MAGfest will be welcoming back everyone’s favorite Philly-born rap hero, Mega Ran! Raheem Jarbo, aka Mega Ran, is a world-renowned nerdcore rapper, combining hip-hop, chiptune, and video game music into arguably the coolest rap genre out there. He will be joined onstage by special guest performers and frequent collaborators: K-Murdock, SkyBlew, D&D Sluggers, Sammus, KadeshFlow, 1-Up, and more! Continue reading Mega Ran at MAGfest
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MAGFest 13 Full Musical Lineup Announced
Protomen, Powerglove, Machinae Supremacy, Yuu Miyake and other huge names
ZOMG SO MANY BANDS
The 13th annual Music And Gaming Festival is coming up January 23-26, 2015 at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, MD, and is host to its biggest performer lineup yet! Check out all the great musical acts that’ll be playing:
New Chiptunes = WIN release: ‘MAGFest = WIN’
Sup y’all? =) President Hoodie from Chiptunes = WIN here!
Been a little while since I’ve typeity typed on this supa-delicious blog, but today I’ve a solid reason for a quick return:
MAGFEST = WIN
To clear things up a bit, ‘MAGFest = WIN’ is a new ChipWIN compilation featuring 12 new chiptunes from 12 chipartist performers from the recent MAGFest 12! (A NUMBER WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY CHOSEN ON PURPOSE AND DID NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT AT ALL. :3 )
As always, mastering by Dj CUTMAN, artwork by Nate Horsfall, & track order by Kubbi. (aka THE FULL WORKS).
tl;dr – Wanna keep the joy of MAGFest alive in your heart/soul/junk/heartsouljunk for the rest of the year?
THEN THIS RELEASE IS FOR YOU. 8)
Stream/download/donate/share the goodness via the Bandcamp embed below!
Much \m|♥|m/,
President Hoodie
MAGFest:
MAGFest.org | Facebook | Twitter
Chiptunes = WIN:
Chiptuneswin.com (Bandcamp) | Fb Group | Fb Page
The ChipWIN Blog | Twitter | Soundcloud | Tumblr | YouTube
MAGfest’s Video Game DJ Battle goes down on Friday Night
Six DJs, all leaders in their genre, will battle it out on the MAGFest main stage. Each DJ will be granted 25 minutes to showcase the best of what their style has to offer, all while incorporating the best music from video games. The winner will be forever remembered as a Video Game DJ Champion.
Show starts at midnight. Doors open at 11:30PM on Friday Night. All ages, MAGfest badge is required for entry. Register at MAGfest.org
– – – THE DJs – – –
Dj CUTMAN – Chiptune
First up is the original video game DJ, and founder of the GameChops game music record label. After a year of touring the continent, Dj CUTMAN returns to MAGFest to bring you the best in chiptunes and video game music.
bLiNd – Trance
A veteran trance and house producer, bLiNd has been contributing to the VGM remix scene since 2002. He is hailed as one of the best video game remixers of all time.
Ben Briggs – Electro
Ben is a powerhouse producer, releasing over 10 albums in only three years. Taking inspiration from chiptune video game music, he wields the funkiest soundfonts and dirtiest basslines.
Grimecraft – Future Bass
From a digital world beyond your monitor, Grimecraft will twist your insides with body moving bass music. Don’t let your guard down, his meticulous made melodies will strike feels into the heart of even the coldest robot.
Flexstyle – Drum n Bass
Mind-bending energy and flexibility is what Flexstyle brings to the table. He’s an OverClocked ReMix producer who’s contributed to epic projects like Balance and Ruin and BadAss: Boss Themes.
DJ Totentanz – Hard Dance
The world-touring hard dance DJ stations herself between Philadelphia and Berlin. Never without a gig, Totentanz is an arsenal of hardsyle, hard dance and hardcore music.
– – – VISUALS – – –
Live 8-bit and circuit bent visuals by Pixel Seed.
Sponsored by GameChops, the video game remix label.