AIM110 Genealogy Tree by Cody Foldi

Cody Foldi

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-22 01:10:54 UTC

Spellcasting

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-22 01:11:04 UTC

Jarret Allen, known as Spellcasting online, is my first inspiration. He makes electronic music, and most of his songs have a crunchy, video game aesthetic to them. The way he inspires me is through the way he uses sounds in his songs, and the vibe that his songs give off. He mainly uses synths in his songs, and each synth has its place in the song, none sound out of place. The way each synth is created depends on the song and the vibe he's going for. In his song "five magic songbirds softly sing the wizard to sleep", the synths used at the beginning have a soft sound, and with the edited envelope, they produce a chirping effect. The synths used after that for the melody are even softer, making a soft whistling sound. The vibe that his songs give off is silly and lighthearted, and his songs have this specific charm to them that no other songs can replicate. This vibe combined with the video game aesthetic makes songs that are unique and fun. In "dancing around in circles until my little feet fall off", he has given the whole song a clown theme, using synths that make you feel like you're in a fun carnival, combined with the honks to make it truly clown themed.

Kanako Takatsuki

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-22 01:11:33 UTC

Kanako Takatsuki, known as Kinchan by fans, is my second inspiration. She is a singer and voice actor known for being the seiyuu of Hanamaru Kunikida from Aqours in Love Live! Sunshine!!, however, she has also made songs separate from her character. The way she inspires me is through her confidence and strong vocals, among other things. Her confidence has been present even before she officially started voicing Hanamaru. On the day that she was auditioning to be a character in Love Live! Sunshine!!, she thought, "When it comes to singing, there’s no way I could lose to anyone!". While her confidence may have wavered during the audition and Aqours' training camp (Hunter, 2016), she pushed through and is now able to sing on stage in front of thousands of people. Her vocals are also something that inspire me a lot. The way she sings with so much power and emotion, plus the way she softens her voice when she's singing as Hanamaru, is impressive. The energy and passion in her vocals are something I aspire to have, and it's impressive how she's able to keep that same energy and passion when she's performing on stage.

Toby Fox

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-23 01:21:29 UTC

Toby Fox is a video game developer and composer most known for creating the game Undertale. In a TikTok video that he posted, he replies to a comment saying "Your songs are so Toby Fox coded" with the response "This is because I used to have an Undertale phone case in middle school Toby I love you." (@irlspellcasting, 2024)

Serani Poji

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-23 01:21:42 UTC

Serani Poji is an indie J-pop (Japanese Pop) group by video game music composer Sasaki Tomoko. Spellcasting writes in one of his TikTok videos "It is crazy seeing Serani Poji blow up blow up from this app now because I've been bumping her music since I was like 17 or 18." (@irlspellcasting, 2024)

Hitomi Sato and Go Ichinose

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-23 01:22:18 UTC

Hitomi Sato and Go Ichinose are two of the composers for Pokemon Black and White, and are a massive inspiration to Spellcasting. In a TikTok video that he posted, he replies to a comment saying "This is so pokemon coded I love it" with the response "The DS era Pokemon games are by far my number one inspiration, I love Go Ichinose, I love Hitomi Sato, those games are so fundamental thanks." (@irlspellcasting, 2023) Spellcasting also writes in another TikTok video "How it feels whenever someone tells me my music sounds like Pokemon music (it is my main inspiration for writing music and I have the lake trio tattooed on my leg)" (@irlspellcasting, 2024)

LiSA

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-23 04:10:46 UTC

Risa Oribe, known as LiSA on stage, is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Sacra Music under Sony Music Artists. In a Q&A that Kanako Takatsuki hosted, someone asked her "Do you listen to LiSA?" Kinchan then responded with "A long time ago, I used to cover LiSA’s songs! Of course, I’m still a big fan!" (Picupzors, 2018)

TWICE

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-23 04:15:47 UTC

TWICE is an all girls K-pop group formed by JYP Entertainment. In a Q&A that Kanako Takatsuki hosted, someone asked her "What music that you have been listening to would you recommend to others?" Kinchan then responded with "I probably listen to a lot of TWICE as always". She also mentions in a response to another question that Dahyun is her favourite member. (Dasaher, 2017)

AAA

1032579_3_2 — 2024-02-23 04:32:34 UTC

AAA (Pronounced Triple A) is a J-pop group signed to Avex Trax. In a Q&A that Kanako Takatsuki hosted, someone asked her "A while ago, you mentioned that you liked the kpop artist TWICE. However, as for jpop artists, who do you like?", Kinchan then responded with "Actually, I've always liked AAA from when I was in elementary school😎✨" (Dasaher, 2017)

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1032579_3_2 — 2024-03-01 09:57:39 UTC