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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I decided to draw an eyeball on the giant page for every subscriber to my new art channel. There were 38 when I started, then 44 by the time I finished the first session, and I'm already behind again! Want one of your own? youtu.be/2D4vGPEwLLc

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Why Am I Drawing All These Eyeballs?

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I figured I could use some external pressure to draw more, so I started a Youtube channel where I'll be drawing and talking about art each week. Here's a tour of the 2019 sketchbook that got me drawing again (and my first fountain pens!) youtu.be/THCIWEUFvvY

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The Sketchbook That Got Me Drawing Again

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My cart is already filling up for #BandcampFriday. If you're looking for some glitchy folk to add to yours, the debut from my side project Patient Whales is just what the unlicensed doctor ordered patientwhales.bandcamp.com/album/patien...

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Patient Whales Ate The Sea, by Patient Whales

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We did it! I appreciate how many folks seem to enjoy my weird gear experiments and tutorials

A screenshot showing 5,012 subscribers on the Bay Mud Youtube channel

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Playing the first proper Patient Whales live set next month in Dundas, Ontario with the incredibly talented David MacKinnon (Fembots, Drones Over Duffering). Both excited and terrified. Advance tickets: ticketscene.ca/events/64488/ (Poster made by me from layers of my sketchbook)

A show poster promoting David MacKinnon and Patient Whales playing at Piques & Valleys in Dundas, Ontario, on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30PM. Advance tickets $20 at https://ticketscene.ca/events/64488/

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Bandcamp Friday! Which means I'm obligated to point you to my glitchy folk album that 2 college stations are calling "sure we'll play it, I guess" patientwhales.bandcamp.com/album/patien...

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Patient Whales Ate The Sea, by Patient Whales

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Apparently Patient Whales was #597 on some kind of college radio chart last month! I'll take it, considering only CFMU in Hamilton has it so far (but Kamloops just asked for a copy, so we're hitting the big time)

A list of albums on a college radio chart numbered 582-616, with Patient Whales - Patient Whales Ate The Sea at number 597

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A friend pointed me toward YPC2000.fun, a browser tool that lets you chop up YouTube videos into playable slices. I used it to remix one of my oldest jams into something completely different. Super fun experiment! youtu.be/FtyLYeBoI2M

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Making New Music From an Old Video

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Honoured to have been asked to do a remix for this excellent Nautical Artifacts album. Made mine (track 1) entirely on my Circuit Rhythm nauticalartifacts.bandcamp.com/album/cargo-...

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cargo (freight remixed), by nauticalartifacts & friends

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Shook the acoustic rust off at an open mic the other night. Felt good to play some Patient Whales tunes outside the house for the first time

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Had some fun jamming with this tiny Canadian-made synth (MOSS-101) and my MIDI guitar pickup. Bonus Spotykach appearance for layering. Love seeing more gear with built-in USB MIDI host ports that make weird little setups like this easy. youtu.be/-d8lsVG5hHs #MIDIguitar #synth #electronicmusic

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Tiny Synth Meets MIDI Guitar (MOSS-101 Jam)

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Had some fun at the art studio yesterday, including this brush pen sketch of me (as @bay-mud.bsky.social) learning my new Spotykach looper (more on that to come)

A drawing in blue with black outlines of a bearded man with slightly exaggerated proportions playing with a piece of musical equipment somewhat resembling a Spotykach looper

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Been talking a lot about my ambient folk side project, Patient Whales, which is finally finished, and have to continue that today, as it's #bandcampFriday! patientwhales.bandcamp.com Join today's listening party to chat about how these tunes were made. patientwhales.bandcamp.com/live/patient...

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Patient Whales Ate The Sea, by Patient Whales

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Received an email telling me I didn't get a residency I had applied for. Got a chuckle at the first option in my Gmail auto-response list. Imagine just sending back "Bummer."?

A screenshot of gmail auto-reply options that includes "Bummer." as the first option

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Another #BandcampFriday just after I added 2 more songs to this noisy folk collection (hopefully 1 more to come). Up to 10 now! patientwhales.bandcamp.com

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Patient Whales Ate The Sea, by Patient Whales

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Had fun seeing what I could make with nothing but white noise fed into the Chase Bliss Lost + Found pedal. A new series, maybe? youtu.be/521F55l0-zc

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Noise-Only Challenge: Lost + Found Creates a Horror Soundtrack

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

And this one came together last week for this Year's #RPMchallenge. Seemed like a fitting album closer (though I still want to sneak one more track before it at some point soon). Another wistful, folky ditty that devolves into layers of ambience patientwhales.bandcamp.com/track/nowher...

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Nowhere Together (A Few More Questions), by Patient Whales

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Two more tracks added to the (still-growing) Patient Whales collection on Bandcamp. This one was written eons ago and initially performed live as Dog Is Blue with my wife, but I finally recorded it solo. The screamed backups for super fun to record patientwhales.bandcamp.com/track/back-t...

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Back to Bed, by Patient Whales

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Another lovely RPM listening party in the books. Now to get home and actually try to start something for this month's challenge

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Enjoying the latest monthly #RPMchallenge listening party (& sketching) at a lovely cafe in Mexico City

The view from an outdoor table at Cafe Vera in Mexico City, with a laptop set to the monthly RPM Challenge listening party

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Had a lot of fun with this one. So many layers of arps and MIDI guitar hidden in there

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Got to be part of a fun and challenging one-night art event recently that had me doing a live ambient soundtrack using only phone notification sounds. Super fun in the end! youtu.be/dnjBLuF_YTQ?...

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I Made a Live Soundtrack Using Only Phone Notifications

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

With another annual #RPMChallenge about to begin, it seemed like a good time to re-share these totally non-sarcastic words of wisdom: youtu.be/FgUNPQON6RM

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An Expert's Guide on How To Fail Online Music Challenges

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Built these 5 pedals for someone starting a new rig. They gave rough parameters, but I was told to pick 5 that made sense. A tough choice and a lot of anxious drilling and hand-painting. Came out well in the end and they are happy!

5 colourful hand-painted DIY guitar pedals connected together via patch cables and a daisy chain for power

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

It's all true. I was a mess

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

A little gift for my wife, who is both encouraging of the weird monsters I draw in my sketchbook and is also currently doing a lot of Duolingo (fun to try out some new acrylic markers too)

A drawing of the Duolingo owl as a gestalt monster of many different faces, vaguely in the overall shape of a heart, by Paul Watson

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Was sketching during the latest #RPMchallenge listening party. Sort of lost steam on the details, but weird monsters are always fun

A sketchbook on a desk next to pens, open to a pen and ink drawing of a weird creature with many hands

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Couldn't have said it better mys...oh wait, this is me

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It's #bandcampfriday, so here's where you can find me: Glitchy folk: patientwhales.bandcamp.com Ambient Electronic: baymud.bandcamp.com Supervillain Crooner: lordplunder.bandcamp.com Garage-folk Duo: dogisblue.bandcamp.com Something for everyone!

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Went back-to-basics with a no-talking ambient jam this week, as I dusted off the (classic?) Volca Keys to pair it with the Onward for maximum madness. A fun pair! youtu.be/4za4olkoGRs

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Rediscovering the Volca Keys: Ambient Glitch Jam with Onward

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Had a lot of fun recording this one

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Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This edition of Other People's Music offers a pair of rock albums offering proof of life for that once dominant genre, along with joyous modular techno, solo jazz clarinet & jungle-leaning IDM. www.etherdiver.com/2025/11/27/o... #musicsky #MusicDiscovery #NewMusic #IndependentMusic

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OPM: Long Tail Rock – Ether Diver

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

In case you're wondering, this high school drawing proves I peaked creatively at 16. If I ever get a tattoo...or a van to airbrush...

A pencil crayon drawing, done in high school by a 16-year-old Paul Watson, of a shirtless man with falcon wings and lightning coming from his eyes, riding a Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle through the air. The exhaust has ribbons coming out, and the tires are glowing with electricity. In the background is another man, arm outstretched as he is trapped in trailing ribbons.

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Bonus video this week, as I'm starting to deep dive into specific features of the Zoom L6max, starting with the new sub-mix output, which solves one of my bigger issues with the original L6: youtu.be/Zd2vIcXoJ1A

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L6max Sub-Mix: How to Use It as a Stereo Send

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Brought out the Circuit Rhythm sampler to both fight GAS and make a full remix for a friend youtu.be/YAbGS0hz9e4 #electronicmusic #remix #circuitrhythm

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How I Made a Full Remix Using Only The Novation Circuit Rhythm

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Some days I'm of two minds (also, this paper is made of rocks!)

A pen and ink cartoon of a man splitting in two from the neck up (drawn by me)

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

It's true. Happens every time a video gets more than 5K views (also your semi-daily reminder that I'm posting synth stuff over here on via @bay-mud.bsky.social)

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Your semi-daily reminder that I'll be over at @bay-mud.bsky.social for synth/gear stuff going forward, so pop over

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hopefully this comparison of the Zoom L6 and the new L6max is helpful to someone! They are both good and neither is perfect, just depends on your needs (and I have a lot of needs, apparently)

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Zoom L6max vs L6: New Features, Fixes & a Few Surprises

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Bay Mud @bay-mud.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Had some fun using my new-to-me Pladask Baklengs granular pedal on my old Hohner Pianet T electric piano. Made for some inspiring ambient textures and loops. Will have to use this combo again (and practice playing more) youtu.be/_1NLEI-A8gg

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Vintage Electric Piano, Granular Pedal & Gas Can Amp | Gritty Ambient Keys

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Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Every Friday is Bandcamp Friday if you add $1 to cover the fees

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Let's make this easy (the hard way): Bay Mud is now at @bay-mud.bsky.social and I'm here for art/folky/nonsense

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I keep saying I'm using my name and not Bay Mud on this platform because I want to share more than just synth stuff, so here's a piece of art I made for a local show recently (ink and marker on paper, mounted to wood panel)

An 8x10" drawing of overlapping hands done in blue and red ink with grey marker

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Ended up taking down yesterday's upload, as I realized I missed using the granular portion of the Baklengs pedal entirely, so here's a new version with more madness! Anyone else have any Pladask stuff (or ever seen this gas can amp before)? youtu.be/_1NLEI-A8gg

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Vintage Electric Piano, Granular Pedal & Gas Can Amp | Gritty Ambient Keys

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

How it started/how it's going, 2025 edition

A split-screen showing two photos of the same carved pumpkin (jack-o-lantern) a few weeks apart and how it has aged and wisened

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

In honour of the Bay Mud channel hitting 3K subscribers (thanks!), here's a semi-sarcastic studio tour! youtu.be/T24ASa_ulOU?...

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Real Home Studio Tour: Synths, Pedals, and Far Too Many Cables

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pwats @pwats.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Thought it might be fun to break down the first track I made entirely on the Woovebox. Hopefully inspiring or interesting to other potential Wooveboxers out there. A fun little device, for sure youtu.be/MJv3xiRQt_E

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Woovebox Song Breakdown: Using Buffers, DJ FX & Samples to Make "Seagull"

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