@Creeperforce24 - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: Is the community on the site good? And why do you think it is good?

A1: Newgrounds is full of amazing people, it’s basically the opposite of twitter! It really deserves more people to check it out, it’s got amazing music, art, animations, games, and just a great community.

Q: The story of your username: Creeperforce24

A2: My username is anticlimactic, it’s just my fave Minecraft mob with my favorite song (Waterflame-Octagon Force). The 24 is there cause it sounds good.

Q: Your experience with making music? How did you get started creating music on your phone or tablet using FL Studio Mobile?

A3: I first got fl studio mobile in 2021, and my first actual song is called -Bass-sic-, but my first 31 tracks were absolute dogshit and had no effort put into them. Ever since 2023 I deleted many songs I made just because of how shit they were. My first song published was mossy grotto, and it’s still there today! It’s my lowest ranking song for good reason! It’s just like my friend @Overscore said, “From humble beginnings, very humble”. Thankfully someone known as @taintedlogic was able to help me improve my work, though believe it or not, I always thought he was just a hater until recently, prolly cause I was extremely immature back then.

Q: Why are you writing a fictional story based on WaterFlame’s adventure album?

A4: I have listened to @waterflame for over half my life, and it was only till 8th grade I realized that there was an accidental story behind the adventure album. During my 8th grade I was at that book like hell, though I had to scratch it to move schools. I then started rewriting it and this time I got farther! The reason is just through pure respect for WaterFlame’s work, I owe a debt to him that’s impossible to pay for all the help his songs gave me!

Q: What is your perspective on the value and role of reviews for creative works?

A5: As a big fan of @Taintedlogic, reviews and criticism are very important. I used to have a mindset that criticism was the same as hate, but these days I beg for criticism lol!

Q: What do you think music represents? Why do people listen to music?

A6: Music is huge, it’s put into sound, some say digital instruments don’t count as real music, some say the genre electronic itself isn’t real music. But me personally, Music is varied, some music sounds shit, some music sounds amazing, but if you made it, nobody deserves to call YOUR music, not music. It’s your unique style, your music. Have you ever heard of Jean michel Basqauit? He has his own successful art style! Some say it’s shit, but I’m reality, it’s art! Ai music is not art! If you think ai music is music, you need therapy! Just cause it sounds good, doesn’t mean it’s music! I heard someone on a commercial say “People who made music in the 80s considered this mobile studio era cheating! But look now, what makes you think you can’t use AI to make your chords!” Do you know how much I wanted to strangle that man in the commercial!? Ai music isn’t made by you, it’s ai. That’s why I have an extreme hate and dislike for ai “musicians”. Music is your own hands making something through sound, that was made by you alone. Everyone can higher the quality of music, but don’t think you can get away with ai music.

Q: Your advice for musicians

A7: I am going to say what waterflame taught me long ago! “Throw everything you know about conventional music out the window! Experiment, and if it sounds cool, your doing it right!” - Waterflame. It may sound absurd, and even a bit lazy, but I want everyone to know that it was THE WATERFLAME that said this! There is no music theory! There is only the theory of music quality! Learning music theory is difficult, but helpful… but it is not everything! I have my own saying now. “Music you were taught to make holds you in chains, but if you add your own style, your own rules, and your own realism… those chains holding you back, will turn into ropes to climb!” To everyone reading… thats the truth broski!

Q: What does it mean to be a good Newgrounder?

A8: Don’t be a fucking asshole, I mean, you can be an asshole, but jokingly! Don’t be a troll basically, or a real nuisance to ng! Just cause there’s 4 columns of content, art, music, animation, and games, doesn’t mean your bound to just those! You can be like TaintedLogic and be an audio reviewer! Or you can be like my fan @olskoo and be a mod! Or you can be like @Emsdelaroz and host a shit ton of collabs enough to make your head spin! Or you can host a bunch of clubs like my friend @thetageist! Or you can be an advisor to other people like @Yatsufusa! Or just be a casual enjoyer of what ng has to offer! Or you can be like this cool dude, @Aalasteir and make interviews! @Tomfulp ain’t joking, this website is LITERALLY, “Everything By Everyone”! Nothing or everything! Sorry for my ranting, but to me, being a good newgrounder is someone who interacts with ng, either in big, or small ways! Thanks Tom!