J.D. Spears 🎵

GRAMMY voting starts TOMORROW! Fellow academy members, happy voting!

Trump ranting about being ok with Iran taking out Los Angeles or San Diego, followed by cheers from fellow Americans, isn’t surprising unfortunately. That doesn’t make it any less dark or disgusting.

For your GRAMMY consideration in the "Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media category - League of Legends For Demacia! Listen and watch some cool behind-the-scenes stuff here: play.reelcrafter.com/Ls4mLh47ShqH...

"From Greatness", from League of Legends For Demacia. I loved getting to introduce Tiffany Johns' beautiful solo euphonium right away, as soon as players spawn into a game. Full album streaming everywhere!

It’s hard to believe I just hit 4 years at Riot Games. What an incredible journey so far. Thank you to everyone who has listened to anything I’ve made here :)

Go behind the scenes with myself and my talented collegues as we chat about creating the score for League of Legends: For Demacia!

For your GRAMMY consideration, League of Legends For Demacia. I'm so incredibly proud of this score and the many humans that worked hard to bring it to life. Fellow academy members, voting begins October 12th! play.reelcrafter.com/Ls4mLh47ShqH...

A much needed date night with aspears1016 singing along to The Sound Of Music at thehollywoodbowl - this shall be an annual tradition from now on.

I'm absolutely LOVING Control Resonant. My GotY so far.

Pre-gaming “The Sound of Music at the Hollywood Bowl” with an Old Fashioned in my Valorant glass to confuse the algorithm.

It is time.

I love our little LA back yard.

See you in October!

I’m honored to be returning to GameSoundCon in Burbank this October 20-21st! I’ll be participating in two talks/panels this year. Always such an honor to see my name alongside those that I admire. We will see you in October!

I’ve known these fellas for 20+ years at this point, so it was a blast to take Hollywood by storm with them this weekend! Alex Gossett and Dallas Gossett have encouraged and inspired me so much over the years and as we enter our forties I feel lucky that we are still cheering each other on.

After considering the horrible possibilities of what a highly-detailed Dead Hand might look like, I’m no longer excited for the #OcarinaofTime remake.

Tuesday and back at it. Dropped the kids off at school. Now a quick stop at one of my favorite local spots, Red Window Coffee.

Day after day it’s the dumbest shit possible. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Tried to impress my kids with my Super Mario Bros (NES) speedrun and man I’m rusty.

My current on-campus studio at Riot Games. A bit of a mess, but fun times are had.

Reflecting on the last 12 ish months of music making! Scoring both cinematic and gameplay for Teamfight Tactics Into the Arcane was a blast! So rewarding to get to write music for these beloved characters!

SCL members, voting for the SCL awards is open now! I humbly submit League of Legends: Welcome to Noxus for your consideration in the “Score for Interactive Media” category.

Teamfight Tactics Lore & Legends is out now! Had a blast scoring this one. The soundtrack is available to listen to everywhere!

i love listening to the chivalry 2 soundtracks @spearssounds.bsky.social

Blown away as always. Thank you for listening 🙏 @musoai.bsky.social #encore25

We took home the award for “Score: Video Game Console/PC” at last nights HMM AWARDS!!! Congrats to the whole #leagueoflegends team!

Still giddy about the opportunity to be a part of the @helixcollective shows last week. Such a great time celebrating game music!

Weekend Malibu adventure.

Thanks for 1 million streams across all platforms for this year’s @leagueoflegends World Championship Theme! Tune in to the finals tomorrow!

Honored to be nominated alongside this amazing team. Welcome To Noxus was nominated for “Best Score for Video Games” in this years Hollywood Music in Media Awards @hmmawards #LeagueofLegends

What a way to cap off a great weekend. Thank you @helixcollective for allowing me to be a small part of these great performances this weekend. This one was special to me because I got to bring the whole family. Thanks to everyone for coming out to support!

A great time yesterday at Game Jams in West Hollywood! One more show today in Burbank. You’ll hear Milio, Smolder, and Aurora’s champ themes (+ music from so many amazing composers such as @wilbertroget.bsky.social and @maclaine.bsky.social). I’ll be there with my whole family so come say hello!

It’s insane to me that #chivalry2 players have listened to this 1 million times as of today! I owe so much to this game, and I never could’ve imagined what it would lead to. For the order!

GameSoundCon is almost here! I’ll be presenting this Wednesday at noon alongside @spearssounds.bsky.social, @maclaine.bsky.social, and @pjmscore.bsky.social. If you’re attending the conference, come join us!

Came across the charts for our “Welcome to Noxus” sessions. What a unique group of instruments to get to write for. GRAMMY voting is still open! Look for us in the “Score for Video Games and Other Interactive Media” categories!

For your GRAMMY consideration - League of Legends: Welcome to Noxus. For my contribution to this score, the star(s) of the show were the amazing percussion trio. Voting is open now. Please consider “Welcome to Noxus” in the “Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media” category!

I’m thrilled to be joining my brother in crime Bill Hemstapat , IGN’s Nick Maillet, and the SCL to chat about League of Legends Welcome to Noxus! SCL members can register now, see you Monday!

Today, 1st round GRAMMY voting begins! I can’t tell you how honored I am to have been a part of League of Legends - Welcome to Noxus. Fellow academy members, I humbly ask you to consider voting for us in the “Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media” category.

For your 🏆GRAMMY🏆 consideration. Welcome To Noxus Score Soundtrack for Interactive Media What an honor to have been a part of this. Voting starts Friday!

I’m excited to return to #gamesoundcon this year! I’ll be participating in the “Mockups Matter” panel alongside an incredibly talented group of composers! Join us as we present some of our techniques and philosophies surrounding the all-important mockup. 10/29 at 1pm, Burbank Convention Center!

Today is #MusicAdvocacyDay! I was honored to join my fellow GRAMMY members for the opportunity to meet with Congressman Sherman to discuss the need for more legislation surrounding gen AI. Thank you congressman for advocating for artists' rights when it comes to AI training. #MusicAdvocate

I'm SO thrilled to have my music be part of Game Jams, a live performance from the Helix Collective! What an honor to have some of my music performed alongside pieces from some of my favorite composer. 11/1 - West Hollywood. 11/2 - Burbank. Tickets available at helixcollective.org - come say hi!

When a late night comedian isn’t allowed to say something the president doesn’t like without retribution from the federal government, you no longer live in a free country.

In honor of this weekends #TheLastOfUs season finale, here's Gustavo playing the theme live at the Hollywood bowl. #TLOU

#TheStudio is excellent. An extremely funny and strikingly sad show. It's a great example of why we need satire.

ICYMI the lead single for #teamfighttactics is available to stream now on Spotify and wherever else you enjoy music! This one was a TON of fun to write and produce. Listen to Cyber City Lights everywhere! Listen:

#Andor was easily my favorite #StarWars thing ever. And I don't think I've ever loved anything as much as I love Star Wars.

My latest on #substack- a deep dive into making the Arena music for @leagueoflegends Welcome to Noxus. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/spearsso... #composer #gamedev #vgm #leagueoflegends

Happy #MothersDay to my lovely wife - thank you for being such a phenomenal mom. Having you as my partner on this crazy journey of parenthood is a true honor and seeing in action the love you have for our kids is a daily “pinch myself” moment. We love you!!