We finally finished our 2009 Relay for Life campaign by raising $2,816.93!!! That's a HUGE amount that was effectively doubled by our friends at subsoap.com to the amount of $5,633.86!!!

The albums were distributed digitally today to those who donated, and will be available on iTunes in a few weeks time. Thanks everyone!!

Relay For Life 2009: Indie Music Campaign from Josh Whelchel on Vimeo.

We are on the HOME STRETCH! We have raised $1,232 as of April 6th, and we are just under 50% of the way to reaching our goal of $2,500! If you are still considering giving, there hasn't been a better time to! Contributors are going to receive a HUGE album of free music.

Get more information here: http://www.syntesis.org/relayforlife!

Okay, so last year we raised over $800 with your support and all that money went straight to the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. We did such a great job, I knew we just had to do it again!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN!

This year I've teamed up with a handful of talented composers and musicians to put together an album of music that we're hoping you might be interested in. Well, we don't really care too much how you feel about the music - what matters is that you give a contribution to our Relay for Life campaign so that you can express your support to the thousands of people who are diagnosed with cancer annually! It's only a moot point that your contribution of just $10 or more will get you great music by talented composers like Mustin and Jimmy "big giant circles" Hinson of OCRemix.org!

I mean, who is REALLY interested in hearing music by insanely talented Swedish composer David Saulesco or up and coming electronic musician Jay Tholen?! For that matter, did anybody even play Aquaria and hear the amazing soundtrack by Alec Holowka?? And if you've been paying any attention to new composers where I'm from, then surely you would have heard the excessive talent of Inez S. deDeugd-McComas by now.

All I'm saying is that your contribution of $10 that goes straight to helping battle a deadly disease and every little bit helps. I mean, even if you don't much care for the music of mastermind composer Barry van Oudtshoorn or Jussi Nieminen, then surely you might care about a malignant disease that affects our loved ones every day.

You don't have anything to worry about, either. Our talented team of musicians including David Thatcher, James Starkey, Vincent Parrish, David "Warrior Bob" H., and Shane Lu won't see a dime of your support - it all goes DIRECTLY to the American Cancer Society (which you can be sure of if you use your credit or debit card to give directly via the ACS website).

Even if you donate $25 or more and become eligible for the free physical copy of the album, I'm paying the shipping and production fees out of my pocket - a contribution I'm happy to make to support the American Cancer Society and the Relay for Life.

If you are in need of any more convincing than this to help such a good cause then I hope you will swing by the Relay for Life website to find more information on what we are doing and why we believe this is such a great cause.

So if you haven't already, head here to get the official information about the album, and you can visit this page at the ACS website to get more information.

If you'd like to make a contribution but you are wary of these online payment mechanisms, please contact me at relayforlife@jwmusic.org as soon as you can. You can also send PayPal money to "josh@jwmusic.org"

Lastly, any REBLOGS of this information would be greatly appreciated, and if you'd like to otherwise spread the word please refer your friends and family to

http://www.syntesis.org/relayforlife

Thank you so much for your support and contribution,
Josh Whelchel

It's back! The Second Annual Relay for Life Cancer Drive! Last year we raised over $800! This year, I've gotten together with talented composers David Saulesco, Mustin, Shael Riley, Jussi Nieminen, Inez S. deDeugd-McComas and others to put together an exclusive collection of music. Anyone who donates just $10 or more will receive exclusive music! Be sure to hop onto this boat before it sails away!

Get More Information Here!

Big news everybody! I've decided that it's about time I released my music from "The Spirit Engine 2 - Selections" for free. It's got my favorite 22 tracks in the game on it. (The full soundtrack contains 101 tracks, and is still available at jwmusic.org for $16.

Don't waste another second - grab the music today!

Find it here! It's available as a direct download or a torrent, whichever suits you best! Just be sure to share it with your friends!

In honor of the new years I have decided to release a free song every day or so on my twitter page! (It will in all likelihood be every other day). I would be very pleased to have you follow me on twitter here: http://twitter.com/soundofjw

I have been releasing all sorts of tidbits about my music working that don't warrant a full blog post and there has already been some unheard music made available! The only way you'll be able to keep up is if you subscribe to me on twitter or the equivalent RSS feed (see the twitter page).

Also, the twitter feed is on the left, but it does so much more good if you also follow me on twitter.com. I will be releasing music from my commercial work (when I can), works in progress, music from free games, and much much more, so check it out!

The first free song of the day is Demonic Rage II, from The Spirit Engine 2, but you can only find it here:
http://twitter.com/soundofjw

The Spirit Engine 2 was just awarded the 2008 RPG Game of the Year by gametunnel.com, a website dedicated to reviewing independent games released across the globe.

Check out the full article for proof (;

In other news, I have setup a public twitter.com account, as can be seen on the left dashboard. You should head over to my twitter page and follow me!

Thanks! Also, remember to sign up for my mailing list and facebook page (;

Hello loyal fan-bites! I'm just writing to give a big thanks to all of my listeners and supporters that have helped me get to this point. I appreciate every second you guys have spent listening to and talking about my music.

Bonesaw: The Game was recently reviewed for Joystiq's Freeware Friday and was very favorably reviewed. Maybe you have enjoyed the "absolutely phenomenal" soundtrack?

Or maybe you prefer the more traditional soundtrack to The Spirit Engine 2, recently showered in positivity by RPGFan.com's Patrick Gann. You can read his review of the entire soundtrack, the Selections album, or even the prequel!! (Or you can check out the whole listing of reviews, including those of the game here!)

I am putting music together here and there and am working on a pretty cool album that I'm hoping to put out for free! Please do not hesitate to join my mailing list (which I use to only post release information, and it's a lot less frequent than these posts) and check out my Facebook page and such...

Keep on rockin' and THANK YOU for your support!

Hey everyone! Great things are happening here! I am currently working on my first non-soundtrack album that should be completed around Christmas time. I will most likely release it as donation-ware, meaning you can grab the album for free or donate any amount that you think it is worth. Now is also a great time to sign up for my new mailing list, so you can stay up to date on all of my music.

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.