VGM Community Projects
The VGM community is an extremely welcoming community and I'm incredibly thankful to be a part of it. I've become more active in the VGM community over the past few years and am honored to have been part of several projects. Please check out all these releases and support all of the wonderful artists involved in them!
An LGBTQ+ Tribute to Undertale
Happy pride month! 🏳️🌈 I'm incredibly grateful to be part of an album for such an important cause. Special thank you to my father for playing bass on this arrangement!
I also played percussion for Caitlin Ayala's arrangement of Heartache on this album!
All proceeds from this charity album benefit Equality Florida.
The Summer of 64 is a 3-month-long, 50-song playlist of Nintendo 64 covers from over 40 GameGrooves artists. I arranged three songs for this project! These three arrangements are Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 64, Astral Observatory from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and Mario and Peach's Theme from Paper Mario.
March Caprice III
GameGrooves collaborated with March Caprice for their 2023 Concert Soirée series. I arranged Kairi's theme (specifically Kairi I) for this event, featuring Caitlin Ayala on harp! I also edited the video for an arrangement of Dearly Beloved by Lucas Guimaraes!
A Jazz Tribute to Pokémon RSE
This was my first time joining a GameGrooves release! I have the thickest nostalgia goggles for Gen III and am very grateful for this opportunity. I turned the Verdanturf Town theme into a nice and relaxing bossa nova!
After participating in the album jams for the last two years, I was honored to be a staff member for this year's album jam. This meant I helped with a bunch of behind-the-scenes and organizational matters, such as answering questions in a timely manner and keeping all the Discord channels organized.
In addition to being on staff, I arranged Leo's Song from Stardew Valley for the album. Putting together an entire orchestral arrangement in 72 hours was a big task, but I was up for the challenge! I want to specially thank everyone who played for this track because this arrangement wouldn't have been possible without them!
I worked together with Ian Martyn for our arrangement of Tombstone Arizona from Pizza Tower! I also played percussion for three more tracks on the album and sang soprano/alto for one track.
All proceeds from this charity album benefit the Protez Foundation.
I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the first album jam and was excited to see it come back again in 2022. This year I arranged my own track for the album in addition to playing percussion for two other tracks. I hope you enjoy this energetic take on the Museum theme from Animal Crossing: New Horizons!
All proceeds from this charity album benefit Save The Music.
VGM CON organized a 72-hour charity album jam in 2021 to benefit Sweet Relief. This entire album was made by members of the VGM community in 72 hours, including the arranging, recording, and audio mixing. I played percussion for three tracks on this album!
Open World Percussion is a VGM percussion ensemble including MarimbaMatt, Sean R. Hanson, Nico Mendoza, Evan Carville, and me! I attended VGM CON in-person for the first time in 2024 and am extremely thankful for the opportunity to have performed live with some of my closest friends from all across the country!