BrianSpud33

Personal

Hey there, I'm Brian. I'm 21 years old, and I recently received my degree in Sound Recording Technology from UMass Lowell. I currently work for Rhythm Authors, LLC∞, as well as Klondike Sound Company based out of Greenfield, MA. I've been a percussionist for 11 years, and I have played a number of punk, rock, and metal bands. I'm currently playing drums for Lich King∞, Ages Ago∞, and My Last Flight∞.

Gaming

I've been playing music and rhythm games since I was 13, when I first got into DDR. From there I discovered Frequency and Amplitude, both of which I played to death. When Guitar Hero 1 came out I bought it immediately, and within two weeks I had beat the game on Expert. I've taken somewhat of a break from Rock Band 2 lately, not having a working drum set and devoting most of my time to work and playing real drums. Other games I've been playing recently include Left 4 Dead 2, Kingdom of Loathing, and Burnout Paradise. I rarely upload my GH/RB scores∞, but I play on Expert difficulty for all instruments.

SH History

I've been a ScoreHero member since November 2006, when I signed up after reading about the possibility of custom songs on Guitar Hero. I didn't make my first forum post until May of 2007, when I happened to stumble upon FeedBack, TurkeyMan's program for creating custom songs. Since then I've made over 40 custom charts∞, and I'm a huge stickler for accurate syncing and charting. I recently wrote a program called MIDItar Hero∞, which is essentially an interface for using Guitar Hero or Rock Band instrument peripherals as fully-functional MIDI controllers.

I had all but stopped making custom Guitar Hero charts until recently to focus on school and work. However, when the Rock Band Network was announced I jumped at the chance to get involved, and I am now authoring tracks for Rhythm Authors, LLC.

I still go by BrianSpud33 on some sites, but my username most everywhere is now bwestplaysdrums, and my Xbox Live Gamertag is westJB.


Links:
Custom Guitar Hero Charts∞
Custom Chart Vids∞
MIDItar Hero∞
uStream∞
Facebook∞
MySpace∞