WHAT'S UP NEWGROUNDS

First of all, I really can't say enough how much all the love for the cartoon has meant to me, especially here on Newgrounds. It was really important to me that it went up on here before anywhere else. The response has been overwhelming, I'm very happy people are digging it and very humbled in general. I still can't really wrap my head around the fact that this project that has consumed the past year and change of my life is finally done and out there. I'm gonna try and write a proper postmortem blogpost going over the production of the cartoon + the premiere + what's next eventually, but I injured my leg pretty bad so hasn't been top of my priority list yet. Nonetheless that'll be on here soon for those that are interested.

Just wanted to post a couple updates:

I just put up a Bigcartel page for the merch we've got leftover from the cartoon screening. There's not too much left, but in the event that we sell out of shirts, we'll print em to order for you. There's shirts, stickers, prints, and some sketches I did that I threw on there also.

We went live with the Soundtrack EP a week or so ago, and if you haven't checked that out yet, you can listen to it on Bandcamp and Spotify. All the music was written and performed by my friend Tyler, who is a fuckin insane talent and without whom IDK where the project would even be. It was awesome getting to work with someone who fucks with 00's metalcore as much as I do, and I think you can really feel the love for that sound he has in these tracks. Kyle, who voiced Wyatt Wiesel, wrote the lyrics and did some of the vocals too.

Something I didn't post anywhere else is the "Inspirations" Playlist that Tyler and I collabed on, attached to the Spotify account for the EP. It's comprised of tracks Tyler was thinking of when writing the soundtrack, placeholder tracks from the animatic, music videos/live footage I referenced when boarding/animating, music that inspired the original idea, and the bands that played at the premiere.

A core tenant of the project for me was bridging the gap of two of my biggest passions, and as much as I wanted this to be something that people that were already into this kind of music would dig, I wanted it to serve as an introduction into core music for people that might not have had any interest prior. There's a pretty big variety of stuff in there from different eras and styles, and a couple tracks from tangential genres too. If anyone checks it out, let me know if something you heard sticks out to you!

That's it for now I think. Thanks again 4 everything. <3