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'''James Paddock''' (alias '''Jimmy''') is a British-born, naturalized Australian Doom level designer and musician. 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]], an example being [[Plutonia 2]]. 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 composer, Doom level designer and graphic artist. He has been active in the community since 2006.  
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He is best known for his many musical contributions to the community, with over 700 tracks to his name as of 2021. He has composed for [[Sigil]], [[Plutonia 2]], [[Back to Saturn X]], [[Eviternity]] among many others. He has promoted and led the creation of custom soundtracks for Doom projects, which include the [[Plutonia MIDI Pack|Plutonia]], [[Revolution! MIDI Pack|Revolution]] and [[Rebirth MIDI Pack|Rebirth]] MIDI packs. He also set up "speed MIDI sessions" in the fashion of [[speedmapping]] on the [[Doomworld forums]], and created the [[Doom Musicians Guild]]. He 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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His most notable level design works are the [[megawad]] [[Jenesis]], the [[Cacoward]]-winning independent game [[The Adventures of Square]] and the [[Heretic]] [[megawad]] the [[Faithless Trilogy]]. He has made contributions to many projects including [[Back to Saturn X]], [[Doom 2 the Way id Did]], [[Eviternity]], and the MAYhem series. He made [[Deathless]], a megawad that was notable for being created in just 9 days, and was later added as an [[official add-ons|official add-on]] for the [[Doom Classic Unity port]].
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His other work includes creating numerous graphics for Doom projects, most notable of which are Jimmy-tex and Zoon-tex. He also founded and led [[The Joy of Mapping]] series, a community project series that aims to teach newer Doom mappers.
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He was the recipient of the [https://www.doomworld.com/cacowards/2019/lifetime/ Espi Award for Lifetime Achievement] at the [[Cacowards 2019|2019 Cacowards]] for his numerous contributions to the community.
  
 
== Body of work ==
 
== Body of work ==
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP11|Eat Dirt|32in24-10}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP11|Eat Dirt|32in24-10}}
 
* [[Claustrophobia 1024 2: The Mystery of Too Many Maps]] ({{ig|id=15982}})
 
* [[Claustrophobia 1024 2: The Mystery of Too Many Maps]] ({{ig|id=15982}})
** Soundtrack for M[[MAP33: The Unknown Machine (Claustrophobia 1024 2)|MAP33]], [[title screen]] and [[intermission]]
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** Soundtrack for [[MAP33: The Unknown Machine (Claustrophobia 1024 2)|MAP33]], [[title screen]] and [[intermission]]
 
* [[Fusion Mapping]] ({{ig|id=16306}})
 
* [[Fusion Mapping]] ({{ig|id=16306}})
 
** Soundtrack for "Under Control" and "Slough of Traps"
 
** Soundtrack for "Under Control" and "Slough of Traps"
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* [[Plutonia 1024: The Plutinya Experiment]] ({{ig|id=18015}})
 
* [[Plutonia 1024: The Plutinya Experiment]] ({{ig|id=18015}})
** MAP19: Constant Motion
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP19|Constant Motion|Plutonia 1024}}
  
 
* April Fools STARTAN Maps of Any Quality ({{ig|id=18071}})
 
* April Fools STARTAN Maps of Any Quality ({{ig|id=18071}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Entrygray|50 Shades of Graytall}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Entrygray|50 Shades of Graytall}}
  
* [[Doomworld Roulette]]: Session 1 ({{ig|id=18305}})
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* Doomworld Roulette: Session 1 ({{ig|id=18305}})
 
** Graphics
 
** Graphics
 
** MAP02: Voodoo People
 
** MAP02: Voodoo People
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** {{ig|id=19026|Session 29}}, MAP01: 'O' of Construction
 
** {{ig|id=19026|Session 29}}, MAP01: 'O' of Construction
  
* [[The Joy of Mapping]] #1 ({{ig|id=18527}})
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* DUMP Episode 1: Fuck Time Limits ({{ig|id=18443}})
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** MAP10: Fluvial Terrace
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 1]] ({{ig|id=18527}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** MAP15: Joyfort
 
** MAP15: Joyfort
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Surface|Mutiny}} ''(with [[Fonze]] and [[Jon Vail (40oz)]])''
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Surface|Mutiny}} ''(with [[Fonze]] and [[Jon Vail (40oz)]])''
  
* The Joy of Mapping #2 ({{ig|id=18569}})
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 2]] ({{ig|id=18569}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** MAP19: Mechanism Eight
 
** MAP19: Mechanism Eight
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** Soundtrack for maps [[MAP01: Carnivorous Cargo (Revolution!)|01]], [[MAP05: R 'n R (Revolution!)|05]], [[MAP08: Rockit (Revolution!)|08]], [[MAP19: Xenocracy (Revolution!)|19]], [[MAP26: Phragmobasidium (Revolution!)|26]], [[MAP27: Necrosis (Revolution!)|27]] and ''(with [[DoomLover234]])'' intermission screen
 
** Soundtrack for maps [[MAP01: Carnivorous Cargo (Revolution!)|01]], [[MAP05: R 'n R (Revolution!)|05]], [[MAP08: Rockit (Revolution!)|08]], [[MAP19: Xenocracy (Revolution!)|19]], [[MAP26: Phragmobasidium (Revolution!)|26]], [[MAP27: Necrosis (Revolution!)|27]] and ''(with [[DoomLover234]])'' intermission screen
  
* [[Doomworld Roulette]]: Session 2 ({{ig|id=18668}})
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* Doomworld Roulette: Session 2 ({{ig|id=18668}})
 
** MAP08: Kevin Spacey's Lunartech Dojo Puppet Show
 
** MAP08: Kevin Spacey's Lunartech Dojo Puppet Show
  
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* [[Counterattack]] ({{ig|id=18726}})
 
* [[Counterattack]] ({{ig|id=18726}})
 
** Soundtrack for [[MAP32: Microland (Counterattack)|MAP32]] (transcription only)
 
** Soundtrack for [[MAP32: Microland (Counterattack)|MAP32]] (transcription only)
* The Joy of Mapping #3: Mandatory Joy ({{ig|id=18773}})
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 3: Mandatory Joy]] ({{ig|id=18773}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** MAP23: Oasis2
 
** MAP23: Oasis2
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP42|The Cauldron|Skulldash}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP42|The Cauldron|Skulldash}}
  
* The Joy of Mapping #4: Summer School ({{ig|id=19246}})
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 4: Summer School]] ({{ig|id=19246}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** E1M1: Rocky Canyon ''(with EcafR8708 and [[Matt Cibulas (RottKing)]])''
 
** E1M1: Rocky Canyon ''(with EcafR8708 and [[Matt Cibulas (RottKing)]])''
 
** E1M7: Oceanbay ''(with CardboxNeko)''
 
** E1M7: Oceanbay ''(with CardboxNeko)''
  
* The Joy of Mapping #5: Winter Weekend ({{ig|id=19245}})
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 5: Winter Weekend]] ({{ig|id=19245}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** Hub Map ''(with [[Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly)]])''
 
** Hub Map ''(with [[Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly)]])''
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* [[The Adventures of Square|The Adventures of Square Episode 2: Galactic Lunacy]]
 
* [[The Adventures of Square|The Adventures of Square Episode 2: Galactic Lunacy]]
 
** Project Management
 
** Project Management
** {{maplinkgen|E2A6|Geometric Engineering|The Adventures of Square}} ''(with [[Matt Tropiano (Mista T)]])''
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** {{maplinkgen|E2A6|Geometric Engineering|The Adventures of Square}} ''(with [[Matt Tropiano (MTrop)]])''
 
** {{maplinkgen|E2A10|Arcanum|The Adventures of Square}} ''(with Xaser Acheron)''
 
** {{maplinkgen|E2A10|Arcanum|The Adventures of Square}} ''(with Xaser Acheron)''
 
** Soundtrack for maps E2A2, E2A3, E2A6, E2A7, E2A8, E2A9, E2A10, E2A11, E2A12 ''(all exc. 2, 9, 10 and 12 with Xaser Acheron)''
 
** Soundtrack for maps E2A2, E2A3, E2A6, E2A7, E2A8, E2A9, E2A10, E2A11, E2A12 ''(all exc. 2, 9, 10 and 12 with Xaser Acheron)''
  
* [[Team Rocket: Blasting Off at the Speed of Mapping]] ({{ig|id=19153}})
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* Team Rocket: Blasting Off at the Speed of Mapping ({{ig|id=19153}})
 
** MAP02: Teahouse
 
** MAP02: Teahouse
 
** MAP12: Little Savage
 
** MAP12: Little Savage
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** Soundtrack for maps [[MAP05: Demon (Eviternity)|05]], [[MAP10: Creation (Eviternity)|10]], [[MAP12: Brisk (Eviternity)|12]], [[MAP19: Dehydration (Eviternity)|19]], [[MAP21: Imperishable (Eviternity)|21]], [[MAP24: Gossamer (Eviternity)|24]], [[MAP25: Slave (Eviternity)|25]] (transcription only), title screen
 
** Soundtrack for maps [[MAP05: Demon (Eviternity)|05]], [[MAP10: Creation (Eviternity)|10]], [[MAP12: Brisk (Eviternity)|12]], [[MAP19: Dehydration (Eviternity)|19]], [[MAP21: Imperishable (Eviternity)|21]], [[MAP24: Gossamer (Eviternity)|24]], [[MAP25: Slave (Eviternity)|25]] (transcription only), title screen
  
* The Joy of Mapping #6: Joy Eternal ({{ig|id=19299}})
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 6: Joy Eternal]] ({{ig|id=19299}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** Hub Map (with ''[[Walker Wright (Pavera)]]'')
 
** Hub Map (with ''[[Walker Wright (Pavera)]]'')
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* Jiffy Bag ({{ig|id=19269}})
 
* Jiffy Bag ({{ig|id=19269}})
 
* [[Faithless]] ({{ig|id=19390}})
 
* [[Faithless]] ({{ig|id=19390}})
* [[Rebirth MIDI Pack]] ({{dwforums|92733}})
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* [[Rebirth MIDI Pack]] ({{ig|id=19589}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** Soundtrack for [[title screen]] and maps [[MAP01: Operator (The Rebirth)|01]], [[MAP04: Sewage (The Rebirth)|04]], [[MAP08: Pumping Station (The Rebirth)|08]], [[MAP09: The Depot (The Rebirth)|09]], [[MAP13: Condemned Streets (The Rebirth)|13]] ''(with therektafire)'', [[MAP17: Xenophob (The Rebirth)|17]], [[MAP27: Wired Hive (The Rebirth)|27]], and [[MAP30: Hell's Innards (The Rebirth)|30]].
 
** Soundtrack for [[title screen]] and maps [[MAP01: Operator (The Rebirth)|01]], [[MAP04: Sewage (The Rebirth)|04]], [[MAP08: Pumping Station (The Rebirth)|08]], [[MAP09: The Depot (The Rebirth)|09]], [[MAP13: Condemned Streets (The Rebirth)|13]] ''(with therektafire)'', [[MAP17: Xenophob (The Rebirth)|17]], [[MAP27: Wired Hive (The Rebirth)|27]], and [[MAP30: Hell's Innards (The Rebirth)|30]].
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* [[Come Eat The Mapwich]] ({{dwforums|id=107249}})
 
* [[Come Eat The Mapwich]] ({{dwforums|id=107249}})
 
** MAP10: Terminus Point ''(with The Individualist)''
 
** MAP10: Terminus Point ''(with The Individualist)''
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* The Hellforge One Year Anniversary Project ({{dwforums|110299}})
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** Soundtrack
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===2020===
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* Team Rocket 2 - Looks like we're blasting off again! ({{dwforums|id=111094}})
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** MAP02: Nighttime Cinema
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** MAP06: Delirium Caverns
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** MAP08: A Relic in Time ''(with Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly))''
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** MAP16: Nuke Me Daddy ''(with Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly))''
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** MAP17: The Treasure of Aqueus
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** MAP20: Island of Fools
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** MAP23: Bone Mass
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** MAP31: Kentucky Fried BITCH
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** MAP35: Headquarters ''(with Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly))''
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* Isolation ({{dwforums|112967}})
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** Project lead
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* [[1000 Lines 2 - Community Project]] ({{ig|id=19693}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP18|Dour Tower|1000 Lines 2 CP}}
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* [[Raven MIDI Pack]] ({{dwforums|114080}})
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** Project lead
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** Soundtrack for E3M6, E4M4, E4M8, E5M1, E5M3, E5M6, E5M8
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** Soundtrack for E3M8 ''(with [[Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly)]])''
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** Soundtrack for E4M1, E4M9, E5M4, E6M2 (with mrgrimsdale)
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* [[Faithless Trilogy]] ({{dwforums|117375}})
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* [[The Mapwich 2: The Mapwichening]] ({{dwforums|117485}})
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** MAP01: The Collector ''(with DoomTheRobot)''
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
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** {{ig|id=19781|Session 49}}, MAP18: Torch Hell
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===2021===
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* PUSS VI: Imperfect Hatred ({{ig|id=19910}})
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** MAP25: Wrath Like Fire
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* Earthless: Prelude ({{dwforums|120458}})
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* [[15 Years a Doomer]] ({{dwforums|120642}})
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** Organizer
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* Doom 2 In Spain Only ({{ig|id=19913}})
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** Mapping
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** Soundtrack ''(as "Ricky Martin")''
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
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** {{ig|id=19885|title=Session 53}}, MAP07: Dem Bones
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* PUSS VIII: Speed Squared ({{dwforums|121078}})
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** MAP03: Dam 'n' Blast!
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** MAP12: In Queso Emergency
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* Safe Haven ({{dwforums|121896}})
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* [[10 Years of Doom (Mapping Contest)|10 Years of Doom]] ({{dwforums|121127}})
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** [[Alfonzo Writes, Directs and Stars in His Own Television Show in the 1980s]]
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* [[TNT: Evilution MIDI Pack]] ({{Dwforums|id=121711|title=Doomworld release thread}})
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** Soundtrack for {{maplinkgen|MAP11|Storage Facility|TNT: Evilution}} ''(with [[Adam Post (Doomkid)|Doomkid]])''
  
 
===Unfinished projects===
 
===Unfinished projects===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBOjj1eq0Uf2Uzbwb57oiA YouTube channel]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBOjj1eq0Uf2Uzbwb57oiA YouTube channel]
 
* [https://jamespaddock.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp page]
 
* [https://jamespaddock.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp page]
* {{archived link|http://jimmy.the-powerhouse.net:80/forums/index.php|Doom Musicians Guild|https://web.archive.org/web/20150124232814/http://jimmy.the-powerhouse.net:80/forums/index.php|archive.org}}
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* [https://www.doomworld.com/cacowards/2019/lifetime/ Espi Award dedication]
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* {{archived link|http://jimmy.the-powerhouse.net/forums/index.php|Doom Musicians Guild|https://web.archive.org/web/20150124232814/http://jimmy.the-powerhouse.net/forums/index.php|archive.org}}
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* [https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en/article/3XhNE2zFTqGXfK6YUF4SjW/nods-to-mods-interview-deathless Interview] at [[Slayers Club]]
  
 
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James Paddock (alias Jimmy) is a British composer, Doom level designer and graphic artist. He has been active in the community since 2006.

He is best known for his many musical contributions to the community, with over 700 tracks to his name as of 2021. He has composed for Sigil, Plutonia 2, Back to Saturn X, Eviternity among many others. He has promoted and led the creation of custom soundtracks for Doom projects, which include the Plutonia, Revolution and Rebirth MIDI packs. He also set up "speed MIDI sessions" in the fashion of speedmapping on the Doomworld forums, and created the Doom Musicians Guild. He 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.

His most notable level design works are the megawad Jenesis, the Cacoward-winning independent game The Adventures of Square and the Heretic megawad the Faithless Trilogy. He has made contributions to many projects including Back to Saturn X, Doom 2 the Way id Did, Eviternity, and the MAYhem series. He made Deathless, a megawad that was notable for being created in just 9 days, and was later added as an official add-on for the Doom Classic Unity port.

His other work includes creating numerous graphics for Doom projects, most notable of which are Jimmy-tex and Zoon-tex. He also founded and led The Joy of Mapping series, a community project series that aims to teach newer Doom mappers.

He was the recipient of the Espi Award for Lifetime Achievement at 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
  • Doomworld Roulette: Session 2 (Doomworld/idgames)
    • MAP08: Kevin Spacey's Lunartech Dojo Puppet Show

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

2021

Unfinished projects

These projects are not available on the idgames archive yet

External links