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ALL THE WORLD'S GEMS returns
2026.08.21
my "sonic adventure 2 rouge the bat stage music" cover band made an appearance at the boston vgm jam sessions.
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ranking 43 pat metheny albums
2026.07.10
me and my old friend darin dug through the discography of jazz guitarist pat metheny and recorded ourselves talking about all of the albums for a couple hours and placing them in a tier list.
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TUNEYQUEST
2026.07.02
the new pxtunes album is a sprawling rpg sequel soundtrack for a real interactive premiere event with artwork by neozoid, puzzles and battles, and a narrative that expands on 2024's TONEYQUEST.
hello internet surfers. welcome to the "jaxcheese" homepage.
I've been making computer music and posting it on the internet for ~15 years, as well as some other cool things for other quantities of years. the "AROUND THE WEB" page exhaustively documents my digital life and works. but this site is mostly about my music. (for a taste while you read, check out the playlist over there beneath my face.)
I started dreaming about making music for video games early in life when I played "sonic the hedgehog 2". of course, these days most video game music does not sound much like "sonic the hedgehog 2". but mine still does (sometimes)! besides classic vgm I love and take inspiration from jazz and fusion, funk and rnb, chamber music, old jpop, and all manner of experimental music. if you're making something cool and looking for crunchy, thoughtful, catchy, and/or melancholic video-game-y tunes, please get in touch!
I also do some music in the real world. I've been playing the drums and viola since I was a child, and sometimes I write/arrange for real instruments. lately I'm playing percussion for vgm brass band magnificent danger, arranging tunes for the boston vgm jam sessions, and recording for some friends' albums. I'm a harmony geek and enjoy transcribing/notating things more than anyone should. I have a large, meticulously-documented collection of music, and I enjoy listening to and talking/writing about just about anything I can get my hands on. perhaps some of these things, too, are interesting or useful to you...
for years I have periodically Posted profound/inane thoughts about these topics; on occasion I attempt to transform some of these thoughts into profound/inane essays, the equivalent of dozens or hundreds of posts long. some people think the writing is pretty good! so if you happen to be looking for a pretty good writer with an encyclopedic knowledge of aged video game music and a sub-encyclopedic knowledge of most other musics, I'm your guy.
you may also know me as one of the internet's foremost enthusiasts of daisuke "pixel" amaya's quirky free music sequencer "pxtone collage". I made a discord server for pxtone in 2016, and over the years I've been able to play a part in the development of a very friendly, creative little scene! I hang around offering pxtone guidance and encouragement, host a weekly radio program, and operate a netlabel of sorts for compilation albums made by me and my pxtone pals.
music aside, I was a student programmer for some years until I became a retired programmer. now I'm an archivist by trade (specializing in musical artifacts)! I spent a year establishing a private archive for a local composer and now I'm carrying out a grant funded project for the symphony. who knows what's next... I still know my way around a computer too--well enough to "design" this website, at least.
that's all! please enjoy your stay in jax-space.