Exteran Studios is an independent creative studio founded on February 3, 2022, blending technology with creativity across software, books, and music.https://exteran.com/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-take-it-back-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-take-it-back-released/Brian Kittrell's standalone single "Take It Back" is out now — distinct from Dawson McCoy's This Big Broken World album track of the same name.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/publications/creativity-and-ai-published/https://exteran.com/news/publications/creativity-and-ai-published/Book One of "The Artificial Intelligence" series: a practical guide to using AI for expression, fun, and profit.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublicationsbook releasebrian kittrellaithe artificial intelligence serieshttps://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-world-forsaken-new-edition-coming/https://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-world-forsaken-new-edition-coming/Book Four of The Survivor Chronicles, A World Forsaken, completes this October's new-edition wave — and the series itself keeps going.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublicationsbrian kittrellthe survivor chronicleshttps://exteran.com/news/services/questengine-announced/https://exteran.com/news/services/questengine-announced/Exteran Studios is building QuestEngine, an internal framework for developing casual mobile games, starting with iOS and Android.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTservicesgamesquestenginehttps://exteran.com/news/publications/creativity-and-ai-delayed/https://exteran.com/news/publications/creativity-and-ai-delayed/"Creativity & A.I." is in the release pipeline, but the launch is sliding back a couple of days for a final production pass.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublicationsbrian kittrellaithe artificial intelligence serieshttps://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-prisoner-and-survivor-new-edition-coming/https://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-prisoner-and-survivor-new-edition-coming/Book Three of The Survivor Chronicles, Prisoner and Survivor, rounds out this October's new-edition wave.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublicationsbrian kittrellthe survivor chronicleshttps://exteran.com/news/services/coders-rock-launched/https://exteran.com/news/services/coders-rock-launched/Exteran Studios launches Coders Rock, free browser-based coding practice tied to Learn to Write Code lessons — no account, no streaks, no leaderboard.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTserviceswebsite launchcoders rockeducationhttps://exteran.com/news/publications/creativity-and-ai-coming-soon/https://exteran.com/news/publications/creativity-and-ai-coming-soon/Book One of Brian Kittrell's new "The Artificial Intelligence" series — a practical guide to using AI for expression, fun, and profit — is in the works.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublicationsbrian kittrellaithe artificial intelligence serieshttps://exteran.com/news/services/movietwists-launched/https://exteran.com/news/services/movietwists-launched/Exteran Studios launches MovieTwists.com, covering the mechanics, craft, impact, and shock value of a film's twist — not a review or score of the movie as a whole.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTserviceswebsite launchmovietwistsmovieshttps://exteran.com/news/services/leedas-marketing-site-launched/https://exteran.com/news/services/leedas-marketing-site-launched/Exteran Studios launches the public marketing site for Leedas, a privacy-first ad marketplace still in pre-launch.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTserviceswebsite launchleedascompany newshttps://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-war-of-the-dead-new-edition-coming/https://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-war-of-the-dead-new-edition-coming/Book Two of The Survivor Chronicles, The War of the Dead, is also getting a new edition this October, alongside the rest of the series.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublicationsbrian kittrellthe survivor chronicleshttps://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-dying-times-new-edition-coming/https://exteran.com/news/publications/survivor-chronicles-dying-times-new-edition-coming/New editions of The Survivor Chronicles are coming this October, starting with Book One, The Dying Times — new cover art, freshly typeset.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublicationsbrian kittrellthe survivor chronicleshttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-no-more-fucks-to-give-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-no-more-fucks-to-give-released/Brian Kittrell's single "No More Fucks to Give" is out now.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-this-long-broken-road-rock-version-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-this-long-broken-road-rock-version-released/A hard-rock reinterpretation of the This Long Broken Road title track, released as its own standalone Brian Kittrell single.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/services/learn-to-write-code-launched/https://exteran.com/news/services/learn-to-write-code-launched/Exteran Studios launches learntowritecode.com, teaching programming concepts before syntax and pairing every lesson with video from Brian Kittrell's "codeBetter with Brian" YouTube channel.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTserviceswebsite launchlearn to write codeeducationhttps://exteran.com/news/services/song-reviews-launched/https://exteran.com/news/services/song-reviews-launched/Exteran Studios launches Song.Reviews, an independent home for song reviews, music criticism, discovery, features, and interviews.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTserviceswebsite launchsong.reviewsmusichttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-never-turned-away-fell-to-my-knees-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-never-turned-away-fell-to-my-knees-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Never Turned Away (Fell To My Knees)" is out now.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-chains-baptized-in-pain-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-chains-baptized-in-pain-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Chains (Baptized in Pain)" is out now.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-in-christ-alone-my-hope-is-found-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-in-christ-alone-my-hope-is-found-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of the traditional hymn "In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found)" is out now.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-my-immortal-male-version-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-my-immortal-male-version-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of Evanescence's "My Immortal," reworked as a male-vocal version, is out now.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-nutshell-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-nutshell-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of Alice in Chains' "Nutshell" is out now.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-take-me-home-country-roads-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-take-me-home-country-roads-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is out now.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-this-big-broken-world-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-this-big-broken-world-released/Brian Kittrell's country single "This Big Broken World" is out now — distinct from the Dawson/Sadie album editions of the same title.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/services/independence-day-2026/https://exteran.com/news/services/independence-day-2026/Exteran Studios wishes everyone a happy Independence Day, 2026.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTholidayindependence dayhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-send-me-an-angel-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-send-me-an-angel-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Send Me An Angel" is out now.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-the-star-spangled-banner-hard-rock-edition-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-the-star-spangled-banner-hard-rock-edition-released/Brian Kittrell's hard rock take on "The Star-Spangled Banner" is out now.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-ascolta-principe-stagioni-del-potere-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-ascolta-principe-stagioni-del-potere-released/Exteran Studios' single "Ascolta Principe (Stagioni del Potere)" is out now, released the same day as "Warrior Queen" and "Ancient Fires Stir in Our Caverns Near."Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releaseexteran studioshttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-warrior-queen-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-warrior-queen-released/Exteran Studios' single "Warrior Queen" is out now, released the same day as "Ascolta Principe (Stagioni del Potere)" and "Ancient Fires Stir in Our Caverns Near."Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releaseexteran studioshttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-ancient-fires-stir-in-our-caverns-near-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-ancient-fires-stir-in-our-caverns-near-released/Exteran Studios' single "Ancient Fires Stir in Our Caverns Near" is out now, released the same day as "Ascolta Principe (Stagioni del Potere)" and "Warrior Queen."Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releaseexteran studioshttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-losing-my-religion-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-losing-my-religion-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" is out now.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-fade-away-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-fade-away-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Fade Away" is out now.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-brighter-days-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-brighter-days-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Brighter Days" is out now, released the same day as "Hate Me Close."Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-hate-me-close-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-hate-me-close-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Hate Me Close" is out now, released the same day as "Brighter Days."Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-cant-explain-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-cant-explain-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Can't Explain" is out now, released the same day as "Brighter Days" and "Hate Me Close" — no relation to The Who's song of the same title.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-falling-down-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-falling-down-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Falling Down" — also the subject of the official music video on the Music page — is out now.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-gave-in-to-love-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-gave-in-to-love-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Gave in to Love" is out now, released the same day as "Sorry."Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-sorry-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-sorry-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Sorry" is out now, released the same day as "Gave in to Love."Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-shattered-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-shattered-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Shattered" is out now, released the same day as "Gave in to Love" and "Sorry" — a distinct song from Dawson McCoy's "Shattered" on This Big Broken World.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-back-them-files-up-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-back-them-files-up-released/Exteran Studios' single "Back Them Files Up" is out now.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releaseexteran studioshttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-i-am-the-highway-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-i-am-the-highway-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of Audioslave's "I Am the Highway" is out now.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/concertos-on-this-long-broken-road-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/concertos-on-this-long-broken-road-released/Concertos on This Long Broken Road, Brian Kittrell's instrumental piano companion to This Long Broken Road, is out now.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicalbum releasebrian kittrellinstrumentalhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-the-star-spangled-banner-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-the-star-spangled-banner-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," is out now.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-a-thousand-years-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-a-thousand-years-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years" is out now.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-happens-all-the-time-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-happens-all-the-time-released/Brian Kittrell's single "Happens All the Time" is out now, released the same day as "I Wasn't There."Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/single-i-wasnt-there-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/single-i-wasnt-there-released/Brian Kittrell's single "I Wasn't There" is out now, released the same day as "Happens All the Time."Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusicsingle releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-all-of-me-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-all-of-me-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of John Legend's "All of Me" is out now.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-o-great-god-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-o-great-god-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of the traditional hymn "O Great God" is out now.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-the-scientist-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-the-scientist-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of Coldplay's "The Scientist" is out now.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-say-something-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-say-something-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of A Great Big World's "Say Something" is out now.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrellhttps://exteran.com/news/music/cover-hallelujah-released/https://exteran.com/news/music/cover-hallelujah-released/Brian Kittrell's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is out now.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTmusiccover releasebrian kittrell