Ferocious Designs

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Ferocious Designs is the DIY music project of Central New Jersey-based musician Brian Kelley. Influences: Peter Gabriel, Todd Rundgren, Kate Bush, Midge Ure/Ultravox, Howard Jones, Talk Talk/Mark Hollis, Tears For Fears, Lo Moon. ferociousdesigns.com

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Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Jun 18

3 years ago today, I released “Life’s in the Balance” as a single. I wrote it in May 2023 in an emergency room while experiencing a malignant hyperthermia crisis (105.5º body temp). Every $20 or so it takes in from streams/downloads, I donate it to MHAUS.org. Stream/download: wp.me/PcZlvI-96

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Mar 31

Today is Trans Day of Visibility so it's a good time to check out Rock Against Hate Vol. 8, curated by @blowupradio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy & benefiting No More Dysphoria. It includes my "techno demo" of "It's All Around You." rockagainsthatenmd.bandcamp.com/album/rock-a... #TransRights

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Feb 6

Since it's #BandcampFriday again and I just released a video for "It's All Around You," you can get my 2025 EP, Off You Pop!, for just $2 from Bandcamp this weekend only (but today would be better). Get it here: tinyurl.com/fdoffyoupop

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Jan 6

I bought a used Roland Jupiter-6 at the music store where I bought my first pro keyboards for around $800 in late 1989/early 1990. I sold it to a friend for about half that in 1994. You can tell I am a musician because I make bad financial decisions like that all the time. 🤦‍♂️

Image shows a Roland Jupiter 6 synthesizer with a keyboard and various control knobs. The item is listed for sale at $8,426.44, with an additional shipping cost of $829.98. The condition is noted as "Used – Excellent"

Image of a Roland Jupiter-6 synthesizer featuring 61 keys. The synthesizer has various knobs and buttons, indicating its extensive controls. The listing notes it is used but in very good condition, originally priced at $5,500, now reduced

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Dec 7

Catch the BlowUpRadio.com premiere of "You Better Hold on Tight" on @blowupradio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy Presents New NJ Music Monday night (Dec. 8) at 7pm ET! Tune in: player.live365.com/a42405?l Stream/download: wp.me/PcZlvI-hO

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Dec 7

Thanks to NHAM (Network of Hope and Association in Music) for including my new single "You Better Hold on Tight" in its feed. nham.co.uk/category/rel... #nham #fediverse #music

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Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Nov 23

Here's mine... youtube.com/@ferociousde...

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Oct 19

TODAY @ 3pm ET, tune in to BlowUpRadio.com to hear my live set for Banding Together, a webathon benefiting the Spondylitis Association of America. A $20+ donation gets you the 233-track compilation celebrating 25 years of BlowUpRadio.com Listen/donate: blowupradio.com

Image features a wooden crate prominently labeled "BIG BOX OF MUSIC" with additional text indicating a BlowUpRadio.com fundraising webathon for the Spondylitis Association of America. The event is scheduled from October 16th to 22nd, 2025.
Image features a wooden crate prominently labeled "BIG BOX OF MUSIC" with additional text indicating a BlowUpRadio.com fundraising webathon for the Spondylitis Association of America. The event is scheduled from October 16th to 22nd, 2025.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Sep 28

Check out my Banding Together 2025 live set on Sunday, October 19 at 3pm ET. Listen, donate & get more info: blowupradio.com/spondy.html

Graphic promoting BlowUpRadio.com's Banding Together benefit for the Spondylitis Association of America, October 16-22, 2025.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Sep 28

Banding Together returns to BlowUpRadio.com Oct. 16-22, feat. 90 live performances benefiting the Spondylitis Association of America. Get the 233-song 'Big Box of Music' celebrating 25 years of BlowUp Radio—including my own “Looking for the Light”—with a $20+ donation. blowupradio.com/spondy.html

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Aug 28

But what I didn't realize is that the word "eventually" is quite prominent in "Love Conquers All" — a song with a similar theme as well. I think it's interesting that I subconsciously used a similar vocal part in a song called "Eventually." (5/5)

We can solve the mystery
Together eventually
Love conquers all
We can solve the mystery
Together eventually
Love conquers all
We can solve the mystery
Together eventually
Love conquers all

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 28

First thing I saw on Instagram today was this post from someone I sold a Roland Jupiter-6 synth to back in the mid-90s—it's a pic of the Jupiter-6! It was so nice to see it again, especially in action. He said he brought it out for the first time in 12 years for a new project. Still going strong!

A close-up view of a Roland Jupiter-6 synthesizer with a black and white keyboard, set against a backdrop of various musical instruments and equipment. Purple lighting adds ambiance to the scene.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 27

Just noticed the latest issue of our monthly community newspaper in a stack of papers in our kitchen...and it features a profile on fellow @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy artist, The Successful Failures, on the front page. Cool.

Front page of the May 2025 issue of the Hamilton Post, serving Hamilton Township (Mercer County), NJ.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 19

Tune in to hear "Eventually (Love Is the Answer)" from my new EP, Off You Pop!, on @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy Presents New #NewJersey #Music TONIGHT at 7pm ET! player.live365.com/a42405?l

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 18

A teaser for my songs on the upcoming Rock Against Hate compilations. "Peace of Mind (Serenity Mix)," feat. @christianbeach.net on guitar, is on RAH Vol. 7 benefiting @thetrevorproject.bsky.social. "It's All Around You (Techno Demo)" is on RAH Vol. 8 benefiting No More Dysphoria. rockagainsthate.org

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 15

Just discovered Mirlo.space as an alternative to Bandcamp so I've uploaded a couple of my EPs there to give it a try. mirlo.space/ferociousdes...

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 14

Off You Pop! — my new EP featuring "Precious Jewel" — is now available on most streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music, via @distrokid.com. Check out streaming options (with more links on the way): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... #pop #rock #newmusic #indie #music #nj

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 5

Another sliver of the Off You Pop! artwork is accompanied by a slightly different version of the previously released "Crossing the Finish Line," which closes out the EP. Stream/download it starting this Friday, May 9.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 4

Teaser No. 4 for Off You Pop! features another slice of the cover art and a bit of "Age of Idiocracy,” the fourth track of the EP, which will be released Friday, May 9.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 3

Time for another piece of the Off You Pop! cover art with a sample of the EP's third track, "It's All Around You." Off You Pop! will be released May 9.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 2

Time to reveal another piece of the puzzle…some more of the cover art peeled back along with a bit of track 2, “Eventually (Love Is the Answer),” a song that dates back to the late 1980s when I originally wrote it as a piano ballad.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· May 1

OK…my Off You Pop! EP will be released next Friday, May 9. Here’s a piece of the cover art and a bit of the opening track, “Precious Jewel,” which kickstarted this whole project 16 months ago…

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Apr 7

RIP Blondie drummer Clem Burke. Technically, I once appeared on the same album as Burke...a 2007 David Bowie tribute compilation…

Discogs entry for Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David Bowie, a compilation album released in 2007.

Discogs entry for a cover of David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging" by Slinky Vagabond, featuring Clem Burke on drums, from the 2007 compilation album, Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David Bowie.

Discogs entry for a cover of David Bowie's "Five Years" by Christian Beach, featuring Brian Kelley (misspelled as Kelly) on organ and backing vocals, from the 2007 compilation album, Hero: The Main Man Records Tribute to David Bowie.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Apr 7

Here is a photo of me (right) on accordion with Gorgo (left) on mandolin backing @christianbeach.net (center) at yesterday's gathering to celebrate the life and legacy of John Pfeiffer at the Low Dive in Asbury Park, NJ. (📷: Karen Mansfield)

Three musicians perform on stage in a lively venue. One plays a mandolin, another strums an acoustic guitar, and the third plays an accordion. The backdrop features colorful artwork, and various musical instruments are visible around them.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Mar 22

I have a song on Volume 6...please consider buying the compilation and donating to this worthy and urgent cause... rahkind.bandcamp.com/album/rock-a...

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Mar 10

My debut album, Looking for the Light, was released two years ago today. https://wp.me/PcZlvI-6t

DistroKid graphic promoting the 2023 album Looking for the Light by Ferocious Designs on the second anniversary of its release.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Feb 18

This was a fun project that also involved an October 13 concert for NJ Peace Action in Bloomfield, NJ. I played accordion on the track and for the show. Photo courtesy Freddie Fry. Happy 92nd Birthday, Yoko Ono!

L to R: Christian Beach (keys), John Pfeiffer (guitar), Michael Scotto (drums), Gorgo (bass) and Brian Kelley (accordion) perform a cover of Yoko Ono's "Silver Horse" at the Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, NJ, in October 2013. (photo courtesy of Freddie Fry)

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Feb 13

When I released my debut EP in 2021, #NewJersey writer Bob Makin picked "Lay It on the Line" as his Song of the Week & referenced Peter Gabriel in the write-up. It was an unexpected, amazing response to my first release as a musician after 30+ years as a hobbyist. Happy birthday, PG! bit.ly/40WHflJ

Screenshot of New Jersey Stage magazine's Makin Waves Song of the Week for July 16, 2021, with a photo of Brian Kelley of Ferocious Designs with a caption that reads: Ferocious Designs, the project of Central Jersey-based singer-songwriter Brian Kelley, pictured, has dropped a video for the anthemic Peter Gabriel-like call to social justice, "Lay It on the Line," in anticipation of a just-released five-song debut EP.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Feb 7

Show love to L.A. Get my 2 love songs—“The Greatest Love (Christian Beach Remix)” & “Beyond Forever”—for just $2 on Bandcamp, with ALL Bandcamp proceeds from sales on Friday, Feb. 7, going to support musicians impacted by wildfires. Download: bit.ly/tglcbrbf More info: bit.ly/bcmclafire

Graphic promoting a Bandcamp/MusiCares fundraiser for musicians affected by the Southern California wildfires taking place on Feb. 7, 2025.

Ferocious Designs@ferociousdesigns· Feb 4

This hurts. Just heard about the passing of #NewJersey music scene fixture John Pfeiffer. He was in bands In Between Dreams & Tom Kanach's Well of Souls in the 80s/90s. John played guitar in my friend @christianbeach.net's live band, for which I played keys. John was also a music journalist. RIP