A Hoya operating in startups, VC, and metal guitar playing; writing and coding on the side.
Music
Bands & projects
Araujia — lead guitar/songwriting
2022 – present'Gazes into the metallic void'; at least, that's what The Washington Post said.
Smite — guitar
Jan. 2026 - May 2026Georgetown we (were) here, to spread metal cheer.
Hieroglyph — guitar
Sept. 2025 – Dec. 2025A fun sidequest into power pop.
No One and the Elses — lead guitar
Sept. 2024 - May 2025Known for 'Avocado Girl' and others.
Made by friends and I
Desire Machine - Araujia
2025(the) Hieroglyph - Hieroglyph
2026N.O.A.T.E. - No One and the Elses
2026On rotation
Are You Dead Yet?
albumChildren of Bodom
The greatest metal album ever? Maybe. In my world? Certainly.
Reading
Book hall of fame
Solaris
1961Stanisław Lem
Skunk Works
1994Ben Rich
The Hunt for Red October
1984Tom Clancy
When Thunder Rolled
2003Ed Rasimus
His Master's Voice
1968Stanisław Lem
Writing
Projects
See more on github ↗
This website
2026The page you're looking at. Like christmas, with a little more me.
next.jstypescripttailwindaraujiaband.com
2026My first foray into web development. It started as a digital place to aggregate our band's gigs, but became our online hub with a newsletter, band news, and more.
reactvitetailwindsql
Contact Me
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