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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
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Ro speaks with Alasdair aka Celestial Fury about his djent/modern metal sound, working on 7-8 string guitars, recording albums, and finding the VGM community through local musician scenes. They discuss the resources for mixing and producing modern metal and his experience performing at the VGMTogether Virtual convention.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Alasdair Cooper AKA Celestial Fury
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Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Ro speaks with FirahFabe AKA Fabian about his work in VGM, fusing Filipino music styles of Rondalla and Kulintang, and the rich origins of these musical styles. They discuss the representation of Asian folk music in video game music, communities, and similarities between Filipino music and other folk styles.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Fabian (FirahFabe)
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
In this GameGrooves Chats, host Ro Panuganti discusses the 2022 vgmtogether virtual game convention, the unique experiences that newer performers and panelists shared, and how the showcase and performances worked together.
Links Mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/vgmtogether
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Ro speaks with Daniel Dockery about his writing credits on fandom and video game culture, specifically Pokémon and its huge influence beyond the core game series. They discuss the brilliance of its release, how the world reacted to PokeMania, Dockery's research for his book "Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All" and unique discoveries about the monumental series.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Daniel Dockery
Plugs:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762479507?tag=hacboogrosit-20
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
In this GameGrooves Chats, host Ro Panuganti discusses the way game conventions specific to game music host myriads of social events, community-minded fun, and work to represent and celebrate the growing scene. Ro also discusses the ways virtual festivals can include more musicians and recounts his experience with conventions early on.
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Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Ro speaks with Dean Dimarzo AKA LongestSoloEver about his music journey, guitar playing and utilizing Friday Night Funkin' and strategic yet creative videos to grow into a full time Youtube musician. They discuss challenges and misnomers about the "Algorithm", assisting the community, great ways to make creative videography, and with LSE's new direction away from weekly FNF videos.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, LongestSoloEver
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https://www.youtube.com/c/longestsoloever
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
In this new segment, GameGrooves Uncovered Chats, podcast host Ro Panuganti introduces these shorter solo podcast segments to share significant tutorials, guides, community moments, and otherwise helpful tips! Ro breaks down the updated GameGrooves website and its guides, legacy articles, and helpful tricks shared so far and reaches out for suggestions on new resources and topics to share on the podcast.
Links Mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyh0KWcnpXs
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Ro speaks with Austin Wintory, composer behind Journey, ABZU, The Pathless, and dozens more about the video game music world in 2022, approaching composition, advice and ideas for new musicians, and working with artists and guests. We also chat about covers of Austin's works, the challenges of writing for games that feel dramatic/cinematic and nuances behind terminologies and hear exciting thoughts on where musicians can go.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Austin Wintory
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https://www.austinwintory.com/
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Ro speaks with Allison Martin about her professional experience playing trombone, her Youtube channel skits and music-videos, working on Line Them Up: A Paper Mario Project and The Game Brass, as well as her debut trombone quartet album See the World releasing in May 2022. They also discuss the challenges in arranging modern and retro game tunes for 4-tracks, collaborating and co-producing See the World together, and discovering preferences in workflows.
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Allison Martin
Plugs:
www.youtube.com/AllisonMartinTrombone
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HXpGcF1n811c3PmUNuk2P
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Ro speaks with Kent Ward of Ongaku Overdrive about the upcoming Ongaku Overdrive 20XX Live Event, running Virtual Shows during the Pandemic, and what it's like to coordinate and run video game and nerdcore/anime concerts in the hot seat!
Participants: Ro Panuganti, Kent Ward
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https://twitter.com/GreatKentWardhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6bhqUlzYH1HlCc9EUCgfzYhttp