Hi,
So after a long time of talking about it, and planning for it, I'm leaving my job behind for a couple of years to focus on playing the guitar.
I've been a member here (mainly lurking in the darkness) for a long time, so I thought I'd post about what I'm up to, as I haven't yet spoken here much.
I have until now worked as an audio programmer in the video game industry, but decided to take some time out to concentrate on my own games projects and, most importantly, playing the guitar.
I still have some games work to finish on my own projects (I intend to release some of my own games, too! - you can read about my latest game project
here), but I'm generally going to be spending around 10 hours a day, 5 days a week playing guitar for a good portion of the 2 years I have planned for. Well, if my mental state and/or hands don't give out! It's mainly an experiment to see 1) whether I can handle it over a long period of time, and 2) if it has any positive impact on my skills as a musician.
I have a blog at
www.6stringsand16bits.com if you'd like to follow my activities. It's a bit bare at the moment, but I intend to fill the currently empty pages with posts about my video game and guitar related goings-on.
Any thoughts/ideas/comments/suggestions are welcomed!