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'''James Paddock''' (alias '''Jimmy''') is a British-born, naturalized Australian musician, Doom level designer and graphic artist. He has been active in the community since 2006. His most notable works are the [[megawad]] [[Jenesis]], the [[Cacoward]]-winning independent game [[The Adventures of Square]] and many [[music]] tracks for various [[PWAD|PWADs]], including [[Sigil]], [[Plutonia 2]] and [[Back to Saturn X]]. He has enthusiastically promoted the creation of custom soundtracks for Doom project, setting up "speed MIDI sessions" in the fashion of [[speedmapping]] on the [[Doomworld forums]], set and creating the [[Doom Musicians Guild]]. He also maintains "Jimmy's Jukebox", a [[ZDoom]] add-on containing the original MIDI soundtracks from the Doom engine games, some other games of the era (such as ''[[Rise of the Triad]]'' or ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]''), and many classic megawads such as [[Icarus: Alien Vanguard]], [[Requiem]], or [[Memento Mori]]. This jukebox allows to create custom or random soundtracks to listen to while playing mods which do not feature their own original soundtrack.
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'''James Paddock''' (alias '''Jimmy''') is a British Doom level designer and graphic artist. He has been active in the community since 2006. His most notable works are the [[megawad]] [[Jenesis]], the [[Cacoward]]-winning independent game [[The Adventures of Square]] and many [[music]] tracks for various [[PWAD|PWADs]], including [[Sigil]], [[Plutonia 2]] and [[Back to Saturn X]]. He has enthusiastically promoted the creation of custom soundtracks for Doom project, setting up "speed MIDI sessions" in the fashion of [[speedmapping]] on the [[Doomworld forums]], set and creating the [[Doom Musicians Guild]]. He also maintains "Jimmy's Jukebox", a [[ZDoom]] add-on containing the original MIDI soundtracks from the Doom engine games, some other games of the era (such as ''[[Rise of the Triad]]'' or ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]''), and many classic megawads such as [[Icarus: Alien Vanguard]], [[Requiem]], or [[Memento Mori]]. This jukebox allows to create custom or random soundtracks to listen to while playing mods which do not feature their own original soundtrack.
  
 
He was the recipient of the [[Cacowards 2019|Espi award for lifetime achievement in the 2019 Cacowards]] for his numerous contributions to the community.
 
He was the recipient of the [[Cacowards 2019|Espi award for lifetime achievement in the 2019 Cacowards]] for his numerous contributions to the community.

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James Paddock (alias Jimmy) is a British Doom level designer and graphic artist. He has been active in the community since 2006. His most notable works are the megawad Jenesis, the Cacoward-winning independent game The Adventures of Square and many music tracks for various PWADs, including Sigil, Plutonia 2 and Back to Saturn X. He has enthusiastically promoted the creation of custom soundtracks for Doom project, setting up "speed MIDI sessions" in the fashion of speedmapping on the Doomworld forums, set and creating the Doom Musicians Guild. He also maintains "Jimmy's Jukebox", a ZDoom add-on containing the original MIDI soundtracks from the Doom engine games, some other games of the era (such as Rise of the Triad or Duke Nukem 3D), and many classic megawads such as Icarus: Alien Vanguard, Requiem, or Memento Mori. This jukebox allows to create custom or random soundtracks to listen to while playing mods which do not feature their own original soundtrack.

He was the recipient of the Espi award for lifetime achievement in the 2019 Cacowards for his numerous contributions to the community.

Body of work

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

  • Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
    • Session 26, MAP05: Vats of Hatred, MAP07: Bruisin' for a Cruisin', session co-host (with TheMionicDonut)
    • Session 28, MAP04: Decrepit Cauldron, MAP08: Mozzarella Compactor
    • Session 29, MAP01: 'O' of Construction

2017

2018

  • Team Rocket: Blasting Off at the Speed of Mapping (Doomworld/idgames)
    • MAP02: Teahouse
    • MAP12: Little Savage
    • MAP17: Petrichor Gardens
    • MAP23: Bug Collection
    • MAP26: This is Your Afterlife
    • MAP28: Den of Skreevil
    • Soundtrack for MAP01

2019

2020

  • Team Rocket 2 - Looks like we're blasting off again! (Doomworld forums thread)
    • MAP02: Nighttime Cinema
    • MAP06: Delirium Caverns
    • MAP08: A Relic in Time (with Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly))
    • MAP16: Nuke Me Daddy (with Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly))
    • MAP17: The Treasure of Aqueus
    • MAP20: Island of Fools
    • MAP23: Bone Mass
    • MAP31: Kentucky Fried BITCH
    • MAP35: Headquarters (with Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly))

Unfinished projects

These projects are not available on the idgames archive yet

External links

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