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Grant Jones @OpenLight

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Posted by OpenLight - July 31st, 2015


I finally made a new song! That last song was good, but I feel much better about Apex. Please check it out and leave a review if you get the opportunity!

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/636972


Posted by OpenLight - February 24th, 2015


At the time of me writing this post, my track "Fireball" is about to pass 60,000 downloads. 

I'm very grateful to all of you who have shown your support over the years, I and certainly hope I can keep on improving and making better tracks for you all. 

To clarify something, while Falling Star was not in the same style that I usually do, its main purpose was to help me learn more mixing techniques. I feel I learned a lot through making that track, but don't worry if it wasn't your cup of tea.

As for what's coming up, I have some older-style projects in the works, but I'm looking into making a major synth purchase in the near future. I'm considering Sylenth, though I'd like your feedback on this. Should I invest in Sylenth soon, or should I look into something else?


Posted by OpenLight - January 8th, 2015


Finally, I finished a new track! I apologize for not putting out much in 2014. I'm hoping to be more efficient in this new year. So to begin, here is "Falling Star":

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/600722


Posted by OpenLight - December 5th, 2014


I hope you all have gotten a chance to hear my new track! If not, here's a link to it:

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/595709

Also, below is another mix of this song. Let me know which you think sounds better:

https://soundcloud.com/openlight/fireball-alternate-mixing

And, as always, let me know what you liked and did not like. I'm always aiming to improve!


Posted by OpenLight - November 11th, 2014


Hey guys!

If you've been a fan of mine for a while, you're probably pretty disappointed with how 2014 has been so far. I apologize if this is the case.

BUT now there's this:

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/592483

Go check that song out! It's called "Unending Horizon," and I believe if you like my music as a whole, you should like this track. Let me know here or in the reviews section on the track what you think!


Posted by OpenLight - May 15th, 2014


What's the general opinion of Sylenth 1 for professional-level music? I get that it's really awesome, and I love the demo so far, but I'm wondering if it's worth the $200.

By the way, if anyone's interested, I am making a song using the demo, but I will not post it here for obvious reasons (namely, you all probably don't want to hear "Thank you for using this demo!" 20 times during a song). I may post a SoundCloud link at a later date if there is interest in that though.


Posted by OpenLight - March 8th, 2014


Hey guys. I'm glad some of you have stuck around to see what I'll put out next, or if I will, and the answer is "yes, I will in fact make more music."

I'm working to improve my skill in music production, because I feel that I could still learn a lot. For that reason, I'm not belting out songs as frequently as I have in the past. However, in the coming weeks, I hope to have finished the project I began yesterday as well as a collaboration or two. 

On that exact note, if anyone is interested in collaborating with me on a song, send me a PM. I'd be more than interested.


Posted by OpenLight - October 30th, 2013


If you're wondering where I've been, I'll use the classic excuse of "school's been keeping me busy." In fact, I mainly just haven't had any ideas recently that I think can compare to some of the other songs I've made.

This is a short update. Just know that I'm still working on projects. I've scrapped many of them, but hopefully one of them sticks soon.


Posted by OpenLight - November 20th, 2012


Finally, I released a new track. It's been difficult to come up with anything, so don't be too surprised if it's a while before my next upload. Hopefully not though.

That being said, "Full Circle" is now up. Check it out!


Posted by OpenLight - August 4th, 2012


In case you haven't kept up with the NGADM (Newgrounds Audio Deathmatch) contest, I have officially made it in! That's good news and very exciting for me, especially since only 32 artists were chosen for the contest out of 192 auditions. SO many great artists I know didn't make it and yet I managed to get in on the contest. I'll try not to disappoint!

Also, I updated the contact info section on my Newgrounds homepage to display my Facebook page. Feel free to Like my page!

My round 1 song for NGADM is finished composition-wise. I'm going to take a day to review it and note the things I'll want to change about the mixing and such then expect to see it posted here sometime before August 15th!

ONE MORE THING (I swear): Perseverance [NG Cut] has made it back onto the Best Audio This Year list in the Audio Portal. I'm incredibly psyched about this. Thank you everyone who has downloaded, rated, or reviewed that track or any of my others, it really is appreciated.