Hey folks, how's it going?

I've been thinking about something interesting lately. I've been coming back and forth to this idea, trying to better define it and give it a somewhat coherent form.

Looking back at the actual albums I have released so far, you can see a bunch of soundtrack albums and a few releases that vary quite a lot in terms of style and sound. Despite being proud of what I have published, I do feel the need to take a step back and make a few observations.

To me, the way I have been organizing my releases feels... somewhat disjointed.

Let me try explaining why.

If I had to put myself in the shoes of a new listener who has never once seen any of my works and decides to give it a shot, I think it's fair to think that on average, the first thing you listen to will be the one deciding whether you should keep listening or give up entirely.

Now, I consider myself as an eclectic individual. I can do many things and I do have many interests, so my output can vary quite wildly from one release to the next. From cinematic, "epic" trailer-like compositions, to experimental electronic music, to quiet ambiances, etc. You get the idea. So, there's quite a lot to choose from, especially when you start listening to my portfolio here on Newgrounds -- I definitely don't expect people to listen to my whole catalogue.

The effect is similar to getting suddenly thrown into the open sea and grabbing the first buoy you see, ignoring the other buoys on the horizon. In a sense, there's no sense of guidance.

If I had to be my own consumer, I'd probably just give up listening entirely, which is pretty unsatisfactory and definitely not the intended effect.

In short, what it boils down to is the necessity to organize my output better when it comes to publishing new releases/albums.

I came up with the idea of grouping my future releases into different "series".

Each series will have a distinctive characteristic that would make browsing potentially easier for the audience and myself.

Instead of opening new accounts or bands, each series will still be under the greater-scope project Forgotten Dawn. It is centralized in a sense that FD kinda acts as a "container act" for all these ideas, yet at the same time it is fractured considering all these ideas can vary quite differently from each other, even concept-wise. It's kind of like I'm my own label and I welcome all these different projects under my wings, but at the end of the day it's still me.

The way I view Forgotten Dawn, as a project, is that it changes and evolves over time. Whether it's about establishing an identity, or adding new content, or revolutionizing its internal organization.

I think this is the next logical step in building a structure for my project and a way to better organize my own thoughts.

Here on Newgrounds nothing is really going to change in terms of output. Newgrounds gives a basic structure to every musician here based on a chronological order. That, and playlists. So, I think that this new way of organizing my works will likely impact my Bandcamp portfolio and possibly my Youtube channel the most.

When you think about it, it's really nothing groundbreaking. It's a simple idea meant to have a great impact in the long-term for pragmatic purposes.

So yeah, that's about it for now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. It's still something I'm cooking up, so forgive me if I look like I'm all over the place.

Stay tuned,

//FD