What is an 'Anapse'?
TL;DR: So, long story short, "Anapse" is a made up word. It would be the opposite of a "synapse" (a connection in the brain). So it would be something like a disconnection in the brain. Referring to my scatterbrained, non-sequitur sense of humor and sense of the world.
Around 2021 the new logo/mascot concept came along. A neuron rendered dead and stupid in a way that smells (in spirit) vaguely like a knockoff of a certain famous smiley face. You may find it stunningly clever that I named the damn thing "Neurvana".
Alright, mystery solved, feel free to stop reading now.
History of Anapse
The vague idea for a multimedia art collective came to me in high school. I had just started making music, because the video game I was making needed it. I quickly discovered that I actually liked making music MORE than I did making games. Throughout that time, I was making electronic music as ""DJ Irreality"", then "Anapsys", and at some point, "Antwater". I was burning the music to CDs, and forcing those CDs onto my friends. Last I heard, a couple people still had a scuffed copy of my first concept album, burned to CD-Rs with printer paper sleeves. Much later on I would get tired of the added obscurity in the name, and drop the "system", leaving only "Anapse". I started separating my personal identity from it as well. I was always hoping it would become something bigger than just me.
Things were further complicated when I decided I ALSO wanted to get serious about making the graphics. The trifecta of code, art, and sound. Later on, on the ferry to and from the Art Institute, I could be found doing any one of those things for the entirety of my hour-long commute.
During college I put out a couple more albums. They were even generally considered "pretty good" by my friends. One played a big role in courting someone who would become a fiancee! Fame was still far out of reach though. As were… sales of any kind. There was a sense I needed to redouble my efforts after college to accomplish anything lasting, and I began developing my biggest project thus far. The concept for Migrate was born in my first apartment in Bellingham, one summer while cashiering to pay the rent. I would be doing all the art, code, AND music, with the aim of creating a convincing resume piece. This one would even be the breakout one-in-a-million indie darling!!
Before I knew it, four years had passed.
Taking on such a big project, without the payoffs to match, took their toll. Predictably it fell through. And then before I knew it, the first year of development of the second demo was already coming to an end. "Real life" quickly caught up to me. Being a scatterbrain and putting all my eggs in one basket had to stop. So I started cutting up my works into smaller, more accessible deliverables.
It's worked a little better so far.
This is both a cliffhanger, and an introduction to the site. Anapse is meant to be a business card, a home for my computer science work, a showcase of cool and curated work I like, and any damn thing I feel like making. I hope you're excited to see where it goes.