Level 227: Mustin (Producer, The OneUps, remixer)

Mustin's remixes and albums lift my spirits, and I hope they do for you too!

Mustin has an ability to capture juuuuust the right sound to make a track pop and nail the nostalgia.

His latest album, Mario Mixtape, resulted from a challenge issued by his son: to create a Mario remix album within a matter of months (about 4 months). Mustin delivered, with the assistance and approval of his son, his daughter, and their "people," as he puts it.

Mustin also co-founded The OneUps about 20 years ago, the 2nd longest-running video game music remix band in the world. He's got an album out called 20 of the favorite remixes he made for the band.

And he did the same with his favorite remixes for another collective he's part of called Bad Dudes.

I loved chatting with Mustin - another one of those chats that flew by. Please buy and/or stream his music to help support this community we love!

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PLAYLISTby Mustin unless noted otherwise

00:00 Ground BGM (New Super Mario Bros.) on Mario Mixtape14:08 Blue Bomber Forever (Mega Man 3)15:37 Blue Bomber Forever from (Mega Man 3)16:39 Not So Lonely Nova (Katamari Damacy) on Origins18:23 I Got Soul (Animal Crossing)20:25 B.A.M.F. (Chrono Trigger) on Bad Dude24:44 Show Me What You Got (EarthBound) on Bad Dude28:30 All You Need Is Love (Yellow Submarine) by The Beatles28:58 Cross Over Time and Space (EarthBound) by Keiichi Suzuki and Hirokazu Tanaka29:57 There is No Turning Back Now (EarthBound) on Bad Dude31:09 There is No Turning Back Now (EarthBound) on Bad Dude32:41 There is No Turning Back Now (EarthBound) on Bad Dude33:33 There is No Turning Back Now (EarthBound) on Bad Dude33:54 KR44441D (Metroid) on Bad Dude35:39 KR44441D (Metroid) on Bad Dude36:50 KR44441D (Metroid) on Bad Dude44:07 Game Over (Super Mario World) on Mario Mixtape48:41 Ground BGM (New Super Mario Bros.) on Mario Mixtape50:13 Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine) on Mario Mixtape50:52 Piranha Plant’s Lullaby (Super Mario 64) on Mario Mixtape52:31 Dire, Dire Docs (Dr. Mario) on Mario Mixtape56:31 Ground BGM (New Super Mario Bros.) on Mario Mixtape57:54 Attack of the Airships (Super Mario Galaxy) on Mario Mixtape59:15 Attack of the Airships (Super Mario Galaxy) on Mario Mixtape1:02:13 Athletic Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3) on Mario Mixtape1:12:53 Forest of Illusion (Super Mario World) on Mario Mixtape1:13:32 Other Sprouts by Sam Keenan