As the 10th-anniversary celebration of TwitchCon San Diego 2025 wound down, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a variety of streamers and paranormal investigators, detune. Known for his unique blend of spooky, goofy content and his ambitious real-life ghost hunting show, Paranormal Detour, Detune offered insight into balancing a demanding content schedule, transitioning from the music industry, and his candid feelings on the convention’s most pressing issue: creator safety.
From East Coast Music to West Coast Haunts
Detune, who maintains an East Coast streaming schedule despite living in Los Angeles, immediately dived into the evolution of his career. Having transitioned from the music industry—and recently leaving his record label—he now uses streaming as both a creative outlet and a vehicle for his true passions.
His weekly schedule is a masterclass in content discipline: he streams four days a week, with the rest of his time dedicated to the meticulous planning required for his biggest projects.
“Being live is maybe 40% of the job,” detune told us. “Those other days are planning, scheduling, emails, content, ideas, short form, long form content.”
He still integrates his musical roots through his “Music Corner”—a segment where he dissects songs, composes, and explores samples, often using his own compositions for his theme music, like the song originally written for Dread X Collection 2. This musical output is now set to expand with a dedicated secondary channel, proving his creativity simply can’t be contained by a single stream.
Going ‘Spooky Goofy’ on the Road
Detune’s streaming success is largely built upon the shoulders of his bold IRL ghost-hunting ventures, which he calls his Paranormal Detour. These streams embody his ethos: creating content he genuinely wants to watch.
“I made it because no one else was doing it,” he explained.
This formula recently evolved into a new travel series, Get Lost, where he and his team embarked on a massive journey from Los Angeles to New Orleans, relying only on an atlas and a compass to navigate through spooky locations.
“We live streamed our entire journey just to see where the road takes us,” he said. The reception was overwhelmingly positive: “It overperformed every metric that I set for it.”
He hopes to take the high-tech, high-concept show international soon, eyeing destinations like the UK, Iceland, and Ireland, though the logistical challenges are massive. He says he needs to “land at least one international sponsor” to cover the heavy gear required for a multi-camera, live-streamed shoot overseas.
The Need for a Horror Category
When discussing the gaming side of his channel, detune, like TheBigBois, shares an immense passion for indie horror. He argued strongly for a critical update to the Twitch directory: the creation of a dedicated Horror category.
“Out of every genre of gaming [and] movies, horror is the most unique in a way that it’s very divisive, and the people looking for that want specifically that and nothing else,” detune passionately stated.
He pointed out that the current reliance on generic tags means incredible one-developer games often get lost. A dedicated horror space would provide a home for the vast library of indie titles that streamers like him, Markiplier, and Jacksepticeye have built legacies on—games like Mouthwashing, Not a Human, and the ever-popular Phasmophobia, which is famously played minutes after its unannounced Steam release.
TwitchCon Security: A Candid Assessment
Finally, we asked Detune for his opinion on the severe security controversy stemming from the Emiru incident—a topic that dominated the closing days of the convention.
Detune, who holds the rare position of being a Twitch Ambassador, was candid and unwavering in his criticism of the platform’s security approach.
“Twitch as a whole needs to figure out what they’re doing with security,” he asserted. “It’s a meet and greet… that is the spot where you should be having people [security].”
He stressed that the response time was unacceptable, particularly the failure of the con security to stop the fan immediately. Having experienced death threats himself, he empathized with the fear and anger felt by creators who rely on Twitch for their livelihoods:
“I’m seeing that and I’m like, cool. So if they wanted to, they could. Is that what I’m supposed to take away from this?”
While he acknowledged that overall security measures were “better than last year,” he noted the Emiru incident tragically “showed the flaws.” Detune promised to use his direct access as an Ambassador to push for substantive change, emphasizing that the future of the convention depends on it.
“They have a lot to prove and a lot to fix if they want to have this convention keep going.”
Final Takeaway
Detune’s career perfectly encapsulates the Twitch journey: finding a niche, building a community around it, and using creativity to break technical barriers. From his spooky-focused gaming (often playing during his “night streams”) to his monumental IRL projects, his success is built on his own advice to his younger streamer self: “Create what you enjoy.” But as he travels the world creating content, his closing remarks serve as a serious warning: Twitch must prioritize the safety of its creators above all else if it wants its unique community to continue to thrive.