AJ DiSpirito is an American[1] musician known for his works for GLITCH.[2]
History[]
AJ created his channel on January 3, 2011,[3] and uploaded his first video on August 15, 2011. It was a piano cover of Beaming Sunlight from Fullmetal Alchemist.[4] His next video was a rock cover of the opening theme from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.[5] He then started uploading remixes and covers of songs from various video games, such as Sonic '06,[6] Super Mario 3D World,[7] Donkey Kong Country 2,[8] Super Paper Mario,[9] and Super Mario Galaxy.[10]
On April 29, 2015, AJ uploaded his first original track. It was for an animation video titled "Undiscovered Pokémon! - Pixlpit Animations," by bitofalice.[11] His first album, titled "Preserve," was released on Spotify in 2016.[12] In 2019, he, along with a few other people, produced the music for the show "Meta Runner."[13] To celebrate the show's anniversary, AJ released a piano medley of the themes from the show.[14] In 2021, AJ composed the soundtrack for Meta Runner's second season.[15]
That same year, he composed the soundtrack for Sunset Paradise[16] and Murder Drones.[17] On October 31, 2022, AJ released the soundtrack for the final season of Meta Runner.[18] In 2023, he released the Volume 1 and Volume 2 soundtracks for Murder Drones.[19][20] AJ released the Volume 3 soundtrack for Murder Drones in 2024, which was for the final season of the show.[21] His most popular track from the show is "BITE ME," which currently has over 16 million views.[22] After the show ended, he released a tutorial video of how to make music in the Nightcore genre on September 4, 2024.[23]
Discography[]
Albums[24][]
- Murder Drones Volume 3 (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2024)
- Murder Drones Volume 2 (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2023)
- Murder Drones Volume 1 (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2023)
- Meta Runner: The Final Season Volume 2 (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2022)
- Meta Runner: The Final Season Volume 1 (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2022)
- Murder Drones Mini Album (Original Pilot Soundtrack) (2021)
- Sunset Paradise (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2021)
- Meta Runner Season 2 (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2021)
- Meta Runner (Original Webseries Soundtrack) (2019)
- Star Stories (2018)
- Preserve (2016)
Singles[25][]
- Storytime (2022)
- Sunset Paradise!!! (2021)
- Only Up (From the Meta Runner Original Soundtrack) [feat. Lizz Robinett] (2020)
- Breeze (From the Meta Runner Original Soundtrack) [feat. Kimi] (2019)
- Always Running (From the Meta Runner Original Soundtrack) [feat. Mattxaj] (2019)
- Darkest Hour (2018)
Channel milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber milestones[]
- 30,000 subscribers: August 22, 2023
- 40,000 subscribers: November 12, 2023
- 50,000 subscribers: April 14, 2024
- 60,000 subscribers: August 26, 2024
- 70,000 subscribers: August 31, 2024
- 80,000 subscribers: September 1, 2024
- 90,000 subscribers: September 6, 2024
- 100,000 subscribers: September 17, 2024
Video view milestones[]
- 10 million views: June 9, 2023
- 20 million views: February 1, 2024
- 30 million views: August 26, 2024
- 40 million views: September 13, 2024
- 50 million views: October 14, 2024
- 60 million views: December 2, 2024
- 70 million views: February 11, 2025
Trivia[]
- He has collaborated with 15 musicians for his cover of Lifelight.[26]
- He uses Ableton to produce his music.[27]
- His inspiration for music was Super Mario Galaxy.[28]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AJ DiSpirito. Bandcamp. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
- ↑ AJ DiSpirito - Videos. YouTube. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
- ↑ AJ DiSpirito - About. YouTube. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
- ↑ FullMetal Alchemist - Beaming Sunlight Piano by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. August 15, 2011.
- ↑ My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Rock Remix by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. March 12, 2012. (archive)
- ↑ Sonic The Hedgehog - His World Cover - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. November 14, 2012. (archive)
- ↑ Toad Theme Orchestral Remix - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. July 25, 2014. (archive)
- ↑ Stickerbrush Symphony - Bramble Blast Rock Remix - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. April 26, 2015. (archive)
- ↑ Super Paper Mario - Memory - Orchestrated Remake by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. April 27, 2015. (archive)
- ↑ Lonely Star - Mario Galaxy Relaxing Remix - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. April 28, 2015. (archive)
- ↑ Pokeman'z Battlez - Original by AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. April 29, 2015.
- ↑ AJ DiSpirito. Preserve - Album. Spotify. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
- ↑ Meta Runner Season 1 FULL Soundtrack - AJ DiSpirito by SMG4. YouTube. December 5, 2019. (archive)
- ↑ Meta Runner Season 1 Piano Medley - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. July 25, 2020. (archive)
- ↑ Meta Runner Season 2 FULL Soundtrack - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. August 18, 2021. (archive)
- ↑ Sunset Paradise FULL Soundtrack - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. November 7, 2021. (archive)
- ↑ MURDER DRONES Official Mini Soundtrack (Pilot) - AJ DiSpirito by J DiSpirito. YouTube. November 9, 2021. (archive)
- ↑ Meta Runner: The Final Season FULL SOUNDTRACK - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. October 31, 2022. (archive)
- ↑ MURDER DRONES: Official Soundtrack Volume 1 (Episode 2 & 3) - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. March 21, 2023. (archive)
- ↑ MURDER DRONES: Official Soundtrack Volume 2 (Episode 4, 5 & 6) - AJ DiSpirito by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. August 23, 2023. (archive)
- ↑ AJ DiSpirito. Murder Drones Volume 3 (Original Webseries Soundtrack). Spotify. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
- ↑ ♫BITE ME♫ 「Nightcore」 → AJ DiSpirito ft. Zephyrianna ♡【LYRICS】 by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. August 30, 2024.
- ↑ *ੈ✩‧₊˚nightcore tutorial*ੈ✩‧₊˚ by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. September 4, 2024.
- ↑ AJ DiSpirito - Albums. Spotify. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
- ↑ AJ DiSpirito - Singles and EPs. Spotify. Retrieved on May 9, 2025.
- ↑ Lifelight MEGA Smash Medley Collab - Featuring 15 Musicians! by AJ DiSpirito. YouTube. November 18, 2021. (archive)
- ↑ "🔪💃🕺" by @AJDiSpirito, AJ DiSpirito, accessed on May 9, 2025
- ↑ "12/22/2007. A few days from here I'd be getting Super Mario Galaxy for Christmas, and my life would pretty much change. I basically started music because of that game😌I wish I had a photo of when I first played it lol.
Thanks Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo absolute legends." by @AJDiSpirito, AJ DiSpirito, accessed on May 9, 2025 (archive via archive.org)