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Stemage
Grant Henry (born April 3, 1979), better known by his stage name Stemage, is an American guitarist and composer. He is known for his video game and television soundtracks, including Cartoon Network's animated series ''Steven Universe''. He is also known for his involvement in several video game cover projects, including Metroid Metal and Viking Guitar. Career Early work (1997-2002) Stemage began writing and performing music in high school. He recorded an original album in 1997 named ''Organized Uproar'', using a cassette 8-track in his dorm room. The album was later released for free via his website. He then joined a band named MiniVoid. ''Metroid Metal'' and solo work (2003-2014) In 2003, Stemage formed Metroid cover project Metroid Metal, later recruiting other artists such as Danimal Cannon. While the group were initially simply recording cover songs to release online, Metroid Metal made their live debut at MAGfest 7 in 2009, and became a recurring act at the event. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAGfest
MAGFest (Music and Gaming Festival, originally the Mid-Atlantic Gaming Festival) is an annual festival held in the Washington metropolitan area that celebrates video games and video game music, as well as their surrounding culture. MAGFest's primary features are a large open video gaming room, a hall of arcade cabinets, concerts by chiptune artists and video game cover bands, and a Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) LAN Party. Attractions MAGFest's arcade hall is open 24 hours a day. The exhibition hall contains hundreds of full-size arcade cabinets, and even pinball machines that are donated for the event from local collectors and vending companies. All arcades are set to play for free on admission price, and are monitored 24 hours a day by maintenance and technical staff. The arcade hall includes specialty lighting, laser lighting, and music to invoke the feeling of a traditional arcade. The game selection ranges from 1970's vintage black and white games, vector monitors games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aivi & Surasshu
Aivi & Surasshu (stylized as aivi & surasshu) are an electronic composer duo, composed of pianist Aivi Tran and electronic artist Steven "Surasshu" Velema. They are known for composing soundtracks, including that of Cartoon Network's animated series ''Steven Universe''. The two married in 2015. Career ''The Black Box'' (2012–2013) Aivi Tran and Steven Velema first met in person at GDC in 2012, (before GDC, they had interacted only on Twitter,) and discussed the idea of a piano/chiptune hybrid project. Communicating after the convention, the two collaborated on an independent album project entitled ''The Black Box'', and released on Ubiktune in 2013. The project was a combination of original piano and chiptune music, with several video game covers including "Lonely Rolling Star" from ''Katamari Damacy''. The album was positively received, with Kotaku describing it as "lush, melodic, and well put-together". ''Steven Universe'' (2013–2019) The duo were suggested to cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum (band)
Hum is an American alternative rock band from Champaign, Illinois, United States. They are best known for their 1995 radio hit "Stars". After initially disbanding in 2000, Hum was largely inactive (save for sporadic performances) until reuniting in 2015 for a series of short tours. On June 23, 2020, the band announced and released ''Inlet'', their first album of new material in over twenty-two years. History Founding and early recordings The initial line-up of the band formed in 1989, with guitarist Andy Switzky, guitarist Matt Talbott, bass guitarist Akis Boyatzis and drummer Jeff Kropp. Talbott and Switzky met at a cafe named Treno's, in Urbana, Illinois, where Switzky worked. Discussions about music led to the two forming the nucleus of Hum. Talbott had previously played in the local group We Ate Plato and was presently a member of Honcho Overload; Switzky had performed in the semi-serious live band Obvious Man and had studio experience with Designer Mustard Gas. The group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Wave Productions
Brave Wave Productions is a Japanese-based record label founded in 2013. It specializes in video game music artists, often those who were active during the chiptune era of the 1980s and 1990s. One of the stated goals of the label is to bridge the gap between Japanese and Western game music composers. They are known for re-releasing soundtracks of older video games for CD and vinyl, which were often out of print for many years, as well as producing fully original solo albums for some of their signed artists. History Brave Wave was founded in 2013 by Mohammed Taher. Taher originally started communicating with musicians while organising a small EP collaboration, but ultimately began to draw the attention of veteran chiptune artists such as Keiji Yamagishi. At the time, Yamagishi had not worked on a video game in ten years. The first results of this were the 2013 album ''World 1-2'', which featured Austin Wintory, Akira Yamaoka and many others. From there, Brave Wave would go on to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danimal Cannon
Daniel Behrens (born March 11, 1983) better known by his stage name Danimal Cannon, is an American video game composer and chiptune music performer. He is most known for combining guitar playing with Game Boy music. He is also known for his presentations on chipmusic, having hosted panels at Penny Arcade Expo, YouTube tutorials, a TEDx Talk, and a Game Boy masterclass workshop at Blip Festival 2012. His album releases have been licensed for several games, including 8BitMMO, Wave Wave, and Just Shapes & Beats. Discography Studio albums * ''The Power Cosmic'' (2011) (only available on the Player vs Performer Tour) * ''Roots'' (2012) * ''Parallel Processing'' (with Zef) (2013) * ''Lunaria'' (2016) Game soundtracks * ''Surfing Tsunami'' (2012) * ''Build a Zombie' (2012) * ''Cursor Curse'' (2013) * ''Rocket Fizz CandyCade'' (2013) * ''Wave Wave'' (2014) (licensed from Parallel Processing) * '' 8bit MMO'' (2014) (licensed from Roots and Parallel Processing) * ''Proton Pul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hextech Mayhem
''Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story'' is a rhythm video game developed by Choice Provisions and published by Riot Forge, a publishing division of Riot Games, the developers of '' League of Legends''. ''Hextech Mayhem'' was released on 16 November 2021 alongside '' Ruined King: A League of Legends Story''. Both games use characters from ''League of Legends'' in their story and gameplay. Reception ''Hextech Mayhem'' received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. Chris Carter of ''Destructoid ''Destructoid'' is a website that was founded as a video game-focused blog in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez, a Cuban-American cartoonist and author. Enthusiast Gaming acquired the website in 2017, and sold it to Gamurs Group in 2022. History ' ...'' gave the game an eight out of ten, praising the game's soundtrack for being "...some of Choice Provisions' best work" while appreciating the various mascot platforming homages strewn throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiji Yamagishi
is a Japanese video game music composer. He is known for his work on Tecmo's late 1980s and early 1990s NES titles, such as ''Ninja Gaiden''. Yamagishi has been considered a pioneer of chiptune music, producing the soundtracks of numerous titles in the 8 bit era. Career Yamagishi's first musical experiences came from a band he joined in high school; when applying to Tecmo in 1987 he had no intention of becoming a professional composer. When his experience with music was raised during the job interview, he accepted the role. In addition to composition, he worked on sound programming and sound effects, spending six months learning the programming side after taking the job. Yamagishi's first title with Tecmo was ''Tsuppari Ozumo'', and he would go on to work on critically acclaimed title ''Ninja Gaiden'' the following year. He composed for numerous NES titles over his tenure with Tecmo, concluding in the early 90s with the release of the Super NES. Yamagishi has referred to '' Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Morning RPG
''Saturday Morning RPG'' is a role-playing video game, created by developer Mighty Rabbit Studios. The game was first released for iOS in April 2012. It has been released on PC, Mac, and Linux through Steam. It is also available on Ouya, and was a launch title for the system. In the game, players control Marty, an average high school student who gains an extraordinary power through a magical notebook that resembles a Trapper Keeper. This power allows him to use everyday objects in battle against the evil forces of the HOOD. As players advance through the game, they will discover new battle objects and new foes to fight. Mighty Rabbit Studios has supported ''Saturday Morning RPG'' with updates since its release in 2012 - adding two new episodes: To Bot or Not to Bot (Episode 3) and Ho Ho HOOD (Episode 4). The game is steeped in 1980s nostalgia (mainly of the Saturday-morning cartoon variety) - many of the enemies and battle objects draw directly from the pop culture of the time. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Universe
''Steven Universe'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who lives with the Crystal Gems—magical, mineral-based aliens named Garnet (Steven Universe), Garnet (Estelle (musician), Estelle), Amethyst (Steven Universe), Amethyst (Michaela Dietz), and Pearl (Steven Universe), Pearl (Deedee Magno Hall)—in the fictional town of Beach City. Steven, who is half-Gem, has adventures with his friends and helps the Gems protect the world from their own kind. The pilot was first shown in May 2013, and the series ran for five seasons, from November 2013 to January 2019. The TV film ''Steven Universe: The Movie'' was released in September 2019, and an epilogue Limited series (television), limited series, ''Steven Universe Future'', ran from December 2019 to March 2020. The themes of the series include love, fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paws On Fire!
A paw is the soft foot-like part of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws. Common characteristics The paw is characterised by thin, pigmented, keratinised, hairless epidermis covering subcutaneous collagenous and adipose tissue, which make up the pads. These pads act as a cushion for the load-bearing limbs of the animal. The paw consists of the large, heart-shaped metacarpal or palmar pad (forelimb) or metatarsal or plantar pad (rear limb), and generally four load-bearing digital pads, although there can be five or six toes in the case of domestic cats and bears (including giant panda). A carpal pad is also found on the forelimb which is used for additional traction when stopping or descending a slope in digitigrade species. Additional dewclaws can also be present. The paw also includes a horn-like, beak shaped claw on each digit. Though usually hairless, certain animals do have fur on the soles of their paws. An example is the red panda, whose furry so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Kitty
''Battle Kitty'' is an interactive computer-animated streaming television series created by Matt Layzell, and developed by Matt and Paul Layzell for Netflix. It is based on Matt Layzell's web comic of Instagram posts known as ''The Adventures of Kitty & Orc''. Co-produced by Netflix Animation, Choice Provisions, Higher Ground Productions and Laughing Wild, the series premiered on Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ... on April 19, 2022. Synopsis Set in a futuristic-medieval world, ''Battle Kitty'' follows the adventures of an adorable yet feisty kitten named Kitty, using magical bows instead of swords or axes, who along with his friend Orc, embarks on a quest to become a great champion, by training to become a warrior, defeating all the monsters on Battle I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Universe Future
''Steven Universe Future'' is an American animated limited series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It serves as an epilogue to the 2013–2019 original series ''Steven Universe'' and its follow-up 2019 animated film '' Steven Universe: The Movie''. It premiered on December 7, 2019 and concluded on March 27, 2020. The series focuses on the aftermath of the events of ''Steven Universe'', where humans and Gems coexist in harmony after the end of the war between the Crystal Gems and Gem Homeworld. Without the threats of the Diamonds or corrupted Gems, Steven must deal with the everyday challenges that still come with his now relatively peaceful life, and question his new life objectives. Like the original series, ''Steven Universe Future'' has been critically acclaimed, with the design, music, voice acting, characterization, and prominence of LGBT themes being similarly praised; ''Future'' has been singled out for addressing issues some had with the original series, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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