Yesterday was an incredible day for me in terms of realizing that people really do take notice if you work hard and try your hardest to put out good music :)
First, I woke up to find that my New Order cover was mentioned on this Wired blog as a "must-hear" song from 2011!! This is super exciting for me, and I truly feel honored that people from all these respectable tech sites are taking notice. SWEET!!
Next, as the night was winding down, I discovered that "Hit and Run" had been selected by Square Enix Music Online as Best Album - Chiptune for 2011. Another incredibly amazing honor that seriously validates what I do and makes me feel incredibly lucky to have so much support.
So now I'm just going to reiterate what I posted on Facebook to recap 2011... sorry if you read it already. Sincerely, The Department of Redundancy Department.
It's hard to believe that just two years ago today, I was waking up the day after playing my first full set (at The Khyber in Philly.. anyone remember?) as Chipocrite. What started as a fun side project has quickly become something much more exciting, enjoyable and rewarding than I ever could have expected. The past 12 months have been especially mind-bogglingly amazing -- throughout 2011, I feel like I kept saying to myself, "I can't believe how FAST this year is passing." Looking back, I realize that that was because I consistently had something EXTREMELY AWESOME to look forward to, whether it was playing any of several exciting huge shows, being involved with a bunch of really amazing projects, or just seeing peoples' reactions to my music as it continued to spread. And the best part is that it's not over -- even in just the first few weeks of 2012, I already have a giant show (MAGfest, anyone?) to play, cool projects to share and new music to get out there. So thank you all, a million billion times, for all the support and love. Let's keep it going! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!





