Ferocious Designs
@ferociousdesigns.com
Ferocious Designs is the DIY music project of Central New Jersey-based musician Brian Kelley. Influences: Peter Gabriel, Todd Rundgren, Kate Bush, Midge Ure/Ultravox, Howard Jones, Talk Talk/Mark Hollis, Tears For Fears, Lo Moon.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
TODAY @ 3pm ET, tune in to BlowUpRadio.com to hear my live set for Banding Together, a webathon benefiting the Spondylitis Association of America. A $20+ donation gets you the 233-track compilation celebrating 25 years of BlowUpRadio.com
Listen/donate: blowupradio.com
Listen/donate: blowupradio.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
TODAY @ 3pm ET, tune in to BlowUpRadio.com to hear my live set for Banding Together, a webathon benefiting the Spondylitis Association of America. A $20+ donation gets you the 233-track compilation celebrating 25 years of BlowUpRadio.com
Listen/donate: blowupradio.com
Listen/donate: blowupradio.com
Check out my Banding Together 2025 live set on Sunday, October 19 at 3pm ET.
Listen, donate & get more info: blowupradio.com/spondy.html
Listen, donate & get more info: blowupradio.com/spondy.html
September 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Check out my Banding Together 2025 live set on Sunday, October 19 at 3pm ET.
Listen, donate & get more info: blowupradio.com/spondy.html
Listen, donate & get more info: blowupradio.com/spondy.html
Banding Together returns to BlowUpRadio.com Oct. 16-22, feat. 90 live performances benefiting the Spondylitis Association of America. Get the 233-song 'Big Box of Music' celebrating 25 years of BlowUp Radio—including my own “Looking for the Light”—with a $20+ donation.
blowupradio.com/spondy.html
blowupradio.com/spondy.html
September 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Banding Together returns to BlowUpRadio.com Oct. 16-22, feat. 90 live performances benefiting the Spondylitis Association of America. Get the 233-song 'Big Box of Music' celebrating 25 years of BlowUp Radio—including my own “Looking for the Light”—with a $20+ donation.
blowupradio.com/spondy.html
blowupradio.com/spondy.html
But what I didn't realize is that the word "eventually" is quite prominent in "Love Conquers All" — a song with a similar theme as well. I think it's interesting that I subconsciously used a similar vocal part in a song called "Eventually." (5/5)
August 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
But what I didn't realize is that the word "eventually" is quite prominent in "Love Conquers All" — a song with a similar theme as well. I think it's interesting that I subconsciously used a similar vocal part in a song called "Eventually." (5/5)
First thing I saw on Instagram today was this post from someone I sold a Roland Jupiter-6 synth to back in the mid-90s—it's a pic of the Jupiter-6! It was so nice to see it again, especially in action. He said he brought it out for the first time in 12 years for a new project. Still going strong!
May 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
First thing I saw on Instagram today was this post from someone I sold a Roland Jupiter-6 synth to back in the mid-90s—it's a pic of the Jupiter-6! It was so nice to see it again, especially in action. He said he brought it out for the first time in 12 years for a new project. Still going strong!
Just noticed the latest issue of our monthly community newspaper in a stack of papers in our kitchen...and it features a profile on fellow @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy artist, The Successful Failures, on the front page. Cool.
May 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just noticed the latest issue of our monthly community newspaper in a stack of papers in our kitchen...and it features a profile on fellow @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy artist, The Successful Failures, on the front page. Cool.
Tune in to hear "Eventually (Love Is the Answer)" from my new EP, Off You Pop!, on @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy Presents New #NewJersey #Music TONIGHT at 7pm ET!
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May 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Tune in to hear "Eventually (Love Is the Answer)" from my new EP, Off You Pop!, on @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy Presents New #NewJersey #Music TONIGHT at 7pm ET!
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player.live365.com/a42405?l
A teaser for my songs on the upcoming Rock Against Hate compilations. "Peace of Mind (Serenity Mix)," feat. @christianbeach.net on guitar, is on RAH Vol. 7 benefiting @thetrevorproject.bsky.social. "It's All Around You (Techno Demo)" is on RAH Vol. 8 benefiting No More Dysphoria. rockagainsthate.org
May 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A teaser for my songs on the upcoming Rock Against Hate compilations. "Peace of Mind (Serenity Mix)," feat. @christianbeach.net on guitar, is on RAH Vol. 7 benefiting @thetrevorproject.bsky.social. "It's All Around You (Techno Demo)" is on RAH Vol. 8 benefiting No More Dysphoria. rockagainsthate.org
Just discovered Mirlo.space as an alternative to Bandcamp so I've uploaded a couple of my EPs there to give it a try.
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mirlo.space/ferociousdes...
May 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Just discovered Mirlo.space as an alternative to Bandcamp so I've uploaded a couple of my EPs there to give it a try.
mirlo.space/ferociousdes...
mirlo.space/ferociousdes...
Off You Pop! — my new EP featuring "Precious Jewel" — is now available on most streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music, via @distrokid.com.
Check out streaming options (with more links on the way): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
#pop #rock #newmusic #indie #music #nj
Check out streaming options (with more links on the way): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
#pop #rock #newmusic #indie #music #nj
May 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Off You Pop! — my new EP featuring "Precious Jewel" — is now available on most streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music, via @distrokid.com.
Check out streaming options (with more links on the way): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
#pop #rock #newmusic #indie #music #nj
Check out streaming options (with more links on the way): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
#pop #rock #newmusic #indie #music #nj
Another sliver of the Off You Pop! artwork is accompanied by a slightly different version of the previously released "Crossing the Finish Line," which closes out the EP. Stream/download it starting this Friday, May 9.
May 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Another sliver of the Off You Pop! artwork is accompanied by a slightly different version of the previously released "Crossing the Finish Line," which closes out the EP. Stream/download it starting this Friday, May 9.
Teaser No. 4 for Off You Pop! features another slice of the cover art and a bit of "Age of Idiocracy,” the fourth track of the EP, which will be released Friday, May 9.
May 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Teaser No. 4 for Off You Pop! features another slice of the cover art and a bit of "Age of Idiocracy,” the fourth track of the EP, which will be released Friday, May 9.
Time for another piece of the Off You Pop! cover art with a sample of the EP's third track, "It's All Around You." Off You Pop! will be released May 9.
May 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Time for another piece of the Off You Pop! cover art with a sample of the EP's third track, "It's All Around You." Off You Pop! will be released May 9.
Time to reveal another piece of the puzzle…some more of the cover art peeled back along with a bit of track 2, “Eventually (Love Is the Answer),” a song that dates back to the late 1980s when I originally wrote it as a piano ballad.
May 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Time to reveal another piece of the puzzle…some more of the cover art peeled back along with a bit of track 2, “Eventually (Love Is the Answer),” a song that dates back to the late 1980s when I originally wrote it as a piano ballad.
OK…my Off You Pop! EP will be released next Friday, May 9. Here’s a piece of the cover art and a bit of the opening track, “Precious Jewel,” which kickstarted this whole project 16 months ago…
May 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
OK…my Off You Pop! EP will be released next Friday, May 9. Here’s a piece of the cover art and a bit of the opening track, “Precious Jewel,” which kickstarted this whole project 16 months ago…
RIP Blondie drummer Clem Burke. Technically, I once appeared on the same album as Burke...a 2007 David Bowie tribute compilation…
April 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
RIP Blondie drummer Clem Burke. Technically, I once appeared on the same album as Burke...a 2007 David Bowie tribute compilation…
Here is a photo of me (right) on accordion with Gorgo (left) on mandolin backing @christianbeach.net (center) at yesterday's gathering to celebrate the life and legacy of John Pfeiffer at the Low Dive in Asbury Park, NJ. (📷: Karen Mansfield)
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Here is a photo of me (right) on accordion with Gorgo (left) on mandolin backing @christianbeach.net (center) at yesterday's gathering to celebrate the life and legacy of John Pfeiffer at the Low Dive in Asbury Park, NJ. (📷: Karen Mansfield)
I have a song on Volume 6...please consider buying the compilation and donating to this worthy and urgent cause...
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March 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I have a song on Volume 6...please consider buying the compilation and donating to this worthy and urgent cause...
rahkind.bandcamp.com/album/rock-a...
rahkind.bandcamp.com/album/rock-a...
March 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This was a fun project that also involved an October 13 concert for NJ Peace Action in Bloomfield, NJ. I played accordion on the track and for the show. Photo courtesy Freddie Fry. Happy 92nd Birthday, Yoko Ono!
February 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This was a fun project that also involved an October 13 concert for NJ Peace Action in Bloomfield, NJ. I played accordion on the track and for the show. Photo courtesy Freddie Fry. Happy 92nd Birthday, Yoko Ono!
When I released my debut EP in 2021, #NewJersey writer Bob Makin picked "Lay It on the Line" as his Song of the Week & referenced Peter Gabriel in the write-up. It was an unexpected, amazing response to my first release as a musician after 30+ years as a hobbyist. Happy birthday, PG!
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bit.ly/40WHflJ
February 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When I released my debut EP in 2021, #NewJersey writer Bob Makin picked "Lay It on the Line" as his Song of the Week & referenced Peter Gabriel in the write-up. It was an unexpected, amazing response to my first release as a musician after 30+ years as a hobbyist. Happy birthday, PG!
bit.ly/40WHflJ
bit.ly/40WHflJ
Show love to L.A. Get my 2 love songs—“The Greatest Love (Christian Beach Remix)” & “Beyond Forever”—for just $2 on Bandcamp, with ALL Bandcamp proceeds from sales on Friday, Feb. 7, going to support musicians impacted by wildfires.
Download: bit.ly/tglcbrbf
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Download: bit.ly/tglcbrbf
More info: bit.ly/bcmclafire
February 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Show love to L.A. Get my 2 love songs—“The Greatest Love (Christian Beach Remix)” & “Beyond Forever”—for just $2 on Bandcamp, with ALL Bandcamp proceeds from sales on Friday, Feb. 7, going to support musicians impacted by wildfires.
Download: bit.ly/tglcbrbf
More info: bit.ly/bcmclafire
Download: bit.ly/tglcbrbf
More info: bit.ly/bcmclafire
This hurts. Just heard about the passing of #NewJersey music scene fixture John Pfeiffer. He was in bands In Between Dreams & Tom Kanach's Well of Souls in the 80s/90s. John played guitar in my friend @christianbeach.net's live band, for which I played keys. John was also a music journalist. RIP
February 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This hurts. Just heard about the passing of #NewJersey music scene fixture John Pfeiffer. He was in bands In Between Dreams & Tom Kanach's Well of Souls in the 80s/90s. John played guitar in my friend @christianbeach.net's live band, for which I played keys. John was also a music journalist. RIP
Tune in to BlowUpRadio.com tonight @ 7pm ET to hear my live take on "You and Me Against the World" on @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy Presents New NJ Music. Find it on Rock Against Hate, Vol. 6, benefiting @supportkind.org ➡️ blowupradio.com/rah.html
Listen: player.live365.com/a42405?l
Listen: player.live365.com/a42405?l
January 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tune in to BlowUpRadio.com tonight @ 7pm ET to hear my live take on "You and Me Against the World" on @BlowUpRadio.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy Presents New NJ Music. Find it on Rock Against Hate, Vol. 6, benefiting @supportkind.org ➡️ blowupradio.com/rah.html
Listen: player.live365.com/a42405?l
Listen: player.live365.com/a42405?l