Video Interview: Kinuyo Yamashita

In celebration of Japanese video game music composer Kinuyo Yamashita’s birthday, it is an honor to present to you this tribute to her music from Konami’s original Castlevania for the NES. In 1986, Yamashita composed music for Castlevania when she was only a teenager and had the challenge of working under strict hardware constraints. In addition, this also happened to be her debut work as composer on a video game. Her now iconic Castlevania compositions “Vampire killer” and “Wicked Child” would end up influencing all the later music of the series well as inspire multiple remixes over the years.

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Video Interview: Bubblyfish

Although originally from a classical piano background, Haeyoung Kim's passion for electronic music ultimately lead her to the underground chip music scene. Taking on the persona of “Bubblyfish” she has become a true master of combining soft sounds with hard sounds, light with dark, as well as fun with serious.

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Video Interview: Tony Ness

Tony Ness, the New York based chip musician best known for his uncensored lyrics, is never afraid to say what is on his mind.  A punk rocker at heart, Tony Ness combines chip music with vocals that are very raw, emotional and that pull no punches. His style and strength as a writer comes from the desire to turn past negative experiences into something more positive in the present. His latest album is called Gutter Trash Vol. 2 – El Dia Que el Mundo se Prendio Fuego (The Day the Earth Caught Fire) is the follow up to his EP “Gutter Trash.”

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Skype Interview: Meredith Molinari

Meredith Molinari’s energetic ability to keep the momentum and excitement of a show going is unmatched. Whether it’s her killer smile, unpredictable wit, alluring personality or fiery red hair; Meredith has many keen ways of bringing out the best in people. There is no question she possesses that special spark that makes for a first-rate host and interviewer.

As a side note this interview marks a personal milestone for me, around this time back in 2002 I conducted my very first interview. So it’s an honor to commemorate this 10 year mark with one of my all time favorite interviewers…. Meredith Molinari, thank you -high five!

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Skype Interview: Elsten C. Torres

We chat with two-time Grammy-nominated/BMI Award winning singer/songwriter, Elsten C. Torres, who also happens to be our 100th “Like” on Facebook! Elsten shares with us some insight on releasing an indie album through PledgeMusic as well as offers advice to up-and-coming indie artists. He also shares some thoughts on how he would approach writing music for a video game if the opportunity was to arise in the future.

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Video Interview: Kris Keyser

Kris Keyser is a passionate musician that is known for having the power to motivate and inspire others with his performances. Kris has a way of connecting with his audience in a way that is forever memorable to everyone present. Everyone I have ever spoken to regarding Blip Festival always mentions Keyser in conversation, even if they don’t know his name… “That guy at Blip that got everyone to yell at the same time!” or “That dude that jumped up high in the air while playing his music on the GameBoy!” are among the comments I have heard numerous times in multiple variations. In fact, it’s Kris’ performance at Blip 2012 that initially motivated me to get more involved in the chipscene this year through AlphaOmegaRadio.

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Video Interview: Marjorie Becker

If you’ve come across a stunningly vibrant profile or cover photo of your favorite chip music artist on Facebook; It’s most likely the work of photographer Marjorie Becker. In October Marjorie sets out to Japan to cover Blip Festival Tokyo 2012, an event that is being called the “last hurrah” to the 6-year long Blip Festival series. Over the summer, the NY chip music community came together to help fund this project through Kickstarter out of both the love and the respect for Marjorie’s work over the years.

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