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MAGFest 2016 Breakdown – Panels, Concerts, Super Smash Opera & More

April 4, 2016 | Michael Hoffmann | Comments Off on MAGFest 2016 Breakdown – Panels, Concerts, Super Smash Opera & More Share this

There are a lot of great gaming events, festivals, and conventions to attend every year. Many consider spring to be the start of the convention season, but for me the year always begins with attending MAGFest, usually held in either January or February. Like many of the previous years, the fourteenth iteration of the Music and Gaming Festival was held at the Gaylord at National Harbor, Maryland and hosted several concerts, panels, and plenty of other fun gaming events.

As Brenna mentioned in her post earlier this year, it’s nearly impossible to cover everything that the festival has to offer. In fact, having now read up Brenna’s MAGFest adventures, I realize that we had vastly different schedules and experiences at this past year’s event. While the two of us combined certainly couldn’t cover everything at the festival, I hope these breakdowns illustrate the variety and quantity of things available for attendees to experience. (more…)
Events, Game Music

CAPCOM LIVE! Begins US Concert Tour with Video Game Orchestra

March 23, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on CAPCOM LIVE! Begins US Concert Tour with Video Game Orchestra Share this

Video Games Live! producer Tommy Tallarico and Video Game Orchestra’s Shota Nakama have teamed up to bring Capcom fans a US concert tour, CAPCOM LIVE!. Officially sanctioned by Capcom itself, the tour will take the concepts of VGL and apply them to a laundry list of some of the most famous Capcom titles in history, all done in a combination of hard rock and symphonic composition combined.

One of the most exciting features of the “CAPCOM LIVE!” concert series is the broad array of classic Capcom titles represented in the concert lineup. “This show will feature pretty much everything from the Capcom franchises,” said producer Shota Nakama. “We are very honored and thrilled at the same time to be chosen to produce the first ever Capcom greatest hits live concert. Capcom has always been known to create great hybrid soundtracks, and it will be a fun challenge to re-create those live!” – CAPCOM LIVE! website

The US tour kicks off on April 9th in VGO’s hometown of Boston, at the Berklee Performance Center. Additional tour stops have not yet been announced, but likely will be making a circuit similar to Video Games Live! We’ll keep you updated with tour dates as they become available. Tickets for the Boston show start at $20 and can be purchased at the Berklee Box Office. The set list includes Street Fighter, Ace Attorney, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Monster Hunter and likely several more from Capcom’s extensive array of franchise music.

“This is an incredible opportunity for Capcom fans around the world to celebrate some of the most endearing game franchises of all time!” says co-producer Tommy Tallarico. “And to have Capcom be such an important partner is such a fantastic element, huge honor and big boost for the show! We look forward to bringing this incredible music to the world!”

Truly exciting news for Capcom fans, though sadly I doubt we’ll be seeing a KONAMI LIVE! any time soon.
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Inti Creates Sound Team To Perform at MAGFest 2016

January 25, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Inti Creates Sound Team To Perform at MAGFest 2016 Share this

The Inti Creates sound team will be attending this year’s MAGFest event to perform two concerts. One will be dedicated to Azure Strike Gunvolt titled Lumen Super Live 2016, and the other being a special Inti Creates 20th Anniversary concert featuring music from games worked on throughout their history including Mega Man Zero. Performers include Ippo Yamada, Godspeed, Yamajet, Luna Umegaki, Megu Sakuragawa (Lumen), and other special guests who will take to the stage during MAGFest 2016.

“The members of the Inti Creates sound team are legendary in the videogame music community, so it’s our pleasure to be able to welcome them as guests at MAGFest. With MAGFest’s main focus being fan and community creations, it’s always a privilege to show the original creators in-person just how much we appreciate their work.” – Nicholas Marinelli, MAGFest Chief Operating Officer

MAGFest 2016 will be held at the Gaylord National Harbor Convention Center, Maryland from February 18th – 21st, and already has other performers and guests lined up such as The One Ups, Ninja Sex Party and a tons more. Tickets are still on sale individually for $70 or $60 for group discount.
Events, Game Music

Live Performances Revealed for RE:Play Festival

August 6, 2015 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Live Performances Revealed for RE:Play Festival Share this
It didn’t take long for the organizers behind the upcoming game and music festival, RE:Play, to lay out some more details. What was just a vague tease last week on Brave Wave’s twitter is now a much more expansive and exciting setlist. The festivities — including art, gaming themed drinks, cosplay, free-play arcades, signings and more with prizes from Gearbox and The King of Games — will be accompanied by music performances from:
RE:Play is happening on September 19th at The Hive in Houston, Texas. Advanced tickets are on sale now through their website for $15.
Events, Game Music

RE:Play Game, Music & Art Event Coming in September

August 5, 2015 | Shawn Sackenheim | 2 Comments Share this

You’ve probably not heard much about RE:Play just yet but co-creators Suraj and Cresendo have been building their passion project as a festival to celebrate games, their music and all the people who create, play and love them. Details of the premiere event are just now beginning to trickle out of the web.

One thing’s for certain, RE:Play will make its debut on September 19th at The Hive in Houston, Texas but exactly what’s going to happen there remains a mystery. The flyer (seen above, in full here) promises art, booze, food and video games with RE:Play’s site describing it as “an outlet for game developers and musicians to perform and showcase their material, as well as fans to celebrate their love of gaming.” It sounds like a glorious mini-festival of all things gaming.

Along with art and live gaming events, collaborator Brave Wave, mentioned in a tweet that “Fans of Mega Man, Mighty No. 9, Shovel Knight & Starr Mazer are in for a special treat!” What does it all mean? We’ll be back with more as this surprising new festival draws closer.
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MAGFest 13: Recap

March 25, 2015 | Michael Hoffmann | Comments Off on MAGFest 13: Recap Share this MAGFest 13: Recap

It’s time, once again, for the MAGFest recap. Every year we try to present a small sample of what we experienced at the Music and Gaming Festival. This year’s MAGFest was a little different from previous years. The event not only took place later in the month of January, it also conflicted with the new PAX South event down in Texas. This unintended scheduling dilemma left potential attendees and guests torn between the two events. While it would have been fun to check out the latest addition to the PAX convention circuit, MAGFest has always been the traditional destination for members of the Original Sound Version team. This brings us to today’s recap of the events of MAGFest 13. While it’s impossible for us to experience and cover every panel and concert that the festival has to offer, we always like to provide a glimpse of the madness and excitement that is MAGFest. With that said, here is my brief recap of MAGFest 13. (more…)
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MAGFest 13 Complete Music Lineup

December 18, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on MAGFest 13 Complete Music Lineup Share this MAGFest 13 Complete Music Lineup

As of yesterday, the entire music lineup for next month’s Music & Gaming Festival, aka. MAGFest 13 has been completely revealed to the public. The large assortment of musicians and performers consists of 14 featured bands, 9 supporting bands, 15 chiptune artists and 7 DJs, including one of this year’s special guests Yuu Miyaki of Katamari Damacy fame. That’s a whole lot of music to cram into just a few days, so here’s a complete rundown of who’ll be performing on stage:

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