Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns
Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns is a writer, performer, and audio producer working at the intersection of speculative fiction, immersive sound design, and desire horror.The Neuralverse is his primary creative universe, an interconnected body of more than 750 original productions spanning standalone immersive audio, electronic music, experimental writing, and haptic integration.He is the originator of synthesized haptic narrative, the first implementation of synchronized physical sensation as a deliberate storytelling layer in audio production.The flagship work of the Neuralverse is Deep Dream State, the only ongoing, active serialized adult audio drama on the open web and the originating work of the desire horror genre. Its narrative architecture, layered soundscapes, and formal ambition place it in a category of its own.This is not niche work wearing a broad costume. It is genuinely broad work made independently, exploring consciousness, identity, and institutional power through the specific lens of desire.New productions and the full catalog are available through Patreon.ISNI 0000 0005 2877 6254
WHO ARE YOU?
An accidental artist who became a deliberate one.In my 20s I was making audio on a whim. It found an audience before I had a plan for it. The community that formed around it told me what I was building before I fully understood it myself.The name came from that era. Neural Nets and Pretty Patterns started as a pun and became a practice. Somewhere in the middle it became a universe.I've been making immersive audio for over a decade. The catalog now runs past 750 works. The flagship is an audio drama series with a full cast, multiple arcs, and narrative ambitions that keep me up at night in the good way.
IS THIS REAL?
All good storytelling changes you. That's the point.This work is fiction made with care and craft. It uses sound, voice, and narrative structure to create experiences that feel immersive because they are designed to.That's not a disclaimer. That's the job description.The Neuralverse explores desire, power, and consciousness as themes because those are the things worth exploring. The ethics aren't a feature added on top. They're structural. Consent isn't the fine print here. It's the architecture.If you're looking for a technical manual you're in the wrong place. If you're looking for something that takes the experience of being human seriously, you're in exactly the right one.
HOW DO I AUDITION?
New voices are always welcome here. Every voice can be compelling. The catalog reflects that.A few things worth knowing before you reach out.This is a craft operation, not a coaching program. The work demands confident, character-forward performance. If you're still finding your footing as a voice artist, this probably isn't the right starting point.There are basic technical standards for microphone quality and recording environment. Those aren't negotiable and they're not personal.This is an indie production. Compensation is creative credit and catalog placement, not cash.If that all works for you, send a voice reel or a short original sample to [email protected]. Familiarity with the work before you submit is strongly recommended.
DO YOU DO CUSTOMS?
Not in the traditional sense.Exclusive one-person commissions aren't really part of the practice. The work is designed to reach many people simultaneously, and that's where it's most alive.What does happen is genuine collaboration. If you have an idea that fits the Neuralverse, bring it. If you run a community, an event, or a creative space that wants original immersive audio, that conversation is worth having.Patrons shape the work more than most people realize. Feedback, suggestions, and creative input from the community have always influenced what gets made next. That's not marketing copy. That's just how this has always worked.Reach out at [email protected] with what you have in mind.
WHAT IS THE DEEP DREAM STATE?
IS THAT THE DEEP STATE?
Ha. No. Though the institutional paranoia is intentional.My dreams have always had a structure. Locations recur. Characters emerge.For years that showed up as one-offs, unintentional surreality worldbuilding I didn't fully recognize as worldbuilding until it was already a universe.Deep Dream State is what happened when I decided to give those dreams a defined shape. It is a full-cast serialized audio drama built inside the Neuralverse, organized into self-contained arcs that converge into something larger. Where and when they converge depends on you.Three complete arcs. Over ten hours of finished narrative. A fourth arc releasing now.The Chthonic: Cosmic horror on a cruise ship. Ancient arctic rituals. Something beneath the water that was there before language.Incognitoh: A social experiment dressed as a reality game show. The audience is the subject.
Sitri Center: A dream research institute where subconscious compliance is the curriculum.Vale Four: Commerce horror. Corporate research, predatory systems, and the question of who owns your attention.The Solsticial Arc: A pagan Hallmark movie gone feral woodland bacchanal. Seasonal ritual as threshold, the year's longest night as a place where ancient obligations resurface through modern behavior. Available exclusively through Patreon.The series is documented on IMDb, listed among the best dream audio drama podcasts of 2026 by Feedspot, and indexed on The End as binge-ready across its first three complete arcs.The one-offs never stopped. They never will. But this is where the architecture lives.
