Next week I'll be playing two shows during the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. These lineups are absolutely stacked with amazing performers, thanks in large part to friend and monobomb compatriot crashfaster, so if you're in town for the conference, be sure to check them out:
8bitSF presents POW: Indie Music & Developers Collide
Tuesday, March 6th @ 8:00pm
Tickets: http://www.dnalounge.com/ calendar/2012/03-06.html
$8 advance/$12 door/$5 with GDC Badge
21+
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/151961534920931/
In honor of the 2012 Game Developer's Conference, 8bitSF [http://8bitsf.com/] is proud to present POW, a celebration of the indie spirit. POW is a colossal night of sound + vision, and features performances by some of the best acts in both gaming and chip music as well as demo tables and presentations by indie developers Polytron [http://polytroncorporation.com] (FEZ), Muteki Corporation [http://mutekicorp.com/] (Dragon Fantasy), Open Emotion Studios [http:// www.openemotionstudios.com/] (Revoltin' Youth), Yobble
[http://yobble.me/] (Air Guitar) and more!
Live Performances by:
VIRT aka Jake Kaufman [http://virt.bandcamp.com/] (Retro City Rampage, Bloodrayne: Betrayal)
Freaky DNA aka Leonard J. Paul [http://videogameaudio.com/] (Retro City Rampage, NBA Jam 2010)
Disasterpeace [http://disasterpeace.com/] (FEZ)
minusbaby [http://minusbaby.com/] (BIT.TRIP FATE, Phone Story)
crashfaster [http:// crashfaster.bandcamp.com/] (Dragon Fantasy)
The Glowing Stars [http:// theglowingstars.bandcamp.co m/]
Zen Albatross [http://zenalbatross.net/]
A Rival [http:// blog.planetskill.com/]
8-BIT DOPE: GDC Edition
Friday, March 9th @ 9PM
MIST Ultra Club
316 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
$12 At the door $9 w/ GDC pass
RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/349686438394918/
The return of our big GDC underground party. Some the hottest 8-BIT acts from SF and around the world, mixed with thick, aggressive electro, enhanced by eye melting light & pop visuals. Hosted by DOPE, crashfaster and 8bitSF.
featuring performances by...
Trash80 (8bitpeoples, LA) - Dreamy melodies & driving dance anthems
minusbaby (monobomb, NYC) - Equatorial beats, ass-rattling bass and progressive grooves
crashfaster (monobomb, SF) - High-energy electro pop layered with moody robotic vocals
dj medic (DOPE, SF) - Nu-disco to electro to giant robots, a tight mix of pop, flow and education
Zen Albatross (monobomb, NYC) - Infectious beats and marching, apocalyptic sonic destruction
E.N. Cowell (monobomb, SF) - Dirty, teeth-rattling electro house filtered to crunchy perfection
Space Town Savior (SD) - Massive, trance-inspired, dance floor smashers
Starpause (hexawe, SF) - Manical IDM beats meet lo-fi electro sleaze in a robot porno
Lighting and Visuals by FUTURE WEAPONS and VJ duplesiX
For a taste of what these kids are bringing to your ears, check out our rundown:
http://dope415.com/8-bit-dope-the-revenge-of-chipscene
