Dren McDonald
@drenmcdonald.com
drenmcdonald.com | nerdtracks.com | https://ffm.bio/9qmpxne | alterego https://polyhedren.com/ | Music Emporium w/rare CDs/LPs https://dren-mcdonald-music-merchandise-emporium.myshopify.com/ Official YT https://www.youtube.com/@DrenMcDonaldOfficial
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Dren McDonald Music Merchandise Emporium
The catalog of Dren McDonald's releases/soundtracks on CDs and LPs in small quantities (leftover from various distributors, promotions etc). Occasional apparel as well. Pick them up while you can!
dren-mcdonald-music-merchandise-emporium.myshopify.com
I have set up a store where I've made some CDs/LPs available for ("Ray Bloody") PURCHASE (for cheap) - some of these haven't been available before as I'd only had a limited amount for promotion etc. dren-mcdonald-music-merchandise-emporium.myshopify.com
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Happy Holidays from Windup Minds! 🎄
As you know some of our team helped create Bogo, and to honor its legacy, and thank you for supporting Stay and Ember, we’ve got a little surprise.
🎁 Open the game on 12/25 - 1/5 for a special gift!
#MetaQuest #VirtualReality
Thank you!
As you know some of our team helped create Bogo, and to honor its legacy, and thank you for supporting Stay and Ember, we’ve got a little surprise.
🎁 Open the game on 12/25 - 1/5 for a special gift!
#MetaQuest #VirtualReality
Thank you!
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Happy Holidays from Windup Minds! 🎄
As you know some of our team helped create Bogo, and to honor its legacy, and thank you for supporting Stay and Ember, we’ve got a little surprise.
🎁 Open the game on 12/25 - 1/5 for a special gift!
#MetaQuest #VirtualReality
Thank you!
As you know some of our team helped create Bogo, and to honor its legacy, and thank you for supporting Stay and Ember, we’ve got a little surprise.
🎁 Open the game on 12/25 - 1/5 for a special gift!
#MetaQuest #VirtualReality
Thank you!
I've merged channels/topics on YT so all of my music is in 1 official ch. it's interesting as YT also reports on all of the other videos that use my music in Shorts etc. This month's featured video from my polyheDren record - a tune w/ the wonderful Iva Bittová youtu.be/t7HiZk2NTLo?...
polyheDren (Dren McDonald's alter ego) "Lonely Lullaby" featuring Iva Bittová (Lyrics Video)
YouTube video by Dren McDonald
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December 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I've merged channels/topics on YT so all of my music is in 1 official ch. it's interesting as YT also reports on all of the other videos that use my music in Shorts etc. This month's featured video from my polyheDren record - a tune w/ the wonderful Iva Bittová youtu.be/t7HiZk2NTLo?...
The pedal setup up being used today with fretless bass for Vol. 2 of the Stay: Forever Home soundtrack. Some tunes need a little glue/extending/low end etc to be enjoyed in a soundtrack context...I used to have an og CE-1 and this Warm version is a GREAT repro. #indiemusic #indiegame #indiegamedev
December 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The pedal setup up being used today with fretless bass for Vol. 2 of the Stay: Forever Home soundtrack. Some tunes need a little glue/extending/low end etc to be enjoyed in a soundtrack context...I used to have an og CE-1 and this Warm version is a GREAT repro. #indiemusic #indiegame #indiegamedev
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50% Off!
Stay: Forever Home is on sale for a limited time!
No better time to check out our new winter update!
Meet Ember Today!
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Join our Community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs #Sale
Stay: Forever Home is on sale for a limited time!
No better time to check out our new winter update!
Meet Ember Today!
vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP...
Join our Community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs #Sale
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
50% Off!
Stay: Forever Home is on sale for a limited time!
No better time to check out our new winter update!
Meet Ember Today!
vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP...
Join our Community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs #Sale
Stay: Forever Home is on sale for a limited time!
No better time to check out our new winter update!
Meet Ember Today!
vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP...
Join our Community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs #Sale
Super happy to see Sophia James get a lot of attention, cuz she's an amazing musician - she sings on my Stay: Forever Home soundtrack & on my upcoming record. Am I in #Group7 yet? www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
How an Indie Artist's Lament Became TikTok's Biggest Inside Joke
Singer Sophia James talks about her upcoming album and the single promotion that went from one-off post to the platform’s meme of the moment.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Super happy to see Sophia James get a lot of attention, cuz she's an amazing musician - she sings on my Stay: Forever Home soundtrack & on my upcoming record. Am I in #Group7 yet? www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Winter season is here! New scenes, costumes, and resources!
Be sure to login on Christmas day for a special surprise!
We will share more details about the surprise soon!
vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP...
Join our Community!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs
Be sure to login on Christmas day for a special surprise!
We will share more details about the surprise soon!
vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP...
Join our Community!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Winter season is here! New scenes, costumes, and resources!
Be sure to login on Christmas day for a special surprise!
We will share more details about the surprise soon!
vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP...
Join our Community!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs
Be sure to login on Christmas day for a special surprise!
We will share more details about the surprise soon!
vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP...
Join our Community!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs
I have set up a store where I've made some CDs/LPs available for ("Ray Bloody") PURCHASE (for cheap) - some of these haven't been available before as I'd only had a limited amount for promotion etc. dren-mcdonald-music-merchandise-emporium.myshopify.com
Dren McDonald Music Merchandise Emporium
The catalog of Dren McDonald's releases/soundtracks on CDs and LPs in small quantities (leftover from various distributors, promotions etc). Occasional apparel as well. Pick them up while you can!
dren-mcdonald-music-merchandise-emporium.myshopify.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have set up a store where I've made some CDs/LPs available for ("Ray Bloody") PURCHASE (for cheap) - some of these haven't been available before as I'd only had a limited amount for promotion etc. dren-mcdonald-music-merchandise-emporium.myshopify.com
Reposted by Dren McDonald
🖤 Black Friday Deal!
Grab Stay: Forever Home for 40% off with code BFCM25.
The Winter Update is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to jump in! ❄️🐾
meta.com/experiences/...
Join the community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
Grab Stay: Forever Home for 40% off with code BFCM25.
The Winter Update is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to jump in! ❄️🐾
meta.com/experiences/...
Join the community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🖤 Black Friday Deal!
Grab Stay: Forever Home for 40% off with code BFCM25.
The Winter Update is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to jump in! ❄️🐾
meta.com/experiences/...
Join the community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
Grab Stay: Forever Home for 40% off with code BFCM25.
The Winter Update is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to jump in! ❄️🐾
meta.com/experiences/...
Join the community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
Pedestrian is now on the Vevo channel on YT for your viewing and listening enjoyment. Video was directed/shot/edited by my son (currently a college film major) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXhy...
Dren McDonald - Pedestrian (Official Music Video) (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by DrenMcDonaldVEVO
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November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Pedestrian is now on the Vevo channel on YT for your viewing and listening enjoyment. Video was directed/shot/edited by my son (currently a college film major) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXhy...
Lily Bloom has a new record out tidal.com/album/475116... A wonderful artist - she guests on my upcoming record as well. Anyhow, give it a spin!
Lily Bloom - Spirits
Listen to Spirits on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Lily Bloom has a new record out tidal.com/album/475116... A wonderful artist - she guests on my upcoming record as well. Anyhow, give it a spin!
Pedestrian is on Bandcamp now w/ a video (directed by my son!) drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/pedest... In preparing the BC release, I also discovered this great BC writeup on Supercollider (this is their tune I covered) link in first comment.
Pedestrian, by dren mcdonald
track by dren mcdonald
drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Pedestrian is on Bandcamp now w/ a video (directed by my son!) drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/pedest... In preparing the BC release, I also discovered this great BC writeup on Supercollider (this is their tune I covered) link in first comment.
Pedestrian has a video too, directed/shot/edited by my son (film major in college currently) - here's the AppleMusic link but it will be elsewhere soon music.apple.com/us/music-vid... #musicsky #indiemusic #indiemusicvideo
Pedestrian (Lyric Video) by Dren Mcdonald on Apple Music
Music Video · 2025 · Duration 7:10
music.apple.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Pedestrian has a video too, directed/shot/edited by my son (film major in college currently) - here's the AppleMusic link but it will be elsewhere soon music.apple.com/us/music-vid... #musicsky #indiemusic #indiemusicvideo
My cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian" from the early 90s is out today on streaming (in Atmos on Apple and Tidal), a whole lot of guitar and vocal layers...video should be out later today, will update. #musicsky #indiemusic #musicproducer #90s Supercollider were pals & one of my favorite bands!
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian" from the early 90s is out today on streaming (in Atmos on Apple and Tidal), a whole lot of guitar and vocal layers...video should be out later today, will update. #musicsky #indiemusic #musicproducer #90s Supercollider were pals & one of my favorite bands!
there appears to be a lot of magic in this box...the Ebow helps invoke said magic...will be putting several sources thru this today! #dreammachine #guitarpedals #pedals #knobs #audioexperiments
October 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
there appears to be a lot of magic in this box...the Ebow helps invoke said magic...will be putting several sources thru this today! #dreammachine #guitarpedals #pedals #knobs #audioexperiments
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🍂🎃 Cozy fall vibes + spooky new Ember costumes!
Download on Meta Free Trial and see for yourself!
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Join our Discord to learn more!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #GameDev #StayForeverHome
Download on Meta Free Trial and see for yourself!
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Join our Discord to learn more!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #GameDev #StayForeverHome
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🍂🎃 Cozy fall vibes + spooky new Ember costumes!
Download on Meta Free Trial and see for yourself!
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Join our Discord to learn more!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #GameDev #StayForeverHome
Download on Meta Free Trial and see for yourself!
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Join our Discord to learn more!
discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt
#VRGaming #GameDev #StayForeverHome
My cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian" (all 7 minutes of it) is available to presave on yer preferred service (BC coming soon) & on Tidal/AppleMusic it comes in Stereo & Atmos/Spatial ffm.to/j7y7a2z.bio
Pedestrian
Choose your preferred music service
ffm.to
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian" (all 7 minutes of it) is available to presave on yer preferred service (BC coming soon) & on Tidal/AppleMusic it comes in Stereo & Atmos/Spatial ffm.to/j7y7a2z.bio
A new single on its way! music.apple.com/us/album/ped... There will be a music video as well as Atmos mix. A cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian", one of my favorite bands from the LBC/LA 90s scene (they also did a great Residents cover for my Eyesore tribute comp). Also I sing on this one #muicsky
Pedestrian - Single by Dren Mcdonald on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 1 Song
music.apple.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A new single on its way! music.apple.com/us/album/ped... There will be a music video as well as Atmos mix. A cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian", one of my favorite bands from the LBC/LA 90s scene (they also did a great Residents cover for my Eyesore tribute comp). Also I sing on this one #muicsky
BUSY w/ a lot of projects but the next thing coming is a single/music video (that my son directed/edited) I'm doing a series of singles this year that are more 'songlike' (lyrics, vox, verses etc) & this will be the 1st. This song originally recorded by Supercollider, friends from 90s LA scene
October 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BUSY w/ a lot of projects but the next thing coming is a single/music video (that my son directed/edited) I'm doing a series of singles this year that are more 'songlike' (lyrics, vox, verses etc) & this will be the 1st. This song originally recorded by Supercollider, friends from 90s LA scene
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Tell Congress to Support The Living Wage for Musicians Act!
Write a letter to your members of Congress urging them to support the Living Wage for Musicians Act! The bill would create a new streaming royalty paid directly to artists, bypassing powerful pla...
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September 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Just so someone says it, the new Spinal Tap movie is truly laugh out loud funny, i was crying from laughter. So many little subtle jokes (nigel has a gtr with a 6 or 8 coil pickup?! but no one discusses), a lot of inside musician humor. Really worth a trip to the theater! #spinaltap #stonehenge
September 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just so someone says it, the new Spinal Tap movie is truly laugh out loud funny, i was crying from laughter. So many little subtle jokes (nigel has a gtr with a 6 or 8 coil pickup?! but no one discusses), a lot of inside musician humor. Really worth a trip to the theater! #spinaltap #stonehenge
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Hi, everyone. As you probably know, NPR lost its federal funding this year. So NPR Music is trying something new to keep the music playing: Tiny Desk Donations on YouTube.
If you’ve ever enjoyed our little series that could, please consider showing your support 2day: www.youtube.com/live/Q2CW9TZ...
If you’ve ever enjoyed our little series that could, please consider showing your support 2day: www.youtube.com/live/Q2CW9TZ...
Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hi, everyone. As you probably know, NPR lost its federal funding this year. So NPR Music is trying something new to keep the music playing: Tiny Desk Donations on YouTube.
If you’ve ever enjoyed our little series that could, please consider showing your support 2day: www.youtube.com/live/Q2CW9TZ...
If you’ve ever enjoyed our little series that could, please consider showing your support 2day: www.youtube.com/live/Q2CW9TZ...
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Amazing concept of a cave with Ember lighting the way, one of the amazing things that came out of our teams Game Jam.
Check out the whole display in our Discord.
Windupminds.com/discord
#VR #indiegames #StayForeverHome
Check out the whole display in our Discord.
Windupminds.com/discord
#VR #indiegames #StayForeverHome
September 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Amazing concept of a cave with Ember lighting the way, one of the amazing things that came out of our teams Game Jam.
Check out the whole display in our Discord.
Windupminds.com/discord
#VR #indiegames #StayForeverHome
Check out the whole display in our Discord.
Windupminds.com/discord
#VR #indiegames #StayForeverHome
A form vs. function issue I guess? These @chasebliss.bsky.social devices are great but complex & I can't read the tiny fonts w/low contrast & i'm not willing to use bright white lights in the studio. I love my label makers (yes, I have 2) & use them on everything!
August 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
A form vs. function issue I guess? These @chasebliss.bsky.social devices are great but complex & I can't read the tiny fonts w/low contrast & i'm not willing to use bright white lights in the studio. I love my label makers (yes, I have 2) & use them on everything!
Mic maintanence day today - the Lauten Audio Oceanus needed it's tubes (yes, plural) replaced and it's shock mount needed new bands - really needed the new bands, look at how stretched out the old ones are! I use this mic a lot (as well as the Lauten Clarion) love them both!
August 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Mic maintanence day today - the Lauten Audio Oceanus needed it's tubes (yes, plural) replaced and it's shock mount needed new bands - really needed the new bands, look at how stretched out the old ones are! I use this mic a lot (as well as the Lauten Clarion) love them both!
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Stay: Forever Home – Update 3 is live!
👗 Ember’s new summer outfits are here!
❗Free Trial Currently in Testing and Available to some users Today!
🛠️ Behind-the-scenes fixes & performance upgrades
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Now’s a great time to jump in 🐾💛
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #CozyGames
👗 Ember’s new summer outfits are here!
❗Free Trial Currently in Testing and Available to some users Today!
🛠️ Behind-the-scenes fixes & performance upgrades
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Now’s a great time to jump in 🐾💛
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #CozyGames
Stay: Forever Home on Meta Quest
Stay: Forever Home is about Ember, a magical creature who comes to live with you. You can play together, go for walks, collect and trade items, and interact with a strange magical world just outside y...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Stay: Forever Home – Update 3 is live!
👗 Ember’s new summer outfits are here!
❗Free Trial Currently in Testing and Available to some users Today!
🛠️ Behind-the-scenes fixes & performance upgrades
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Now’s a great time to jump in 🐾💛
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #CozyGames
👗 Ember’s new summer outfits are here!
❗Free Trial Currently in Testing and Available to some users Today!
🛠️ Behind-the-scenes fixes & performance upgrades
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Now’s a great time to jump in 🐾💛
#VRGaming #MetaQuest #CozyGames