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Bit Gen Gamer Fest 12 Announced With Band Lineup

April 21, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Bit Gen Gamer Fest 12 Announced With Band Lineup Share this

Baltimore’s native game music festival Bit Gen Gamer Fest is returning for it’s 12th iteration this year on July 28th – 30th at the Ottobar.

Bit Gen Gamer Fest, Baltimore’s massive homegrown day-long video game music festival returns for its 12th year to explode your mind with a monstrous lineup of 16 musical acts from all across the country, collected under one roof for a full day of video game music MAYHEM! Enjoy a diverse selection of bands ranging from metal, chiptune, hip-hop, rock, and more while punishing baddies and setting the high score on a curated selection of home console and arcade games.

Launching the event with a solid lineup, the current performers scheduled to play are:

PowerGlove

Bit Brigade

Knight of the Round

X-Hunters

You Bred Raptors?

Rare Candy

Steel Samurai

The Mountain Chiefs

Stupid Idiot

Cowabunga Pizza Time

Garbage Masher

Unicorn Hole

Crunk Witch

Michael Zucker

Wreck The System

DJ Super Sonic

Started in 2005 in Baltimore as a small celebration of game music created by John DeCampos and Chris Baines of former VGM band Entertainment System, Bit Gen grew into a yearly local event. In 2013, it was acquired by MAGFest and became a subsidiary event of the brand, though it still remained under it’s own label.

You can check out more information about Bit Gen XII and purchase advance tickets on the event’s Facebook page.
Events, Game Music, Indie Music

‘An Evening of Videogame Music’ highlights UK Indie Games

March 26, 2017 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on ‘An Evening of Videogame Music’ highlights UK Indie Games Share this

Orchestral game music concerts are popping up in ever-increasing numbers these days and to set themselves apart each one seems to be trying something new. One of the latest performances is ‘An Evening of Videogame Music’ from the Leeds International Festival Orchestra that’s happening on April 25th at the University of Leeds in England.

Putting a focus on local and UK developed indie titles, the night will see the first live performances of David Wise’s compositions for Snake Pass and Barrington Pheloung’s music from the classic adventure series, Broken Sword. Revolution Software co-founder, Charles Cecil, will be on hand to introduce the Broken Sword performance.

‘An Evening of Videogame Music’ will also feature a piece from The Chinese Room’s Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture written by Jessica Curry, and exclusive music from the upcoming Yooka-Laylee from renowned games composer Grant Kirkhope. Music from Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls and Fallout will also be performed during the two-hour show. Tickets are available now from Luna Tickets for £22.00 and as always, let us know with a comment if you attend the show.
Doujin, Events, Game Music

PAX East 2017 Review: Concerts & JAMspace

March 17, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on PAX East 2017 Review: Concerts & JAMspace Share this

Despite treacherous weather, PAX East 2017 went off without much issue this past weekend in Boston, MA. The expo show featured the usual accoutrements; a huge expo floor for showing games, a console and gaming room, several panels featuring a wide variety of topics on video games and gaming in general, and of course the all-day JAMspace and late-night concerts. There was a wide assortment of acts playing this year, from rock to metal to classical and jazz fusion, and thus PAX-goers had pick of the litter in terms of their musical entertainment.

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PAX East 2017 Performances & Music Fun

March 1, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on PAX East 2017 Performances & Music Fun Share this PAX East 2017 Performances & Music Fun

Just as we did for last month’s PAX South, we’re giving you the rundown of what you can expect to see from a game music and audio standpoint at PAX East 2017 next week in Boston. Some new and some returning musical performances shall be gracing the main stage concerts, as well as other tidbits you can check out through the event.

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Rockage 6.0 Free This Weekend in San Jose, CA

February 9, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | 2 Comments Share this

Let it not be said that the east coast gets all the good VGM events. This weekend in San Jose, Rockage has returned for three days of gaming, music and fun.

Rockage: San Jose is a celebration of indie music & retro gaming. Rockage is more than just an annual event- we support indie musicians and gaming culture on the West Coast year-round.

Much like MAGFest (and a nice precursor to MAGWest later this year), Rockage features tons of retro and indie gaming, but also local VGM bands, artists and composers to rock out to while you attend the event. This year’s lineup includes two performances by FTL: Faster Than Light composer Ben Prunty, who had a killer set at the MAGFest Jamspace at PAX South recently.

The event will be Friday through Sunday at the AFKgg Gamer Lounge in San Jose, with free admission for all. You can nab more ongoing information on their Facebook and Twitter.
Events, Game Music, Music Production

PAX South 2017 Performances & Music Panels

January 27, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on PAX South 2017 Performances & Music Panels Share this
For those making the trek to San Antonio, Texas this weekend to attend PAX South 2017, and are interested in the video game music and audio side of things, here’s a quick and handy list of both the musical performances playing at the event, as well as the VGM, music industry panels and any fun music-related panels to check out.

Concerts:

Friday Night (8pm – 11:30pm CST)
1. SuperMES
2. Urizen
3. Descendants of Erdrick
Saturday Night (8pm – 11:30pm CST)
1. The OneUps
2. Viking Guitar
3. Bit Brigade
Panels:

Friday
1. The Gamer Feedback Presents: Name That Video Game Tune (8:30pm CST, Cactus Theater)
Saturday
1. The Ocarina Panel with David Erick Ramos (10:00am CST – Bobcat Theater)
2. Nerdcore: The Future of Video Game Pop Music (12:30pm CST – Falcon Theater)
Game Panels & Tournaments

Friday
1. AudioShield (11:00am – 2:00pm CST, PC Tourny)
You can check out the entire PAX South schedule here. Hopefully you’re able to check out one or all of these music and audio related events going on this year, and if you do let us know what you thought!
Events, Featured, Game Music

MAGFest 2017: Review & Recap

January 18, 2017 | Brenna Wilkes | 3 Comments Share this MAGFest 2017: Review & Recap

It’s been just over a week since MAGFest 2017 and a great deal of decompressing was required to be able to properly sum up this year’s experience. I was fortunate enough to see more performances than I normally would (thanks to a willingness to be dragged around), and therefore think I have a pretty good account of just how well this year’s prime Music and Gaming Festival went.

From the main stage to the underground to the secret shows, this year’s MAGFest was a solid lineup and featured a bit of everything to tickle your fancy.

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