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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, Game Music

PAX WEST 2016: MAESTROS OF VIDEO GAMES COMPOSER PANEL ANNOUNCED

August 17, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on PAX WEST 2016: MAESTROS OF VIDEO GAMES COMPOSER PANEL ANNOUNCED Share this

Seattle, WA (August 15, 2016) – What does it take to write music for games? Hear from six of the industry’s leading composers as they share their experiences and discuss the craft of scoring music for video games.

The 2016 PAX West composer panel “Maestros of Video Games” will feature the following music star lineup:

Sarah Schachner
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (additional music).

Inon Zur
Fallout 3 & 4, Syberia 2 & 3, Dragon Age 1 & 2, Prince of Persia, Eagle Flight.

Jack Wall
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 & 3, Mass Effect 1 & 2, Lost Planet 3, Into The Stars.

Sascha Dikiciyan (aka Sonic Mayhem)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Mass Effect 3, Tron Evolution, Borderlands.

Austin Wintory
Abzû, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, The Banner Saga 1 & 2, Journey.

David Housden
Thomas Was Alone, Volume, The Hit Squad (movie), Volume VR.

Moderated by Emily Reese, award-winning radio host and producer of “LEVEL with Emily Reese” podcast.

Following the panel join the composers for a meet & greet / autograph session at the Westin (2nd Floor) from 11:30am-1:30pm. For more information and interview requests contact: [email protected].

For information on PAX West visit: http://west.paxsite.com/.

Source: Top Dollar PR
Chip Music, Game Music

Mega Ran Highlights with Mega – Lo – Mania Tour Documentary

August 20, 2014 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on Mega Ran Highlights with Mega – Lo – Mania Tour Documentary Share this

Need more Random aka Mega Ran in your life? Then you may want to consider pre-order his new tour documentary Mega-Lo-Mania! Coming in more digital and physical formats, the documentary will chronicle the chip-hop artist’s recent tour and appearance at PAX. Along with the 33-minute film, directed by Michael Cardoza as he followed Mega Ran and soul/funk band The Lo-Classic, you’ll also be receiving 5 never-released recordings and some other goodies.

“I had a blast. It didn’t totally go as I’d expected, but I think that’s the best story to tell; that it won’t always work out 100% according to plan, and that making adjustments on the fly is such a big part of what we do. I love the way the documentary came out.” – Mega Ran

Need more to convince you? Here’s a sneak peak of one of the exclusive live band recordings to be released with the documentary:

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – “Aria Of The Bloodline” (Live Practice Instrumental)

Pre-Order @ Mega-Lo-Mania Purchase Page
Game Music, Indie Music, Reviews

Live From The Arcade: The PAX 2009 DVD (Review)

August 20, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | 2 Comments Share this

From webcomic to charity to convention, Jerry Holkins & Mike Krahulik’s Penny Arcade empire has quickly become one of the most successful properties in the videogaming world. So when the duo approached NYC filmmaking troupe 2 Player Productions (creators of the soon-to-be-released chiptune documentary, Reformat The Planet) and asked them to shoot a web series and document PA’s yearly gaming mega-event, the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, they jumped on a plane, moved to Portland and haven’t looked back. With PAX 2010 just weeks away from arriving at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, the PAX 2009 DVD offers a fond look back at last year’s Expo, ensuring that we’re all sufficiently pumped when PAX’s euphoric typhoon of live music, games and events hits Seattle once more in September.

Read on to see how the 2 Player crew captured one of the most exciting videogaming events on Earth.

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Chip Music, Game Music

Penny Arcade Expo 2010: OSV Will Be There!

August 17, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | 1 Comment Share this

September is fast-approaching and along with the promise of slightly cooler temperatures here in the Northern Hemisphere, it also means it’s nearly time for the swirling videogames and music maelstrom that is the Penny Arcade Expo. Over the few years of its existence, comic artist entreprenuers Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik’s videogame empire has grown exponentially, now with two annual Expos hosting tens of thousands of attendees each year.

This year’s West Coast Expo will have many of the things that have made PAX a success in the past, like the Omegathon, a colossal all-encompassing videogame tournament, and performances from videogame music heavyweights Jonathan Coulton and Anamanaguchi. There’s tons of new stuff happening too, like a Chiptune Music Showcase and panel (no more getting shut down by the cops on the street!) featuring Fighter X, Spamtron and other artists from near and far.

We’ll be on the scene, reporting on all these happenings and more during the weekend of September 3rd – 6th so stay tuned.
Doujin, Featured, Game Music

Ridin’ Dirty With Mustin (Super Mario Kart Album Interview)

April 29, 2010 | Audun Sorlie | 4 Comments Share this

So hopefully everyone is getting ready for Super Mario Kart Album on May 4th now, right? Well it never hurts to tease you a little bit more. The new fantastic album from The OneUps is almost ready for launch, and they’ll be rolling out that sausage all the way, with even a music video to promote the album. We decided to chat it up with Mustin on the process of making Super Mario Kart Album and what is coming up in the future from the talented bad dudes at One Up Studios.

Oh, and we ask why Mustin feels obligated to flaunt his stinky feet during his shows.

Click the jump to read the interview (more…)
Chip Music

PAX East 2010: Anamanaguchi (Photo Gallery)

April 6, 2010 | Joshua Kopstein | Comments Off on PAX East 2010: Anamanaguchi (Photo Gallery) Share this

PAX East was tons of fun. Getting coverage of the main concerts, however, proved more difficult than I anticipated. Fortunately, despite the enormous mob of PAX attendees that lined up hours before me, I managed to get close enough to the stage to get some choice shots of Anamanaguchi’s performance on Friday night. Joined on stage by two of New York City’s finest visualists, Paris and Outpt, the chiptune/punk supergroup rocked the halls of the Hynes Convention Center just days after completing their tour of the U.S. with Starscream, Sabrepulse and Henry Homesweet. After seeing them countless times inside small or mid-sized venues in New York City, it was definitely refreshing to see the ‘Gooch-bros perform on a huge stage in front of thousands of people.

Click through for a gallery of snapshots I took during the performance. Thanks to Heyricochet for letting me borrow his trusty Nikon D40! (more…)