can't believe i'm typing this, but the plugins are officially out tomorrow :) i started this project in september of 2023. i went for a walk one afternoon and an idea hit me out of the blue. in months following, i became obsessed. i wanted to build production tools that were silly and playful. despite having zero experience or knowledge building software, i dropped everything and devoted my life to this. i put my whole heart into it. i knew i wanted to make them cheap, accessible and intuitive. i designed every aspect of each plugin, every preset, every visual intricacy. my team and i built hundreds of versions of each plugin until they looked and sounded exactly how i wanted them to. this has single handedly been the hardest thing i've ever done. i've spent thousands of hours and tens of thousands of dollars with zero promise of things working out. i've hired and fired dozens of people, gotten scammed, threatened, broken down in every way you could possibly imagine. i have zero investors, zero parent money, zero outside help. this is 100% funded by tattoos i've given and songs that i've made. at the end of the day, whatever happens, i can sleep and be proud of that alone. i haven't posted to the grid in over a year. my life feels pretty unremarkable while the world around us crumbles in so many ways, but today i want to share. if you have any interest in playing with the tools i've built, please do. at this point, all i want is for people to enjoy what i've given my life to. one last thing. if you have an idea, do it. make it happen. there's always a way :)

well, much to my surprise last night when i started getting messages congratulating me on the drop, i realized i fucked something up lol. AMERICAN PUNISHMENT out a day early !! don't have a ton to say but this is my favorite project to date, i really put everything into it. hope u like it :) a lot less cheerful than last project but ain't that just the american way. anyways, thank u to everyone who listens & stays listening. love u & hope u all win large sums of money betting on sports. enjoy oh also fun fact, they tore the album cover house down a few weeks after we shot the cover. pretty cool !

car update:

SON OF MAN out now :) this is 1 of my favorites ever. whole project def ain't country but this is. hope u like it. heres some photos @jaketarlov took of me hosing my bike off before we shot the album cover

SON OF MAN tomorrow night :) this was the first song i made for American Punishment & it really set the tone, theme wise, of the whole thing. it's also the first time i'm putting out a country song. i hope u like it

AMERICAN JOY w/ @brevinkim out this friday 9/1 :) presave in my bio !! so happy this is finally out, ty to @dillongerstung & @lilaaron for shooting this cover w me. that's a rental car btw. have a great day

couldn't not post this. this is long but i feel like a kid in christmas rn. basically last week on a whim i checked craigslist to look at SL's from 90-97'. (quite literally my fav cars ever made) came upon 1 i loved in san diego & was like fuck it let's just see. texted him at midnight, he hits me back a few hours later & says he's still got it me & kele drive down next morning, see it, drive it, love it & hand him the $, sign the title over.... suddenly this shit won't turn on. with his head hung low, dude gives me the $ back & i drive 4hrs home @ rush hour. i told him tho, if u fix it, i'll come back 2 days ago i get a call, it's running like a champ. it's fuckin on. by some cosmic coincidence my dad & his gf were also going to san diego that day, so i rode down there w them. picked it up. drove back from SD to LA with a broken speedometer, no rearview & a smile on my face :) if u read all that kudos 2, peace & love

"Save Something" by @phazzze & me out now :) such a fun 1 to make & all with people i love dearly. prod by @willvz & cover shot by @tony.camaro . wouldn't exist without @ckoooks enjoy !!

AMERICAN PUNISHMENT is done :) i put my everything into this album & i can genuinely say it's the best thing i've ever made. thanks 4 being patient, hope u like it

ill show u every part first single :)

DONE CHASING out now :) go listen if ya haven't already. thanks to everyone who's reached out w kind words. i feel very proud of this 1 very thankful that my friends @nolove @lukewild & @virtualsocialite also happen 2 be very talented enjoy !

3/24. i haven't felt this good about a song in a long time. DONE CHASING w/ @lukewild & @nolove . swipe for sound :) co-written w/ @virtualsocialite