For the most part, I'm distancing myself by a lot, not being on nearly as much and not interacting anymore

Here n there imma be talking mostly itt and still give updates (and respond to the occasional notif around the site whenever and when I'm on) but overall taking a big step back from the site

Just need to focus more on my stuff, been here forever so need a lil change - and some ppl I really don't like have came back on their profile or obvious alts + there's a lil small group of ppl ever since I dropped my project that have been really snarky/malicious and resentful/jealous for some weirdo reason even a few I used to be cool with, idk why but I've seen it happen to others on here to like Mitch or YNS etc., so I don't need that energy either I'm done with rando online arguments and just weird almost hater s*** 💀💀

And the site has gotten way too cynical and closed in on itself to me, especially in 2025 - s***s a dead end even in news coverage or general conversation for the most part it sucks

But most def bro! I'm still kinda here, but my personal IG is back public n I've also started using it for music again - other users can hmu on these too

instagram.com/denzel_waters?igsh=MXRvMnc1M29sbWVi

My music n business email:

denzelwaters96@​gmail.com

I also have a TikTok n Bluesky that's dead af at the moment imma start back on and pay regularly be on, and I also got an tumblr account and threads account - n of course my yt - Idk them off top of my head think my links to Bluesky and TikTok are in op n then lemme know if u want the threads and/or tumblr link which I just started using

I used to have one but I don't have a discord rn but if u want my phone number just dm me on IG or my email n lemme know, n of i do make a new discord account I'll let the thread know 💪

Lmao, snippet sounds dope bro 🌊

Ty brother

And I have a template to make the vocals not as much on the same plane as the beat while still keeping the style and uniqueness - I've taken that comment from u n a few others itt n think I got a happy medium n compromise now 🙌🤧

Excited, and can't wait to show off all the teachiques again

Writing lyrics on lap white boards with markers and erasers > > >

Quick, easy, big, easily changeable and FUN while still getting that "pen to paper" feel and being able to see everything at once

#soon 🫥😶‍🌫️

Got a new set of plugins and worked out new a new sound design - I'm always use sumn else or add sumn to the collection digital and physical

I've started using pedals both physical and digital and messing around with them

People be talm bout how they get confused or overwhelmed and need to parse down their gear and plugin list and that it's "better" anyways but I've always been the opposite and getting like half a dozen of new things to mess with in a new session has always sparked new ideas, make it more fun and motivate

Of course I have my favs and my usual/go-to methods but staying on the same thing fully is what makes me lose interest or stagnant

Maybe it's because I do sound n mixing design myself and I also don't use pre built loops or samples, but I always felt the opposite to the general sentiment 🤔🧐

Like I rarely ever use the same drum sounds or presets/patches, even on TFIF project of mine every song is almost 100% totally different things that I then blend in a similar way on the master to still make it cohesive

I think only sound finds its way on a few songs, this synth + riser combo thing of mine, but even then it's then used and stretched in different ways

finally learned the new things in Blender 5.0 n gonna resume the animation shorts - right now playing around with new rendering options in the program and so far got a rough draft demo template based off of the Frutiger Aero and Dreamcore aesthetic styles

Idea is to have an undulating water cube spin around in a 3d enviorment amongst a clouds scape with water creatures like a dolphin and mantaray swimming around inside the cube as the water cube spins in place

i think the animation is gonna be made for the song You Used To

hope i vcan get it done this weekend n will be the 5th animation, i wanna do 7 full ones which will be for half the songs of the 14 songs project - they do good with views on yt shorts and i can use them n recycle post them from time to time on tiktok and ig reels 👍

now we're gamecube maxxing

Gif versions of my two finished endless loop animations

gonna start exporting gif versions them natively after this to make them more smooth and higher quality instead of going through shotty convertors

• EDIT:

added non scuffed versions of gifs

i gotta edit the properties of the metallic and glass textures n do more with lighting plus still gotta do the moving cloudscape background to replace the blank purple placeholder

but oh yeah, now we vibes maxxing, almost done

n64 ps1 3d platformer stage select maxxxxing

lighting test demo

raw final before filters and clean up

might also add shadows under the cube and maybe the birds before the final filters and effects process

• a project screenshot from other day

also added non scuffed from source gif loops

added the shadows + clean up n bro the new rendering engine going thru my graphics card at full definition is insane s*** is so sexy it looks like those full independent renders from square enix or rare or sumn that;d you'd see in magazines and their marketing

• final raw render front:

• final raw render back

this should have been done a day or two ago if i wasnt busy than planned but i can finally finish it tomorrow with the final filtering, coloring and then video edit

gonna look so good in the portfolio

niggas are SLEEPING to the level of creativity going on

Been known, but Im just building till the next project season 🤧

This the actual vids (there's two other animations on the channel in the shorts tab as well but they're not endless loops like these two and this upcoming one)

Thank u bro - n the upcoming animation should be posted here either today or tomorrow with everything finished

already watched it on your channel

Yooo that's real af

I appreciate the real 1s

the final anim raw is so fire i dont even have to do much extra work in video editing im about to do rn

animation comes with song out tomorrow on yt - then will be pushed out on various social media thru out the week

• here's the very final in gif form that is being used in the animations short

i lighten the cube a bit, added small sparkling effects and a slight chromatic edge laser lighting to direct spots - and now its truly an endless gif now too, i have it do two cycles forward then reverse two cycles back and so on which will also be in the actual full video tomorrow

• documentating the whole process was fun. i havent done 3d animation n modeling since november before i started this due to procrastination on learning the new blender updates and being busy, so this was a good way to get me back into the groove and to complete my animation series for my already relased TFIF (The Futurer is Forever) album as im working on my next album, And We're Still Alive (AWSA) - more animnations coming in due time, i want to do the final two for To Your Neighbor and Wash My Hands im thinking atm, i was thinkin bout doing Come on Over and A New Light but they already have their own dedicated visualizers and social media version of the visualizers so i can just use those to represent them online from time to time even tho they arent 3D animations

more actuall music work will come back too like the few things ive posted itt already. i plan to do more live sessions of me actually playing and showing and then edit down for tiktok and yt too that will also be posted itt, i got a camera and lighting set up finalizing - so more cool and fun things coming in the near future

The complete video short with song snippet is now released

5th animation out of 7 for the promo, now i gotta brainstorm for the next