all Paramount networks! Watch below!   +

I've released my second EP finally. Been working on this for about 4 months and I'm happy with how it turned out. The goal for this project was to create songs that have more phases and movements. I also wanted to be more diverse in terms of genre. So it came out as a melting pot of jazz, breakbeat, drum and bass and ambient. I enjoyed making it and it's available now on Bandcamp and all other streaming services!

I have been experimenting with remixes again. Been wanting to re-imagine some of my favorite songs in a way that is somewhat faithful but still adds something significant.For this one, it was only right that I start off with Shoji Meguro's 'Heartbeat, Heartbreak' from Persona 4. Especially with Meguro being my favorite game composer. I laid down the chords, some breakbeats, some gospel elements and came out with this. Enjoy! Heartbeat, Heartbreak (Remix) by Jiikae

I have been contemplating all year about how I can be more clear about everything I create. And I've settled on doing blogs to help communicate what I have going on. So whenever I have anything notable to share about my releases or my work, you will see it here and social media. Looking forward to finally revealing what I have in store next. More music and more console/tech mods on the way! And thank you for all the support :)