A Hoya operating in startups, VC, and metal guitar playing; writing and coding on the side.
Bands & projects
Araujia — lead guitar/songwriter
2022 – present"Gazes into the metallic void"; at least, that's what The Washington Post said.
Smite — guitar
Jan. 2026 - May 2026Georgetown we (were) here, to spread metal cheer.
Hieroglyph — guitar
Sept. 2025 – Dec. 2025A fun sidequest into power pop.
No One and the Elses — lead guitar
Sept. 2024 - May 2025Known for 'Avocado Girl' and others.
Made by friends and I
Desire Machine - Araujia
2025(the) Hieroglyph - Hieroglyph
2026N.O.A.T.E. - No One and the Elses
2026On rotation
Book hall of fame
Solaris
1961Stanisław Lem
Skunk Works
1994Ben Rich
The Hunt for Red October
1984Tom Clancy
When Thunder Rolled
2003Ed Rasimus
His Master's Voice
1968Stanisław Lem
The Infinity Machine
2026Sebastian Mallaby
The Odyssey
650 BCHomer
Concorde: The Thrilling Account of History's Most Extraordinary Airliner
2022Mike Bannister
Backmonkey
2026A gamified accountability app centered around protecting a pet monkey's lives, or an optional pledge, by checking in daily. The app can be used solo or with friends for group accountability, and is available for free on the App Store.
react nativeexpotypescriptsupabasestripeThis website
2026Like Christmas, with a little more me.
next.jstypescripttailwindaraujiaband.com
2026My first foray into "practical" web development. It started as a digital place to aggregate our band's gigs, but became our online hub with a newsletter, band news, and more.
reactvitetailwindsupabaseMonopoly Tracker
2025My first-ever personal coding project. A dashboard that replaces the paper money on Monopoly night and keeps track of everyone's cash, properties, houses, mortgages, and trades. It works out rent payments automatically, saves games in the browser, and covers (nearly) every permutation of the official rules.
reacttypescriptvitetailwinddexie
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