On March 31st, Jake Kaufman (better known as virt), had a successful live chip show in New York City. He was preceeded by One Bit Music and Bit Shifter. One Bit Music played the drums live during his set, and then Bit Shifter literally blew the speakers, leaving Jake without tweeters.
As a bonus, Jake is offering the majority of the songs he played for download from his personal website, http://virt.vgmix.com. I highly recommend the “Thriller“ cover. Cheers.
Source: http://virt.vgmix.com

Shael has recently updated his MySpace music page with a new version of his song Love Me Koala, from the Toybox album, featuring Trenthian. The song can be streamed & downloaded from the MySpace page.

Mazedude‘s The American Album
is an album of 15 video game music arrangements of material exclusively
created by American video game music composers. The album is Mazedude’s
first, and was conceived as an alternative to the overwhelming
attention given to Japanese composers by video game music fans.
Having been released to the public weeks before its scheduled December
1 release date, the album also enjoyed a spotlight at OC ReMix
coinciding with the posting of the Commander Keen: The Armageddon Machine ReMix “Slick Rippin Keen.” According to Mazedude, Slick Rippin Keen “has been acclaimed as the ‘catchiest’ track off the album,” arranging Bobby Prince’s “Make It Tighter.”

The album’s website features a feedback area
where, alongside fan commentary, several of the composers honored on
The American Album have already expressed their appreciation including
Jack Wall, Tommy Tallarico, Jeremy Soule & Peter McConnell, as well
as Doom lead designer John Romero, as it continues to pick up recognition.

In light of working on The American Album for over a
year and offering the finished product for free, Mazedude has solicited
for donations at any comfortable level from fans who enjoy the album.
Along with feedback, those can also be made via the album’s homepage.

(Something Awful) Forums user kalocin started up a thread a little while ago asking
people for songs that he would then cover using a synthesizer based on
the classic nintendo entertainment system’s psg audio system. So what
we have for you now is 16 amazing NES-ified hit songs!

http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3356

EA has entered the digital music distribution business with the launch of EA Recordings, after entering into a partnership with the Canadian record company Nettwerk Music Group.

Read more at http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/nid/1786/

Compromised of www.chronotriggermixtape.com has released the instrumental versions of his hop hop blends with Chrono Trigger music. You can grab them as well as the versions with the rap laid on top at his site, linked above. There are some cool and funny beats on these CT songs; don’t miss it!

The Super Mario Brothers Opera is just what it says on the tin: a
fan-scored and -performed opera based on Super Mario Brothers —
complete with trailer video and catchy soundtrack download site.

http://www.the-mario-opera.com/

Royal Sefton III, frequently known as rs3 and a member of Hellven since
its second incarnation, released Hellven’s first solo album since the
netlabel’s return earlier this month. Featuring artwork by Kenji Bliss, “st rotfest and the death monastic”
is a 10-track, nearly 25-minute techstep album whose darker
mood reflects a departure from much of Sefton’s previous work.
Originally released as a part of Ubik’s Auld Lang Syne 2
album “competition,” Sefton fully remastered his entry before
officially releasing the completed album at Hellven. The album’s
ever-present harmonies and no-pause/continuous format are described by
Sefton as one’s experience during the last half-hour before the
impending end of days.

This week’s spotlight is Azell, a talented remixer with a very
impressive repertoire. He focuses mainly on songs from Chrono
Trigger and the Final Fantasy series, and you can download the
arrangements from his website, Episodes & Melody.