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Game Audio Network Guild Summit streaming live

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-15 - 0 comments
The 2013 Game Audio Network Guild Winter Summit is currently streaming live from Dolby Labs in Burbank, featuring game audio lectures presented by Quantum of Solace audio lead Chuck Russom and Journey composer Austin Wintory. The presentations are available to view online, broadcast via TwitchTV.
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Square Sounds festival audio streaming from Melbourne

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-15 - 0 comments
The audio feed from the debut Square Sounds chiptune festival is currently streaming online from Melbourne, Australia, courtesy of chip musician Trash80. Listen to live sets in real time by Starpause, Minikomi, Cheapshot, Aliceffekt, Omodaka, cTrix and other featured musicians, via SHOUTcast.
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Olivier Derivière introduces Remember Me score

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-14 - 0 comments
Composer Olivier Derivière has uploaded four previews of his score to Remember Me via SoundCloud, composed with John Kurlander. The music for the action game for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will electronically manipulate recordings of the London Philharmonia Orchestra to fit the futuristic tone of Neo Paris 2084.
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Professor Sakamoto to perform at Bit Summit

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-14 - 0 comments
Composer and keyboard game arranger Professor Sakamoto will perform at the 1st Annual Bit Summit (Japanese Independent Game Developer & Media Event) in Kyoto on March 9. Companies joining the event include local devs at Q-Games, distributors at Playism and translators from the 8-4 Ltd. localization company.
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SuperSweep Ustream previews Magical Chase album

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-14 - 0 comments
Shinji Hosoe and Yosuke Yasui of Tokyo-based record label SuperSweep are hosting a preview of upcoming albums on the Tobidase SuperSweep Ustream channel. Special guests Masaharu Iwata and Basiscape are introducing the upcoming Magical Chase (1991) soundtrack album, including new arrangements by the studio.
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Mega Ran's February Time and Space covers Mario RPG

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-13 - 0 comments
Mega Ran's February edition of the Time and Space hip-hop EP series covers music from Super Mario RPG (composed by Yoko Shimomura) Illusion of Gaia (Yasuhiro Kawasaki) and Beyond Good and Evil (Christophe Héral). The ongoing rap remix project is being crowdfunded online through the rapper's Fundrazr website.
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Metal Gear Rising Revengeance vocal samples online

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-13 - 0 comments
Konami has posted six one-minute samples from the Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Vocal Tracks album to YouTube. The 29-track release, featuring music from Platinum Games' Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 action title composed by Lineage II co-composer Jamie Christopherson, is due out February 21 in Japan.
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Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney soundtrack announced

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-12 - 0 comments
Famitsu reports Nintendo 3DS title Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will receive a three-disc soundtrack album release on April 10, subtitled "Magical Mystery Music." A "Professor Layton Disc" will hold Tomohito Nishiura's compositions, while Yasumasa Kitagawa's pieces will appear on a separate "Ace Attorney Disc."
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9-bit Records shares 9-bit Blizzard winter compilation

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-12 - 0 comments
The 9-bit Records netlabel, founded by Drew Wheeler (halc), is dedicated to blending retro console sounds with modern synthesis techniques. Earlier this week the label posted their 18-track winter compilation entitled "9-bit Blizzard" to Bandcamp, available to download in your file format of choice for "name your price."
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen album planned for April

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-11 - 0 comments
Dragon's Dogma expansion Dark Arisen for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will be receiving a soundtrack album release on April 24, continuing the partnership between developer Capcom and publisher Square Enix Music. The 2-disc, 53-track album will feature a bonus track by Tadayoshi Makino and Tsuyoshi Sekito.
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GameChops netlabel sampler streaming on Bandcamp

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-11 - 1 comment
GameChops' music sampler, a collection of favorite electronic game covers produced during 2012, can now be streamed in full, via Bandcamp. Featured artists on Dj Cutman's game-inspired netlabel release include hip-hop artist Mega Ran and arrangers Spamtron, bLiNd, Mykah, Doni, Benjamin Briggs and halc.
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Akihabara's Game Song DJ Bar sets on SoundCloud

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-10 - 0 comments
The Game Song DJ Bar event takes place each week at the Mogra music venue, located in Tokyo's Akihabara electronics store district. Several archived performances by Masao and Mohiron are streaming on SoundCloud, featuring music themes from classic games, including Parodius, Stinger and Space Invaders.
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Mega Ran & Urizen shows streaming live from Rockage

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-10 - 0 comments
Game-inspired artists Mega Ran, Dr. Awkward and Urizen will be performing at the Rockage 2.0 retro gaming festival in San Jose, beginning at 12:30 pm Pacific Standard Time. The performances, along with a rock cover speedrun of Castlevania by Bit Brigade, are being broadcast live online via TwitchTV.
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Bit Brigade & Minibosses streaming live from Rockage

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-09 - 0 comments
Game cover band Bit Brigade is playing Mega Man 2 rock covers today, from start to finish, to a speedrun of the game. The event, along with music performances by Slime Girls and the Minibosses, is taking place on stage at the Rockage 2.0 annual retro gaming festival in San Jose, currently streaming live on TwitchTV.
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Prof.Sakamoto's Feb 9 Music Show live on Ustream

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2013-02-09 - 0 comments
Professor Sakamoto's February 9th installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show has been archived on Ustream. The latest show broadcast from Tokyo features two hours of live keyboard arrangements, including music from NES titles Castlevania II, Goonies II, Mega Man 2, Final Fantasy II and R.B.I. Baseball.