My album of eclectic electronic experiments is now available on Spotify! This Shit Grooves (or This Sh*t Grooves on Spotify, to appease our puritan overlords) is a rare collection of not-videogame-music written by yours truly!

"Dreamy Lights" is my take on the main theme for an in development title! It's from the same title as the 'sinister creature' theme I shared a little while back. Our focus was capturing a certain kind of nostalgia (hence the old-timey strings) and working in a little bit of (digital) Magic*

I GOT IT BACK!!!! and! I updated my blog.

The Instagram account that I have been building for nearly a decade has been terminated. Exactly one week ago, I posted a few takeaways from my talk, "The Solution is Money: A Practical Approach to Diversity in Game Audio." I deleted a few hate comments I received. I am unsure if this is related.

More privilege = better odds. If we want an industry where everyone has a shot, we have to commit to making the changes that give less privileged people better odds.

When I introduced the CEO of (redacted)** to a pair of young developers seeking advice on getting into the industry, he asked them, "How rich are your parents?"

Unfortunately, the systems we've built have consolidated wealth and privilege in the hands of some people disproportionately in comparison to others.

When I presented "The Solution is Money: A Practical Approach to Diversity in Game Audio," at @oursoniclandscape.bsky.social earlier this summer, I wanted to make myself absolutely clear - there's no problem with being privileged.

I appeared in a magazine! The December 2025 edition of the Percussive Notes magazine, presented by the Percussive Arts Society, featured a story on Dr. Marco Schirripa's @marcoschirripa.bsky.social PIXEL MASTERWORKS project, which I was absolutely honored to be a part of.

Hello hello ! I am very pleased to be announced that I will be speaking tomorrow at the (first ever!) Portland Indie Game Convention -giving a talk entitled The Plan is Always The Same: How to Build a Games Career in Uncertain Times.

I don't often get to join game teams super early, but this was a wonderful exception. 'sinster creature' is my track from a currently in-development title! This is the theme of a playful character with some... questionable intentions 😈

I wrote 30 tracks in 30 days... as a birthday gift. Here's number 3!

I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at the new game audio con, Our Sonic Landscape in Vancouver, BC next Saturday ! Come hang ! oursoniclandscape.com My talk is entitled, "The Solution is Money: A Practical Solution to Diversity in Game Audio" - buckle up, friends.

I don't appear on a lot of podcasts, but this was a special occasion! I appeared on @pixelpizza.bsky.social a while ago and I was invited to share for the 200th episode special! I mentioned the Calico vinyl, my piano-centric album "Flower Fields," our performance with Rebecca Sugar, and more !

Thank you again for all of the kindness, support, and love. It means the world. - 💫

When I review my life experience and the things that have made me feel joyful (aka, "gender euphoria"), or the "impossible" things that I have earnestly wanted for myself

For the confused: Am I, Star, trans? Putting aside for a moment the fact that I am literally transing my gender (lol) - mostly, I'm just me. That's it.

Parts of my life may have been easier if I'd known sooner, but I revel in my ability to be a safe space for those people. I take comfort in my ability to answer all kinds of questions because, in many ways, I am as surprised as you are.

As I've continued this journey, I've found that I'm not the only one. I've talked to people who are a little queerer than they know just yet, maybe queerer than they're ready to share with the public.

The kind where you know some of what you are not, if not all of what you are, and some of the possibilities left could never be you... right? The kind where things seem screamingly honest in retrospect, but were quite difficult to figure out.

So, I have perspective. I know what it's like to live in a "conservative-lite" existence. The kind where you grew up in an environment where many kinds of queerness are acceptable, but some things are unquestionable facts of life.

and with nothing more than a "vibe" to go on, people often made mistaken assumptions about the nature of my sexual orientation. Sexual orientation and gender are not the same thing, folks.

It's interesting to discuss - I've lived most of my life cis-passing, but the signs were there. I lamented the lack of color in "male" fashion, my closest friends were always women or queer men

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! I started hormone replacement therapy about 3 months ago. ✨🏳️‍⚧️ (a coming out(?) thread featuring ✨beautiful people ✨)

Most of my music is instrumental... but for Rebecca Sugar's Lonely Magic Tour, I got to rap 👀

When I was given the opportunity to present the award for Best Audio at the Game Developers Choice Awards this year, I took the responsibility _very_ seriously.

plus !!! Giving away Fashion Icon ribbons to all of you fabulous developers & hearing that quite a few people were on the hunt for one - guess we need a meetup, huh? Being approached by several people who noted that they've been seeing my posts on Linkedin?? (crazy) and this moment lmao

Fri - joining @chasebethea.bsky.social & @nadiaudio.bsky.social for Day 2 of the Diversity in Game Audio Roundtable + catching up w/ & introducing friends to two talented young developers who discovered my work and convinced my friend (their mom) to drive 5 HOURS across California just to meet me

Thurs - having the honor of presenting Clair Obscur with the award for Best Audio on stage at the Game Developers Choice Awards + running on stage with @alexaray.bsky.social and the rest of our wonderful presenters

Wednes - meeting the wonderful @sammaggs.bsky.social in person during our awards show rehearsal + hosting a late lunch/early dinner with @wilbertroget.bsky.social for the scholars we were able to help attend GDC through @risingstarpatronage.com, my fund for marginalized video game music composers