Approaching Nirvana

May 21 - How Did I Get Here

This week, I started off browsing Splice for some inspiration. I ended up going in an uplifting progressive house directions with some subtle trance influences. After finishing the session, I'm pretty happy with the result and I am planning on ret...

Spring/Summer 2025 Merch

Hey everyone - it's time to get the ball rolling on the spring / summer 2025 item. In additional to traditional merch items, I've been thinking of some more out-of-the-box ideas. These could lean into things related to the community like memes, qu...

May 14 - I Won't Let Go

This week's session was a bit of a rough one. After a few tries trying to write something good, I ran with a halfway decent idea to see if I could make anything of it. Well it took a while, but right at the end everything came together. I'm pretty...

May 7 - I Don't Wanna Lose My Mind

This week I took suggestions from chat and went in an energetic DnB direction. It started out a bit too laid back but towards the end of my session, the drop really came together and I like the result. Overall, I like this idea a lot and when I re...

Apr 30 - Like Clean Water

After a week away, I wanted to try some trance and cinematic vibes. It was a lengthy session, but I think this one really came together in the end. It's rough and missing a lot of FX, but I think it's a pretty strong idea. I can hear some extra ad...

Apr 16 - Final Act

This week I wanted to write something that was a bit faster than recent projects. I started at 132 bpm and wrote an interesting chord progression on strings. I developed it from there adding some more cinematic and electroinc elements to fill it o...

Apr 9 - Beneath the Ice

I took a trip to the mountains over the weekend and this week's song is about that. On Sunday, I took a snowy hike past some skiers, creeks, and frozen lakes. It was so refreshing and I wanted the peaceful vibes and rejuvenating focus that I exper...

WIP Sampler - Q1 2025

Here's a sample of what I wrote so far this year - Which ideas do you like most?

Tracklist:
1. We'll Meet Again
2. Don't Let Me Go (just relea...

New Release - Don't Let Me Go

I've been hard at work finishing music and it's time for a new release! This melodic house track has a cool plucky synth lead, vocal layers, and some nostalgic piano chords. 2025-04-04 21:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Apr 2 - Lost Without You

This week I started off with a bit of a plan and while it took a while to come together on stream, I am really happy with this idea and intend to return to finish it. It's got some melodic house and progressive vibes and has a nice piano/string br...

Merch packages have shipped!

Hey everyone! All of the merch packages have been shipped and tracking emails were sent out this morning via "shipping@approachingnirvana.com".

Tracking emails are automated now and while there are some measures in place to ...

March 26 - Lochan

This week was a tough session with a lot of roadblocks. After trying to write something new, I pulled whimsical piano recording that I wrote a couple years ago and tried developing that. It gives me a peaceful, waterside feeling with an uplifting ...

The shirts have arrived!!

These turned out fantastic and I can't wait to get them in your hands! Here are some more pics:

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March 19 - Elusive

This week was a sound design session in the newly released Serum 2 that turned into a very promising idea that I am hoping to finish. I started out designing sounds from scratch and experimenting with some of Serum 2's new features. I really like ...

March 12 - Won't Last

This week was a bit of a challenging session. I went through several iterations to end up with this idea. It's alright and I was able to shave off some rough edges after stream last night, but I'm not sure that I'll return to it. At the very leas...

Shipping Update

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to let you know that moving forward all shipping messages with tracking info will come via email - sent from "shipping@approachingnirvana.com" to the email on your Patreon account. This will automate the process a...

March 5 - Strength to Let It Go

This week is a bit of chill melodic dubstep. It's been awhile since I wrote a song like this and I like how it turned out. It's missing a lot of parts but I like the general idea. I also think it would make a great DnB track if sped up 20bpm. Eith...

Feb 26 - Dawnshore

This week I started off with an interesting piano chord progression. As the idea grew, I added guitar, atmosphere, strings, and more. Eventually I settled on a DnB direction and added more of an arrangement. Overall, I really like where this ende...

Feb 19 - Coming to Terms

It felt like it was time for a return to some cinematic/orchestral elements. After writing a nice chord progression on the piano, I tried a more synthy approach but ultimately settled on a nice string accompaniment at a drum and bass tempo. I adde...

Feb 12 - Underwater Comet

I went in this week wanting to continue the chill house vibes but switch it up a bit. So I slowed things down, added a bit of variation in the drums, and went with a more bouncy bassline. Halfway through the session I kind of lost the thread, but ...

Shirt Artwork

I'm excited to finally debut the shirt artwork!

This art is done by the amazing Natalie Flores. She's very talented and was already familiar with my music and brand. We worked together to come up with a design that plays off of elemental the...

Feb 5 - Life Can Never Break Me

January had some pretty good ideas and we're starting off February with something a bit different, but promising. The session yesterday was very long, but I tried some new sounds/instruments, slowed down the bpm, and tried to keep some of the melo...

Jan 29 - Let Me Love You

This week's song is interesting, but feels like it's missing something. The percussion, atmosphere, and FX in this one are pretty good. I like the chord progression and vocal bits, but the lead melody and overall instrument layers leave something ...

Jan 22 - Journey

This week's session was a weird one. It was going great, then it wasn't, and then some last minute adjustments really elevated the idea. I spent a bit of time after stream on the idea to make a few adjustments and I really like the overall result....

January 15 - Don't Let Me Go

This week's song came together really well. It's reflective and a little uplifting. The lead could be better, but I do like the melody. It's also missing FX, automation, and some extra layers to fill it out. But the essence of the idea is pretty g...

Jan 8 - We'll Meet Again

1st song of 2025, here we go! It's a melancholic, reflective idea with a nice triplet groove to it. It's got some cinematic and melodic house elements to it with some great atmosphere. I feel like it all came together nicely. It needs some more la...

Blankets are here!

The blankets have arrived and they're so soft and fluffy! The embroidered logo looks really nice.

 I will be reaching out over the next week ...

Merry Christmas!! ...And a new song - Snowcapped

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🎄🎅 🎁

And I come to you bearing a gift in the form of a new song! On stream today, I was intending on just writing another new original idea to round the year out, but it ended up being too Christm...

New Release - Enchanted EP

Take a journey through an enchanted world alongside electronic vibes, whimsical atmospheres, and surreal soundscapes. The story has only just begun...

Downloads of MP3, Wave, and FLAC formats are attached. Artwork is attached as well.

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Dec 11 - Strawberry Springs

This week's song came together pretty nicely. It's got some melodic house vibes and a nice arpeggiated lead reminiscent of Sonar. This song feels strongly of "rejuvenation" and reminds me of an amazing hot springs here in Colorado - Strawberry Spr...