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New VG Arrangements - Super Mario World
Performing at Gen Con this Saturday, August 7th!
Hey Gen Con goers! In addition to performing at the VGL show at night on Saturday, August 7th, I will also be performing that day at the Video Games Live booth at Gen Con, 11am-1pm. I'll be playing a bunch of new solo flute arrangements of various video game tunes. The ticket booth will be located in the food court, so grab a snack and come on down! Hope to see you all there!
Posted 8/4/10
New VG Arrangements - Chrono Trigger
Video Game Music Blog, Now Up and Running!
I have added a
Blog for my personal discoveries/thoughts about my video game transcriptions! I like to write a little each week about the compositional elements of video game music; instead of posting those writings to this homepage, I have moved them to the Blog page, where I am going to start writing more in-depth articles about what I notice about the construction of the music, from a classical point of view. I learned a lot about composing from transcribing music when I was a kid, so if you're looking to delve into the basics of composition, please feel free to check out the Blog! I'd love to hear your thoughts/questions about video game music. Also feel free to drop me a line on the
Contact page with requests or suggestions of music to transcribe/arrange!
Posted 7/14/2010Ithaca College - PBS News Article
Ithaca College School of Music has posted an
article about the PBS special! It's a great honor for me to be recognized by my college, especially when I only graduated a year ago--it was a fantastic school and I miss it a great deal. I'm so happy to know that they've been keeping track of what I've been up to after graduation! Go IC!
Posted 7/14/2010New VG Arrangements - Super Mario World
Concert Composition Recordings
Just added some recordings of my classical works to my
Concert Composition page! I will be adding more in as I set up more MP3s/videos; some of the pieces were performed this year, so I'm still waiting to get my hands on those recordings. Enjoy the ones I have posted!
Posted 7/8/2010New VG Arrangements - Super Mario World
Upcoming Show! VGL: Indianapolis (August 7th, 2010)
I will be performing with Video Games Live at their big concert in Indianapolis on August 7th, 2010! This concert takes place the same weekend as the big tabletop gaming convention Gen Con, for which I am INSANELY excited! Tickets are on sale now at videogameslive.com. Hope to see some fellow tabletop geeks come out to the show!
Posted 6/26/10
New VG Arrangements -- Castlevania
VGL Los Angeles 2010 Reviews
Our LA show at the Nokia Theater last Thursday was a hit!! I think it was one of my favorite shows so far--we had a huge concert line-up of special guest performers, composers and conductors. I had the incredible honor of singing the
"God of War" segment under the baton of composer Gerard Marino, a totally amazing experience! Our
Chrono Trigger/Cross segment was the most epic it's ever been, with myself, Norihiko Hibino, Akira Yamaoka, Martin Leung, Gerard Marino and of course Tommy lending their instruments to the big "Scars of Time" finale. And to top it all off, the audience was totally fantastic! Great energy (probably aided by the big Lakers game, which was happening at the same time just down the street) and the LONGEST Meet and Greet we have done to date, twenty guests and three and a half hours long. I also got to hit up E3 for the first time in my life, which was totally AWESOME. Check out my Facebook sometime this week for pictures of the amazing event.
All in all, it was an awesome first time in LA and I can't wait to go back again! As usual, I'll post more reviews as I find them!
WiiNintendoThe Artblog of KurafufuPosted 6/21/2010New VG Arrangements -- DOS games
VGL Dallas 2010 Reviews
The VGL shows in Dallas this weekend went great! Beautiful hall, awesome orchestra, great crowds!! I had a real blast singing and playing for several different segments. I also met some awesome people in the meet in greet line and took pictures of some awesome video game shirts, which I will soon be posting to my Facebook (friend me or join my fanpage!) Check out Youtube for a few videos of the concert; the hall was pretty anti-cameras, so there unfortunately isn't too much footage. Anywho, I'll post more reviews as I find 'em! ;-)
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Posted 6/14/2010Video Games Live: PBS Trailer Released!
Get your sneak peek of the groundbreaking Video Games Live: PBS Special! Originally filmed in New Orleans this past April, a 90-minute program will be televised nationally on July 31st 2010 by PBS. But wait, there's more! The entire THREE HOUR CONCERT will also be made available on CD and DVD/Blu-Ray! Get the full story at http://videogameslive.com/index.php?story=247.
Posted 6/5/2010
Upcoming Show! VGL: Dallas (June 11th-12th, 2010)
This just in!! I will be performing at the VGL Dallas shows on June 11th and 12th. As usual, check out videogameslive.com for ticket info! Be there or be square!
Posted 5/23/2010
Upcoming Show! VGL: Los Angeles (June 17th, 2010)
Hey everybody! I will be performing at VGL in Los Angeles for their big show at E3 on June 17th! Lots of awesome video game composers are going to be there, including composer-performers Akira Yamaoka and Norihiko Hibino from Japan. Check out ticket information at www.videogameslive.com. Hope to see you there!
Posted 5/14/2010