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 excited for everyone to hear the upcoming "We Gotta Stop 'Em" single. It's one of those great stadium songs that they play on the jumbotron and everyone sings along about sports. Just like the great riffs from the Clash, or Rage, or Muse, and those other sports-focused arena anthems :)
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I'm excited for everyone to hear the upcoming "We Gotta Stop 'Em" single. It's one of those great stadium songs that they play on the jumbotron and everyone sings along about sports. Just like the great riffs from the Clash, or Rage, or Muse, and those other sports-focused arena anthems :)
it is part of my wellness routine and therefore my insurance needs to cover it
Have you had your regularly prescribed dose of
M A G I C
T H E
G A T H E R I N G
today?
M A G I C
T H E
G A T H E R I N G
today?
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
it is part of my wellness routine and therefore my insurance needs to cover it
My studio computer is in this uncomfortable place where Windows 10 has formally hit end of life and doesn't get security updates, but Windows 11 is not yet sold in the cloud-disabled-no-AI edition a court will eventually order Microsoft to offer. Just gotta not get ransomwared for like 24mo.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My studio computer is in this uncomfortable place where Windows 10 has formally hit end of life and doesn't get security updates, but Windows 11 is not yet sold in the cloud-disabled-no-AI edition a court will eventually order Microsoft to offer. Just gotta not get ransomwared for like 24mo.
A little thing that works for me, maybe it can work for you, is that Black Friday week is also "Focused Unsubscribing Week". EVERY company that ever got you on their mailing list will send an email this week. Make an intention as you enter the week to unsub, not just ignore, to anyone you're over.
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A little thing that works for me, maybe it can work for you, is that Black Friday week is also "Focused Unsubscribing Week". EVERY company that ever got you on their mailing list will send an email this week. Make an intention as you enter the week to unsub, not just ignore, to anyone you're over.
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The next Downupright release is hereby announced! December 12th (That's two Fridays from this Friday), on all streaming platforms plus Bandcamp:
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
We Gotta Stop 'Em (feat. Corey Pietrzak) by Downupright
Stream and Pre-save We Gotta Stop 'Em (feat. Corey Pietrzak) - Distributed by DistroKid
distrokid.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The next Downupright release is hereby announced! December 12th (That's two Fridays from this Friday), on all streaming platforms plus Bandcamp:
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
The next Downupright release is hereby announced! December 12th (That's two Fridays from this Friday), on all streaming platforms plus Bandcamp:
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
We Gotta Stop 'Em (feat. Corey Pietrzak) by Downupright
Stream and Pre-save We Gotta Stop 'Em (feat. Corey Pietrzak) - Distributed by DistroKid
distrokid.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The next Downupright release is hereby announced! December 12th (That's two Fridays from this Friday), on all streaming platforms plus Bandcamp:
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
"We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports.
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
Oh btw guess what!!! I got married this last weekend. It was really awesome. I won't be doing a ton more details than that, as some stuff is Just For Me offline and also my wife (!) is kinda offline too. But- it went great, and I am very happy! Yahoo!
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Oh btw guess what!!! I got married this last weekend. It was really awesome. I won't be doing a ton more details than that, as some stuff is Just For Me offline and also my wife (!) is kinda offline too. But- it went great, and I am very happy! Yahoo!
I regret to inform you that I am once again AGAIN again, back on mwah bullshit
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I regret to inform you that I am once again AGAIN again, back on mwah bullshit
hey guess what... brb GETTING MARRIED
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
hey guess what... brb GETTING MARRIED
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trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
As if every ICE trooper isn't exactly the kind of dingus who is always like "Cheese it! It's da bat!!" when you come up on them in video games
Border Patrol's Greg Bovino just posted a new Batman-themed propaganda video to social media
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As if every ICE trooper isn't exactly the kind of dingus who is always like "Cheese it! It's da bat!!" when you come up on them in video games
Sitting here waiting for when, not if, I will see a "Zohran won—here's why that's bad news for Democrats and the left" article from a major publisher before the end of the day.
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sitting here waiting for when, not if, I will see a "Zohran won—here's why that's bad news for Democrats and the left" article from a major publisher before the end of the day.
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FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.
Had a ton of fun last night seeing The Spit Sisters (and Heathens, who are new to me!) in my giant inflatable bull, at the newly reopened Mohawk Place. Good for thrashing.
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Had a ton of fun last night seeing The Spit Sisters (and Heathens, who are new to me!) in my giant inflatable bull, at the newly reopened Mohawk Place. Good for thrashing.
Time to dress up as a giant inflatable Buffalo and go see a punk show/burlesque show combo. Happy halloween, everybody!
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Time to dress up as a giant inflatable Buffalo and go see a punk show/burlesque show combo. Happy halloween, everybody!
A lot of the talk about the Platner thing keeps coming back to asking "is (thing) disqualifying?" and people need an update on what a disqualification means.
The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
(1/4)
The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
(1/4)
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A lot of the talk about the Platner thing keeps coming back to asking "is (thing) disqualifying?" and people need an update on what a disqualification means.
The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
(1/4)
The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
(1/4)
Was having a fun talk with a friend last night about "musical concepts that exist just for the sake of a single genre". We had "squelch" for acid and "wub" for dubstep. Anybody else think of any musical ideas that provide an assessment for only a single genre?
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Was having a fun talk with a friend last night about "musical concepts that exist just for the sake of a single genre". We had "squelch" for acid and "wub" for dubstep. Anybody else think of any musical ideas that provide an assessment for only a single genre?
More like us-east-FUN amirite
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
More like us-east-FUN amirite
felt cute etc etc etc you know the drill
October 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
felt cute etc etc etc you know the drill
Scajaqueda
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Scajaqueda
Saw some threads earlier about greatest lyricists. I think you have to differentiate for different purposes of lyrics.
For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
(1/3)
For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
(1/3)
October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Saw some threads earlier about greatest lyricists. I think you have to differentiate for different purposes of lyrics.
For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
(1/3)
For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
(1/3)
I think my most inconsequential-but-still-real music opinion is: I wish pedal steel guitar wasn't so country-coded. It's a gorgeous instrument that adds to every track, and every time somebody uses it outside of country, it's glamorous. Just so hard to use it and not trigger "this is country"
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I think my most inconsequential-but-still-real music opinion is: I wish pedal steel guitar wasn't so country-coded. It's a gorgeous instrument that adds to every track, and every time somebody uses it outside of country, it's glamorous. Just so hard to use it and not trigger "this is country"
I think I've put my finger on what makes all Oasis' music seem so dickish and aloof in hindsight.
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
October 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I think I've put my finger on what makes all Oasis' music seem so dickish and aloof in hindsight.
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
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Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
Radical Honesty, by Downupright
16 track album
downupright.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
Radical Honesty, by Downupright
16 track album
downupright.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...