It started as a small joke, a little playful comment while talking to my confidant Wizwars. “When I return to Los Angeles this winter, put on a show for me. Set up a chiptune show for us to dance and sweat all night long. Most importantly, dedicate it to me.” With this small tease to satisfy my ever growing ego, one which will most definitely swallow me and cause my unfortunate early demise, the Los Angeles based chiptune artist wasted little time. It seemed only hours after my comment, the show was starting to take shape in his mind. Los Angeles isn’t known as the most booming city when it comes to chip music shows with the intense competition between young aspiring talents being centered in the Hollywood hills and beyond, and the few shows that were booked by what seemed to be apple eating monkeys with little clue of the immense and interesting scene. Location shortages and logistic challenges might have stalled the scene from growing at the rate it has on the east coast but with some new faces and energy on the scene, the slow pace has hopefully come to an end. With this show, the west coast was finally ready to set in motion their efforts to truly establish a fully breathing, growing scene for the chiptune community to take notice of.
And hey, guess who was in town to see it? Yes, the day before Valentines I was crusin’ down the boulevard of Pasadena like they were the streets of Siam, and on this night we were all truly winners. What had started as a simple ego pleaser for his friend had now grown into a proving ground of sorts. The line-up had become a great mix of great establish talents such as Trash80 and Wizwars himself, along with all newer acts like Space Town Savior. Live Chipmusic for Broken Hearts was to be the time when LA chip talent truly showed what they can dish out and offer.
Find out how it went and watch footage from the show after the jump! (more…)
