Colis Records posts Mega Music Mix crossfades
Game remix circle Colis Records has posted eight crossfade sample tracks previewing music from the two-disc M3 release Mega Music Mix, featuring hobbyist remixes of themes from Mega Man series titles. Eight illustrators and 26 arrangers are contributing to the album, premiering April 29th at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center.
Underbelly Beats & Remixes by Dj Cutman on Bandcamp
GameChops netlabel founder Dj Cutman has shared an album of beats and remixes created for the gaming culture channel Underbelly. "Mario 2 in 48 Hours," featured in the Nintendo 48 Hour Film Challenge, and arrangements of music from Mega Man, GoldenEye and Metroid are available for "name your price" through Bandcamp.
Prof.Sakamoto's April 7 show live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's April 7 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show is now available to view online, via Ustream. The latest edition features "Shevat, the Wind is Calling" from Xenogears, "Eyes on Me" from Final Fantasy VIII and "Melodies of Life" from Final Fantasy IX, among other memorable themes.
Prof.Sakamoto's March 31 show archived on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's March 31 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show has been archived for repeat viewing on Ustream. The musician's most recent performance of live keyboard game arrangements includes medleys of music from Super Famicom role-playing games Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV, V & VI.
Prof.Sakamoto's March 22 show archived on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's March 22 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show has been archived on Ustream. The musician's most recent batch of live keyboard game arrangements includes medleys of music from Legend of Mana, Ghosts'n Goblins and Gradius, among other memorable console game scores.
Prof.Sakamoto's March 17 show live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's March 17 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show is currently streaming live from Tokyo, via Ustream. The latest installment of keyboard game arrangements, featuring music from Xenogears and Ogre Battle, is the artist's first, post-salaryman status, as a full-time musician.
ThePlasmas' Holy Whiplash honors Castlevania 1 & 2
Mauricio Plasma of the ThePlasmas cover band, based in Valparaiso, Chile, has previously released albums arranging hard rock covers of themes from Little Nemo: The Dream Master and Mega Man. Holy Whiplash, a new nineteen-track tribute album, honors the music of 8-bit Nintendo action titles Castlevania 1 & 2.
Prof.Sakamoto's March 3 performance live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's March 3 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show is currently broadcasting live from Tokyo, via Ustream. The latest installment of the live keyboard game arrangement series includes music from various Famicom titles. The musician is scheduled to play next week at the Bit Summit media event in Kyoto.
Prof.Sakamoto's Feb 23 performance live on Ustream
Professor Sakamoto's February 23 installment of Prof.Sakamoto's Game Music Show is currently streaming live from Tokyo via Ustream. The latest installment of the program features live keyboard arrangements of music from role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII and Super Famicom strategy title Tactics Ogre.
Bit Brigade & Minibosses streaming live from Rockage
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.
Prof.Sakamoto's Feb 9 Music Show live on Ustream
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.
Consumers FAMI-MODE 2013 DJ set on SoundCloud
BAB and Ishii of the chip music group Consumers have uploaded their half-hour videogame music DJ set from the weekend's FAMI-MODE 2013 festival. Recorded live at Star Pine's Cafe in Kichijouji, the music track blends in assorted hoots and hollers from the audience surrounding the turntable.
Piko Piko Detroit collective meets Kickstarter goal
The Piko Piko Detroit collective, organizing live events to foster chip music and pixel art appreciation in Michigan, has met its Kickstarter funding goal to support Creative Commons album releases. Music tracks from three Piko@Lab compilations featuring local artists are streaming on SoundCloud.
