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Ferocious Designs
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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
October 19, 2025 at 3:18 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
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
September 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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
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
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
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
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
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...
May 15, 2025 at 1:50 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
May 14, 2025 at 9:35 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.
May 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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
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 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
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
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
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
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...
March 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My debut album, Looking for the Light, was released two years ago today.

https://wp.me/PcZlvI-6t
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
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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February 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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
February 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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
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
January 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM