http://www.biglionmusic.com The various projects of Jake "virt" Kaufman Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:10:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two items: 1) My friend C-Jeff, a crazy talented chiptuner, runs a label called Ubiktune which has rocked the chiptune world, with its incredible quarterly seasonal albums, featuring some of the best and brightest in the scene, like Malmen, Lunar, Shnabubula, and Coda. The latest release is Autumntunes, which would be ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/autumntunes-and-interviews Oops, cat's out of the bag. I was hoping to delay the announcement until Magfest, but I was probably dumb to expect that. So: I'm relocating to northern LA at the beginning of January. Wayforward Technologies, my favorite game developer and longtime client, has enjoyed great success lately, and they have enough ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/wessiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide A familiar saying among audio people is that "the best soundtrack is the one you don't notice". Reviewers and critics are in the business of noticing things, but even the largest review sites often decline to mention audio at all, while writing at length about texture maps and character models. ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/the-rfg-reviews-are-in My friend Romain "Nino" Gauthier was the Audio Supervisor while I worked at Gameloft. He is one of the most passionate game makers I know, and has the sort of talent which attracts other talented people to work with him. Makes sense, then, that he started his own game development ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/magnetis Words are failing me. I'm ignoring all news and entertainment media, and am very likely to tune out preemptively when MJ is brought up in internet chats or forums. I apologize in advance, but it's still too much to process. Know that I've shifted some priorities today, with the intent to ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/michael-2 One of the things driving me forward in my career is the encouragement of my parents. Although my choices rarely depend on their approval, I've nonetheless felt it has been there through most of my adulthood. Today, I want to tell you about my Dad. For anyone who didn't get ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/happy-fathers-day Show of hands: Who would like to hear me, beek, Shnabubula, Disasterpeace, and Sergeeo cover Miles Davis with video game hardware? Because that's exactly what's about to happen. Talk about big shoes to fill. http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/kind-of-bloop I have just uploaded my original soundtrack to Rampage [Korkusuz], also known as Turkish Rambo. It is yours now, free. Please, please, please show your support for the producer, Ed Glaser, and buy the film for yourself and your loved ones. It's not something you have to be an internet meme nerd ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/rampage-original-soundtrack So. If you've been wondering where I've been the past 4 months, the answer is: RAMPAGE. Also known as Korkusuz. Also known as TURKISH RAMBO. To quote from the site, "From the director of TURKISH STAR WARS and TURKISH JAWS comes RAMPAGE, an epic tale of murder and mayhem, vengeance and destruction, betrayal ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/rampage-turkish-rambo-now-on-dvd So. I've returned from Blockparty, which is a shining example of the collection of nerds, coders, musicians, artists, photographers, and hardware hackers otherwise known as a demoparty. Each year, sceners get together at the Notacon hacker convention in Cleveland, cram into a big room, and work on the productions that ... http://www.biglionmusic.com/general/blockparty-2009-writeup