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Need Opinions on VGM Radio Show Promo

Moderators: Bill Loguidice, David Torre, crcasey, Mark1970, deshrill

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deshrill

Tue Sep 14 2004, 03:46PM

Armchair Arcade Editor

Location: Savannah, GA
posts 907

Hey, just wanted to let you Armchair Arcade readers know that I am going to be hosting a radio show for my college radio station titled Do the Mario! It will feature video game music as well as remixes (not to mention orchestral performances).

I just mixed a promo for the show and wanted some opinions on it. You can listen to the radio show on Saturdays from 6-8 PM online at SCAD Radio.

Do the Mario! Promo

Post comments if desired.

-- Mathew Tschirgi
If you want to experience pain, read the worst blog.

crcasey

Tue Sep 14 2004, 04:50PM

Location: Pismo Beach, CA
posts 1023

That is cool. I just am not sure that anyone wants Mario dance tracks saturday night. This seems more like a tuesday night show.

No NFL (Sun,Mon,Thur), no HS football or partying (Fri), no college football (Sat), and tuesday night is better for radio listening because you can still put off any homework for another couple of days at least.

I realy do like the mix, I might consider panning it a bit more or flange the mono stuff out a bit to 'widen' it. Though that could get in the way of the true mono flashback sound.

Good luck on the show, and keep us posted on what kind of listener feedback you receive.

Cecil Casey - Moderator - crcasey@armchairarcade.com

deshrill

Tue Sep 14 2004, 06:38PM

Armchair Arcade Editor

Location: Savannah, GA
posts 907

The music is not just Mario music, but the promo has five or so tracks that crossfade together. I will put together a site soon to promote the show, so I'll keep you guys and gals posted.

-- Mathew Tschirgi
If you want to experience pain, read the worst blog.

Matt Barton

Tue Sep 14 2004, 10:19PM

Location: Tampa, Florida
posts 2680

I've often thought it'd be cool to do a college radio show dedicated to game music, especially retro game music and "demoscene music." Some of the music from the scene is just too awesome..

If I were doing the show, though, I wouldn't emphasize the "videogame music" part, but would just play the tunes and talk about the artists--i.e., instead of saying "Commodore 64 game music--here's Commando theme song!" I'd just say, "Here's a Rob Hubbard tune called Commando," etc. Occasionally splice in some good electronic music with a good beat, such as Kraftwerk, and you have something that might attract some loyal fans eager for new sounds (there are plenty of people out there who are just dying for something NEW and interesting to listen to).

Ultimately, if you're going to make people want to listen to this show, you're going to have to move beyond "Oh, I know that tune, it's from Super Mario Bros." to, "Wow, I really like that music sounds." When I first started listening to nectarine and the like, at first I was only happy if I recognized the game the tune was from and had that "nostalgia" feeling. Now, I just enjoy the music and don't care if the music was ever used in a game; I just like the way it sounds. There's art there.

I'm not really part of the "Nintendo Generation," so hearing these Mario tunes doesn't do much for me. However, I can appreciate why you'd need that for the current college crowd, even if most of them consider anything pre-PS1 to be total crap.

I've always felt that nectarine radio (scenemusic.net) had a wonderful mix of old and new stuff. I haven't listened much to Kohina, but everybody seems to like them. Slay Radio does some of the best C-64 remixes, but to be honest, I'd rather hear the originals.

Good luck with the show!
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[ Edited Tue Sep 14 2004, 11:28PM ]

Matt Barton

deshrill

Tue Sep 14 2004, 10:43PM

Armchair Arcade Editor

Location: Savannah, GA
posts 907

I'll have to check out the C-64 remix scene-- I never owned one, but realize there is a pretty big selection of chipset tunes.

The way I have the first episode laid out is a few tracks from a certain series of games (in this case, fittingly, Mario games) followed by some remixes-- but not remixes of the original music that you just heard.

The Mario connection is to just to join the name of the show to the ad. I am at an art school and everyone always wears those Mario T-Shirts from Hot Topic, so there is a big Nintendo crowd here. Although I got started on an Atari, there are still some gamers my age (early 20's) that only got started with a PSX or X-Box.

-- Mathew Tschirgi
If you want to experience pain, read the worst blog.

PearlJammer

Wed Sep 15 2004, 08:35AM

Registered Member #186
Joined: Mon Mar 22 2004, 11:18AM
Location: Bronx, NY
posts 180

That's some cool stuff deshrill...

You HAVE to play some Streets of Rage music. That game has such beautiful music, courtesy of Yuzo Koshiro. Yuzo is the man! How he made the Genesis have such great music is so amazing. They were so catchy and sounded so crisp and ambient, like Aphex Twin or Moby.

www.brainofmike.com - Proper authorities have been notified

deshrill

Wed Sep 15 2004, 09:20AM

Armchair Arcade Editor

Location: Savannah, GA
posts 907

Thanks!

The first two Streets of Rage games had great music. Castlevania: Bloodlines also had pretty good music as well.

I'll probably do a Genesis themed episode at some point.

Also, I just wanted to point out that my show is on Saturdays 6-8 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time). The link to SCAD Radio is above.

-- Mathew Tschirgi
If you want to experience pain, read the worst blog.

Matt Barton

Wed Sep 15 2004, 10:01AM

Location: Tampa, Florida
posts 2680

I'll be sure to listen.

Matt Barton

deshrill

Wed Sep 15 2004, 06:04PM

Armchair Arcade Editor

Location: Savannah, GA
posts 907

I just updated the promo... I had to trim it, so I added some extra remix clips to it to keep it to a 30 second length so it can be entered in the CBI National Production Awards.

Do the Mario! Revised Promo
[ Edited Wed Sep 15 2004, 07:05PM ]

-- Mathew Tschirgi
If you want to experience pain, read the worst blog.

deshrill

Fri Sep 24 2004, 11:21AM

Armchair Arcade Editor

Location: Savannah, GA
posts 907

Just thought you guys might want to know, this week's episode (9/25/2004 6:00--8:00 PM EST) features music from Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and Dragon Quest VI.

Do the Mario!

-- Mathew Tschirgi
If you want to experience pain, read the worst blog.

JimSG1

Fri Sep 24 2004, 11:23AM

Registered Member #298
Joined: Tue Jun 08 2004, 07:51PM
Location: Lakeland, Florida
posts 249

This would be cool to hear on XM satellite radio!

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deshrill

Sat Sep 25 2004, 08:49AM

Armchair Arcade Editor

Location: Savannah, GA
posts 907

Sorry, no XM. You can listen to it online, though.

-- Mathew Tschirgi
If you want to experience pain, read the worst blog.

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