New Project Starting Now!

Hello! I am so excited to officially announce my next project! (This will not be separate from EDM Side Project, so it's not a LEGITIMATE SIDE PROJECT at all, I'm just calling it a project for reasons you will soon find out if you keep reading). The new project is going to be a long-form, multiple-release idea exploration. The basic idea is this: a trend in EDM that I can't be the first to have noticed is that some EDM artists tend to only release one album but will, both before and after their album, release several EPs. I personally enjoy albums a lot more than EPs, but it's seemingly trendier to be lazy.
I will be undertaking a project that spans 3 EPs and 1 album. Each EP will be specifically a satire of a certain artist that has done only one album but a few EPs to go with it. The album will be a full-length satire and celebration of past and current EDM trends, from dubstep to big room house to trap to future bass.
Here is the order of the releases, with some extra information on each one:

• EP 1: "EDM Is Dead, Thanks For The Money"
• Satire of Knife Party
• I love all of the artists that I am mocking on these releases, but Knife Party really holds an important position for me. They are the artist that inspired this project the most, mainly from a satire standpoint, because their style is often comedic and takes shots at major trends in EDM culture. Their musical style is a lot of work to emulate, however I am prepared to learn all the tricks of making abrasive electro house/dubstep. The title of the EP is basically a reference to how Knife Party treats their own genre.
• EP 2: "Serious Music"
• Satire of The Chainsmokers
• I do realize that The Chainsmokers have only recently made an album, and that this doesn't necessarily reflect the future of what they may do, but as of right now, the project applies to them, so it's going to be fun. The title is a nod to the way The Chainsmokers have shifted from meme music like "#SELFIE" and "Kanye" to more serious music like "Roses", "Closer", "Paris", etc. I am, of course, well aware of the way I'm only successful because of my "Spooky Scary Skeletons" remix, which is a meme, and the fact that after that, I almost exclusively made serious, unfunny music, with an occasional splash of humor that is almost entirely ineffective, but remember that I haven't fully let go of memes as an artist. I did the "We Are Number One" trap remix, and some other remix work that is comedic in nature. I'm aware of my roots, and I want to continue making goofy music in the future. The main challenge of this project is writing lyrics and making songs that would be effective as pop hits.
• EP 3: "Ambiguously Violent"
• Satire of Skrillex
• Skrillex is definitely the first EDM producer I ever really got into, and that's why I'm so glad I can finally have an avenue to simultaneously pay tribute to him AND make fun of him. He is definitely one of my biggest influences as a producer, and the inspiration doesn't usually get expressed in my usual releases. However, this EP (named for the way Skrillex has a tendency to use pre-drop vocal samples that are vague threats or hints at violence or whatever, not usually being too direct, but just loud) is where I am paying tribute to the style of EDM that made me want to produce music in the first place. Major challenge will be learning NI Massive and Ableton Live 9, which also apply to the first EP, because to sound like Skrillex, you have to drop like him, too.
• Album: "Build, Drop, Repeat Until Trend Dies"
• Satire of most EDM artists and trends from the past 20 or so years
• Here is the big finish to the story arc that these EPs begin. The album title is a pretty Knife Party-sounding title, just based on the cynicism that Rob Swire has for most EDM. The artists I'm poking fun at here are almost uncountable. It makes fun of and pays tribute to everything, from Martin Garrix and Hardwell to Daft Punk and deadmau5. It will even have tracks that poke fun at my own body of work. It will go into territories of taking shots at Excision, Flux Pavilion, DJ Snake, Major Lazer, Steve Aoki, Dillon Francis, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Avicii, and many others. The main challenges are the sheer multitude of things I want to do here, the songwriting, the likelihood of VOCAL FEATURES, and pretty much any other thing that is difficult when exploring other music styles.

Basically, this album will be difficult and unusual. It will be a long project to complete. It will be intense, yet rewarding to finish. I am prepared to do a lot of work on this. I know the project is not very original, nor is it actually that brilliant, but it is just too much fun for me to resist doing it. I'm excited, hope you all are as well.

In the meantime, make sure you go check out my new album "The Forest" on all online music stores/streaming platforms!

Bye!