33 Reply by Wizwars

(18 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)

These are really good for beginner tracks. It's already been said, you gotta work on sound design a bit more but that's just figuring out how to use LSDJ. It's obvious you know how to write good melodies and music, so spend more time figuring out how to make interesting sounds and instruments with the program. Good job!

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34 Reply by Wizwars

(13 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

wedanced wrote:

real talk tho... RHYTHM CORE ALPHA 2 isnt what i would consider a great writing tool for music. it is just very limited and not very flexible.

I know the guy who made the software and I've booked him at shows in LA a number of times, I'm a big fan of the music he's made with it but I guess it would make sense that the guy who created the program and knows everything it is capable of would be pretty proficient at it...but anyway, I think where RCA 2 really shines is live performance, even if you do not want to write entire songs with it the solo mode and the live drum player can be pretty useful. But it is definitely limited, and you're stuck with the sounds that the program comes with (though as sort of a beta tester I did have the option to send him sounds that could've ended up in the final build if I would not have been completely lazy about it).

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35 Reply by Wizwars

(39 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Most of the venues I work with, we're either the sound guys (which is ALWAYS the fucking best) or the sound guys are volunteers and do not get paid anything. In these instances, they're usually the best kind of people and make the show sound awesome with little bullshit. But I did used to have a lot of problems with this in the past so I feel what Danimal is saying. Even if you're using a mono PA a mixer can still receive the two inputs, they just won't be panned. A lot of time the problem comes in when a soundguy fucks up and does something wrong on his end. It might be a thankless job but that doesn't mean it's alright to suck at it. Sending a mixer to the house PA is as simple of a setup as one can be.

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36 Reply by Wizwars

(168 replies, posted in General Discussion)

hey just so you fuckers know there is a chiptune festival every january in downtown los angeles called frequency that i curate and while we might not have the same star power as the other fests i'll fight to the death to defend the fact that the quality level of the artists at our fest are on the same level as any other big festival. truth be told i'd even go as far as to say its the only interesting festival right now, all the other big fests keep recycling the same ol' artists without showcasing all the talented newcomers. FIGHTING WORDS. (actually wait nevermind brkfest had a cool lineup this year)

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37 Reply by Wizwars

(51 replies, posted in General Discussion)

My old band DARK WARRIORS - http://darkwarriors.bandcamp.com/

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38 Reply by Wizwars

(108 replies, posted in Past Events)

Can someone please record and post the long intro played at shows before Who Let The Dogs Out, or if Luke can upload the mp3...that little ditty makes me so happy

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39 Reply by Wizwars

(51 replies, posted in Releases)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MulNQtGVaKw

It's sad that my favorite moment of my musical "career" came while playing another dude's song at Blip Fest

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40 Reply by Wizwars

(51 replies, posted in Releases)

I put this on Facebook but I'll repost it here:
"I've been covering "Reformat The Planet" at shows since at least 2011, so it's probably no surprise how I feel about this album or Bit Shifter. To me, this release has always been the pinnacle of chipmusic. I've never been very subtle with nods to musicians I love and respect with my own music, and especially on "Game Boy Rock", there are so many things I pretty much outright stole from Bit Shifter. Just listen to the title track from that and then "Hexadecimal Genome", need I say more...

Even though it's been available for free since 2006, I'm glad to see this album remastered and re-released with bonus tracks. People who entered the scene in 2012 and maybe never heard it might not "get it" the same way a lot of us did in '06, it certainly doesn't have the same crazy sounds and production value of a Danimal Cannon record (or whoever the fuck else you new chiptune scene kids listen to, get off my lawn) but goddamn, it sure is fun to dance to.

I stopped writing melodic stuff in 2011 because I felt like I was just making chipmusic that sounded like it was from '06-'08, and now I realize, maybe that isn't such a bad thing.

Anyway, GO LISTEN TO THIS NOW. Joshua Davis, thank you for the years of inspiration and great music, I fucking love you."

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41 Reply by Wizwars

(3 replies, posted in Trading Post)

That KP3 would make a fine donation to the WIZWARS IS POOR AND NEEDS GEAR foundation.

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42 Reply by Wizwars

(108 replies, posted in Past Events)

will be there.

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43 Reply by Wizwars

(64 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I've always thought about changing my name, especially when I went from making melodic happy stuff with a hint of occasional darkness to chipthrash...but then I realized no one gives a fuck but me. So I have one happy album (Game Boy Rock), one kinda dark more industrial album but still with happy melodies (Telstar Arcade), one pretty much full on chipthrash album (Welcome To Thrash City), and then a weird one that is kind of eclectic but still mostly thrash vibes (Gameboy Gutsfuck). And now I'm back to making kinda happy music again, and I'm still Wizwars. Its just a name, and I figure at this point I'm stuck with it. I figure Darkthrone went from Death Metal to Black Metal to Crust Punk Infused Metal to Classic Heavy Metal Inspired over the years and they've stayed Darkthrone. And I fucking love Darkthrone.

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44 Reply by Wizwars

(22 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

basspuddle wrote:

what's the difference between this and midines?

if you buy one you might actually get it.

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45 Reply by Wizwars

(99 replies, posted in Releases)

herr_prof wrote:

I think its mostly a edge connector bullshit thing isnt it? If you soldered the nes flash cart directly pin to pin i bet the heavy bass wouldnt mess things up?

I've read that this is pretty much the worst thing you can do and that it wouldn't work but instead just fuck up your NES and cart. It came up in a thread here a while back.

Edit: Found it - http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/3647/ … es-freeze/
Okay not as dramatic as I made it sound but probably still not a good idea

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46 Reply by Wizwars

(99 replies, posted in Releases)

I thought that "Endless Fantasy" was one of the Milkytracker songs, and figured that the NES was there for show. I mean, the power LED is flashing on and off...

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47 Reply by Wizwars

(99 replies, posted in Releases)

I do not understand why everyone thinks that because Anamanaguchi is famous now that chiptune is suddenly going to blow up. I think a sizable amount of their fanbase are Anamanaguchi fans, not chiptune fans. There is a difference, because Anamanaguchi has been smart enough to network and to not just limit themselves to being labeled as "another chiptune act".

At the last show they played in LA, 8bitLA was trying to hand out flyers for a fundraiser show we're doing for our next 2 day chiptune festival here in January, and people in line wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. I've had this discussion before with people who do not understand how probably 1000 people can show up at an Anamanaguchi gig out here yet our chiptune festival only draws in 120 (regular shows are much worse than that). The amount of talent in LA is fucking astounding, and some huge name artists reside out here and regularly play shows. If these 1000 kids were chiptune fans, they'd certainly know who Trash80 was.

But I just think it's THEIR sound that resonates with people. I disagree that if it was just Pete up there with just a Nintendo rocking out to "Everybody Sleeps", they would have a massive following. It is all the elements of their sound, plus their hardwork, determination and fucking brilliant networking. And I give so many props to them because I fucking love their music and have since 2006. But I really do not think that Chiptune is suddenly going to have a surge in popularity because of one band making it big.

Fuck though, I'd love to be proven wrong, that's a wave I'm sure we'd all love to ride.

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48 Reply by Wizwars

(99 replies, posted in Releases)

It was probably easier for Anamanaguchi to get famous than it would be for a typical chiptune artist because they didn't restrict themselves by only focusing on playing within the chip scene like a lot of people do. The most successful gigs I've ever played in terms of crowd response were playing with an eclectic mix or rock and punk bands with me in the middle. When people stop thinking about chiptune as like a union and just worry about how their own music is precieved by people outside the scene, their audience base has more potential to grow. If you're going on tour, don't fucking worry about always hitting up chiptune events with only chiptune artists...network, find some local experimental scenes that dig new stuff and hit them up, play shows with those kind of people.

Sorry I'm medicated as  i write this, carry on

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