A New Mix by Dj Cutman: Live at MAGFest X

It’s finally here. The set performed live at the tenth annual Music and Gaming Festival. This is no joke. Electro Techno Chiptune Moombah Dubstep. Charge up your lasers. Equip your stompin’ boots. Hope you’ve been level grinding because this mix is a like a supernova dinosaur from beyond the stars.

No, but seriously. This mix is celebrating the return of MAGFest, the best part of the whole goddamn year. A four day, non-stop video game and concert extravaganza, MAGFest is a place unlike any other on the planet. No website could do justice to the experience, but this one is a start. magfest.org.

Live at MAGFest X is a diverse set of some my old favorites, and new material I’ve been collecting and creating over the past twelve months. Download for free on Soundcloud or stream below.

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Dj CUTMAN’s Epicly Huge Gigannouncements!

I have some big huge gigablaster post of announcements and releases today so without further delay lets get to it!


GAMECHOPS VOLUME 2, the follow up beat-tape to Volume 1 (originally debuted at MAGFest 9) GameChpos Vol. 2 is now available, FOR FREE. This is largely due to those who supported me at conventions and live shows, but it is ultimately my way of saying thank you to all the game composers from the past three decades who made the music we grew up (and continue to grow) with. GameChops Volume 2 features instrumentals from a myriad of games, from revered series like Final Fantasy to unlikely anthems from Ducktales. Some of the tracks have been previously released and others are brand new, all mastered for a full sound, full volume record. Listen, share and enjoy GameChops Vol. 2.


CHIPTOPIA, the new installment of my ChipTuneMusic mix series will be released 2/12/12, and will feature a mini-mix by a world renown Chiptune performer. A contrast from the dark and brutal tracks of Dubtropolis, Chiptopia tells a tale of an 8-bit utopia, where there is music every night, every act gets a free meal, and there is not a hater in the sight. Is this place real, or just a myth? You decide on 2/12/12.

Listen to a preview on Soundcloud.


I CAN HAS THIS DANCE, a remix of producer Benjamin Briggs’ track is now mastered and is available for free download via Soundcloud! I have been a long-time fan of Ben’s work with Overclocked Remix, especially his Super Meat Boy remix. This is a remix of one of Ben’s original tracks, taken in a Chiptune/House direction with inspiration from Deadmau5 and Daft Punk. I met Ben in person at MAGFest, where he saved my life multiple times in the hectic preparation for the epic DJ Showdown.


LIVE@MAGX, my live chiptune, electro and dubstep DJ set from MAGFest X will be available on 1/24/12, as a free downloadable mix from Soundcloud.

If you can’t wait, come out to GREEN HILL ZONE in NYC for an encore performance.

 

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How a NES Power Adapter Saved MAGFest

Dale North posted this incredible story of how a NES Power Adapter saved the legendary performance by Nobuo Uematsu and Earthbound Papas at this year’s MAGFest.

During rehearsal, The Papas had found that they were missing the power adapter to a necessary instrument pedal. No stores in the area had what was required, but thanks to some MAGFest ingenuity and fancy wirework, a technician was able to modify a power supply from a Nintendo Entertainment System to power the composer’s instrument. How fitting :)

Read the non-butchered story on Destructoid.

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