Composer / Producer / CREATIVE

 

TV/FILM 

 

Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart

Titmouse/Cartoon Network , 2019-2020
▲ Composer
as part of the Mint Potion team

 

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes  

Cartoon Network, 2018-2019
▲ Composer (Season 3)
as part of the Mint Potion team

 

Wonder Momo (2014)  

BANDAI NAMCO GAMES / SHIFTYLOOK, 2014
▲ Composer/Songwriter 
Ending Themes "Colors" and "Picogram"

 

Bravoman (2014)

Bandai Namco Games / Shiftylook, 2014
▲ Composer, Sound Design, & Final Mix

 

Video Game

 

Vitamin Connection

WayForward Technologies, 2020
▲ Composer, Producer, Writer (Script)
🎊 Named "Best Music of 2020" by Nintendo Force Magazine

Primary composer/producer (alongside the gifted Maddie Lim & Jake Kaufman) on the award-winning & critically-acclaimed score to James Montagna's eclectic retro-futuristic micro "heal 'em up" for the Nintendo Switch.
Soundtrack available in four volumes from Mint Potion.

 

Dodge Club Pocket (2017) 
Dodge Club Party (2016) 

James Montagna 
▲ Composer 
Unique chiptune score for minimalist game by director James Montagna, with "HD" versions of several tracks serving as menu music for the mobile  & 3DS spinoff, Dodge Club Pocket. 

 

Disney's Descendants (iOS/ANdroid)

Disney Channel & WayForward Technologies, 2015
▲ Composer 
Full score for mobile game based on Disney Channel's original Descendants movie. 

 

Matchblox 

AEUS Technologies, 2014
▲ Composer 
Original theme for a light mobile puzzler from Philippine startup AEUS Technologies. 

 

Bravoman: Binja Bash

BANDAI NAMCO GAMES (ShiftyLook) & Hiptic Games, 2013
▲ Composer 
Original composition/score for mobile game based on ShiftyLook's flagship franchise. 

 

Pop Pop Battle J

 ULTRANIMBUS, 2012
▲ Composer, Producer, & Audio Director 
Composer and Audio Lead for interactive whack-a-mole game with the ULTRANIMBUS creative collective that exhibited in IndieCade 2012. Full Soundtrack released in 2017 with updated original theme song. 

 

Clyde vs the Maze 

Team Clyde, 2011
▲ Composer 
Original, all-chiptune score of more than 20 tracks for a retro maze adventure-style indie game. 

 

The Inferno

Xpressed/Javaground Ltd 
▲ Composer & Sound Designer 
Score & sfx for an original mobile puzzler based on Dante's Inferno. 

 

BAND & SONGWRITING 

 

Cats on Mars

2011-Present 
▲ Composer/Songwriter, Lead Singer, & Producer 
Songwriter, founder, and lead singer in a Los Angeles electroacoustic studio project & live band, creating and performing indie electronica, chiptune, & space-rock.

 

Recording Musician (Vocal, Marimba)

 

Video game 

 

Wonder Momo: Typhoon Booster 

BANDAI NAMCO GAMES & WayForward Technologies, 2014
▲ Vocals & Lyrics, Composition 
Wrote original Japanese lyrics and sang on Jake Kaufman's Tatakae! ☆ Mecha Meccha Tirano! and SEXY Shinkseisen tracks for the Wonder Momo video game; the soundtrack also featured game-only remixes of my song "Picogram."

 

Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!

WayForward Technologies,  2012
▲ Vocals, Beatboxing, Improvisation 
Vocalist on title and ending themes; also collaborated with the venerable Jake Kaufman to co-compose several improvised background tracks for the first Adventure Time 3DS game. 

 

Animation, Film, & TV 

Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart (2019) 
"I Love You, Mao Mao" 
TITMOUSE/CARTOON NETWORK 
▲ Background Vocals (Title Theme) 
As part of Mint Potion Studios

 

Album & Collaboration 

Tenchi Souzou ~Hajimari no Nanokakan~ 
天地創造　〜始まりの七日間〜

Aiko Oi, 2018 
▲ Marimba / Vocals 
International collaboration; Marimba & Vocal recording for debut solo album of Tokyo composer Aiko Oi. 

 

Frequency Blitz 3
"When We Dream"

Attack the Music / 千Π, 2015 
▲ Vocals 
Vocalist on original track When We Dream from producer 千Π, featured on Attack the Music's 2015 compilation Frequency Blitz 3. 

 

Balance & Ruin
"The Impresario"

Jake Kaufman (virt) x OCRemix, 2013
▲ Vocals 
Provided vocals for an epic rock arrangement of Nobuo Uematsu's iconic opera scene from Final Fantasy 6, arranged & produced by Jake Kaufman for the OCRemix tribute album Balance & Ruin. 

 

DJ, MC, Streaming, & Live Events

 

Tune in Tokyo

▲ Event Producer, DJ/VJ, MC (2009-Present) 
Member of the Tune in Tokyo DJ collective, which specializes in showcasing Asian pop music. DJ, host, and event producer for multiple themed nights and sub-events including Tune in Tokyo Prime (J-pop & K-pop), Sonic Asia (J-pop), GAMEBoi K-pop Nite, Plastic City (City Pop), International Pop Conspiracy (global eclectic pop),  and theme nights/special events for Shibuya-kei, Anison, & other microgenres. Co-host of "Plastic City Live" online broadcast. 

 

Karaoke Kaizokudan 

▲ Event & Contest Producer, MC, KDJ, & Manager (2000-Present) 
 Principal member of the Karaoke Kaizokudan, an all-volunteer team of J-music enthusiasts who host Japanese karaoke-themed events, open mic, & contests (including the flagship Ultimate Karaoke Fighting Championship, Acoustikaraoke!, and a highly regarded touring Karaoke Contest) at conventions aimed primarily toward non-Japanese audiences. For over 20 years, our team has built and maintained a romaji-based database and karaoke system to overcome common language barriers, and travels to conventions throughout California, Arizona, and México to bring our passion for this music to a wider audience. A small sampling of our events over the years includes Anime Expo, Fanimecon, Moshi Moshi Nippon, Kcon, and Crunchyroll Expo, with many more.

 

Mint Potion Studios

▲ Host & Presenter / Composer / Co-Producer / Vocalist  (2016–Present)
Regular contributor to Mint Potion's livestreams, live events, & concerts, including the Vitamin Connection Listening Party, the Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche OST release party, and the weekly Small Window Twitch stream, which included recurring cooking segments Hot Doggin' & Treble Chef. Composed original song We Are Jake's Grill on-air and provided vocals on livestream for Come Connect, Fallin' Far Away, & Start Dancin', Stop Talkin' for the studio's Small Window EP. 

 

PRODUCTION, ARRANGING, & Sound Design

 

Sky: Children of the Light

thatgamecompany, 2019
▲ Music Copying, Additional Orchestration, Beat/Electronic Texture Production, & Music Proofing
Assisted in session support & textural/production techniques on Vince Diamante's gorgeous Game Awareds-nominated score to Sky: Children of the Light.

 

Cuentas de mi Abuelita

Grupo Califas, 2009-2010
▲ Mixing & Mastering 
Mixed audio stems for a Latin music ensemble's debut album; assisted in mastering the project for final release. 

 

Wheel of Fortune Mobile

Sony Pictures & Javaground Ltd, 2009-2010
▲ MIDI Sequencing & Transcription 
Post-production transcription for additional mobile platform ports; creating MIDI files from audio sources on several tracks and sound effects.

 

James Bond: Top Agent

Sony Pictures & Javaground Ltd, 2009-2010
▲ Sound Designer 
Unique sound effects for a mobile fighting game set in the James Bond universe.

 

2012: Apocalypse (iOS)

Sony Pictures & Javaground Ltd, 2009
▲ Sound Designer 
SFX & soundscapes/'weather loops,' & sweeteners for mobile game based on the hit movie 2012.

 

The Bolero Project

Francisco Castillo, 2009
▲ Producer & Arranger 
Member of the production team for a project featuring contemporary arrangements of classic Latin Boleros & pop songs for Oboe. More than 100 hours of in-studio production and recording work, arrangements of classics Aquellos Ojos Verdes and El Vendedor, and post-production string sequencing. 

 

Indies / MISC

50 Shades of Domestic Grey 
(Video short, SMBC Theater, 2013) 
▲ Composer 
Original track for parody video from comedy troupe SMBC.

Losing Lola 
(Short Film: Rhianne Paz, 2012) 
▲ Composer 
Film score for short by Rhianne Paz; selected for the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. 

SMBC - The Legend of Zelda (Parody) 
(Video short, SMBC Theater, 2011) 
▲ Composer 
Parody/homage score for local video comedy troupe; based on the classic Legend of Zelda theme.

MAGANDA 
(Band:  2009-2010) 
▲ Synths, Co-producer, & Songwriter 
Collaborator in an electronic music project that performed at various events and clubs in Los Angeles from 2009-2010 (including a special stage at the Nokia Plaza during Anime Expo 2010), fusing Neo-Shibuya-kei, experimental electronica, and house music.