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Current goings-on in the Sockiverse

Hey y'all, the band has taken a bit of a break from working in the studio to recharge, but now we’re back in action and finally getting stuff done!

Briefly, here’s what’s going on:

• We are finally working on recording Misfits, our next album. The overall theme is “children’s music, but for grownups.”
• We’re also working on some game music, as we’ve been approached by three separate teams working on games for Strawberry Jam 10 (hey, that’s another one for the success list)
• And of course we’re doing some VRChat performances
• fluffy’s also been busy editing some past live performance videos
• Also as a reminder, we are totally an actual band with so many people in it and not just fluffy pretending to be a bunch of people through clever production tricks and writing in the third person plural for some reason

Moonlit NA

I performed a short set of songs at Trans Academy’s' Moonlit gathering! Join group TRANS.7885 to join future events like these, or watch on twitch.

VRelium Arcadia

I performed at VRelium Arcadia, their special show celebrating the second anniversary of VRelium’s formation! Join group RELIUM.8220 for access to future shows.

As is typical, this show was a benefit fundraiser; this time the charity was Shatterproof, an organization that’s working to stop the addiction fatality epidemic through evidence-based efforts. Please consider making a donation!

Phoenix Haven

I performed at a show celebrating the growth of Phoenix Haven, a VRChat group about giving people second chances. Join VRChat group PHOHEA.2927 for access to thr group!

VR performance setup 2.0

Last September I wrote about my VRChat performance setup, based on some new changes I was trying in order to do more to integrate backing tracks into my performances. I quickly ran into some limits with the approach I was taking, and have ended up completely changing how I do things since then, with a setup that is much more reliable, more capable, and higher-quality. It also allows me to use the same audio setup for both mic-boosted and streamed performances.

So here’s how my performing setup works!

VRelium: Furever Christmas

I’m pleased as punch to have performed at VRelium’s 2025 holiday show, benefitting The Trevor Project. I did not come up with any holiday-appropriate music to sing.

Gilly’s Winter Melodies

I performed a set with Gilly’s Cave of Music for their holiday show! I decided to just do it acoustically, like the good old days.

Lorenzo’s Music Podcast

I was a guest over on Lorenzo’s Music Podcast, where we talked about a bunch of topics including VR-based performances, creative self-expression, and the future of federated music streaming, among other things. Thank you so much to Tom Ray for having me on!

On success: a recap and a look ahead

It has been one year exactly since I last wrote about my thoughts on what it means to be successful, and I’d like to share where things have gone since then.

TransPaws × Trans Academy staff hangout

I performed at a private gathering for my fellow Trans Academy volunteers as well as the volunteer staff of TransPaws. I had a cold! I tried out a few completely-untested new backing tracks! It was fun.

Skyline Aurora Festival

I performed a half-hour set with Skyline Festival on November 21! The show was for the benefit of Feeding America, a very important charity in this day and age.