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GameGrooves Uncovered is a show built around the eponymous community of musicians and cover/remix artists tied to the video game world. We take look at the artists behind VGM, see their inspirations, discuss their growth as an artist, and changes in the landscape. On top all of that we look at the surrounding scene in music, video making, and the V.G.M scene as a whole hoping to stir up inspiration, education, and a growing community of creatives.
Episodes
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Ro speaks with composer Alpha Something about their work scoring the indie game Venba, based on South Indian cooking and the immigrant experience. The two share thoughts on the game, its story, and how composing with inspirations from classic Tamil film scores worked into the game. They discuss Indian food favorites, the navigation of infusing culture into music, the ways Venba tackles key Indian culture, and the "Tandoori Chicken Diet".
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Alpha Something
Plugs:
https://alphasomething.bandcamp.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/Venba/
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Ro speaks with the folk/medieval music duo Axe & Ale about their formation, debut original album Tavern Melodies: Medieval Lute & Flute Dances of the Hobbits Vol. 1, and the music styles of medieval inspired music and fantasy-driven covers. They discuss working together through online real-time streaming, forming a violin streaming group, and their love of Lord of the Rings, Witcher 3, and more fantasy tales.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Diwa AKA String Player Gamer, Isabelle AKA Firamiel
Plugs:
https://axeale.bandcamp.com/album/tavern-melodies-medieval-lute-flute-dances-of-the-hobbits-vol-1
https://twitter.com/axealemusic
https://twitter.com/StringPlayerGmr
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Ro speaks with Carrie Wood about her experience playing bass and band-leading across live groups like Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra, GameGrooves, performing at VGMCon and the upcoming MAGWest convention, as well as her work in the Quick Save band and duo Bi Score with Ian Cowell. The two chat about their cats, gear, and what it takes to create a collaborative album as well.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Carrie Wood
Plugs:
https://twitter.com/supitscarrie
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Ro speaks about the latest in 2023 Spring game music news, including VGMCon 2023 and their in-person/virtual events, GameGrooves' latest albums and Summer of 64 event, and the upcoming Ongaku Overdrive fundraiser "Tears of Ongaku". Ro details the donation goals, roster of musicians performing, and how Ongaku Overdrive's JUNE 11TH stream will go.
Participants: Ro Panuganti
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Ro speaks with Jeff Penny about going from arranging to sound design and composition, including Jeff's latest soundtrack and first solo work "The Game of Fourtune" based on a visual novel meets death game. The two discuss the experience of working together on a cover *for* the game's release, drawing from anime and influences, and marketing your own work.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Jeff Penny
Plugs:
https://jeffpenny.bandcamp.com/album/the-game-of-fourtune-original-soundtrack
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Ro speaks with Ian Martyn about his completion of the 2022 GameGrooves Album Challenge, releasing Beyond the Wind, VGM and vocal-driven game music, and a long history of community involvement and instrument playing. They discuss the exciting JRPG vocal music and growing scene for performing game music live, as well as the ability to choose songs for the EP.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Ian Martyn
Plugs:
https://twitter.com/IanMartynMusic
https://ianmartyn.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-wind
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Ro speaks with Vaughn Rowles about the upcoming VGMCon 2023 in Minneapolis, MN featuring exciting guests, panels, and celebration of game music. The two discuss the event's origins, what viewers can expect, the virtual and streamed music, Gamer's Rhapsody, and what the Zelda theme will bring.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Vaughn Rowles
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Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Ro speaks with Mahn about his new album Mode 8 featuring classic SNES tracks arranged for heavy metal and includes a variety of collaborators from the VGM Space. The two discuss Mahn's interests in game music and playing guitar, exploring the community, as well as performing live and virtually in different game music spaces.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Mahn AKA MahnPlaysMusic
Plugs:
https://mahn.bandcamp.com/album/mode-8
https://www.youtube.com/mahnkiman2
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Ro speaks with Austin Green (Katajun) about the upcoming WASD project's album ESCAPE, the preparation for a full band MAGFest show, running and participating in the Dwelling of Duels community, and geek out on modern production tricks for making heavy metal. The two also swap favorite reference tracks and discuss different entrypoints and accessibility into the VGM community.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Austin Green
Plugs:
https://wasdband.com/
https://wasdband.bandcamp.com/album/escape
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Returning host Peter Gillette talks with host and progressive-metal musician Ro Panuganti about the process of releasing a new album "Arwing Odyssey: Music from Star Fox 64" and the changes in producing his 15th project in the current VGM space. The two discuss continuity between tracks, good advertisement and PR strategies, engineering music videos and promotional videos, and what makes for interesting albums in game-music.
Participants: Peter Gillette
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