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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 11/07/2026

A small portion of our energy will be set aside for continued fundraising and partnership seeking, and a small percentage of our current funds will be set aside for charitable giving. As always, thank you for your time and attention. - 💫

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 11/07/2026

Instead, our immediate focus will be on building and maintaining relationships with existing organizations (much like the work we did with the Game Developers Conference last year) and investing more in strengthening our community of marginalized audio professionals.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 11/07/2026

Because of the gap between our raise thus far and our goal, we unfortunately won't be able to pursue some of our loftier goals this year. We won't be incorporating as a non-profit, producing an album, or making meaningfully large donations to individual community members.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 11/07/2026

In 30 days, we were able to raise just over $2500 from a small set of incredibly generous patrons. Your donations are absolutely critical to our operations - without this funding, we would be closing our doors, unable to continue our work. We exist because of you. Thank you, very much.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 11/07/2026

Friends, fans, and followers - with roughly a month passed since our initial launch of the raise for Volume 2, now is an appropriate moment to begin making our plan for the year.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

The Rising Star Vol. 2 Fundraiser is live on Chuffed!

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

Economically disadvantaged individuals, who are more likely to be from marginalized groups, are going to need support to get there. So we're doing what we can to make a difference.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

Like I said in my 2026 post - I think that people are at their best: their happiest, their most inspired, their most considerate, and their most kind, when they are fulfilled in this way. I think our world is in desperate need of more people who are happy, inspired, considerate, and kind.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

The world is a tough place and video game music is a tough field, but I truly believe that there's a lot of good we can do and I do truly believe that it's worth doing.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

Or you can read a more thorough account of the year's work in this message I prepared for our donors. www.risingstarpatronage.org/2026

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

And we're hoping to do more in the 2026 - 2027 season! If you're interested in diving deeper into our work, visit our website below! risingstarpatronage.com

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

Last year we used the $15,000 we raised to: Fund six composers to create our debut album, Beginnings: Rising Star Vol. 1 Give direct rental support to two of our composers Sponsor five composers' attendance across two professional networking events & more!

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

In case you're new here - we're the Rising Star Patronage Project, a not-for-profit organization committed to raising funds for marginalized composers to build their careers, pay their rent, and make some amazing music when we can.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

and make no mistake - we're giving this one our all whether we make it all the way up to that goal or not. It might change the specifics of what we do, but we're still here to support the community any way we can ✨

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

If you aren't able to donate, do not despair! We would be just as enthused for a like, follow, share, retweet - we appreciate anything you can do to support from the bottom of our hearts 🙏🏽

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

We're swinging for the fences this time...! We're hoping to raise $35,000 this year, a number that better reflects our costs and our long-term goals to incorporate as a non-profit and better support diverse composers for years to come.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 12/06/2026

The Rising Star Vol. 2 Fundraiser is live on Chuffed!

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aivi @aiviwave.com · 16/04/2026

"microplexity" [–bandcamp embed–] a little tune for @risingstarpatronage.com that i wrote last year, inspired by the music of puzzle games! mastered by @tv-ma.bsky.social 🖤

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microplexity, by aivi

from the album Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 27/03/2026

We're excited to keep up with each of their work as they continue to grow! If you haven't yet, follow Jamail Chachere, Michelle Cheuk, Clay Xavier, and Jeff Liu here on Bluesky and beyond! And as always, thank you for your continued support. It means the world.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 27/03/2026

We've said it before and we'll say it again - our ability to come together as a community is the thing that will support us all as we continue to navigate the years to come.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 27/03/2026

While there is still plenty of positive change to be made in the game industry at large, partnerships like these are clear evidence of the continued commitment of so many people in games working to make the field better for everyone.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 27/03/2026

While there is a distinct lack of photographic evidence (because someone forgot to take a picture 👀) we were also able to host a small dinner and get together with the support of esteemed composer @wilbertroget.bsky.social

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 27/03/2026

This year, Rising Star was able to partner with GDC to provide passes to four exceptional artists, allowing them to attend the festival for the entire week!

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 07/03/2026

Join Rising Star, our Scholars, and over 30k developers, artists, designers & innovators for the industry's premier event. Grab Your Pass: gdc.informafestivals.com/2026/registr... #GDC2026 #GameDev

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GDC FESTIVAL OF GAMING 2026

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 07/03/2026

Jeff’s looking forward to learning more about the industry, meeting creative folks to learn from and be inspired by, and hearing what styles of music and production techniques are being employed - with an eye towards learning from and working with indie developers in particular.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 07/03/2026

Jeff contributed storyboards and music for the entire run of Steven Universe, Steven Universe: The Movie, and eventually contributed work to OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, and most recently Adult Swim’s "The Elephant."

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 07/03/2026

His work includes creating the backing track for “Cookie Cat” on a Gameboy with LSDJ and arranging the first demo of the opening song, “We Are The Crystal Gems”.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 07/03/2026

In 2012, Jeff started work on the first season of Steven Universe as a storyboard artist. Jeff had the pleasure of contributing early musical ideas for Steven Universe, which Aivi and Surasshu would later perfect.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 07/03/2026

From 2007-2011 he attended The California Institute of The Arts (CalArts) - While at CalArts, he learned to make animated films and experimented with writing his own music for them, learning the skills he would use as a storyboard artist and songwriter for the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe!

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 07/03/2026

And revealing our final Rising Star Scholar for GDC 2026… Jeff Liu! @jeffliujeffliu.bsky.social Jeff Liu works in music and animation. While drawing was his first step into the world of making art, he was always inspired by music of all genres and dreamed of being a musician as well

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

Join Rising Star, our Scholars, and over 30k developers, artists, designers & innovators for the industry's premier event. Grab Your Pass: gdc.informafestivals.com/2026/regis… #GDC2026 #GameDev

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GDC FESTIVAL OF GAMING 2026

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

She’s most looking forward to connecting with people she looks up to in the industry and reconnecting with good friends. You can follow her work on Instagram (at)dltmf_ql_ and on her personal website !

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Michelle Cheuk | Composer & Sound Designer

Michelle Cheuk | Composer & sound designer, songwriter, mixer. Michelle Cheuk is your one stop shop for all things audio.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

Coming from a multicultural Korean and American background, Michelle finds inspiration from and importance in celebrating both individuality and diversity, finding her greatest joy in collaboration and community building through sound for audiences and creators alike.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

She has most recently contributed sound design to League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics through an internship with Riot Games, has been awarded Best Sound Design in a Short Film & been named a Rising Star Sound Designer at the 2025 Music + Sound Awards

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

Student Accomplice has since been nominated for the 2025 Student Emmy Awards, the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and the 2025 Motion Picture Sound Editor Awards and has been awarded Bronze at the 2024 Student Oscar Awards, Gold at the 2024 Student Recording Competition at AES, and others.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

As a sound designer, she recently contributed to the capstone project from her university's Animation department, the animated film, Student Accomplice. her university's Animation Major’s Capstone Project, Student Accomplice.

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Student Accomplice

Letty, an anxiety-ridden sixteen-year-old, must learn to face her fears behind the wheel after her driving test is hijacked by an opportunistic bank robber l...

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

She began studies in classical music as a child and has since expanded her work to include a variety of genres. Her music has been enjoyed by fans with over 700k listens across streaming platforms.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 04/03/2026

Revealing our third Scholar… Michelle Cheuk! @michellecheuk.bsky.social From being scouted by SBS for South Korean TV series KPOP STAR to singing and producing for Amazon series James May: Our Man In Japan, Michelle has a passion for recording & production, composition and sound design

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 02/03/2026

Join Rising Star, our Scholars, and over 30k developers, artists, designers & innovators for the industry's premier event. Grab Your Pass: gdc.informafestivals.com/2026/regis… #GDC2026 #GameDev

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GDC FESTIVAL OF GAMING 2026

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 02/03/2026

Clay is looking forward to reuniting with old friends, but very eager to make many more new friends. As such, he’s hoping he doesn’t lose his voice this year. You can find him here on Bluesky, at his personal website, & on itch io as clayxavier

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Clay Xavier | Video Game Composer

Clay Xavier is a video game composer and multi-instrumentalist from Berkeley, CA. His compositional works have been featured in projects for brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, NPR, BET, and Tyler Perry Studios.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 02/03/2026

In his free time (when he’s not on tour or practicing an obscure wind instrument) Clay can be found training his Pokémon to be the very best (like no one else ever was), wrestling audio programming in a game jam, or grabbing a bite to eat at his favorite Ethiopian restaurant.

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The Rising Star Patronage Project @risingstarpatronage.com · 02/03/2026

Not only a threat in the studio, he was recently the musical director for KQED’s Snap Judgment “Spooked LIVE” tour, where he created bone chilling horror scores live on stages across the West Coast.

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Spooked Live Tour | KQED

The hit podcast "Spooked" comes to life onstage as host Glynn Washington and guests celebrate Halloween season with live storytelling magic.

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