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applied communications, “applied communications bites the big one” (Instagram)
Max Wood, posting as @appl.comm, names Scoobert Doobert mixing engineer and Riley Knapp mastering engineer on the LP applied communications bites the big one, and says the album is out. The mix credit is that post. Luke Jackson’s Bandcamp Daily Album of the Day review is about the record.
Source: Instagram, @appl.comm (Max Wood), LP release post, live on the morning of September 25, 2026
Transcribed credit:
- Account: appl.comm. Screenshot taken the morning of September 25, 2026 (phone clock 10:27). The caption then read “13 hours ago.” The profile URL is the account, not a permalink to this post; the caption below is the transcription.
- On the photo, a sticker: “it’s out!” with a fire emoji.
- Caption: my first new LP in ~20 years -- APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS BITES THE BIG ONE -- is now streaming across our blessed internet.
- i am so so proud of this record and so very excited for whoever might connect with it to find it.
- i am deeply grateful to my collaborators @scoobertdoobert.pizza (mixing engineer, whose creativity and thoughtfulness made each song he touched an entirely new - and always better - thing) and @riley__knapp (wonderful mastering engineer).
- i am also very grateful to @barnonerecords for helping to put this out into the world, to @terrorbirdmedia / @geosushigourmet for helping the right people find it, and to @emperorx for helping me maintain the confidence to finish and release it.
- teamwork is really cool!!
- The Bar/None, Terrorbird, and Emperor X lines are Wood’s thanks. They are not Walton credits.
- Liked by scoobertdoobert.pizza and others. Four comments and one repost were visible on the screenshot.
bed, “Kare Wa 3.0” (Spotify track credits)
Luke Francis Walton is a co-writer (Lyricist/Composer) and Scoobert Doobert is the producer on bed’s “Kare Wa 3.0,” the Fuji TV × Skybound Heart Attack opening theme. The same credit lists both names, Luke Francis Walton and Scoobert Doobert.
Source: Spotify track credits, bed «Kare Wa 3.0»
Transcribed credit:
- Artist: bed (Main Artist)
- Composition & Lyrics: Shinji Miyauchi (Lyricist, Composer); Tatsuya Matsumoto (Lyricist, Composer); Luke Francis Walton (Lyricist, Composer)
- Production & Engineering: Scoobert Doobert (Studio Producer)
- Performers: Shinji Miyauchi (Bass)
- Sources: Beformer
bed, “mother ship (Scoobert Doobert Remix)” (Spotify)
Scoobert Doobert is the Remixer on bed’s official “mother ship” remix single, released Sep 20, 2024.
Source: Spotify, bed «mother ship - Scoobert Doobert Remix»
Transcribed credit:
- Release: “mother ship remix” — bed · Single · Sep 20, 2024 · 2 songs, 6 min
- Track 1: mother ship - Scoobert Doobert Remix (bed, Scoobert Doobert)
- Track 2: mother ship (bed)
- Credits (Track 1): Artist: bed (Main Artist); Composition & Lyrics: Shinji Miyauchi, Tatsuya Matsumoto (Lyricist, Composer); Performers: Scoobert Doobert (Remixer); Sources: Beformer
Sound & Recording Magazine (サンレコ): studio profile
Scoobert Doobert’s studio work was profiled in Sound & Recording Magazine (サンレコ), Japan’s long-running recording/production magazine.
Source: Sound & Recording Magazine (サンレコ), print edition
Transcribed credit:
- Luke Francis Walton and Scoobert Doobert, his primary music project, profiled in Sound & Recording Magazine — interview and studio feature.
- Print source with no public article URL. The magazine scans below are the record.
CHAI, 『ジャジャーン』 (Tower Records Japan): shared arrangement credit
Tower Records Japan’s item page for CHAI’s Sony EP 『ジャジャーン』 lists 編曲 as CHAI and Scoobert Doobert on ラブじゃん, まるごと, and 夢のはなし. SURPRISE lists CHAI and Toru Matsumoto. HERO JOURNEY lists CHAI and Superorganism. Lyrics and composition stay with CHAI.
Source: Tower Records Japan: ジャジャーン / CHAI
Transcribed credit:
- Item: ジャジャーン / CHAI. The 収録内容 tab, captured September 29, 2026. Total time 00:15:12.
- 1. ラブじゃん, 00:03:20. 作詞: ユウキ (CHAI). 作曲: マナ (CHAI), カナ (CHAI). 編曲: CHAI, Scoobert Doobert.
- 2. まるごと, 00:02:54. 作詞: ユウキ (CHAI). 作曲: マナ (CHAI), カナ (CHAI). 編曲: CHAI, Scoobert Doobert.
- 3. SURPRISE, 00:03:24. 作詞: マナ (CHAI), カナ (CHAI), ユナ (CHAI). 作曲: マナ (CHAI), カナ (CHAI). 編曲: CHAI, Toru Matsumoto.
- 4. HERO JOURNEY feat. Superorganism, 00:01:57. 編曲: CHAI, Superorganism.
- 5. 夢のはなし, 00:03:35. 作詞: ユウキ (CHAI). 作曲: マナ (CHAI), カナ (CHAI). 編曲: CHAI, Scoobert Doobert.
CHAI, 「夢のはなし」 (Skream!): sound production
Skream!’s August 2022 news item on CHAI’s 「夢のはなし」 names Scoobert Doobert on サウンド・プロデュース, the same role as on 「まるごと」, and names the song as the theme for the film さかなのこ.
Source: Skream!: CHAI、映画「さかなのこ」主題歌「夢のはなし」
Transcribed credit:
- CHAI released the single 「夢のはなし」 as the theme written for さかなクン原作/のん主演/沖田修一監督の映画「さかなのこ」, opening September 1.
- サウンド・プロデュースは今年1月にリリースされたシングル「まるごと」も手掛けたカリフォルニア在住の気鋭アーティスト Scoobert Doobert が担当.
- The article also prints ユウキ’s comment on the film and the trailer still labeled 主題歌 CHAI 「夢のはなし」.
CHAI, 「まるごと」 (Sony Music Japan): sound production
Sony Music Japan’s news item on 「まるごと」 names Scoobert Doobert on サウンドプロデュース and names the single as the theme for the NHK drama 『恋せぬふたり』.
Source: Sony Music Japan: CHAI 「まるごと」
Transcribed credit:
- CHAI released 「まるごと」 as the theme written for the NHK よるドラ 『恋せぬふたり』, starring 岸井ゆきの and 高橋一生, which began January 10, 2022.
- サウンドプロデュースは、カリフォルニア在住の気鋭のアーティスト Scoobert Doobert が担当.
- The same page lists the digital single as out on January 12, 2022, and lists EP 『WINK TOGETHER』 track 4 as Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix).
CHAI, 「夢のはなし」 (Sony Music Japan): sound production
Sony Music Japan’s news item on 「夢のはなし」 names Scoobert Doobert on サウンドプロデュース, including the earlier single 「まるごと」, and names the song as the theme for the film 『さかなのこ』.
Source: Sony Music Japan: CHAI 「夢のはなし」
Transcribed credit:
- CHAI released 「夢のはなし」 as the theme written for さかなクン原作・のん主演・沖田修一監督の映画 『さかなのこ』, opening September 1.
- サウンドプロデュースは今年1月にリリースされたシングル「まるごと」も手掛けたカリフォルニア在住の気鋭アーティスト Scoobert Doobert が担当.
- The release line on the page: 配信中 (2022年8月3日). The film credit block lists 主題歌:CHAI「夢のはなし」(Sony Music Labels) and 9月1日 nationwide.
CHAI, “WHOLE” (Sub Pop Mega Mart): producer credit
The Sub Pop Mega Mart page for CHAI’s “WHOLE” names Scoobert Doobert as producer and names the single as the theme for NHK’s “Koi-senu Futari.”
Source: Sub Pop Mega Mart: CHAI — WHOLE
Transcribed credit:
- Release date: January 13, 2022. Label: Sub Pop. Catalog #: 71511. Tracklist: 1. WHOLE.
- “The new single is confirmed as the theme song for Japan’s public broadcaster NHK’s new romantic comedy drama series ‘Koi-senu Futari.’”
- “The track, produced by San Diego-based producer Scoobert Doobert, is a nostalgic and romantic J-POP track…”
CHAI, WINK TOGETHER (Sub Pop): Miracle remix
Sub Pop’s release page for CHAI’s WINK TOGETHER lists “Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix)” as track 4. Catalog SP1502, released February 2, 2022.
Source: Sub Pop: WINK TOGETHER by CHAI
Transcribed credit:
- CHAI, WINK TOGETHER. Release date February 2, 2022. Catalog No. SP1502.
- Tracks: Nobody Knows We Are Fun (STUTS Remix); PING PONG! feat. YMCK (Busy P Remix); END (Confidence Man Remix); Miracle (Scoobert Doobert Remix); ACTION (with ZAZEN BOYS); Donuts Mind If I Do (with Beenzino).
59th Galaxy Award: Koisenu Futari, Television Special Prize
The Broadcast Critics Association’s 59th Galaxy Award (2021) lists よるドラ「恋せぬふたり」 (NHK) under ●特別賞●. The prize is the series’s. Walton produced the theme, CHAI’s 「まるごと」.
Source: 放送批評懇談会: 第59回ギャラクシー賞(2021年度)
Transcribed credit:
- Page: 第59回(2021年度)受賞作. Period: April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.
- Television division, ●特別賞●: よるドラ「恋せぬふたり」(日本放送協会).
- The line names the drama and NHK. It does not name a songwriter or producer.
Fuji TV: HEART ATTACK, ContentAsia Silver (2025)
Fuji TV’s September 5, 2025 news release says the international co-production drama HEART ATTACK won Silver at the ContentAsia Awards 2025 for Best Drama Series Made in Asia for a Regional or International Market: the drama’s first international award, and Fuji TV’s first win in that category. The award is the series’s. Walton co-wrote and co-produced the opening theme, bed’s “Kare Wa 3.0.”
Source: Fuji Television: ContentAsia Awards 2025
Transcribed credit:
- Dated 2025/09/05. The ceremony was Thursday, September 4, 2025, in Taipei.
- “HEART ATTACK” won the Silver Award for “Best Drama Series Made in Asia for a Regional or International Market” category. This marks the very first international award for the drama, as well as first-ever win in this category for Fuji Television Network, Inc.
- The page does not name the opening theme or a music credit.
SubmitHub Popular, All time (September 29, 2026)
On September 29, 2026, SubmitHub Popular showed these All time ranks for Scoobert Doobert. The page URL only keeps the genre. Country and sub-genre are dropdowns. Rank rows and filter bars are separate captures. The same night, the live chart was read in a browser to name the dropdowns the rank crops leave out. The live page does not keep a rank at a stable URL.
Source: SubmitHub Popular, All time, captured and read September 29, 2026
Transcribed credit:
- Chart rule, printed on the page: “Minimum of 10 submissions, ranked by curator approvals.” Every row below is Scoobert Doobert on Beformer unless noted. Points are the number on that row, including the #RGB bonus when the row prints one.
- Blogwave, no sub-genre, All countries. Filter bar captured 7:13 p.m.: All time, Blogwave, All countries. “a song to quit your job to” at rank 27. Lo-fi Rock, Chillwave, Indie Pop. 71,300 monthly listeners. 61 points (includes +6 #RGB bonus points). Released Jan 07, 2022. Neighbors in the rank frame: 26 Fabio Romagnoli × Rafael Manga, “House Thing”; 28 Tyler Mann, “Move Your Body.”
- Blogwave, no sub-genre, United States. Filter bar captured 7:13 p.m.: All time, Blogwave, United States. The same song at rank 15, same 61 points and Jan 07, 2022 release. Neighbors: 14 The Chainsmokers, “Kills You Slowly”; 16 Tyler Mann, “Move Your Body.” The loaded 100 rows also list Dancing Alone at 50 (42 points, includes +1 #RGB, released Jul 12, 2024), Take a Breath at 55 (42 points, includes +3 #RGB, released Oct 23, 2020), daydreaming at 65 (38 points, includes +2 #RGB, released Jan 19, 2024), and If I Could Only at 94 (33 points, released Nov 10, 2020). Those four rows were read on the live chart and are not in the screenshots.
- Blogwave, sub-genre Chillwave, All countries. “a song to quit your job to” at rank 12, 61 points, Jan 07, 2022. The rank frame’s neighbors are 11 Stray Fossa, “Transpiring,” and 13 James Wyatt Crosby, “Shadow of a Ghost.” The address bar still reads genre=Blogwave. The same live chart lists Take a Breath at 44 (42 points, includes +3 #RGB, Oct 23, 2020), which is not in the screenshot.
- Blogwave, sub-genre Chillwave, United States, read the same night with no separate screenshot: “a song to quit your job to” at 11 (61 points), Take a Breath at 30 (42 points, includes +3 #RGB), daydreaming at 35 (38 points, includes +2 #RGB), If I Could Only at 49 (33 points).
- Covers, All time, United States. “September (Earth Wind & Fire Cover)” at rank 80. Indie Pop, Contemporary R&B, Electro Funk, Indietronica. 71,300 monthly listeners. 30 points (includes +2 #RGB bonus points). Released Sep 08, 2022. Neighbors in the frame: 79 Lindberg, “Survivor (Destiny’s Child Cover)”; 81 Rnb DAYSAVV ft jah finesse × Jah finesse, “No Games.” The address bar reads genre=Covers. The loaded All countries Covers chart, 100 rows, does not list a Scoobert song.
- Alternative / Indie, sub-genre Psychedelic Rock, All time, United States. Filter bar: All time, Alternative / Indie, United States, Psychedelic Rock selected. “I Live in California” at rank 45. Surf Rock, Indie Pop, Psychedelic Rock. 71,000 monthly listeners. 37 points (includes +1 #RGB bonus points). Released Jul 16, 2021. Neighbors: 44 Avi Snow × MVCA × Zeeba, “All I Need”; 46 In The Pines, “Hide The Sky.” The loaded All countries Psychedelic Rock chart, 50 rows, does not list a Scoobert song.
- Alternative / Indie, sub-genre Dream Pop, All time, United States. “in it with u” at rank 34 (Neo-Soul, Retro Soul, Dream Pop, Cloud Rap / Emo Hip-Hop; 71,000 monthly listeners for Scoobert Doobert and 49,400 for India Thieriot; 67 points; released Oct 11, 2024; neighbors 33 The Lovelines, “1-800-LOVELINE,” and 35 Mobley, “Yr Ghost”). “I’m an Idiot” at rank 43 (Indie Pop, Dream Pop; 71,000 monthly listeners; 65 points, includes +4 #RGB bonus points; released Sep 03, 2021; neighbors 42 JW Francis, “Sweet As A Rose,” and 44 Scott Fisher, “Still the Same”). The loaded All countries Dream Pop chart, 50 rows, does not list a Scoobert song.
- Alternative / Indie, sub-genre Lo-Fi Rock, All time, United States. “Can’t Imagine Feeling Better” at 10 (Lo-fi Rock, Indie Pop, Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Indietronica; 71,000 monthly listeners; 71 points, includes +3 #RGB; released Jan 04, 2021; neighbors 9 KID TRAVIS, “7 TEEN,” and 11 Josh Fudge, “Summer Something”). “a song to quit your job to” at 21 (61 points, includes +6 #RGB; Jan 07, 2022; neighbors 20 TOLEDO, “Sunday Funday,” and 22 Leon in the Wild, “Track Shoes”). “Underwater” at 40 (Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Dream Pop, Lo-fi Rock, Cloud Rap / Emo Hip-Hop; 71,000 monthly listeners; 50 points, includes +5 #RGB; released Aug 25, 2023; neighbors 39 Strawflower, “Burned Blue,” and 41 Kowloon, “Today”).
- Alternative / Indie, sub-genre Lo-Fi Rock, All countries, read the same night: “Can’t Imagine Feeling Better” still at 10 (71 points). “a song to quit your job to” at 23 (61 points). “Underwater” at 48 (50 points).
- Alternative / Indie, sub-genre Slacker Rock, All time, United States. “daydreaming” at 6 (Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Chillwave, Slacker Rock, UK / Happy Hardcore / Happy Rave; 71,300 monthly listeners; 38 points, includes +2 #RGB; released Jan 19, 2024). “fuck it let’s go bowling” at 7 (Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Dream Pop, Slacker Rock; 71,000 monthly listeners; 37 points, includes +4 #RGB; released Sep 08, 2023). “ez pz” at 9 (Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Slacker Rock, Dream Pop; 71,000 monthly listeners; 36 points, includes +3 #RGB; released Apr 04, 2024). “LOL” at 10 (Slacker Rock, Slowcore, Dream Pop, Alternative Dance / Stutter House; 71,300 monthly listeners; 32 points; released Mar 14, 2025). “JAZZ FLUTE” at 13 (Slacker Rock, Indie Pop, Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop; 71,000 monthly listeners; 29 points, includes +1 #RGB; released May 23, 2025).
- Alternative / Indie, sub-genre Slacker Rock, All time, All countries. The same five songs, same points: daydreaming at 10, fuck it let’s go bowling at 11, ez pz at 13, LOL at 14, JAZZ FLUTE at 19.
- Alternative / Indie, sub-genre Slowcore, All time, read the same night with no screenshot: “LOL” at 13 on the United States chart and at 22 on the All countries chart, 32 points, released Mar 14, 2025.