Testimonials

From the man himself

Image result for john romeroI knew that the free release of SIGIL would need MIDI music to make it feel complete. Jimmy Paddock is a great musician that’s been in the DOOM scene for a long time. He’s made so much music and at commercial quality. I asked him about using some of his unreleased music for SIGIL and he agreed. He made a couple new tracks, too. It was very smooth working with Jimmy.


— John Romero

From the community

6_espi.png?_cb=1544228975For his musical contributions alone, Jimmy is a load-bearing pillar of the Doom community. For that alone, he would be more than deserving of the most prestigious award we’ve got.

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Every [Espi award] recipient has left an indelible impression on the Doom community, but of all the people we’ve awarded, Jimmy’s impression might be the most personal. He’s just always been there for people. He’s absurdly skilled at practically everything, but he’s also a fantastic person who’s made sure those skills have benefitted others whenever possible.

 

We as a community wouldn’t be the same without him.

 

— 2019 Espi Award Lifetime Achievement write-up

From individuals

Hey Jimmy, just wanted to say that you’ve been one of my biggest motivations for a long time.

 

I started making music about 3 years ago and your tracks were truly inspirational for me to start my own path. I hope to one day make a career out of my music as well.

 

— Terminus

Considering you have been consistently producing high quality work either in the form of music or mapsets for many years now. I like many others can only offer the greatest of thanks and the community [would] be a far lesser place without you.

 

— cannonball

[Jimmy’s] guidance was invaluable to me […] and I learnt a lot of what I know from studying his MIDIs (and some of the other Doom composers, tbh). […] Now music dominates my life, I just finished my first year doing film/game composition at university.

 

— Eris Falling

In the time I’ve known you, you have supported literally hundreds of people in a friendly and approachable manner, you’ve made many educational resources, you’ve created an abundance of good looking and usable artwork, you’ve crafted so many hours of fine tuned and enjoyable gameplay, and last but not least, you’ve produced hundreds of pieces of top-quality music specifically designed to be used in our maps!

 

I personally feel lucky to have met you, you’ve been a great friend to me and I know numerous other people here can certainly say the same thing.

 

— Dragonfly

[…] thank you Jimmy for your numerous contributions, you’ve given this community SO much and helped many.

 

— Beezle

Thank you, Jimmy. For all that you do.

 

— Sparktimus