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.
Read MoreRo speaks with Vaughn Rowles about the upcoming VGMCon 2023 in Minneapolis, MN featuring exciting guests, panels, and celebrations of game music.
Read MoreRo speaks with Mahn about his new album Mode 8, featuring classic SNES tracks arranged for heavy metal and including a variety of collaborators from the VGM space.
Read MoreRo speaks with Austin Green (Katajun) about the upcoming WASD album ESCAPE, the preparation for a full-band MAGFest show, running and participating in the Dwelling of Duels community, and modern production tricks for making heavy metal.
Read MoreReturning 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.
Read MoreRo 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.
Read MoreRo 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreRo 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.
Read MoreIn this GameGrooves Chats, host Ro Panuganti discusses the way game conventions specific to game music host a myriad 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.
Read MoreRo speaks with Dean Dimarzo aka LongestSoloEver about his music journey, guitar playing, and capitalizing on Friday Night Funkin' with strategic yet creative videos to grow into a full-time YouTube musician.
Read MoreIn 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!
Read MoreRo speaks with Austin Wintory, the composer behind Journey, ABZÛ, The Pathless, and more, about the video game music world in 2022, approaching composition, advice and ideas for new musicians, and working with artists and guests.
Read MoreRo speaks with Allison Martin about her professional experience playing trombone, her YouTube channel skits and music videos, as well as her debut trombone quartet album See the World.
Read MoreRo 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!
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