https://simplecast.com What Happened to Chiptune? What Happened to Chiptune is a podcast about the rise and fall (and rise?) of the chiptune scene where I (Space Town) will be interviewing former and current members of the worldwide scene about their experiences, stories, and histories with chiptune. 2023 What Happened to Chiptune en Fri, 8 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 8 Aug 2025 10:00:13 +0000 https://whathappenedtochiptune.org What Happened to Chiptune? https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8d037434-988c-4b5f-bc2f-f87d8244801f/b05e1e9b-0888-4532-8935-ea9bd59785d2/3000x3000/cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://whathappenedtochiptune.org episodic What Happened to Chiptune is a podcast about the rise and fall (and rise?) of the chiptune scene where I (Space Town) will be interviewing former and current members of the worldwide scene about their experiences, stories, and histories with chiptune. Space Town true https://feeds.simplecast.com/PW3aLaJp chiptune, documentary, history, investigation, scene Patrick Trinh ptrinh8@gmail.com 2242cb1c-01ce-4dd2-9420-44ac9bfd63ad Christophe Richard outro song: note! - toy chest warfare

]]> Fri, 8 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/christophe-richard-JWsvvMcy outro song: note! - toy chest warfare

]]> Christophe Richard Patrick Trinh 01:34:33 we’re back with a new episode featuring christophe richard, otherwise known as arrel_ci and note! christophe is a musician and visualist based in austin, texas, but i’ve known of christophe for a VERY long time as he was active at the same time that i was most active during the heyday of nyc chiptune (while i was on the other side of the country). here we talk about artist identities changing over time, navigating the nyc chip scene as both a musician and later an event organizer, and as always, what happened to chiptune we’re back with a new episode featuring christophe richard, otherwise known as arrel_ci and note! christophe is a musician and visualist based in austin, texas, but i’ve known of christophe for a VERY long time as he was active at the same time that i was most active during the heyday of nyc chiptune (while i was on the other side of the country). here we talk about artist identities changing over time, navigating the nyc chip scene as both a musician and later an event organizer, and as always, what happened to chiptune nyc, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 23 78fd9a29-6d71-40e6-9654-c7a1b3ed54ff Noah Lemen - Chillbrave Bandcamp: [https://chillbrave.bandcamp.com](https://chillbrave.bandcamp.com/)

- Kedromelon Bandcamp: https://kedromelon.bandcamp.com/

- Control-Flow Set: https://soundcloud.com/controlflownyc/chillbrave-control-flow-jnz

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/noah-lemen-Y33J_zu1 - Chillbrave Bandcamp: [https://chillbrave.bandcamp.com](https://chillbrave.bandcamp.com/)

- Kedromelon Bandcamp: https://kedromelon.bandcamp.com/

- Control-Flow Set: https://soundcloud.com/controlflownyc/chillbrave-control-flow-jnz

]]> Noah Lemen Patrick Trinh 01:28:40 Today’s guest is Noah Lemen, a musician and engineer based in Brooklyn, New York. Noah made chipmusic under the alias kedromelon and also under the name chillbrave as a collaboration with Tate Gregor. I’ve known and been a fan of Noah’s work since the early kedromelon days and his time in the scene coincided with an interesting period of the NYC chiptune scene’s history - the post-Blip Festival NYC scene from around 2013 to 2018. In this episode, we talk about that period of time, the trials and tribulations of using LSDJ as one’s introduction to music making, and how one slowly falls out of making chiptune. Today’s guest is Noah Lemen, a musician and engineer based in Brooklyn, New York. Noah made chipmusic under the alias kedromelon and also under the name chillbrave as a collaboration with Tate Gregor. I’ve known and been a fan of Noah’s work since the early kedromelon days and his time in the scene coincided with an interesting period of the NYC chiptune scene’s history - the post-Blip Festival NYC scene from around 2013 to 2018. In this episode, we talk about that period of time, the trials and tribulations of using LSDJ as one’s introduction to music making, and how one slowly falls out of making chiptune. kedromelon, nyc, lsdj, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, chiptunes, chillbrave true full 22 2cae68d1-4ab0-4513-a17c-9bcfdc5c4812 back again (for real this time) Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:07:42 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/back-again-for-real-this-time-JoFGwGV9 back again (for real this time) Patrick Trinh 00:11:57 hi! it's been a while! i'm really sorry for the delay and this episode explains a little about what happened! to the podcast, not to chiptune, i haven't figured that out yet (podcast art is me from 2013 at an open mic lmao) hi! it's been a while! i'm really sorry for the delay and this episode explains a little about what happened! to the podcast, not to chiptune, i haven't figured that out yet (podcast art is me from 2013 at an open mic lmao) true full 21 0b8ae754-9c18-48af-aefe-1b24e5f8881f Jessen Jurado Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:14:02 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/jessen-jurado-VEaXye7_ Jessen Jurado Patrick Trinh 01:48:11 Today’s episode (after a long break) features Jessen Jurado, a visualist and event organizer based in NYC. Jessen has been involved in the NYC scene almost since its beginning, and his enthusiasm led him to organizing and putting on shows and event series - most notably I/O Chip Music, a series that ran as a sort of counterpart to Pulsewave during the heyday of the NYC scene. Jessen invited me to play an iteration of I/O Chipmusic all the way back in 2016 and we’ve been talking ever since. This episode features discussion about the history of the NYC scene, organizing a counterpart to Pulsewave, and what the future of chiptune might be. Correction: In Dannel Jurado's episode, it was mentioned that Jessen Jurado (no relation) was involved with the Reboot chip shows. Jessen would like to clarify that he had no involvement with Reboot. Today’s episode (after a long break) features Jessen Jurado, a visualist and event organizer based in NYC. Jessen has been involved in the NYC scene almost since its beginning, and his enthusiasm led him to organizing and putting on shows and event series - most notably I/O Chip Music, a series that ran as a sort of counterpart to Pulsewave during the heyday of the NYC scene. Jessen invited me to play an iteration of I/O Chipmusic all the way back in 2016 and we’ve been talking ever since. This episode features discussion about the history of the NYC scene, organizing a counterpart to Pulsewave, and what the future of chiptune might be. Correction: In Dannel Jurado's episode, it was mentioned that Jessen Jurado (no relation) was involved with the Reboot chip shows. Jessen would like to clarify that he had no involvement with Reboot. nyc, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, music, musichistory, iochipmusic, chiptunes true full 20 095f7f43-9025-4616-90e7-9952eb5ba33e where i've been, where we're going Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:31:01 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/where-ive-been-where-were-going-J_SbWVaf where i've been, where we're going Patrick Trinh 00:24:08 been a while! this episode will explain it been a while! this episode will explain it true full 19 48a6dffc-effa-4b99-b2de-befcb8d39988 Eliot Lash Music Used:

- Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

- Matthew Joseph Payne - Civil Disobedience is Civil Defense

Reference: 

- Eliot Lash’s Visuals Setup - https://www.eliotlash.com/works/live-music-visuals

- Eliot Lash’s Game Music Visualizer - https://www.eliotlash.com/works/game-visualizer-1

- Max Capacity - https://linktr.ee/maxcapa.city

- Triggerboy - https://www.eliotlash.com/works/triggerboy

- Eliot Lash’s Games Portfolio - https://www.eliotlash.com/

- Tugboat (Jesse Novak) - https://archive.org/details/CDK030

- Slime Girls - https://slimegirls.bandcamp.com/album/as-if-youre-never-hurt

- Olde English - https://www.oldeenglish.org/

]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/eliot-lash-fKUoUVng Music Used:

- Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

- Matthew Joseph Payne - Civil Disobedience is Civil Defense

Reference: 

- Eliot Lash’s Visuals Setup - https://www.eliotlash.com/works/live-music-visuals

- Eliot Lash’s Game Music Visualizer - https://www.eliotlash.com/works/game-visualizer-1

- Max Capacity - https://linktr.ee/maxcapa.city

- Triggerboy - https://www.eliotlash.com/works/triggerboy

- Eliot Lash’s Games Portfolio - https://www.eliotlash.com/

- Tugboat (Jesse Novak) - https://archive.org/details/CDK030

- Slime Girls - https://slimegirls.bandcamp.com/album/as-if-youre-never-hurt

- Olde English - https://www.oldeenglish.org/

]]> Eliot Lash Patrick Trinh 01:19:36 This episode features Eliot Lash, a game developer, programmer and visualist based in Sacramento, California. Eliot and I have run in the same circles of the California chiptune scene for some time now but we haven’t known each other until fairly recently. I’m always interested in bringing perspectives that aren’t quite the typical musician scene participant and I was excited to bring Eliot on the podcast to provide just that. In this episode we talk about his experiences in the 3rd wave of California chiptune, his game development practice, the effect of physical proximity on one’s interest in a scene and as always, what happened to chiptune. This episode features Eliot Lash, a game developer, programmer and visualist based in Sacramento, California. Eliot and I have run in the same circles of the California chiptune scene for some time now but we haven’t known each other until fairly recently. I’m always interested in bringing perspectives that aren’t quite the typical musician scene participant and I was excited to bring Eliot on the podcast to provide just that. In this episode we talk about his experiences in the 3rd wave of California chiptune, his game development practice, the effect of physical proximity on one’s interest in a scene and as always, what happened to chiptune. chipmusic, chiptunemusic, bayarea, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 18 5f107de5-d192-4d92-abe6-67f5d4f6652f Alex Yabsley (dot.AY) Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

dot.AY - Vibraslop

Reference:

- Square Sounds Melbourne - https://www.squaresoundsfestival.com/

- Karlheinz Stockhausen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen

- Music Concrete - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musique_concrète](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musique_concr%C3%A8te)

- Henry Homesweet - https://x.com/henryhomesweet

- 10k Free Men and their Families/Tom Gilmore - http://10kfreemen.com/

- Girl Talk - https://www.girltalkmusic.com/

- Dan Deacon - https://dandeacon.com/

- Crystal Castles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Castles

- Pictureplane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictureplane

- Kristy Dossor - [https://www.sifter.com.au/post/chiptune-is-an-instrument-not-a-genre-square-sounds-festival-2020](https://www.instagram.com/postitmandala/)

- Eugene Davoren-Britton - https://www.instagram.com/hyphencutlery/

- Little-scale - http://little-scale.blogspot.com/

- cTrix - https://ctrix.net/

- Sound Bytes - https://www.facebook.com/SoundBytesOz/

- Doshy - https://ra.co/dj/doshy

- Robert Parker - https://www.instagram.com/robertparkerofficial/?hl=en

- Tom Foolery and the Family Jewelry - https://tomfooleryandthefamilyjewellery.bandcamp.com/

- Jamatar - https://jamatar.bandcamp.com/

- Reception Festival - https://receptionfestival.com/

- Melbourne Chiptune Academy - https://chiptuneacademy.com.au/

- Avrilcadabra - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8OqqNTPR_s9TNIXiBZfOcg

]]> Wed, 5 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/alex-yabsley-dotay-1_oVBNPB Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

dot.AY - Vibraslop

Reference:

- Square Sounds Melbourne - https://www.squaresoundsfestival.com/

- Karlheinz Stockhausen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen

- Music Concrete - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musique_concrète](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musique_concr%C3%A8te)

- Henry Homesweet - https://x.com/henryhomesweet

- 10k Free Men and their Families/Tom Gilmore - http://10kfreemen.com/

- Girl Talk - https://www.girltalkmusic.com/

- Dan Deacon - https://dandeacon.com/

- Crystal Castles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Castles

- Pictureplane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictureplane

- Kristy Dossor - [https://www.sifter.com.au/post/chiptune-is-an-instrument-not-a-genre-square-sounds-festival-2020](https://www.instagram.com/postitmandala/)

- Eugene Davoren-Britton - https://www.instagram.com/hyphencutlery/

- Little-scale - http://little-scale.blogspot.com/

- cTrix - https://ctrix.net/

- Sound Bytes - https://www.facebook.com/SoundBytesOz/

- Doshy - https://ra.co/dj/doshy

- Robert Parker - https://www.instagram.com/robertparkerofficial/?hl=en

- Tom Foolery and the Family Jewelry - https://tomfooleryandthefamilyjewellery.bandcamp.com/

- Jamatar - https://jamatar.bandcamp.com/

- Reception Festival - https://receptionfestival.com/

- Melbourne Chiptune Academy - https://chiptuneacademy.com.au/

- Avrilcadabra - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8OqqNTPR_s9TNIXiBZfOcg

]]> Alex Yabsley (dot.AY) Patrick Trinh 01:35:39 This episode features Alex Yabsley, otherwise known as dot.AY. Alex is a musician and event organizer based in Melbourne, Australia, whose music is a raw and intense collage of various bass music styles filtered through the Nintendo Gameboy. He’s been involved in organizing shows in Brisbane and Melbourne, helping to organize the Square Sounds Melbourne and Melbourne Chiptune Academy event series. We get into the landscape of music in Brisbane, Melbourne and Australia more broadly, as well as the rise of the Melbourne chiptune scene and Square Sounds Melbourne. This episode features Alex Yabsley, otherwise known as dot.AY. Alex is a musician and event organizer based in Melbourne, Australia, whose music is a raw and intense collage of various bass music styles filtered through the Nintendo Gameboy. He’s been involved in organizing shows in Brisbane and Melbourne, helping to organize the Square Sounds Melbourne and Melbourne Chiptune Academy event series. We get into the landscape of music in Brisbane, Melbourne and Australia more broadly, as well as the rise of the Melbourne chiptune scene and Square Sounds Melbourne. chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, brisbane, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, squaresounds, musichistory, chiptunes, melbourne, australia true full 17 476ebb8b-47d5-41df-8a8b-328f91f734dc Nestrogen Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Nestrogen - Making You Cry (feat. Dan Pantzig)

Reference:

- FL Studio - https://www.image-line.com/

- LSDJ - https://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/index.php

- Famitracker - http://famitracker.com/

- Datathrash Recordings - https://datathrash.bandcamp.com/

- Cursed Hoof Studio - https://www.instagram.com/cursed_hoof_studio/

]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/nestrogen-phaCoklr Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Nestrogen - Making You Cry (feat. Dan Pantzig)

Reference:

- FL Studio - https://www.image-line.com/

- LSDJ - https://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/index.php

- Famitracker - http://famitracker.com/

- Datathrash Recordings - https://datathrash.bandcamp.com/

- Cursed Hoof Studio - https://www.instagram.com/cursed_hoof_studio/

]]> Nestrogen Patrick Trinh 00:55:53 Today’s episode features Michael Raisner, aka Nestrogen. Nestrogen is a musician and recording engineer based in Florida, whose musical work deals with the harsher side of chiptune. While I’m most familiar with harsh chiptune through the chipthrash subgenre, Nestrogen takes a more traditional approach combining live vocals and instrumentation with high-speed Gameboy parts to create a punk and hardcore inspired chiptune sound. In this episode we get into the influence of Nestrogen’s prior musical history on his chiptune work, bridging the gap between the digital and physical scenes of chiptune, and the effect that growing up has on one’s desire to remain in the chiptune scene. Today’s episode features Michael Raisner, aka Nestrogen. Nestrogen is a musician and recording engineer based in Florida, whose musical work deals with the harsher side of chiptune. While I’m most familiar with harsh chiptune through the chipthrash subgenre, Nestrogen takes a more traditional approach combining live vocals and instrumentation with high-speed Gameboy parts to create a punk and hardcore inspired chiptune sound. In this episode we get into the influence of Nestrogen’s prior musical history on his chiptune work, bridging the gap between the digital and physical scenes of chiptune, and the effect that growing up has on one’s desire to remain in the chiptune scene. punk, hardcore, florida, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 16 7bbd44a5-1020-4f8d-807c-51408d4b8030 Liz Ryerson Reference:

- The Blood Zone - https://thebloodzone.libsyn.com/

- Kitschfork - https://kitschfork.podbean.com/

- Meet Me In The Bathroom - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/meet-me-in-the-bathroom-lizzy-goodman

- OCRemix - https://ocremix.org/

- VGMix - https://vgmixarchive.com/

- MAGFest - https://www.magfest.org/

- Electronicon - https://knockdown.center/event/electronicon_2023/

- Equip - https://worldofequip.bandcamp.com/music

- Zan-zan-zawa-veia - https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com/

- Problem Attic - https://lizryerson.itch.io/problem-attic

- Yume Nikki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yume_Nikki

- A Very Pokey Xmas - https://archive.org/details/pokey-xmas

- Let’s Play Life - https://ellaguro.blogspot.com/2024/03/lets-play-life.html

Music Used: 

- Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

- ella guro - Terrible Town

]]> Wed, 1 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/liz-ryerson-BWrIVz5V Reference:

- The Blood Zone - https://thebloodzone.libsyn.com/

- Kitschfork - https://kitschfork.podbean.com/

- Meet Me In The Bathroom - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/meet-me-in-the-bathroom-lizzy-goodman

- OCRemix - https://ocremix.org/

- VGMix - https://vgmixarchive.com/

- MAGFest - https://www.magfest.org/

- Electronicon - https://knockdown.center/event/electronicon_2023/

- Equip - https://worldofequip.bandcamp.com/music

- Zan-zan-zawa-veia - https://zan-zan-zawa-veia.bandcamp.com/

- Problem Attic - https://lizryerson.itch.io/problem-attic

- Yume Nikki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yume_Nikki

- A Very Pokey Xmas - https://archive.org/details/pokey-xmas

- Let’s Play Life - https://ellaguro.blogspot.com/2024/03/lets-play-life.html

Music Used: 

- Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

- ella guro - Terrible Town

]]> Liz Ryerson Patrick Trinh 01:47:24 This episode features Liz Ryerson, a musician, game designer and writer. She made Problem Attic, a challenging and thought-provoking game about problematic systems and the ways we navigate through them, and also is the host of the Experimental Games Workshop at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Liz’s work has been foundational in the way I think about art and creativity, and I was so glad to have her on the podcast to talk about her experiences in the chiptune-adjacent OCRemix scene and how those experiences mirror mine in the chiptune scene. Along the way we touch on music scenes more broadly, the shared trajectories of the indie game scene and chiptune, and the role of digital communities in our lives. This episode features Liz Ryerson, a musician, game designer and writer. She made Problem Attic, a challenging and thought-provoking game about problematic systems and the ways we navigate through them, and also is the host of the Experimental Games Workshop at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Liz’s work has been foundational in the way I think about art and creativity, and I was so glad to have her on the podcast to talk about her experiences in the chiptune-adjacent OCRemix scene and how those experiences mirror mine in the chiptune scene. Along the way we touch on music scenes more broadly, the shared trajectories of the indie game scene and chiptune, and the role of digital communities in our lives. chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, indiegame, whathappened, ocremix, vaporwave, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 15 a6fcfb88-09f7-4661-9dca-749bc2ba7afc Emi Spicer Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Ultrasyd - Un croissant s'il vous plaît

(RIP Ultrasyd)

Reference:

- Bent Fest - https://twitter.com/bentfestival

- Chiptunes = Win - https://archive.org/details/chiptunes-win-discography-flac-lossless

- Kevin Saunderson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson

- Juan Atkins - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Atkins

- Reel Big Fish - https://reel-big-fish.com/

- The Arrogant Sons of Bitches - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arrogant_Sons_of_Bitches

- Bomb the Music Industry! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_the_Music_Industry!

- Chipwrecked - [https://www.facebook.com/events/østerlars-bornholm-denmark/chipwrecked-chiptune-festival-2023/378372814467430/](https://www.facebook.com/events/%C3%B8sterlars-bornholm-denmark/chipwrecked-chiptune-festival-2023/378372814467430/)

- Infinity Shred - https://www.infinityshred.com/

- Anamanaguchi - https://anamanaguchi.com/

- Porter Robinson - https://porterrobinson.com/

- Bud Melvin - http://www.budmelvin.com/

- Tristan Perich - https://www.tristanperich.com/

- Depreciation Guild - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Depreciation_Guild

Episode Photo by Rick “Portroids” DeMint

]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:07:40 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/emi-spicer-ZbYI99o7 Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Ultrasyd - Un croissant s'il vous plaît

(RIP Ultrasyd)

Reference:

- Bent Fest - https://twitter.com/bentfestival

- Chiptunes = Win - https://archive.org/details/chiptunes-win-discography-flac-lossless

- Kevin Saunderson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson

- Juan Atkins - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Atkins

- Reel Big Fish - https://reel-big-fish.com/

- The Arrogant Sons of Bitches - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arrogant_Sons_of_Bitches

- Bomb the Music Industry! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_the_Music_Industry!

- Chipwrecked - [https://www.facebook.com/events/østerlars-bornholm-denmark/chipwrecked-chiptune-festival-2023/378372814467430/](https://www.facebook.com/events/%C3%B8sterlars-bornholm-denmark/chipwrecked-chiptune-festival-2023/378372814467430/)

- Infinity Shred - https://www.infinityshred.com/

- Anamanaguchi - https://anamanaguchi.com/

- Porter Robinson - https://porterrobinson.com/

- Bud Melvin - http://www.budmelvin.com/

- Tristan Perich - https://www.tristanperich.com/

- Depreciation Guild - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Depreciation_Guild

Episode Photo by Rick “Portroids” DeMint

]]> Emi Spicer Patrick Trinh 01:36:52 Today's episode features Emi Spicer, aka uglymachine. Emi is a photographer, event organizer, and producer based in NYC and has played different roles in many different chiptune spaces throughout both NYC and the world. Her photography work has been featured in numerous venues around the world and she was also an event organizer for the Pulsewave event series. We've known each other for a long time ever since I played (some could say "crashed") a birthday party for her all the way back in the early '10s and we've spoken to each other about many topics in and out of chiptune since then. We get into the triumphs and challenges of organizing Pulsewave, the concept of "waves" of chiptune, and what it looks and feels like to burn out of a music scene. We also get into some sensitive topics such as sexual harassment and abuse so if you're particularly sensitive to topics such as those, listen with caution. Today's episode features Emi Spicer, aka uglymachine. Emi is a photographer, event organizer, and producer based in NYC and has played different roles in many different chiptune spaces throughout both NYC and the world. Her photography work has been featured in numerous venues around the world and she was also an event organizer for the Pulsewave event series. We've known each other for a long time ever since I played (some could say "crashed") a birthday party for her all the way back in the early '10s and we've spoken to each other about many topics in and out of chiptune since then. We get into the triumphs and challenges of organizing Pulsewave, the concept of "waves" of chiptune, and what it looks and feels like to burn out of a music scene. We also get into some sensitive topics such as sexual harassment and abuse so if you're particularly sensitive to topics such as those, listen with caution. nyc, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, pulsewave, chiptunes true full 14 a5638f2a-1a1c-4c72-8763-b24925176b27 Boaconstructor Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune theme

Boaconstructor - Ditch The Biscuit

Reference:

- Nanoloop - https://www.nanoloop.com/

- Ovenrake - https://ovenrake.bandcamp.com/

- Live Animals - https://weareliveanimals.bandcamp.com/

- Glooms/Turtlesaur - [https://gloomsmusic.bandcamp.com](https://gloomsmusic.bandcamp.com/)

- Electric Children/Circles - https://electricchildren8bit.bandcamp.com/

- Fighter X - https://fighterx.bandcamp.com/

- Piko Piko Detroit - https://pikopikodetroit.bandcamp.com/

- 8bitcollective - https://archive.org/details/Best_of_8_Bit_Collective-2006-2011

- TheBaseBit Recordings - https://thebasebitrecs.bandcamp.com/

- Pacific Noise Works - https://pacificnoiseworks.com/

- Square Sounds - https://www.squaresoundsfestival.com/

- Milano Chiptune Underground - https://www.facebook.com/MilanoChiptuneUnderground/

]]> Wed, 3 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/boaconstructor-x61ttWlT Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune theme

Boaconstructor - Ditch The Biscuit

Reference:

- Nanoloop - https://www.nanoloop.com/

- Ovenrake - https://ovenrake.bandcamp.com/

- Live Animals - https://weareliveanimals.bandcamp.com/

- Glooms/Turtlesaur - [https://gloomsmusic.bandcamp.com](https://gloomsmusic.bandcamp.com/)

- Electric Children/Circles - https://electricchildren8bit.bandcamp.com/

- Fighter X - https://fighterx.bandcamp.com/

- Piko Piko Detroit - https://pikopikodetroit.bandcamp.com/

- 8bitcollective - https://archive.org/details/Best_of_8_Bit_Collective-2006-2011

- TheBaseBit Recordings - https://thebasebitrecs.bandcamp.com/

- Pacific Noise Works - https://pacificnoiseworks.com/

- Square Sounds - https://www.squaresoundsfestival.com/

- Milano Chiptune Underground - https://www.facebook.com/MilanoChiptuneUnderground/

]]> Boaconstructor Patrick Trinh 01:19:36 This episode features Michael Bradley, aka Boaconstructor. Boaconstructor is a musician based out of Seattle, Washington that makes chipmusic styled after many different modern dance and hip hop genres such as footwork, techno, juke and trap music. I’ve always been a big fan of Boa’s work as he was never very interested in the videogame aspect of chiptune but rather was very focused on taking these small devices and trying to get them into club spaces, often making music that was indistinguishable from music made on non-chiptune devices. We get into the Seattle scene, the hardships of being a musician focused on club sounds, and the attachment that many chiptune artists and fans had to the videogame aspect of the scene and the effects it had on the community as a whole. This episode features Michael Bradley, aka Boaconstructor. Boaconstructor is a musician based out of Seattle, Washington that makes chipmusic styled after many different modern dance and hip hop genres such as footwork, techno, juke and trap music. I’ve always been a big fan of Boa’s work as he was never very interested in the videogame aspect of chiptune but rather was very focused on taking these small devices and trying to get them into club spaces, often making music that was indistinguishable from music made on non-chiptune devices. We get into the Seattle scene, the hardships of being a musician focused on club sounds, and the attachment that many chiptune artists and fans had to the videogame aspect of the scene and the effects it had on the community as a whole. seattle, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, pnw, musichistory, nanoloop, bass, chiptunes true full 13 d56f6dbd-3927-4e33-8679-ccaa3d34e4e2 Eindbaas (Frans Twisk and Rocco Wouters) Reference: 

Eindbaas - https://eindbaas.org/

xyce - https://xyce.nl/

Men of Mega - https://menofmega.nl/

Superbyte Festival - https://ra.co/events/751982

Square Sounds - https://www.squaresoundsfestival.com/

 

Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

RoccoW - Unbearable Thirst

]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/eindbaas-frans-twisk-and-rocco-wouters-Dm6dpOA_ Reference: 

Eindbaas - https://eindbaas.org/

xyce - https://xyce.nl/

Men of Mega - https://menofmega.nl/

Superbyte Festival - https://ra.co/events/751982

Square Sounds - https://www.squaresoundsfestival.com/

 

Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

RoccoW - Unbearable Thirst

]]> Eindbaas (Frans Twisk and Rocco Wouters) Patrick Trinh 01:24:30 This episode features Frans Twisk and Rocco Wouters, organizers of the Dutch chiptune event series EINDBAAS. Frans Twisk is primarily an event organizer while Rocco Wouters is both a musician and organizer of EINDBAAS. EINDBAAS is the premier chiptune event in the Netherlands and has featured both local and international artists across more than 20 editions. In this episode, we get into the landscape of chiptune in the Netherlands, the highs and lows of organizing an event series, and the relationship between the Dutch scene and the international scene. Frans Twisk can be found at: https://franstwisk.nl/ RoccoW can be found at: https://roccow.bandcamp.com/ This episode features Frans Twisk and Rocco Wouters, organizers of the Dutch chiptune event series EINDBAAS. Frans Twisk is primarily an event organizer while Rocco Wouters is both a musician and organizer of EINDBAAS. EINDBAAS is the premier chiptune event in the Netherlands and has featured both local and international artists across more than 20 editions. In this episode, we get into the landscape of chiptune in the Netherlands, the highs and lows of organizing an event series, and the relationship between the Dutch scene and the international scene. Frans Twisk can be found at: https://franstwisk.nl/ RoccoW can be found at: https://roccow.bandcamp.com/ eindbaas, dutch, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, netherlands, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 12 219ca447-0bd4-40cd-97e4-72483cdec237 Dannel Jurado Reference:

Pulsewave - https://pulsewave.rip/

8bitcollective - https://archive.org/details/Best_of_8_Bit_Collective-2006-2011

Note! - https://note.bandcamp.com/

AdamGetsAwesome - https://archive.org/details/pax-2011-adam-gets-awesome-chiptune-concert

Chillbrave - https://chillbrave.bandcamp.com/

Music Used:

What Happened to Chiptune Theme - Space Town

GAMEFORM - Chillbrave

 

Portrait of Dannel Jurado by dr1p - https://dripontheinter.net/links

]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/dannel-jurado-ySZvyIO3 Reference:

Pulsewave - https://pulsewave.rip/

8bitcollective - https://archive.org/details/Best_of_8_Bit_Collective-2006-2011

Note! - https://note.bandcamp.com/

AdamGetsAwesome - https://archive.org/details/pax-2011-adam-gets-awesome-chiptune-concert

Chillbrave - https://chillbrave.bandcamp.com/

Music Used:

What Happened to Chiptune Theme - Space Town

GAMEFORM - Chillbrave

 

Portrait of Dannel Jurado by dr1p - https://dripontheinter.net/links

]]> Dannel Jurado Patrick Trinh 01:31:44 Today's episode features Dannel Jurado (he/him), a writer for the website Tiny Cartridge, a labor organizer, and one of the key organizers for the event series Pulsewave, which ran from 2006 to 2020 before going on hiatus during the pandemic. I've long been interested in hearing Dannel's perspective on the NYC and worldwide chiptune scene as someone who organized one of the premier events within the space and was not disappointed, as we get into topics as varied as the heyday of the NYC scene, the role of public transit in chiptune, and the global south's potential for a future chiptune explosion. I loved having this conversation with Dannel and I'm excited to bring it to you. Today's episode features Dannel Jurado (he/him), a writer for the website Tiny Cartridge, a labor organizer, and one of the key organizers for the event series Pulsewave, which ran from 2006 to 2020 before going on hiatus during the pandemic. I've long been interested in hearing Dannel's perspective on the NYC and worldwide chiptune scene as someone who organized one of the premier events within the space and was not disappointed, as we get into topics as varied as the heyday of the NYC scene, the role of public transit in chiptune, and the global south's potential for a future chiptune explosion. I loved having this conversation with Dannel and I'm excited to bring it to you. nyc, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, pulsewave, chiptunes true full 11 4aa8b995-00d3-4082-8293-ea5ae77a57b4 Dubmood Music used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Dubmood - Solitude

 

Reference:

FastTracker 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastTracker_2

Protracker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protracker

Amiga - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga

Modarchive - https://modarchive.org/

Trax in Space - https://web.archive.org/web/20010418144833/http://www.traxinspace.com/

Rebels - Chipmusicdisk #1 - https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3604, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSD8_C4cAHo

Schlager - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlager_music

Monotonik - https://www.simoncarless.com/monotonik-a-net-label-1996-200/

Micromusic - [micromusic.net](http://micromusic.net/)

Microdisko - https://www.discogs.com/fr/label/39227-Microdisko?page=1

]]> Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/dubmood-2sVLcokn Music used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Dubmood - Solitude

 

Reference:

FastTracker 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastTracker_2

Protracker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protracker

Amiga - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga

Modarchive - https://modarchive.org/

Trax in Space - https://web.archive.org/web/20010418144833/http://www.traxinspace.com/

Rebels - Chipmusicdisk #1 - https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3604, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSD8_C4cAHo

Schlager - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlager_music

Monotonik - https://www.simoncarless.com/monotonik-a-net-label-1996-200/

Micromusic - [micromusic.net](http://micromusic.net/)

Microdisko - https://www.discogs.com/fr/label/39227-Microdisko?page=1

]]> Dubmood Patrick Trinh 01:30:35 In this episode we speak to Kalle Jonsson, aka Dubmood. Dubmood is the owner of the netlabel Data Airlines and a prolific musician with roots in the demoscene and more (in)famously a member of the warez and demogroup Razor 1911. I’m very excited to bring this episode to you because one of the blind spots in my personal history of chiptune has always been its relationship with the demoscene, and Dubmood was both very knowledgeable and incredibly understanding about my own relationship with chiptune. We get into the demoscene’s history, the often-antagonistic relationship between the chiptune scene and demoscene, and what chiptune means for us in the present. Music used: Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme Dubmood - Solitude Reference: FastTracker 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastTracker_2 Protracker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protracker Amiga - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga Modarchive - https://modarchive.org/ Trax in Space - https://web.archive.org/web/20010418144833/http://www.traxinspace.com/ Rebels - Chipmusicdisk #1 - https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3604, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSD8_C4cAHo Schlager - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlager_music Monotonik - https://www.simoncarless.com/monotonik-a-net-label-1996-200/ Micromusic - [micromusic.net](http://micromusic.net/) Microdisko - https://www.discogs.com/fr/label/39227-Microdisko?page=1 In this episode we speak to Kalle Jonsson, aka Dubmood. Dubmood is the owner of the netlabel Data Airlines and a prolific musician with roots in the demoscene and more (in)famously a member of the warez and demogroup Razor 1911. I’m very excited to bring this episode to you because one of the blind spots in my personal history of chiptune has always been its relationship with the demoscene, and Dubmood was both very knowledgeable and incredibly understanding about my own relationship with chiptune. We get into the demoscene’s history, the often-antagonistic relationship between the chiptune scene and demoscene, and what chiptune means for us in the present. Music used: Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme Dubmood - Solitude Reference: FastTracker 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastTracker_2 Protracker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protracker Amiga - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga Modarchive - https://modarchive.org/ Trax in Space - https://web.archive.org/web/20010418144833/http://www.traxinspace.com/ Rebels - Chipmusicdisk #1 - https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3604, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSD8_C4cAHo Schlager - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlager_music Monotonik - https://www.simoncarless.com/monotonik-a-net-label-1996-200/ Micromusic - [micromusic.net](http://micromusic.net/) Microdisko - https://www.discogs.com/fr/label/39227-Microdisko?page=1 chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, demoscene, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 10 83fb61a7-14cb-47db-9953-35288c96d9b2 Nullsleep Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Nullsleep - Motion Map (Feel The Rhythm)

 

Reference:

8bitpeoples - https://www.8bitpeoples.com/

International Chiptune Resistance Tour - https://coolhunting.com/culture/the-internation/

Pulsewave -

Monotonik - https://www.simoncarless.com/monotonik-a-net-label-1996-200/

Micromusic - [micromusic.net](http://micromusic.net/)

VORC - http://www.vorc.org/

Blip Festival - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_Festival

M8 Tracker - https://dirtywave.com/products/m8-tracker

]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/nullsleep-FlYgXgzr Music Used:

Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

Nullsleep - Motion Map (Feel The Rhythm)

 

Reference:

8bitpeoples - https://www.8bitpeoples.com/

International Chiptune Resistance Tour - https://coolhunting.com/culture/the-internation/

Pulsewave -

Monotonik - https://www.simoncarless.com/monotonik-a-net-label-1996-200/

Micromusic - [micromusic.net](http://micromusic.net/)

VORC - http://www.vorc.org/

Blip Festival - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_Festival

M8 Tracker - https://dirtywave.com/products/m8-tracker

]]> Nullsleep Patrick Trinh 01:27:42 Today’s episode features none other than Jeremiah Johnson, aka Nullsleep. Nullsleep was an integral part of the NYC chiptune scene from its inception, as he was one of the first active performing chiptune musicians in the area. He would go on to found 8bitpeoples and later would create and organize the Blip Festival event series, which would later expand to Tokyo and Melbourne. If you have any interest in chiptune today, Nullsleep probably had some kind of hand in it, and I’m so excited to present this conversation about the history and future of chiptune from someone who’s been such an integral part of the scene. Today’s episode features none other than Jeremiah Johnson, aka Nullsleep. Nullsleep was an integral part of the NYC chiptune scene from its inception, as he was one of the first active performing chiptune musicians in the area. He would go on to found 8bitpeoples and later would create and organize the Blip Festival event series, which would later expand to Tokyo and Melbourne. If you have any interest in chiptune today, Nullsleep probably had some kind of hand in it, and I’m so excited to present this conversation about the history and future of chiptune from someone who’s been such an integral part of the scene. nyc, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, blipfestival, whathappened, 8bit, 8bitpeoples, retro, micromusic, music, musichistory, pulsewave, chiptunes true full 9 23e5ef7d-3995-4caa-8812-96e5059e0522 Matthew Hunter Corrections: Micropalooza was actually started in 2003 instead of 2002 as stated in the episode. Apologies for the confusion!

Reference:

- Micropalooza - https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2003/12/24/30443/wiggle-it-that-8-bit

- Dataport - https://www.instagram.com/dataportpdx/?hl=en

- 2 Player Productions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Player_Productions

Music Used:

- Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

- Moon Talk - As We Were

]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/matthew-hunter-VY5FIn7P Corrections: Micropalooza was actually started in 2003 instead of 2002 as stated in the episode. Apologies for the confusion!

Reference:

- Micropalooza - https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2003/12/24/30443/wiggle-it-that-8-bit

- Dataport - https://www.instagram.com/dataportpdx/?hl=en

- 2 Player Productions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Player_Productions

Music Used:

- Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

- Moon Talk - As We Were

]]> Matthew Hunter Patrick Trinh 01:14:26 This episode features Matthew Hunter (he/him), aka Mechlo. Matthew has been a mainstay of the Portland and PNW chiptune scene as a musician and event organizer. He helped to run the longest running chiptune festival in North America, Micropalooza, and he was also involved in a monthly event series called Dataport. I’ve always been curious about the Portland (and the PNW more broadly) music scenes because I primarily know them as fixtures of the independent rock and pop scenes and was not as familiar with what electronic music looked like in Portland, so it was great to learn from Matthew about the local scene and about chiptune more broadly. This episode features Matthew Hunter (he/him), aka Mechlo. Matthew has been a mainstay of the Portland and PNW chiptune scene as a musician and event organizer. He helped to run the longest running chiptune festival in North America, Micropalooza, and he was also involved in a monthly event series called Dataport. I’ve always been curious about the Portland (and the PNW more broadly) music scenes because I primarily know them as fixtures of the independent rock and pop scenes and was not as familiar with what electronic music looked like in Portland, so it was great to learn from Matthew about the local scene and about chiptune more broadly. portland, pdx, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, pnw, musichistory, chiptunes, synthwave true full 8 36039fbe-dd18-47c1-9f88-b7f84d94bbde Glomag
  • References
  • Music Used
    • What Happened to Chiptune Theme - Space Town
    • Roland & the Lamprey - Glomag
    • ]]>     Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/glomag-YlvX20vF
  • References
  • Music Used
    • What Happened to Chiptune Theme - Space Town
    • Roland & the Lamprey - Glomag
    • ]]>     Glomag Patrick Trinh 01:32:59 This episode features Chris Burke (He/him), aka Glomag and Glorified Magnified. Glomag is a prolific musician with works as varied as film scores, original chiptune compositions, and drama horror podcast productions. He’s been active as a musician since the 80s, scoring various low-budget horror films such as Toxic Avenger and Mother’s Day, and began his chiptune work at the beginning of the NYC scene along with Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, Bubblyfish and Minusbaby. In this episode we talk about Glomag’s long musical career, the parallels between 80s horror film soundtracks and chiptune, and his time in the NYC scene. This episode features Chris Burke (He/him), aka Glomag and Glorified Magnified. Glomag is a prolific musician with works as varied as film scores, original chiptune compositions, and drama horror podcast productions. He’s been active as a musician since the 80s, scoring various low-budget horror films such as Toxic Avenger and Mother’s Day, and began his chiptune work at the beginning of the NYC scene along with Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, Bubblyfish and Minusbaby. In this episode we talk about Glomag’s long musical career, the parallels between 80s horror film soundtracks and chiptune, and his time in the NYC scene. horror, nyc, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory, filmsoundtrack, chiptunes true full 7     bd3d1058-a79c-49ae-b498-b7838af31d87 Mike D'Errico References:

    Daedalus Controllerism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spa4emMwhOM

    Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture by Philip Auslander - https://www.routledge.com/Liveness-Performance-in-a-Mediatized-Culture/Auslander/p/book/9780367468170

    Playing with Something that Runs by Mark J. Butler - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/playing-with-something-that-runs-9780195393620

    Push: Software Design and the Cultural Politics of Music Production by Mike D’Errico - https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/push-9780190943318?cc=gb&lang=en

    Music Used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    The Attic Bits - Command Line Fail

    ]]>     Wed, 6 Dec 2023 13:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/mike-derrico-Tg_PN2cT References:

    Daedalus Controllerism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spa4emMwhOM

    Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture by Philip Auslander - https://www.routledge.com/Liveness-Performance-in-a-Mediatized-Culture/Auslander/p/book/9780367468170

    Playing with Something that Runs by Mark J. Butler - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/playing-with-something-that-runs-9780195393620

    Push: Software Design and the Cultural Politics of Music Production by Mike D’Errico - https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/push-9780190943318?cc=gb&lang=en

    Music Used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    The Attic Bits - Command Line Fail

    ]]>     Mike D'Errico Patrick Trinh 01:06:42 This episode features Mike D’Errico (He/Him), a musician and Assistant Professor of Music and Computer Science as well as the Director of Music Technology & Composition at Albright College. He also wrote the book Push: Software Design and the Cultural Politics of Music Production, released in January of 2022. We met at a show that we both played at UCLA and I’ve since long been interested in his work that weaves the cultural and political study of music technology with their effects on music making and music scenes more generally. While I’m not myself an academic, I’ve always been keen on perspectives about chiptune that integrate the chiptune scene with other genres and scenes that also deal heavily with technology, and Mike D’Errico’s work does so quite well. This episode features Mike D’Errico (He/Him), a musician and Assistant Professor of Music and Computer Science as well as the Director of Music Technology & Composition at Albright College. He also wrote the book Push: Software Design and the Cultural Politics of Music Production, released in January of 2022. We met at a show that we both played at UCLA and I’ve since long been interested in his work that weaves the cultural and political study of music technology with their effects on music making and music scenes more generally. While I’m not myself an academic, I’ve always been keen on perspectives about chiptune that integrate the chiptune scene with other genres and scenes that also deal heavily with technology, and Mike D’Errico’s work does so quite well. chipmusic, musicology, chiptunemusic, chiptune, albrightcollege, hiphop, whathappened, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 6     e7b984a5-6d48-4863-8683-92249c22192f Minusbaby Music Used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    minusbaby - Una Gran Parte de Tu Mente Rebanada

    minusbaby - You Were Strong

    minusbaby - Una Gran Parte de Tu Mente Rebanada (Live at Blip Festival 2011)

    minusbaby - BIAS, Pt. 1

    ]]>     Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/minusbaby-P0TUukD4 Music Used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    minusbaby - Una Gran Parte de Tu Mente Rebanada

    minusbaby - You Were Strong

    minusbaby - Una Gran Parte de Tu Mente Rebanada (Live at Blip Festival 2011)

    minusbaby - BIAS, Pt. 1

    ]]>     Minusbaby Patrick Trinh 01:12:40 In this episode we speak to Richard Alexander Caraballo (he/him), otherwise known as minusbaby. minusbaby is a musician, visual artist, graphic designer, and photographer based out of NYC, and has had a long history with the NYC chiptune scene beginning in the early 8bitpeoples era. minusbaby’s creative output is as unique as it is cohesive, with elements of his music often influencing his visual art and vice versa. We get into the early chiptune scene in NYC and how minusbaby has blazed his own path in chiptune and music in general. Unfortunately the audio quality for this episode is not up to the usual standard of the podcast as we had some recording difficulties, but I’ve done my best to make everything legible (audio-wise) and the conversation was so interesting that I couldn’t help but put this episode out. In this episode we speak to Richard Alexander Caraballo (he/him), otherwise known as minusbaby. minusbaby is a musician, visual artist, graphic designer, and photographer based out of NYC, and has had a long history with the NYC chiptune scene beginning in the early 8bitpeoples era. minusbaby’s creative output is as unique as it is cohesive, with elements of his music often influencing his visual art and vice versa. We get into the early chiptune scene in NYC and how minusbaby has blazed his own path in chiptune and music in general. Unfortunately the audio quality for this episode is not up to the usual standard of the podcast as we had some recording difficulties, but I’ve done my best to make everything legible (audio-wise) and the conversation was so interesting that I couldn’t help but put this episode out. nyc, chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, triphop, hiphop, whathappened, musichistory, minusbaby, chiptunes true full 5     3464da0a-418a-43e4-90f4-0ba602fde7ca Matthew Joseph Payne Music used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Awkward Terrible & Glowing Stars - George Jetson's Inflatable Cop

    The Glowing Stars - Got It Bad

    Matthew Joseph Payne - Pewter Handles

    Matthew Joseph Payne - i think we're ready - cursed vibes (from audio log #25 2023_03_03)

    ]]>     Wed, 1 Nov 2023 16:39:40 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/matthew-joseph-payne-n1knTzn1 Music used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Awkward Terrible & Glowing Stars - George Jetson's Inflatable Cop

    The Glowing Stars - Got It Bad

    Matthew Joseph Payne - Pewter Handles

    Matthew Joseph Payne - i think we're ready - cursed vibes (from audio log #25 2023_03_03)

    ]]>     Matthew Joseph Payne Patrick Trinh 01:47:11 In this episode we hear from Matthew Joseph Payne (he/him), a multi-instrumentalist musician and Twitch streamer who has composed music and performed with The Glowing Stars and The Mineral Kingdom as well as under his own name, recording audio logs and coming up with unique inspiring ways to create music. We have almost completely different aesthetic styles even when chiptune is factored in but I’ve always treasured Matt’s perspective on music and creativity. This episode deals with his history with music and his participation with the chiptune scene, beginning in the Bay Area and ending in Vermont. While this podcast is nominally about the social and cultural aspects of chiptune, I always cherish the opportunity to talk about the nuts and bolts of creativity in music and that’s why I’m excited to bring this episode to you. In this episode we hear from Matthew Joseph Payne (he/him), a multi-instrumentalist musician and Twitch streamer who has composed music and performed with The Glowing Stars and The Mineral Kingdom as well as under his own name, recording audio logs and coming up with unique inspiring ways to create music. We have almost completely different aesthetic styles even when chiptune is factored in but I’ve always treasured Matt’s perspective on music and creativity. This episode deals with his history with music and his participation with the chiptune scene, beginning in the Bay Area and ending in Vermont. While this podcast is nominally about the social and cultural aspects of chiptune, I always cherish the opportunity to talk about the nuts and bolts of creativity in music and that’s why I’m excited to bring this episode to you. chipmusic, chiptunemusic, chiptune, whathappened, music, musichistory, chiptunes true full 4     f7af0434-10d4-4247-8ba6-e132e062cef8 Peter Swimm Music used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Peter Swimm - Too Much!

    Reference:

    Pulsewave, a monthly chiptune event series in NYC: https://pulsewave.rip/

    True Chip Till Death, a website chronicling all things chiptune: https://truechiptilldeath.com/

     

    You can find Peter online at peterswimm.com.

    ]]>     Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/peter-swimm-IIp0gPG1 Music used:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Peter Swimm - Too Much!

    Reference:

    Pulsewave, a monthly chiptune event series in NYC: https://pulsewave.rip/

    True Chip Till Death, a website chronicling all things chiptune: https://truechiptilldeath.com/

     

    You can find Peter online at peterswimm.com.

    ]]>     Peter Swimm Patrick Trinh 00:54:23 In this episode we speak to Peter Swimm, a musician, writer and event organizer who played a very important role within the NYC scene as one of the founders of Pulsewave and also the Blip Festival, two event series that set the tone for the US chiptune scene as they were some of the first regular chiptune events in the US. Peter also ran the site True Chip Till Death, which served as a chronicle of the chiptune scene for years, featuring reviews of new releases and events, interviews with members within the chiptune scene, an annual awards “show”, and updates about new hardware relevant to chiptune. Peter Swimm’s role in chiptune is vast and multifaceted, so it was great to be able to talk to him about his time in the scene. In this episode we speak to Peter Swimm, a musician, writer and event organizer who played a very important role within the NYC scene as one of the founders of Pulsewave and also the Blip Festival, two event series that set the tone for the US chiptune scene as they were some of the first regular chiptune events in the US. Peter also ran the site True Chip Till Death, which served as a chronicle of the chiptune scene for years, featuring reviews of new releases and events, interviews with members within the chiptune scene, an annual awards “show”, and updates about new hardware relevant to chiptune. Peter Swimm’s role in chiptune is vast and multifaceted, so it was great to be able to talk to him about his time in the scene. true full 3     213195c5-b8fe-4bee-bff6-88588dc99bd1 Kevy Martinez (Wizwars/The Kevyn Gnartinez Band) (Part 2) Music in order of appearance:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Wizwars - Right Back To You

     

    Reference:

    Blip Festival, formerly an annual festival centered around chiptune held in NYC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_Festival

    Survey of the LA Chiptune scene and 8BitLA/Freq.Fest in particular: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvqwk7/las-chiptune-scene-is-more-than-just-nerds-with-game-boys

    ]]>     Wed, 4 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Kevy Martinez) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/kevy-martinez-wizwars-the-kevyn-gnartinez-band-part-2-8qdCW6_8 Music in order of appearance:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Wizwars - Right Back To You

     

    Reference:

    Blip Festival, formerly an annual festival centered around chiptune held in NYC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_Festival

    Survey of the LA Chiptune scene and 8BitLA/Freq.Fest in particular: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvqwk7/las-chiptune-scene-is-more-than-just-nerds-with-game-boys

    ]]>     Kevy Martinez (Wizwars/The Kevyn Gnartinez Band) (Part 2) Kevy Martinez 01:01:38 In the second part of this two-part series we speak to Kevy Martinez, an LA-based musician, promoter and organizer whose musical project Wizwars was well known throughout the SoCal chiptune scene. We go into the rise of the Freq.Fest festival series as well as 8BitLA's increasing role in the LA chiptune scene, and discuss the triumphs and difficulties of running such a prolific festival in both LA and the Bay Area. We also discuss the titular question - what happened to chiptune for Kevy and also what happened to chiptune in LA? In the second part of this two-part series we speak to Kevy Martinez, an LA-based musician, promoter and organizer whose musical project Wizwars was well known throughout the SoCal chiptune scene. We go into the rise of the Freq.Fest festival series as well as 8BitLA's increasing role in the LA chiptune scene, and discuss the triumphs and difficulties of running such a prolific festival in both LA and the Bay Area. We also discuss the titular question - what happened to chiptune for Kevy and also what happened to chiptune in LA? chiptune, 8bit, retro, music, musichistory true full 2     bcdc33ac-563c-4468-8174-a502a892a12b Kevy Martinez (Wizwars/The Kevyn Gnartinez Band) (Part 1) In this episode we mistakenly refer to the artist Lo-bat as Italian - Lo-bat is a Belgian artist. Apologies for the mistake!

    Music in order of appearance:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Wizwars - Game Boy Rock!! (performed at Shizzfest 2 at the Trunk Space)

    Wizwars - The Violator

    Wizwars - I Am Wizwars (Real Los Angeles Chipthrash)

    Wizwars - Requiem For A Broken Heart

    Wizwars - Right Back To You

     

    Reference:

    Reformat The Planet, a documentary about chiptune and the Blip Festival in particular: https://reformattheplanet.vhx.tv/

    LittleSoundDJ(LSDJ), a piece of music software written specifically for the Nintendo Gameboy: https://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/index.php

    ObsoleteFM, an event series and collective based in LA that was active during 2011: https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-07-01/saturday-obsolete-collectives-monthly-chiptune-showcase-in-downtown-l-a

    Blip Festival, formerly an annual festival centered around chiptune held in NYC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_Festival

    Survey of the LA Chiptune scene and 8BitLA/Freq.Fest in particular: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvqwk7/las-chiptune-scene-is-more-than-just-nerds-with-game-boys

    ]]>     Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/episode-1-kevy-martinez-wizwars-the-kevyn-gnartinez-band-part-1-RI_bmFpn In this episode we mistakenly refer to the artist Lo-bat as Italian - Lo-bat is a Belgian artist. Apologies for the mistake!

    Music in order of appearance:

    Space Town - What Happened to Chiptune Theme

    Wizwars - Game Boy Rock!! (performed at Shizzfest 2 at the Trunk Space)

    Wizwars - The Violator

    Wizwars - I Am Wizwars (Real Los Angeles Chipthrash)

    Wizwars - Requiem For A Broken Heart

    Wizwars - Right Back To You

     

    Reference:

    Reformat The Planet, a documentary about chiptune and the Blip Festival in particular: https://reformattheplanet.vhx.tv/

    LittleSoundDJ(LSDJ), a piece of music software written specifically for the Nintendo Gameboy: https://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/index.php

    ObsoleteFM, an event series and collective based in LA that was active during 2011: https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-07-01/saturday-obsolete-collectives-monthly-chiptune-showcase-in-downtown-l-a

    Blip Festival, formerly an annual festival centered around chiptune held in NYC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_Festival

    Survey of the LA Chiptune scene and 8BitLA/Freq.Fest in particular: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvqwk7/las-chiptune-scene-is-more-than-just-nerds-with-game-boys

    ]]>     Kevy Martinez (Wizwars/The Kevyn Gnartinez Band) (Part 1) Patrick Trinh 01:07:12 In this episode we speak to Kevy Martinez, an LA-based musician, promoter and organizer whose musical project Wizwars was well known throughout the SoCal chiptune scene. Kevy and I have had a long history together in chiptune, as I often traveled up to LA from SD and they traveled from LA to SD to play in shows together, and we've known each other for more than a decade. While Kevy initially made their name as a musician and performer, they eventually became best known for the organization 8BitLA and the Freq.Fest chiptune festival series that 8BitLA put on. This is part 1 of a 2 part series, and in this episode we dive into Kevy's history with music and chiptune, their first forays into performing, and eventually putting on the first Freq.Fest event. In this episode we speak to Kevy Martinez, an LA-based musician, promoter and organizer whose musical project Wizwars was well known throughout the SoCal chiptune scene. Kevy and I have had a long history together in chiptune, as I often traveled up to LA from SD and they traveled from LA to SD to play in shows together, and we've known each other for more than a decade. While Kevy initially made their name as a musician and performer, they eventually became best known for the organization 8BitLA and the Freq.Fest chiptune festival series that 8BitLA put on. This is part 1 of a 2 part series, and in this episode we dive into Kevy's history with music and chiptune, their first forays into performing, and eventually putting on the first Freq.Fest event. true full 1     75b5d454-b40f-4efb-af55-e3587f1eea07 Episode 0 - Intro Songs used:

    Reformat The Planet (Space Town Sadboi Remix) - Bit Shifter

    Artifice (On Your Lack Thereof) - Space Town Savior

    Those Blinking Lights - Space Town Savior

    Discovery - Space Town Savior

    ]]>     Sat, 9 Sep 2023 18:41:01 +0000 ptrinh8@gmail.com (Patrick Trinh) https://whathappenedtochiptune.org/episodes/episode-0-intro-AhmRRJCr Songs used:

    Reformat The Planet (Space Town Sadboi Remix) - Bit Shifter

    Artifice (On Your Lack Thereof) - Space Town Savior

    Those Blinking Lights - Space Town Savior

    Discovery - Space Town Savior

    ]]>     Episode 0 - Intro Patrick Trinh 00:10:37 Chiptune, for those unaware, is music made on retro video game hardware. For a period of time, it was thought of as the new punk, fusing retro technologies with a DIY approach and anti-consumerist framework to create a scene that felt like it would change music. I used to make it, but now I don't. Now I'm making a podcast about why. I'd like to tell you how and why this podcast came to be, and I thought that the best way to do so would be to talk about my own history in the scene. Here's a bit of a monologue about where I'm coming from - hopefully that'll help us figure out where we're going. Chiptune, for those unaware, is music made on retro video game hardware. For a period of time, it was thought of as the new punk, fusing retro technologies with a DIY approach and anti-consumerist framework to create a scene that felt like it would change music. I used to make it, but now I don't. Now I'm making a podcast about why. I'd like to tell you how and why this podcast came to be, and I thought that the best way to do so would be to talk about my own history in the scene. Here's a bit of a monologue about where I'm coming from - hopefully that'll help us figure out where we're going. false full 0