Hey everyone! There is no time like NOW to become a Fan of mine on Facebook. On October 31st, I will be releasing a hefty surprise set of music for free to the public! Click the "Find us on Facebook" button to your left or CLICK HERE.

Kyle Pulver has put up a post-mortem about Bonesaw: The Game. Check it out!

Welcome to Mash-up Heaven!

For a short period of time, The Spirit Engine II: Selections will be available for only $3.00 (save $4.99 - 22 tracks for the price of 3!).

To redeem this offer, enter RABBITSOUP at http://www.jwmusic.org/redeem.

Hey everyone! I've been putting free music from The Spirit Engine 2 and Bonesaw on a neat website called thesixtyone. It's a REALLY addictive site, and a great way to find some really talented musicians. Oh, and it's got a LOT of free music on it. The concept it simple - 'bump' songs you like by spending your points, and if those songs do well you will earn points - it's like an investment! You even get to level up. So if you're a fan of mine, I suggest you hop over there and start leveling up like crazy, and don't forget to use the referer code whelchelphd!

There are more songs after the jump (click read more).

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The Spirit Engine II: Original Soundtrack and The Spirit Engine II: Selections are now available for download at jwmusic.org, the official retailer for all of my music.

Factoids:

The Spirit Engine 2 contains over three hours of original music.

The Spirit Engine II: Selections is on sale for $7.99 and features 22 of the best pieces of music I wrote for the game. Optionally, you can pay an additional $3.50 plus shipping to have the CD shipped right to your door (and you still get the digital download!).

The Spirit Engine II: Original Soundtrack is on sale for diehard fans at $16.00 (free for those who donated in April) and an additional $8.00 for the FOUR CD SET!! That's only $2 per CD, something to think about if you've already getting the music.

The soundtrack took over four years to write, and saw one complete rewrite. The first drafts are available freely from the Premonitions albums.

The full soundtrack fits snugly on 4 CDs with amazing artwork by the talented Mark Pay. This includes full CD artwork, printed tray cards and insert, and of course, 4 unique album covers. All of this is included when you download the soundtrack, too.

Anyway, thanks for listening and supporting me and my music.
Head to jwmusic.org to purchase the soundtrack!

Five years of hard work and anticipation.

Ninety Two Premonitions drafts.

One Hundred and One full length original tracks spanning three hours and thirty two minutes (and 26 seconds) of original music.

July 30th, 2008.

I'm sure you all know I like to toot my own horn (or is it hoot my own torn?); well now I have a good reason not to.

Fellow musician-type and friend Jay Tholen has released a stellar new digital EP for free this past week, called "Your Sonic Residence." The album shies away from Tholen's traditional chiptune style for a more pop sound (think "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel) and features 6 pieces of music. The highlights for me are Framework, The Dividing Sky, and Interval, but I really struggled to select these from the pack.

Jay is a master of various types of sound. and this latest attempt is nothing short of successful. Be sure to check out his chiptune work, especially if you're a fan of NES age video game music.
Jay Tholen – The Dividing Sky