Minibosses

Progressive rock band MinibossesMinibosses performing at Penny Arcade Expo 2005Background informationOriginNorthampton, MassachusettsGenres Progressive rock chiptune Nintendocore instrumental rock geek rock Years active1999–presentMembersAaron BurkeRobin ViningBrendan DueckSteve DueckJakob DueckOwen DueckPast membersBen BaraldiFred JohnsonJohn LipfertRich SmaldoneRobert Kelly TurnerMatt Wood Minibosses is an American progressive rock band originally from Northampton, Massachusetts, and now located in Phoenix, Arizona. They are known for their video game music covers, which are instrumental rock variations of the theme music from classic Nintendo video games such as Mega Man, Metroid, and Castlevania. The Phoenix New Times awarded Minibosses their best cover band award in 2006. History From 1997 to 1999, guitarist Aaron Burke and drummer Matt Wood played in Jenova Project, one of the earliest video game cover bands, along with other friends from the same dorm at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In January 2000, Burke and Wood recruited bassist Ben Baraldi to form Minibosses. Initially, the band played both video game covers as well as original songs, and self-released thei