MadWonko is a person who builds things that connect other things.
Sometimes that connection is music moving through a radio transmitter at night.
Sometimes it’s an argument finally making sense after the fog lifts.
Sometimes it’s a small piece of software that quietly stops a recurring problem from coming back.
Different outputs. Same instinct.
Making Music
I play mostly guitar in Twink & The Bear, a band built on curiosity, texture, and the pleasure of seeing where a song wants to go if you don’t rush it. Writing and playing music keeps the hands involved, not just the head. It’s where structure meets instinct, and where theory gets politely ignored when it needs to be.
There is a drummer, which helps. There is a bass player holding the lower frequencies in place. Keyboards fill the space between rhythm and atmosphere. Two guitars argue politely while a third tries to keep the discussion on topic. I play mostly rhythm guitar, which mainly involves preventing structural failure until something interesting happens.
The music favors texture and momentum, and the decision to stay with an idea longer than is strictly responsible. Rehearsals function as both arrangement sessions and stress tests. Alcohol is involved. Malört appears less as a drink and more as a character-building exercise. Fireball and bourbon are present in a supporting role. None of this improves the music in a measurable way, but it does increase confidence, volume, and the willingness to declare, “That one’s almost there.”
This band exists because making music with other people still does something that theory, software, and good intentions cannot. When it works, everyone knows. When it doesn’t, it will definitely work next time. Bands are laboratories. This one happens to make a joyful mess.
Radio
Radio is the longest-running experiment.
Not as background noise, but as a space for curiosity: eclectic music, long-form listening, unexpected pairings, and the joy of hearing something you didn’t know you needed. RadioPeng exists because algorithms flatten taste and silence edges. This is an attempt to keep the edges audible.
Live shows, archived mixes, strange transitions, and the occasional surprise.
Logic
Clear thinking is a survival skill.
OpenLogic is where arguments are slowed down, inspected, and rebuilt. It’s about evidence, fallacies, and the difference between persuasion and truth. Not to win debates, but to avoid fooling ourselves first.
The goal isn’t certainty. It’s better questions.
Software
Software is just problem-solving with opinions baked in.
The WordPress plugins and tools I release come from real use. They exist because something was missing, awkward, or needlessly complicated. No bloat, no dashboards for the sake of dashboards, and no pretending every plugin needs to be a platform.
If it doesn’t earn its place, it doesn’t ship.
One Thread
Music, logic, and software look unrelated until you follow the thread.
Each is about structure and freedom. Rules and play. Signals moving through noise. When it works, something clicks. When it doesn’t, you stop, listen, and try again.
This site is the hub. The projects branch out from here.
Elsewhere
- Radio → RadioPeng.org
- Logic → openlogic.club
- Plugins → WonkoWorld plugins site
If something here resonates, follow the signal.