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brandon is planning a chip=win convention! im not even kidding

here is the fine print on the comp (from brandon): 100% of ALL payments are considered donations to fund further Chiptunes = WIN projects. Not a cent goes to me personally.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/chiptuneswin/

1 t-shirt with 2 full-color prints on it, 4 buttons and 62 stickers. for $15. WTF right?

also, probably prepare to endure a tidal force of FB / posts about this  the combined forces of 51 artists spamming is going to be an epic something to behold. the chants are "time to break bandcamp" lol

going on until midnight, LOL

bandcamp goes live right afterwards. no joke, best comp ive ever heard. track listing should impress:

4mat – Tetra
Abducted by Sharks – Late to the Party
Active Knowledge – Lucidosity
Algoorithm (Chris Algoo) – While We Can, Party
AWESOMECAT – パーティーで最もきれいな女の子
Ben Landis – Breakthrough
Br1ght Pr1mate – Sexy & I Know It
Brick Breaker – Dusk Runner
Cartoon Bomb – Earthworm Facts
Cheapshot – Jambo
Chip’s Challenge – Special Beam Cannon
Chipzel – Can’t Stop Us
Crashfaster – The Out
Da Pantz – Real In The Field
Daniel Capo – Wake
Danimal Cannon – The Lunar Whale
Datacats – Small Wonders
deadbeatblast – Total Disaster
Decktonic – Africa
Diamond Machine – Hey! (No E)
Fraktal Face – Did You
iamclouD – Harmonix
Inverse Phase – Three-stage
Iron Curtain – Assault At The Front Door
Jay Tholen – On Stolen Time
K.O.M.H. – Kogeki no Kiken
Kedromelon – Titan 2
Kubbi – Tidal Force
KymAz – Nebulae
LukHash – PixeLove
Monodeer – No Particular Reason
Nario – Hallucinogenic Ethics
nickelPUNK – StarDRIVE
Obtuse – Ecstasy
Phonetic Hero – Bat Outta Hell
PROTODOME – Four Color Hero
RobotSexMusic – It’s Never Enough
Sam Mulligan – Secret
Sean Monistat – This Computer Can Read Lips
SKGB – Infinite Cheap Death Tricks
SMILETRON – Elevation
Snesei – Button Mash
Space Town Savior – Columbia
Starpilot – Sparkling
Stenobot – Shark Flower
Super Danger Casper – Berbaris Satu Arah
Temp Sound Solutions – Sleepwalking In Tennessee
Thorazine Unicorn – Dreaming Machine
Whitely – You & Him
Xenon Odyssey – Quotidian
Zef – Pure Voltage

this is probably the truth for a majority of artists, and there are a number of reasons why. One is that honestly, I think the days when new artists could survive on tour without heavy marketing or a huge following are basically over: at this point, media consumption is done mostly online, until there becomes a social element (girls, friends, cred, etc) to it. I cant tell you how many bands/artists that I thought were HUGE (online) I have seen play in *Boston* for 20-30 people, never mind whatever small-town turnouts might be.

However, we have done some (very?) successful shows in areas without an established show series via one very simple technique: introduce a social element. The reason people buy tickets to Blip isn't just to see acts, its to hang out with all their online friends and reinforce "chiptune culture". They are buying themselves into a scene. Our most successful shows have been along the same lines. Its not about "omg I am touring pay me", its "we are bringing the chiptune party to you and your friends". We find out where local peeps want to go venue-wise, we have local chip talent featured / an open mic for n00bz, we get local modders or chip/related merch vendor types involved AND we well publicize it with local media.

People will GLADY pay money to come out for an event that reinforces and enhances their social niche. Hell, I would, and do. From my perspective, thats the exact reason that videogame bands like Protomen and Powerglove are as successful as they are (or abstracted slightly further, any popular band really): people are going out to see and hang out with other people in their tribe.

So perhaps take that into consideration for future touring events (not you specifically dan, im talking everybody chip here). Its a bit more complicated, but not really THAT bad, and in the end is considerably better for everybody: artists, fans and "scene".

there are very few chip acts who have done any significant touring, so "typical" is a stretch. Danimal and Rainbowdragoneyes have probably done the most significant touring and both of them tour with non-chip acts to success. Our tours have been based primarily on "scene cities", or cities where there is an established chip presence (for obvious reasons).