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Garrett Williamson (born April 14, 1997), formerly known online as GarArtStudios, is a Nashville-based American musician and former YouTuber. He has made numerous appearances with many different influencers, composing music for the likes of Scott the Woz, Alpharad, PeanutButterGamer, and Chadtronic, as well as others.
History[]
Garrett started the channel in late 2012, about a year after beginning GC Waves with Chase. The channel remained fairly inactive, uploading videos once every several months or longer, until 2014 when Garrett began uploading work a little more frequently and eventually released "How to Make Five Nights at Freddy's Not Scary" in August. The video went viral and boosted his subscriber count, and until 2020, he remained very active on his channel with his long running series RTTTA. Starting in 2020, before the release of his newest album, he began slowing down and shifting his focus to music production and his second channel, and in early 2022, he released his last video, where he promised to make one final RTTTA as the last video on his channel, which has yet to happen.
Music career[]
Garrett's first album to be released to the public was Edge of the Universe. It was a mix of acoustic and electronic styles. It was released on April 11, 2012.
Two years later, he released his second album The Beat Demon. Garrett has stated that the idea behind The Beat Demon is the groove being a physical character which is personified throughout the album.
On the March 11, 2017 Garrett released the single "Switch" to his YouTube and music platforms, part of what he called #Project1997. The music video of this song is a tribute to Nintendo and their Nintendo Switch system. This would not be the last time he would upload a tribute to Nintendo as on the 18th of November 2017 he uploaded his own semi-cover of a track in Mario Odyssey called "Jump Up, Super Star! (Garrett Williamson Version)".
Starting in 2017, he became more and more notable for his work on video game soundtracks, with the release of Asagao Academy. He had prior experience through fangame Project M, as well as other projects. Currently he works with company Rare Drop Music for releases in video game and other soundtrack work, such as his most recent work with Omega Strikers, No Straight Roads: Encore Edition, and Xeno Realms: Sky Brother Force most notably.
Garrett's most popular single "What If I'm Hurt Again" was uploaded to YouTube and music platforms on the 28th of April 2018 as part of his upcoming album given the placeholder name of "Project1997" which will also feature "Switch", "Get Along", and other songs that had yet to be released. On August 1st, 2020 Garrett announced that "Project1997" has been officially named to "Middle of Somewhere".
In 2019, Scott Wozniak reached out to Williamson to create music for a Christmas special on his YouTube channel, and has served as his most prominent musician, creating the theme song for his G4TV show, his Borderline Forever special (along with Nicholas Karr), and his yearly Christmas specials. He also works for Alpharad, Chadtronic, and other prominent influencers to create music and themes for their variety channels and programs.
In 2020, he would release Middle of Somewhere, and since then, has focused on music for video games, releasing music for games like Omega Strikers, PUBG Mobile, and Apex Legends Mobile, along with many others.
Discography[]
Main Releases[]
- Edge of the Universe (2012)
- Christmas Has Awoken (2013)
- Terminate (2014)
- Backstage (2014)
- Free (feat. Emma Rose Williamson) (2014)
- The Beat Demon (2014)
- Lost in Thoughts All Alone (2016)
- Open Your Eyes (2017)
- Switch (2017)
- Abra Os Olhos (2017)
- Jump Up, Super Star! (2017)
- What If I'm Hurt Again (2018)
- Settle It in Smash (Frostburn Remix) (2019)
- Get Along (2019)
- Thank U, Next (2020)
- Middle of Somewhere (2020)
- What If I'm Hurt Again (Chase Akers Remix) (2021)
Featured Releases[]
- Settle It in Smash (Yungtown) (2014)
- In Evolution (Yungtown) (2015)
- Party Like a Preschooler (Deluxe Edition) (2020)
- DEKU WORLD (Shawn Mesa) (2021)
- Scott The Woz's Borderline Forever (2021)
Soundtrack Releases[]
- Asagao Academy: Original Soundtrack (2016)
- OBLITERACERS (2017)
- METAGAME (2021)
- No Straight Roads: Encore Edition (2021)
- Sky Brother Force (Sky Brother Force Opening Theme) (2022)
- The Veil (Sky Brother Force Ending Theme) (2022)
- Xeno Realms: Sky Brother Force Season 1 (2022)
- PUBG MOBILE (2022)
- Omega Strikers (2023)
Other[]
Trivia[]
- Williamson currently resides south of Nashville, Tennessee.
- Williamson has stated that his first two albums were made almost entirely using MIDI effects, and programmed all by him manually, without use of any keyboard or MIDI controller.
- The name RTTTA was meant to be a placeholder, but it stuck due to fans knowing it by that and Williamson saying he never could come up with a better name for it.
- Williamson's frequent colleague, Chase Weimer, is also his cousin.
- Williamson is a Christian.
- "What If I'm Hurt Again" was the theme song for his YouTube series called RTTTA.