Watch Out For Snakes is the pseudonym of

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-based musician and producer Matt Baum. He is often credited as a pioneer of the chipwave genre, fusing elements of

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and

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. He is also known for placing emphasis on his live performances, which employ a

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and have been characterized as high-energy and aggressive. He has participated in a number of synthwave, chiptune, and

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festivals including Echosynthetic Fest, Neon Rose Fest, and

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Style

Baum synthesizes his chiptune instrumentation from the

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and

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video game systems. His albums have been described as imaginary video game soundtracks and he has stated that they draw thematically from personal events in his own life.

Discography

Albums

* ''UPGRADE'' (2018) * ''Scars'' (2019)

Singles

* ''Rip ‘Em Up!'' (2019) * ''Scars'' (2019) * ''Fight Those Invisible Ninjas'' (2021)

Compilations

* "Set Up Us the Bomb” on ''Neo-Wave Vol. 1'' (2018) * “Arms Race” on ''Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7'' (2018) * “This Ain’t No Cutscene” on ''Lunar Halo'' (2019) * “Stranded” on ''Spacetunes = WIN'' (2019)

Remixes

* Frisky Monkey - “Now! (Watch Out For Snakes Remix)” (2019) * The Warhorse - “Can’t Stop the Clop (Watch Out For Snakes Remix)” (2019)

Other

* MacReady - “Sunset on Mt. Fuji (ft. Watch Out For Snakes)” on ''Kiba'' (2019)

External links

*
WOFS on Bandcamp

References

{{Authority control Chiptune musicians Synthwave musicians American electronic musicians Keytarists Musicians from Atlanta Tracker musicians Living people 1981 births