Freshly Baked ReMixer Challenge Listening Party

FBRC

This year’s Freshly Baked ReMixer challenge, and we’re holding a listening party tomorrow at 6PM PST/ 9PM EST so everyone can have a chance to listen to the songs everyone has been working on over the past 2 months.  The listening party will be held in #thasauce on irc.enterthegame.com.

Way back in 2002 a forum user name “I Like Cookies!” (now just Jeff), ran a 1-shot competition called the Freshly Baked ReMixer challenge. In the thread artists signed up and were assigned challenges posted by other forum users. This is how artists like myself, Suzumebachi, and GLL all got our starts. There were also some other impressive tracks by Disco Dan and a few others.

Some time later the same user did the Second Annual FBRC which, while not as popular as the first one, still saw some solid success.

Since the competition has long been forgotten by most, and seeing all the talent that’s on OCReMix today, I think it’s time we try a revival.

For my info on the FBRC check out the thread on OverClocked ReMix.

The Megatainment EP is here!

Megatainment From The Megas MySpace:

New music is finally here!  We just released Megatainment, a collaboration with our good friends Entertainment System!

The idea was born this time last year, when we embarked on the first Megatainment tour – basically they kept hassling us about not planning to do the MM1 soundtrack, so we said “write and record all the music and we’ll do vocals…” and that’s exactly what happened!

We’re really excited about how this turned out – Entertainment System brings a different, heavier sound than what we play, so it was a fun challenge to come up with melodies and lyrics!  Story-wise, this fits in as a nice prequel to Get Equipped.

Check out the Elecman track on our page, then head over to themegas.com/store and pick up a copy – they’re only $5!  We’re selling hard copies for a limited time – make sure to order soon if you want to get one.

– Megas

Mutherpluckin’ B on Radio Free Gamer

This week on Radio Free Gamer we will feature an interview with rock artist Henrik Lidbjork (aka Mutherpluckin’ B) about his latest Nintendo cover album and his plans for the future, including the band he recently formed! As usual, we will also feature great, free video game music, our win and fail of the week, and the latest scoops. Join us for Radio Free Gamer this Wednesday at 7PM EST, only at 8bitx.com.

Also (if you didn’t know), you can follow @justinj212 via Twitter for updates and send a tweet his way with your wins/fails of the week, you can join us on facebook at the Radio Free Gamer group, and send any requests or questions to [email protected]! Thanks for checking out our show!

Dwelling of Duels at VGMix – August – Free Month

 
Dwelling of Duels, hosted by VGMix is a community wide compo where the main instrument must be played live.  This attracts a variety of talent and often produces amazing results.  Every month, a theme is chosen which must be followed.  Participants have one month to complete their tracks, songs are voted for on the last day of every month.


Current Duel

This month is a free month.  Songs are due on Thursday, August 27th at 9:30 PM Eastern US time. irc.vgmix.com #dod listening party to be held Friday, August 28th at 9:30 PM Eastern.

July Results
Snappleman: Castlevania 3 – The Count of Transylvania
ansgaros: Castlevania Bloodlines – Prepare for Death
Harjawaldar: Gargoyle’s Quest – Holy Warcry (tie)
M-H: Mega Man X3 – High Gravity Malt Beetle (tie)

Fifth Place – ROCKtendo: Castlevania 3 – What a Funky Night to Have a Curse

Congratulations to the winners, and everyone who participated.  We’ll be watching for next months entries!