Hi, my name is Mohammed.

I'm the founder and director of Brave Wave Productions, a Japan-based music label that not only helps game musicians go solo, but also brings musicians and video games together. I produced World 1-2 and In Flux. The Japan Times wrote a nice feature about our work.

Like a typical child of the 80s, I spent most of my childhood playing video games, reading comics, and cheering for Bret Hart. Sega Master System was my first console (with Alex Kidd) but I spent the majority of my childhood playing the Mega Man games — as well as Captain Tsubasa 2 — on Famicom. My fascination with the Japanese language started back then, when I had to sketch the Japanese letters on a piece of paper, lest I'd lose my progress in the Tsubasa games. Today, I'm using my iPad (with the Human Japanese app) to finally kickstart my understanding of the language.

If you're wondering about the video games scene in the Middle East, and especially in Kuwait, read my essay on Medium (appeared previously on The Magazine). I also wrote an essay about my participation in BitSummit, a gaming event in Kyoto that aims to ease communication between Japanese indies and Western press.

This is a personal blog, so you can expect posts that gravitate around my interests: video games, music, technology, literature, and a sip of philosophy.