Inspired by a variety of musical influences such as Tron, Deadmau5, Skrillex, and older 8-bit game soundtracks, I bring you Retr0grade. With eight tracks all with a different feel and vibe, it spans a large spectrum of musical color and emotion ready to turn your aural world upside down and rock it out.As a multifaceted musician, composer, and orchestrator, I feel that it's just not enough to have a catchy lead and a solid beat and call it an album; anyone can hammer out a line or two on a keyboard and loop it. I believe that each song that one creates has the potential to portray so much more emotion than that and it's something that I try to bring to the forefront in all of my pieces.My past creations (soundtracks, piano music, and other oddities) have involved all sorts of genres, styles, and textures which lend a unique touch and perspective to my music and how I create it. This means I'm able to break free from the traditional mold of"pop electronic" and think from outside the box.Now, I like to have absolute creative control over every aspect of a piece, including live instruments and vocals. So unless otherwise stated, everything is done by my hand or voice. The exceptions in this particular album are the female vocal in"Opalescence" for which I used East West Quantum Leap's Symphonic Choirs and the layered choir at the very beginning of"Arrival" which used the same thing. I also dislike auto-tune so none of the vocals are auto-tuned except for"Too Many Battleships'" which I wanted a particular sound for.