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Soundfly’s Chiptune Crash Course

Soundfly has several music education courses, released on the monthly basis. The most recent of which is a Chiptune Crash Course taught by Philadelphia’s one and only Chipocrite (aka Paul Weinstein) and promises to “uncover how to make chiptune music using a Game Boy or your computer. Popularized by such artists as Anamanaguchi and Beck, chiptune music is a fast growing genre” according to Soundfly‘s Creative Assets Director Jeremy Young.


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Interview with Dj CUTMAN

Earlier this week I got to sit down with Game Chops owner and excellent human being, Chris Davidson aka Dj CUTMAN. In our interview we discuss his methods, his love of FF XII, this weeks release of Holder and Ephixa’s remix of Final Fantasy’s Victory Fanfare, his Newgrounds roots, and his admiration for deadmau5 and Skrillex.

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PocketCHIP & PICO-8

PLay TONS of games and compose your own chiptunes with PocketCHIP & PICO-8 , now available for $49 bucks until June. For less than the cost of a ticket to Comic Con, you can begin creating games and composing in the palm of your hand.

The PocketChip site has some demos of games and more information/ideas for things you can do with the tiny console.
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See Dj CUTMAN Live!

Do you want to see Dj CUTMAN play a live set this June? Well you’re in luck! Dj CUTMAN will be playing a few shows this summer! At the end of June, on the west coast you can catch him at VidCon, along with a panel and right here in good ol Pennsylvania you can dance yourself silly at the TooManyGames Convention, or you can check him out at ConBravo at the end of July in the great white North!

 

Dj CUTMAN, bLiNd, Ben Briggs, Grimecraft, Totentanz and Flexstyle set up their rigs with help from the stage-hands.