ChipMusic.org - Event needs a brief description of chiptune

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T09:25:16Z

"So there's this naked guy there playing videogames and everybody shouts maybe it's a really aggressive art happening I don't understand it's so confusing" - The Wall Street Journal

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T07:20:36Z

"shitty music made on shitty old computers no one wants anymore"

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T07:03:29Z

Sycamore Drive wrote:

I think you should add a short bit about what sort of genres will be played by the artists on the bill. If it's dance/rock/death metal it will attract different crowds.
If they were to ask for an event description and you said "dance music programmed onto old games consoles", they will have a better idea of how to promote it.

Seems like it's shaping up to be a lot of things.

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T06:56:59Z

It's speedmetal, but without guitars and metal.

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T06:16:03Z

I think you should add a short bit about what sort of genres will be played by the artists on the bill. If it's dance/rock/death metal it will attract different crowds.

If they were to ask for an event description and you said "dance music programmed onto old games consoles", they will have a better idea of how to promote it.

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T05:35:56Z

"It's music, but not really"

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T03:37:46Z

whatever y'all can eat a rhino dick

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T01:53:10Z

Decktonic wrote:

I'm advocating going for the "here's something mysterious and surprising you have not seen before" approach.
Marketing is easy if you go for the lowest common denominator.

I feel that the latter doesn't invoke the former.

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T01:52:56Z

Decktonic wrote:

man, you guys suck at marketing. all these descriptions are so damn boring.
"chipmusic is raw, no-frills electronic music made by pushing old game consoles and computers to their absolute limits with expert programming"

I like this a lot. Except I'm not capable of 'Expert programming'.

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T01:52:55Z

I rather like "retrotech" as part of a description. It is descriptive and sounds cool!

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T01:50:22Z

chunter wrote:

The venue wants your "elevator pitch," for which "Mario at a Rave" works provided you actually sound like Mario at a rave. The answer you give should relate to your own sound, not necessarily to chipmusic as a whole. Decktonic had the right idea, though it should be shorter if you can help it, and ... Decktonic's only works if you are actually pushing the limits of your system...

I don't think a single one of us has any hairtune. Decktonic's given a fairly accurate description, albeit a bit wordy.

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T01:05:12Z

"Headbanging on post-modernist aesthetics"
"Not in Employment, Education or Training"

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T00:46:36Z

Shiru wrote:

So if you mention any of these details, this would only create new questions

Inspiring questions can be good, if you want to peak peoples' interest. I'm advocating going for the "here's something mysterious and surprising you have not seen before" approach. I'm also advocating the nostalgia element here. Marketing is easy if you go for the lowest common denominator.

You could also tailor it to your genre of music.

It's up to you.

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T00:33:49Z

The venue wants your "elevator pitch," for which "Mario at a Rave" works provided you actually sound like Mario at a rave. The answer you give should relate to your own sound, not necessarily to chipmusic as a whole. Decktonic had the right idea, though it should be shorter if you can help it, and ... Decktonic's only works if you are actually pushing the limits of your system...

Re: Event needs a brief description of chiptune

2012-06-28T00:23:14Z

an enormous internet circlejerk