(Quick note: I know it's a big Newgrounds milestone, but it's late and I am lazy so I will not check over my grammar. You'll just have to accept it)

Hello, good folks of Newgrounds,

I am happy to announce that I have reached a life goal milestone on Newgrounds. This has always been in the back of my mind since I joined this forsaken site and I have been looking forward to it since. this very day is what my whole life has been building up to. I have reached something which turns boys into men (it also turns girls into men. We have to be inclusive for the ladies too).

Ever since I was a baby, I always knew that this would be my life goal. Something to strive for and something to give me a reason to wake up. Something which I have worked very hard for. I am very grateful for all those who have supported me since the beginning and for all those who joined in along the way.

Now, you may be saying "Tangerine, my favorite god to whom I will donate all my money, what is it we're celebrating?"

The reason why I am writing this speech at 11 PM at night on a Sunday is that I have reached 69 followers. You may be telling me that this is childish and foolish. To that I say, let me savor the little joy I have left in my life!

Now, as you know, this is a big moment for all Newgrounds users. Reaching 69 followers is a big deal. Not only is that a funny number, but it is 69 people who decided to join me on my journey with music. For all of you who followed me, I am very grateful. However, my journey is not over and I still have much I want to do. I know I have now succeeded in life, but I still have much more music to make. There are still more goals I want to hit (albeit, 420 and 360 will take quite some time)

Now, time to thank people, I guess.

I would like to thank my friends and family. @TomFulp of course because who wouldn't want to thank him? I would like to thank @50Steaks (Because you're cool and kind of the reason this happened) and I would also like to thank @KokoroHatsaru for being my 69th follower.

This wouldn't have been possible without these people (Especially TomFulp because he literally runs the site)

Now, to close off my beautiful heartfelt speech, I would like to add a few comments.

I have been on Newgrounds for nearly two years (I joined in early 2021 and now it's almost 2023). I do owe Newgrounds a lot for my love for music. I don't think I would have continued for as long as I have without the love and support you all have shown me. It may not seem that way, but your comments really motivate me to create more music. I would like to thank everyone who has taken time out of their day to show me love and give me feedback to improve my music. I appreciate you more than words can say.

I post my music in a lot of places, but I don't really care about them as much as I do with Newgrounds. The reason is because of you guys. The Newgrounds community is what makes being an artist so amazing. Being part of a community of people who joke around, help each other out, and support one another. I don't think I can find a community quite like this one anywhere else. I would just like to thank TomFulp one more time for all the hard work he puts into making this website the best it can be. I owe a lot to him and I don't think I will ever be able to pay him back. Thank you Tom for nurturing such a wonderful community.

Wow... that got sappy. Sorry about that, haha. Everything that I've said is true though. It's late now and I am in the 6 am wake-up routine. Thank you to all of you and I wish you a happy career here on Newgrounds and a happy day/life!

(I want to frame this)

I love you and goodbye!

Woah, I'm so grateful to whoever gifted me supporter. I'm equally as grateful as I was the first time. I was going to miss the features which come with supporter. Thank you.

Whoever gifted me supporter, please don't be shy. I really really want to know who it is. There's no need to be a hero in the shadows :)

Hello everyone! As some of you may have realized, I am running MTAC a little differently this month. Instead of running it on my new page, I've decided to move it over to the forums. Instead of audio and music being in the same challenge, there are now two pages (one for each). I've moved it over to the forums because it might get more traction that way and the showcases will give the artists who participate more exposure. I will still be announcing it on my page, but this won't be where everything is run.

I hope you all like the changes I've made.

You can find the Art MTAC submission forum and discussion forum here:

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1507152

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1507150#bbspost27435498_post_text

You can also find the Audio MTAC submission forum and discussion forum here:

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1507112#bbspost27434928_post_text

https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1507152

Hello and welcome to the MTAC 2022 Showcase!!

As you all know, the aim of this challenge was to create a piece of art with the theme of The Night. You had to submit your piece of work before the end of the month and after the start (1-end of the month). If you missed out, don't worry. There's always next month.

Unfortunately, I am unable to participate in this month's MTAC because of some technical issues.

Special thanks to everyone who participated. Every submission was amazing and I appreciate all of you.

Digital Art:

@UndetectedAwari : Missing Dream People

@Thetageist : The Great Progenitors

Audio:

@GizzyKitty : Dreaming of a Better Future (V2)

Thank you to everyone who participated. I really appreciate you.

Next month's MTAC will run slightly different. I will separate this contest into two. There will be an audio post and an art post. I will post the instructions and showcase them on the forum pages for audio and art. This is where I will be hosting MTAC from now on (as long as it's allowed).

Once again, thanks for participating. I hope to see you next month.

HELLO EVERYONE!

Welcome to the MTAC July 2022! This is a short fun challenge which I will be hosting monthly for all the artists and creative people out in the lands of Newgrounds. If this is your first time hearing about MTAC, make sure to read through this before you submit anything for the MTAC. There just may be something you don't know!

WHAT IS MTAC?

MTAC (pronounced "em tack") is a challenge a friend and I had come up with a few months back. MTAC stands for "Monthly Theme Art Challenge" and is pretty much what it says in the title. I make a list of possible themes (ranging from Steampunk to Dream) and put them all on a spin wheel. At the start of every month, I spin the wheel to see the theme for the month. Whatever the theme is, we have to make something to do with that theme (of course participating is optional). If you are participating, you will only need to make one piece to get featured. If you make more than one then message me which one you want on the showcase (Just to stop clogging). At the end of the month, I would put on a little showcase of all the submissions. Perhaps, if there are a lot of people participating, I could put up a poll and let people vote on who is the winner of the month. If I do that then there will be separate votes for each category of art. Perhaps even sponsors could happen or I could pour a little money in.

tl;dr

I get a theme for the month and all participating people need to make a creative original piece with the theme. At the end of the month, I will host a showcase with one from each participating member.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I CAN PARTICIPATE?

Anyone can participate as long as it's something creative.

You can submit:

• Artwork (Illustrations, pixel art, 3D modelling etc)
• Songs & Pieces (Pretty much anything audio. Within reason.)
• Voice acting (If you can find a way to do it)
• Short games (If you are able to fit that in a month)
• Writing (Stuff like short stories, plays and more. Yes, let's show the writers on Newgrounds some love)

Let me know if there is something you want to submit which doesn't fall under these categories. If you're worried that you aren't good enough for the challenge, don't be! This challenge is open to people of all skill levels and was made to help you broaden your skills and style to help you improve. I will comment on all of the submissions (depending on how many submissions there are. I am only human) with my honest feedback which might also help with improvement.

Also, any NSFW posts will not be featured on the showcase.

HOW DO I ENTER?

It's honestly simple! Comment down below your submission on the month's page (not this one) and I will look through them and get them ready for the showcase.

WHAT IS THIS MONTH'S THEME?

This month's theme is The Night. This theme is exactly as it says. Anything to do with the night. For artists, you could do a late-night cafe or the moon. For musicians, you could do something like a nocturn. Remember, be as creative as you'd like with the theme. They're broad for a reason!

Let your mind run wild!

If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns about the challenge, feel free to message them on the MTAC QnA page or privately to me. I'll be happy to clear out any misconceptions or questions.

QnA page here:

https://tangerine.newgrounds.com/news/post/1284774

Hope you enjoy this month's MTAC!

This is the page where you can ask me any questions you may have about the challenge and I will answer them to the best of my abilities!

Woah! I check Newgrounds out one more time before I went to bed and I saw a message. It was sent by a user (or bot) named G-bot. It basically told me that someone purchased me a month's upgrade!

Nobody I know IRL uses Newgrounds so it must have been one of you lovely people! As a token of my appreciation for the person who gifted me this, I will do a free commission. If you're the amazing person who gifted me this, please send me a message and let me know!

I'm running who I think it might be in my mind, but I'm just dying to know who showed me a random act of kindness!

Usually, I don't really take down my songs even if they are garbage. But this one will be an exception.

I'm going to be taking down Sweet night of Solace. This is a song I am unhappy with and I believe I can do so much more with it. Sweet Night of Solace was alright at best. I feel like it's got a really nice melody which could be used for so much more. That's why I'm going to take it down and likely use it again later in a different piece. That's about all I wanted to say.

Hello everyone, hope you're having a great day! This isn't really an apology but more of an explanation on my I haven't been making any music recently. So, over the past few months, I've started to really lose the love of music overall. I've stopped playing instruments and music composition in general. I've actually started to grow bitter towards music. I'm not too sure, it may be real-world issues affecting my music or just a general disinterest in music. I feel that I'm not improving and that I'm not making any progress in music. So this is an official farewell to everyone who loves my music or knows me on Newgrounds. I'm going to completely get off the platform and focus on other things in my life, I feel that it's time to focus on what's truly important to me and let go of the things that aren't. Goodbye Newgrounds and music in General.

That of course is an absolute lie. I absolutely love music and I will never stop loving it. Everything I said there was false and I am actually preparing to further my music production and quality. I'm planning on experimenting with a couple more genres before I choose two or three genres that I really like making. I know that making songs of different genres all the time is no way to build a community and to keep fans. I've understood that from day one. I'm going to start taking things more seriously and hone in on music genres that I really like.

As some of you may know, I haven't been working on any songs at all this year. The song I posted this year was something I finished last year. The reason for that is that I've been in the mountains learning something new. I've been learning Fl Studio. For the past two months, I've been toying around features and learning how to do genres like Techno, EDM, Lofi Hip-Hop, and Dubstep. Late last year, some family members and friends found out that I do music (they found my Spotify). For Christmas, I got FL Studio as a gift. I've always found Sibelius to be easy to use but very limiting as a DAW. Sibelius isn't meant for making and editing music, it's meant for notation. FL Studio is such fantastic software, it's so free and there's so much to it. The quality of the soundfonts I regularly use has oddly gone up and there are so many new effects I can mess with to make the song go over more smoothly.

This does have some drawbacks, however. I am not going to have to spend a lot more time learning how to do genres I've already done like Orchestral etc. It's alright though because I love learning these sorts of things and I think it would be a fun challenge for me. If any of you know of any cool features or helpful shortcuts in Fl studio, please let me know. It would be very much appreciated.

Take care,

-Tangeroni and Cheese

Hello everyone! I still can't believe I've been making music for over a year now! I thought it would be a nice little tradition of mine to rate my songs on a tier list after each year. I will be rating these songs based on which one I like most, not on how much effort they took or how skilful they are. If you disagree with any of my choices or want an explanation on why it's there, just let me know in the comments.

S Tier: Friday Nights, Lost in the Dunes, Just Another Crime 2, Phantom over the Ocean.

A Tier: The Kid in the spider-man costume, Rays of the Sun, Falire Rock, Nearing the End, Violin Concerto op. 1 in C Minor, Morning Frost.

B Tier: Original Falire, The Sun Has Toes, Just Another Crime, Yellow Snow, Centre of the Stage, Night of the Skeletons, Frosty Breeze.

C Tier: The Police are Coming, Falire but I can't decide on a style, Gonla, A Different Time, Giant by the Cliff, Neon Lights.

D Tier: The Good Withering Away, Capricious, Riding a Rainbow, Sailors from up North, Trumpet Vs Violin, The Moon has Fingers.

E Tier: End Of The Road, Adventures of a Lost Clown, Gliding through the clouds, Wanda's Waltz.

F Tier: Kitu, The Path Home.

Let me know what you guys think!