My name is Dylan Cassidy. I am an avant-garde artist. You can find all my works here.
I’m a singer-songwriter, programmer and author. My video games vary from platformers to horror to musicgen games. My music is eclectic and sensual. It spans electronica, ambient, post-rock and more.
As for writing, I’ve published a songbook called The Black Hymnal. I’m currently writing a new hymnal and a short story collection.
I was born and raised in Alabama. My parents were both musicians, and they passed their love of music onto me. I was introduced to Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Peter Gabriel, and a diverse collection of other artists at a young age. Punk, prog rock, metal, grunge, R&B, soul, funk, blues, ambient and more.
I began educating myself about music history when I was 13, rebelling with hip-hop, jazz, and avant-garde music. I began playing fretless bass around the same time, and switched over to guitar when I was 15.
I began writing my own music in my teens, releasing my first EP in 2011, and my debut album “Mirrors for Princes” in 2012. I often write with a unique, tuplet-heavy sound. I also write a lot of music for my own indie games.
I was 12 years old when I began making games in February 2004. I strive to make transcendent, evocative video games and I love collaborating with friends. I also run the Shawn64 Archive in memory of Shawn Noel.
I began to synthesize my knowledge of music and coding in my 20s, releasing microtonal and generative music software in 2016. Since then I’ve been exploring the possibilities of a-life systems and models of consciousness.
In 2018, I released my first songbook “The Black Hymnal“. It’s a collection of very personal love songs.
I still make games! My story-driven horror game Enoch Never Dies was released in 2022. I released a masocore platformer game, Aeon Datablade, in 2024. You can play it in your browser!
I have two new albums scheduled to release in 2025! I just released a compilation album, Apocalypse, and my fourth Icy-la-Belle album, E.N.D, which is the soundtrack to Enoch Never Dies.
I've also been releasing royalty free music under the alias "bbydoll". You can download those albums for free on bandcamp and itch.io.
The Emerald Hymnal will be coming out soon! Expect a digital release in 2025.
Contact
Use the form on my bandcamp if you wanna get in touch. I occasionally miss messages, so sorry if I don't get back to you!