You know how you've heard that everybody starts somewhere? Well, sadly, there are 100+ pieces I've composed in my earliest days of composing that were lost when my old Windows 95 computer died with all of them on it.

But there are pieces from 2002-2004 that I've held off on releasing for a long time, and have decided to release to you now.

During 2002-2004, I played a Korg Triton in a church band. In that time, I figured out how to use its 16-channel MIDI sequencer to compose music. For a while there, I used it to compose quite a bit of stuff for my games, as well as other people's productions. I've even used it to score two church productions.

In 2004, though, someone who attended the last church production I scored heard my work and decided to teach me how to use studio software, which is how I got to where I am today with composing using digital MIDI-plugin software.

But I've decided to release those piece because 1) it shows that everybody starts somewhere, and 2) if you've ever wondered why I hate composing in realtime, some of these pieces will show you why. =p

I hope that, while you'd have plenty of criticisms for these pieces, you can at least appreciate them as a part of a growing composer's experience.

Another thing you'll notice is that, back in this day, I was heavily inspired by Japanese composers and anime soundtracks. I guess even to this day, that inspiration has stuck with my musical style.