Music

I've been making music since the early 2000s, when I first tried Fruity Loops 3 at a young age. At the time, my intention was to try and imitate major hits from the italo-dance scene.

For many years I used a bunch of different monikers making music in different electronic genres, but today I use solely my real name: Dario Lupo.

My sound has grown over time to include an electronic foundation with acoustic and cinematic elements. It's predominantly easy-listening — at times groovy, experimental, or completely meditative.

Regarding the past, I started a long time ago making Trance music as Tragida, then, growing up, I approached electronica and ambient, which brought me to make music as Need a Name. Later, I also created a couple side projects: Chasing Dreams and Katahimikan.

Interested in using my music? It's available for licensing on Musicbed.

Audio

After producing music for several years, I became interested in sound design, and over time, I built and shared tools to use in my music for fun. Here you can find all of it.

I started making VSTs for Windows (now outdated and only 32bit) in Synthmaker (which later became FlowStone by DSP Robotics) many years ago.

I also made devices for Ableton Live (which I used to make music for several years), as well as some VST presets and synths for Native Instruments' Reaktor.

Today, I use Bitwig Studio, which I love since it allows me to fully express my creativity, and for which I continue to create devices here and there.

Other than creating devices, I also enjoy post-production. When I'm working on music, I don't think there's much of a separation. All of my tracks are mixed and mastered by myself as part of the whole process. I'm not a certified mixing or mastering engineer, but I do my best to learn as much as I can and apply everything I've learned to my own music.

Design

While I was in high school, I decided to learn how to use graphics and web design tools in order to create my first website. Since then, I've gained experience that has allowed me to work as a web designer for a couple of organizations.

Almost all of the artwork for my music is created by me, including logos, cover arts, and more. I also make some simple animations to promote my music on social networks.

Aside from that, I've made a few things for fun, such as a couple of VST skins and a Playnite theme (an app for organizing and categorizing all of your videogames on PC).

I also enjoy photography, but never had the time to delve into it properly.

Gaming

I love gaming and mostly play on PC. My favorite game of all time is Outer Wilds. Its expansion Echoes of the Eye was my favorite "game" of 2021.

I play many different genres. I'm also very interested in the behind-the-scenes of the gaming scene. I like watching and listening to a bunch of podcasts / shows such as Dropped Frames, NoClip or Get Played and I'm also a pro Twitch lurker!

In case interested, you can visit my IGDB profile and check out the games I play and my ratings.

If you enjoy managing your collection on PC with Playnite, I made this theme for it.

Downloads

Here you'll find various downloads, like music devices, skins and more.

Wanna say thanks? If you wish to donate, I appreciate it and you may do so here! Or, if you prefer, you could buy some of my lossless music on Bandcamp.