His debut independent album, Impostor Nostalgia, was released for digital distribution on September 12, 2011. Hinson additionally composes chiptune-styled music as an independent musician. Mass Effect 2 was nominated for a BAFTA Game award for Best Original Music. He has also made contributions to the soundtracks of Just Shapes & Beats, Borderlands 2, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Mass Effect 2 (the latter three under lead composer Jack Wall).
Hinson has composed original soundtracks for several video games including The Haunting of Magnolia Manor, Puzzlejuice, Extreme Road Trip 2, Pocket Mine, Zombocalypse 2, Threes!, There Came an Echo, Journey of 1000 Stars, Hive Jump, and Octogeddon.