Software Links

Check out the software section to find some new links to freeware programs so you can start working on those bleeps and waves.

Bit Shifter // Blip Festival 2007: The Videos from 2 Player Productions on Vimeo.

Blip Festival 2009 is on!

The Blip Festival, the gathering of everything that is chip every year may experience a game over.  Recently the annual festival in New York City has experienced some financial issues resulting in the promoters seeking fans to pledge money to help put the festival on this year.  The result was an astounding amount of support that proves that the chiptune genre is here to stay.   Head over to BlipFestival.org to learn more about the event or show your support by donating.

The event will be held December 17th, 18th, and 19th of this year at Brooklyn’s Bell House.

 

8STATIC’s One Year Anniversary Tonight

8STATIC will be celebrating their one year anniversary tonight in big ways.  The monthly event will hold a show at the usual location of Studio 34.  Animal Style will be there with his other act Autoscroll along with some out of state acts.  To make tonight something to remember, 8STATIC is joining forces with UPenn’s “indie frat” Pi Lam to host an all night after party beginning at 11 pm.  Anamanaguchi will headline the party with Robotique’s (Kung Fu Necktie’s Friday resident DJs) DJ Bill W.

www.8static.com

Video Game Expo this weekend.  Did you go?  Did you face Chibo Sempei?  How’s M2K, still got his sweatpants?

Video Games Live! at the Kimmel Center Sunday.  You can finally hear “Tifa’s Theme” in full orchestra glory.

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Anamanaguchi at Kung Fu Necktie

Here is a link to some of my recent coverage of chiptune heroes Anamanaguchi at Kung Fu Necktie.  The NYC based band just recently played for a sold-out crowd at PAX 2009 in Seattle.  You can hear their newest full-length with accompanying visuals right here.