Downupright
@downupright.bsky.social
Queer boi-ish from Buffalo. I'm a producer, composer, & DJ, as well as a full-stack developer. They/them. I bring startups to prod and make outlandish concept albums that intentionally mix-and-match genres, focused around a base of EDM & pop.
I'm calling my shot early- it's gonna be "quantum".
✅ sounds futuristic like it is out of sci-fi
✅ pain in the ass to actually understand so you can say whatever you want about it
✅ does do some incredibly neat shit, so easy to claim it will do lots of other shit it doesn't
✅ sounds futuristic like it is out of sci-fi
✅ pain in the ass to actually understand so you can say whatever you want about it
✅ does do some incredibly neat shit, so easy to claim it will do lots of other shit it doesn't
When genAI crashes and burns like all the previous scams meant for corporations rather than humans, another scam will appear with new promises of infinite metastatic growth, just as inhospitable to human life as any other version of cancer from leukemia to NFTs
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I'm calling my shot early- it's gonna be "quantum".
✅ sounds futuristic like it is out of sci-fi
✅ pain in the ass to actually understand so you can say whatever you want about it
✅ does do some incredibly neat shit, so easy to claim it will do lots of other shit it doesn't
✅ sounds futuristic like it is out of sci-fi
✅ pain in the ass to actually understand so you can say whatever you want about it
✅ does do some incredibly neat shit, so easy to claim it will do lots of other shit it doesn't
legitimate q (not ironic) for those who are closer to the beat on the epstein files: is the presence of the equals sign "=" throughout multiple words, in even in short emails, a side effect of some way that these files were stored (e.g. line breaks), or is it an odd and persistent real typo?
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
legitimate q (not ironic) for those who are closer to the beat on the epstein files: is the presence of the equals sign "=" throughout multiple words, in even in short emails, a side effect of some way that these files were stored (e.g. line breaks), or is it an odd and persistent real typo?
idle thought for the day: i personally feel that bizkit's "Break Stuff" has lost its undisputed 25 year status as the best general purpose "i am having such a shitty day" soundtrack, for me, to 21 Savage and GloRilla's "DOG 💲HIT".
if you are having a crappy one it helps to just yell DAWG SHIT loud!
if you are having a crappy one it helps to just yell DAWG SHIT loud!
February 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
idle thought for the day: i personally feel that bizkit's "Break Stuff" has lost its undisputed 25 year status as the best general purpose "i am having such a shitty day" soundtrack, for me, to 21 Savage and GloRilla's "DOG 💲HIT".
if you are having a crappy one it helps to just yell DAWG SHIT loud!
if you are having a crappy one it helps to just yell DAWG SHIT loud!
woo stretch goal hit. i love you all much <3
this albums gonna be a wild ride
this albums gonna be a wild ride
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
woo stretch goal hit. i love you all much <3
this albums gonna be a wild ride
this albums gonna be a wild ride
One day left, and a SINGLE BACKER of ANY TIER away from the $500 stretch goal and a nice, smooth finish.
Thanks to everybody who's backed and helped along the way! This is gonna be one strange but fun album!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Thanks to everybody who's backed and helped along the way! This is gonna be one strange but fun album!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
"DON'T YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH" is Downupright's new audience-involvement experiment where backers supply the words for the songs.
www.kickstarter.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
One day left, and a SINGLE BACKER of ANY TIER away from the $500 stretch goal and a nice, smooth finish.
Thanks to everybody who's backed and helped along the way! This is gonna be one strange but fun album!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Thanks to everybody who's backed and helped along the way! This is gonna be one strange but fun album!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
"Big Girls Don't Cry" by frankie and the seasons.
the moment of the falsetto "they don't, a CRY-EYE-EYE-EYE" has been nails on a chalkboard to me ever since I was a toddler and has never landed well once
the moment of the falsetto "they don't, a CRY-EYE-EYE-EYE" has been nails on a chalkboard to me ever since I was a toddler and has never landed well once
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
"Big Girls Don't Cry" by frankie and the seasons.
the moment of the falsetto "they don't, a CRY-EYE-EYE-EYE" has been nails on a chalkboard to me ever since I was a toddler and has never landed well once
the moment of the falsetto "they don't, a CRY-EYE-EYE-EYE" has been nails on a chalkboard to me ever since I was a toddler and has never landed well once
We are ONE four-syllable-plus-proper-noun backer away from hitting the stretch goal where everybody gets a free one-syllable word to accompany their order.
COULD IT BE YOU
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
COULD IT BE YOU
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
"DON'T YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH" is Downupright's new audience-involvement experiment where backers supply the words for the songs.
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
We are ONE four-syllable-plus-proper-noun backer away from hitting the stretch goal where everybody gets a free one-syllable word to accompany their order.
COULD IT BE YOU
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
COULD IT BE YOU
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Kickstarter Update #2 announces the first stretch goal! At $500, every backer gets a free one-syllable word to accompany their already paid for two, three, or four+ syllable word.
Just $95 to go there!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Just $95 to go there!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Update 3: First Stretch Goal & Great "Break The Business" Interview! · MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
The First Stretch Goal Is Here!All right, with funding already clearly accomplished (and thanks to the new names who continue to show up!), I am ready to announce the first Stretch Goal for DONT YOU P...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Kickstarter Update #2 announces the first stretch goal! At $500, every backer gets a free one-syllable word to accompany their already paid for two, three, or four+ syllable word.
Just $95 to go there!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Just $95 to go there!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Going live for an episode of Break The Business Podcast with my friends @ryankairalla.bsky.social and @elisarockdoc.com ! Live right now on twitch.tv/breakthebusiness
BreakTheBusiness - Twitch
Break the Business LIVE--Advice for Indie Creators
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January 30, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Going live for an episode of Break The Business Podcast with my friends @ryankairalla.bsky.social and @elisarockdoc.com ! Live right now on twitch.tv/breakthebusiness
I've fortunately moved forward past "I have no mouth, yet I must scream". I have one mouth now! Rough news is, I gotta scream twice
January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I've fortunately moved forward past "I have no mouth, yet I must scream". I have one mouth now! Rough news is, I gotta scream twice
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Did you know that last week's Troubleseekers OST release is pay what you want on Bandcamp? Great chance to grab a copy of Downupright's first TTRPG soundtrack for free or whatever you feel like it's worth :) Good workin music!
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
Troubleseekers (Official Soundtrack), by Downupright
13 track album
downupright.bandcamp.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Did you know that last week's Troubleseekers OST release is pay what you want on Bandcamp? Great chance to grab a copy of Downupright's first TTRPG soundtrack for free or whatever you feel like it's worth :) Good workin music!
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
Being honest: this is a greater level of commitment than I need from a berry, and also a greater level of commitment than I want from a berry. Get back! You don’t know me.
January 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Being honest: this is a greater level of commitment than I need from a berry, and also a greater level of commitment than I want from a berry. Get back! You don’t know me.
DONT YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH Kickstarter Update #2: We funded and now it's just about packing in all the words we can so the output is ever more and more unique and challenging!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Update 2: Fully funded, now to keep growing for more words & more fun! · MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
Thank you so much, everyone! Late last week this Kickstarter hit its funding goal so this is definitely happening! The next goal here is just to keep growing because the more words I'm boxed in and co...
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
DONT YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH Kickstarter Update #2: We funded and now it's just about packing in all the words we can so the output is ever more and more unique and challenging!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Did you know that last week's Troubleseekers OST release is pay what you want on Bandcamp? Great chance to grab a copy of Downupright's first TTRPG soundtrack for free or whatever you feel like it's worth :) Good workin music!
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
Troubleseekers (Official Soundtrack), by Downupright
13 track album
downupright.bandcamp.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Did you know that last week's Troubleseekers OST release is pay what you want on Bandcamp? Great chance to grab a copy of Downupright's first TTRPG soundtrack for free or whatever you feel like it's worth :) Good workin music!
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
One thing I've noticed about a month after churning Spotify to switch to Apple Music is that I've found that their for-you & mood playlists are overly responsive to just the previous day. Despite my overall listening habits in the larger sense, if I have a single metal day, the next day's all metal.
January 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
One thing I've noticed about a month after churning Spotify to switch to Apple Music is that I've found that their for-you & mood playlists are overly responsive to just the previous day. Despite my overall listening habits in the larger sense, if I have a single metal day, the next day's all metal.
@jdsampo.bsky.social hey as you might have seen i was forwarded to your account by @etherdiver.bsky.social ... letting you know I enjoyed your Fisher King very much! (see other thread haha) Following now :)
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
@jdsampo.bsky.social hey as you might have seen i was forwarded to your account by @etherdiver.bsky.social ... letting you know I enjoyed your Fisher King very much! (see other thread haha) Following now :)
It is with great and earnest joy I announce that my Kickstarter funded overnight! (This is for "the album where every backer submits one word for the lyrics).
Thanks to a very special somebody who put it over the top... and of course there are still 86 more word slots open before it fills up! :D
Thanks to a very special somebody who put it over the top... and of course there are still 86 more word slots open before it fills up! :D
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It is with great and earnest joy I announce that my Kickstarter funded overnight! (This is for "the album where every backer submits one word for the lyrics).
Thanks to a very special somebody who put it over the top... and of course there are still 86 more word slots open before it fills up! :D
Thanks to a very special somebody who put it over the top... and of course there are still 86 more word slots open before it fills up! :D
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers:
Shiny Toy Guns
The.Spit.Sisters (x10-20)
NYXX
Sugar Nova
Aversed (incredible)
One day god willing I will see Beth Gibbons, my favorite female lead singer of all time... whether it's with portishead or solo or anything else, I don't care so much.
Shiny Toy Guns
The.Spit.Sisters (x10-20)
NYXX
Sugar Nova
Aversed (incredible)
One day god willing I will see Beth Gibbons, my favorite female lead singer of all time... whether it's with portishead or solo or anything else, I don't care so much.
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers:
Windhand
Big Thief
Sleater-Kinney
Elastica
Cat Power
Windhand
Big Thief
Sleater-Kinney
Elastica
Cat Power
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers:
The Coathangers
Savages
The Fiery Furnaces
Stereolab
Beach House
The Coathangers
Savages
The Fiery Furnaces
Stereolab
Beach House
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers:
Shiny Toy Guns
The.Spit.Sisters (x10-20)
NYXX
Sugar Nova
Aversed (incredible)
One day god willing I will see Beth Gibbons, my favorite female lead singer of all time... whether it's with portishead or solo or anything else, I don't care so much.
Shiny Toy Guns
The.Spit.Sisters (x10-20)
NYXX
Sugar Nova
Aversed (incredible)
One day god willing I will see Beth Gibbons, my favorite female lead singer of all time... whether it's with portishead or solo or anything else, I don't care so much.
who will be the hero who submits the 13th weird word to make "the album where i have to use words from the backers" officially fund and happen? :O
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
"DON'T YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH" is Downupright's new audience-involvement experiment where backers supply the words for the songs.
www.kickstarter.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
who will be the hero who submits the 13th weird word to make "the album where i have to use words from the backers" officially fund and happen? :O
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
Ayyy we are just ONE WORD (aka one backer) away from funding the album where i have to use backer's words in the lyrics!
If you're the extra special backer who puts it over $300 you gotta tell me what the word that put us over the top was!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
If you're the extra special backer who puts it over $300 you gotta tell me what the word that put us over the top was!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
"DON'T YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH" is Downupright's new audience-involvement experiment where backers supply the words for the songs.
www.kickstarter.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Ayyy we are just ONE WORD (aka one backer) away from funding the album where i have to use backer's words in the lyrics!
If you're the extra special backer who puts it over $300 you gotta tell me what the word that put us over the top was!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
If you're the extra special backer who puts it over $300 you gotta tell me what the word that put us over the top was!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
TIRED: "Secure the bag"
WIRED: zip your coat pockets
WIRED: zip your coat pockets
The Louvre thieves didn't even bring a bag for their loot! They stuffed it into their pockets and it fell out! hyperallergic.com/shocking-new...
Shocking New Louvre Heist Footage Released to the Public
The video shows how the thieves made it in and out of the museum's Apollo Gallery almost seamlessly with the nation's crown jewels.
hyperallergic.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
TIRED: "Secure the bag"
WIRED: zip your coat pockets
WIRED: zip your coat pockets
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
VNV Nation (x8!)
Swedish House Mafia
Cannibal Corpse (x5!)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (x2)
Underøath (x4!)
VNV Nation (x8!)
Swedish House Mafia
Cannibal Corpse (x5!)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (x2)
Underøath (x4!)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Diamanda Galas
Beth Gibbons
Beth Orton
Bob Mould
Jawbox
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Diamanda Galas
Beth Gibbons
Beth Orton
Bob Mould
Jawbox
bsky.app/profile/aund...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Gorillaz
Tegan & Sara
Interpol
Jay Z
X
Gorillaz
Tegan & Sara
Interpol
Jay Z
X
January 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
VNV Nation (x8!)
Swedish House Mafia
Cannibal Corpse (x5!)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (x2)
Underøath (x4!)
VNV Nation (x8!)
Swedish House Mafia
Cannibal Corpse (x5!)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (x2)
Underøath (x4!)
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DONT PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH: the album Kickstarter where every backer supplies one word I have to use on the album.
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
"DON'T YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH" is Downupright's new audience-involvement experiment where backers supply the words for the songs.
www.kickstarter.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
DONT PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH: the album Kickstarter where every backer supplies one word I have to use on the album.
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
DONT PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH: the album Kickstarter where every backer supplies one word I have to use on the album.
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
MAKE 100: The Album Where You Impose Your Lyrics On Me
"DON'T YOU PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH" is Downupright's new audience-involvement experiment where backers supply the words for the songs.
www.kickstarter.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
DONT PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH: the album Kickstarter where every backer supplies one word I have to use on the album.
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
In an era where handmade, authentic art is under assault by AI, techbros, and industry money, it's more important than ever to support Weird Art.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dow...
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NEW DOWNUPRIGHT MUSIC FRIDAY! After a year in the making, today the Troubleseekers OST is released: all streaming sites, and pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp!
Made in collaboration with @foolsmoon.bsky.social, this soundtrack brings the TTRPG's world to life.
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
Made in collaboration with @foolsmoon.bsky.social, this soundtrack brings the TTRPG's world to life.
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
Troubleseekers (Official Soundtrack), by Downupright
13 track album
downupright.bandcamp.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
NEW DOWNUPRIGHT MUSIC FRIDAY! After a year in the making, today the Troubleseekers OST is released: all streaming sites, and pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp!
Made in collaboration with @foolsmoon.bsky.social, this soundtrack brings the TTRPG's world to life.
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...
Made in collaboration with @foolsmoon.bsky.social, this soundtrack brings the TTRPG's world to life.
downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubl...