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CONVENTIONS, EVENTS, FESTIVALS, GAMING

MAGfest: Dj CUTMAN & GameChops special events

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magfestThe time is upon us. The annual Music and Gaming festival ( MAGfest ) is significant for both gamers and artists. For one, it’s where the original inspiration for Dj CUTMAN was conceived. Now, just three years later, my friends are I are gearing up for our largest MAGfest yet!

Thursday: NESteryears Album Release
NESteryearsMAGfest’s opening day and the release of bLiNd’s first full-length remix album NESteryears! From MegaMan to Castlevania, bLiNd has put his nose to the grindstone and produced 11 exclusive remixes with GameChops!The album will be available from GameChops.com and CD versions will be available at MAGfest!

This page will be updated with a link to the album once it has been released!

 

Friday: bLiNd & Ben Briggs Live!
Ben Briggs live at Nerdapalooza 2012Get to the main concert hall Friday at 11:30PM (that’s right before midnight!) to catch Benjamin Briggs and bLiNd’s DJ sets!They’ll be spinning their own video game remixes, some tracks from their GameChops releases and some other treats. The first time these two legendary remixers have performed together, so don’t miss it!

For music by bLiNd and Benjamin Briggs, check out music.GameChops.com

 

Saturday: Dj CUTMAN Concert (the final boss battle)
Dj CUTMANSaturday night (and slighting into Sunday morning) at 12:30AM is the final boss battle of MAGfest, none other then a set yours truly!I have the honor of following Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage, ActRaiser, Shinobi), the Japanese musician and DJ. This is his first show in the US, and he is a guest of honor at MAGfest!

I’ll be debuting new remixes,a handful of original tracks and my favorite game and chiptune inspired songs from the past year. I will be joined by a very special guest for the first portion of the set. Be there!

 

All Weekend: Dj CUTMAN & GameChops Booth!
For the past two years I’ve been tabling at conventions, DJing some tunes and providing music for the convention. This year, thanks to GameChops, will be the biggest year yet! I’m coming with exclusive CDs from GameChops artists as well as bLiNd’s new album and a brand new compilation that won’t be released for another 3 weeks! Stay ttuned to my Facebook and Twitter for give-aways!Get to the booth on Thursday or Friday as supplies are limited! (this post will be updated with directions to the booth as soon as I can manage :)

MAGfest is the event I look forward to every year! If you can’t make it, stay tuned to this blog for updates and new music! Let’s get this new year started right!

-C

EVENTS, GAME MUSIC, GAMING, MUSIC

Friday Freakout: Prepare thyselves for… LORDS OF THUNDER!!! \m||m/

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The wonderfulness of chipWINter has been happily released to the intertoobs, & thus all is good & swell in ChipWINmas Land once again. SHINY. ♥ ^_^ ♥

 

And now with that outta my way…

 

LORDS OF THUNDER TIME, BABY!!! 8) \m||m/

 

 

THAT’S RIGHT.  A brand spankin’ new SUPER METUL, SUPER BADASS  VGM band is coming to 2nd stage at MAGFest 11 to MELT *ALL* OF THE GORRAM FACES!!!

We’ll be covering the VERY METUL  tracks from the Sega CD version of Lords of Thunder, along with some other fresh  (AND DID I MENTION METUL?!?)  video game music!!

 

BEHOLD!!! THE LORDLY LINEUP:

~Mike “Paladin” Villalobos of Descendants of Erdrick – METULASS GUITAR

~Daniel “The Beast” Tidwell – METULASS GUITAR

~Mateo “Lord Smithy” Marshall of Those Who Fight – METULASS KEYS

~John “Falconer” Pike of Descendants of Erdrick – METULASS DRUMS

~Brandon “Sir Hoodie” Hood of Chiptunes = WIN – METULASS BASS

 

~~~FELLOW METULWARRIORS~~~

PREPARE THYSELF FOR THE MUSICAL GLORY TO COME, AS THERE SHALL BE MUCH OF IT  & MUCH REJOICING!!!

AND MUCH, MUCH MEAD.

\M|♥|M/

 

Rendundant Lords of Thunder linkage:
LoT Fb page
LoT Twitter
LoT Youtube

ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, GAME MUSIC, GAMING, MUSIC

chipWINter FULLY REVEALED!!!

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Only one day remains until the delightfulness known as chipWINter is unleashed upon the chipworld.
You know what that means, right?

 

BIG OL’ INFO BLURB COMIN’ AT’CHA, BABY!!! 8DDD

 

Full artist roster & tracklist (ABC order; Kubbi‘s fantastical sequencing to be unveiled with the album ;)

  •  ABSRDST – Let Me Freeze
  • an0va – Christmas Time Is Here
  • Br1ght Pr1mate – Linux & Lucy
  • Daniel Capo – Frosted Over
  • Glenntai – Snowfall & Snowballs
  • Jay Tholen – Justice Delivers Its Death
  • Kubbi – Polar Bear Rides
  • Mark ‘TDK’ Knight – Sunrise
  • Professor Shyguy – We Three Kings
  • shanebro – A Chipwinter Stroll
  • Storm Blooper – The Stellar Dendrite
  • The Bitman – Next Stop, Detroit
  • Vegas Diamond – The Ghost of Christmas Dance
  • Vince Kaichan – Midnight Snowflake


Soundcloud teaser:

 

Fb event for this Monday night’s 8 Bit Power Hour chipWINter Release Party:

https://www.facebook.com/events/525301270813338/ 

 

Beautyriffical album art:

 

And that’s it. Nothing else to give you except THE REAL THING.

chipWINter = OH SO VERY SOON.

www.chiptuneswin.com

^_^ \m|♥|m/ ^_^

 

[[[ UPDATE: HERE’S THE REAL THING. 8) ]]]

 

ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, GAMING, MUSIC

Friday Freakout: the PANDAstar shines the brightest!!!

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There ain’t a lot of chicks in chiptune.  That’s one part a running gag (SO MANY DUDES~!!! :O ) and another part the honest truth. Regrettably, there really aren’t  very many female chipartists in the scene! That said, the ones we do have are limitlessly talented and represent the fairer sex’s artistic bent with a ferocity. Today, I provide you with an EXCELLENT  example of this in:

spaceDRIFT
by PANDAstar

spaceDRIFT is 11 tracks of hyperly wonderful, wonderfully hyper LSDj chipjams of pure, ultra concentrated, unadulterated JOY. I’m not sure it’s even possible  to listen to this album and not feel an overwhelming sense of happy within. IT’S LIKE RIDING THROUGH A FIELD OF L.E.D. FLOWERS WHILE ON A BADASS SPACE UNICORN THAT SHOOTS LASER BEAMS AT TROLLS WHILE YOU’RE EATING ICE CREAM MADE OF MAGICAL AWESOME!!!
EXACTLY. 8)  And while it’s been nearly a year & a half since this wonderful chippy gem dropped, it’s EASILY  worth today’s write-up just to catch the folk who missed it (hell, I only discovered it a few months ago myself!).

It also makes for a really good opportunity to tip you off about her upcoming new album “TROPOSPHERE”! ;D While I don’t have a release date to share with you (Panda says, “SOON…“), I can  link you to a preview track from the upcoming excellence:

Man oh man, if that track doesn’t tickle your happy place(s), GET THE FURK OUTTA HERE!!!

Although if this very latest upload on her Soundcloud is any indicator, chip isn’t the only musical artistry that Panda has up her sleeves:

To be released under the alternate alias SP33D, this sampler mash-up has a very lush, ethereal, spacey soundscape happening. It’s a significantly different direction than her energetic chipmusic, but IMHO holds the potential to be just as amazing. Yet another outlet for her to showcase her tremendous musical talent!

Although to be completely frank, all of Panda’s future musical ventures are in limbo at the moment. She’s in a fairly tricky bind and could use a bit of help to get out of it. Feel free to donate via any of her excellent albums on Bandcamp, or if you’re feeling really  awesome you can PayPal her directly at cheetah1144@yahoo.com.
It’s a good chance to give back to someone who’s already given so much  to the chipscene. ^_^

Plus, yanno, Merry Christmas and all that crap. ;)

\m|♥|m/