Nerd Music Meltdown

We're keeping it fresh on the Nerd Music Meltdown as Kent interviews the Carlton Banks of nerdcore hiphop, Creative Mind Frame 1-UP. (@TheNotoriousCMF) Or is it 1-UP Creative Mind Frame? Find out!

We talk about traveling between consoles to save imagination in 1-UP's Nerdcore Emulation Station trilogy and how that idea came about, breaking into nerdcore, Sega Dreamcast love, expanding nerdom with the NPC Collective, 1-UP's chapstick addiction, and more! Get more of Creative Mind Frame 1-UP at creativemindframe.bandcamp.com.

"The Meltdown" theme by RoboRob

As a fun hotel party at MAGFest is going on, Kent chats with Sam and Steve... the Super Guitar Bros! (@superguitarbros)

Super Guitar Bros became best friends through video game music and they play some amazing tunes together. We talk about their origins, favorite video games, that one time Kent flew them down to Orlando, the evolution of video game music covers, making Twitch and YouTube their "local" audience, and more! Look out for their upcoming Ocarina of Time album at superguitarbros.bandcamp.com.

Before all that, Kent talks cool shows coming up throughout the country, including Orlando Overdrive 2017! Find out more at www.ongakuoverdrive.com

Back at this year's MAGFest, Kent chatted with one of the faces of nerdcore's new generation, Kadesh Flow! (@kadeshflow)

Kadesh has some quick and sick raps about his favorite anime and video games, and he plays a mean trombone. We talk about Desh's origins, breaking out while in college, KCMO, teaming up with Richie Branson on the Nerdcore VPC, the blurring between mainstream and nerd culture, and lots of anime talk. Plus, we discuss Kadesh's big plans for 2017! Get more of Kadesh Flow at www.kadeshflow.com.

Before that, Kent takes time to announce the details of Orlando Overdrive II. Get your tickets at www.ongakuoverdrive.com

It's the FIRST Nerd Music Meltdown of 2017 and on this episode Kent sits down with the baddest dudes from Buffalo, NY... Armcannon! (@armcannon)

Armcannon is hard-hitting progressive rock band that has been playing classic video game covers for over a decade. They have a fourth album in the works that will be changing things up and we're going to talk about that, plus Armcannon's origins, getting Twitch in an uproar at this past MAGFest, their stance on Hulk Hogan, Danimal Cannon's solo career, the nerd culture(or lack thereof) in Buffalo, and of course, the Buffalo Bills. Check out Armcannon at www.armcannon.com. "The Me;tdown" theme by RoboRob.

It's the final Nerd Music Meltdown of 2016 and Kent (@fistofthemfk) interviews a rising star in the nerdcore world: the titan slayer known as EyeQ. (@musiceyeq) On this episode, we discuss EyeQ's intro into nerdcore, the divide between nerdcore and the rest of hip hop, Attack on Titan, meeting Funimation, playing Anime Expo and Otakon, Chrono Trigger, and even some anime love. Check out EyeQ at www.eyeqmusic.com.

"The Meltdown" theme by RoboRob.

On the show, we have beautiful accordion man Jackson Parodi (@jacksonparodi), who plays in the video game band Random Encounter. But for years, he's played his own video game music, with dozens of videos on his YouTube channel, and he is classically trained in music.

We talk about how his love for video game music motivated him to learn accordion, how he got discovered by Random Encounter, and how they took to him. Jackson has been doing covers of WWE theme songs recently, which has gotten a lot of attention on social media. We'll be talking that, and nerding out about favorite wrestlers and video game composers. Check out Jackson Parodi at youtube.com/JacksonParodi

"The Meltdown" theme by RoboRob

On election eve, Kent (@fistofthemfk) sits down with one of Orlando's greatest musicians, Marc With A C! (@marcfi) Marc has been making music for over 15 years and became a part of the community when he played at the first Nerdapalooza in Orlando way back in 2008.

We talk about that, Marc's origins, his approach to making music, including while on Ambien! We also talk about future projects, why unicorns get more bacon, and how fans value art and music these days. Check out Marc With A C at www.marcwithac.com.

"The Meltdown" theme made by RoboRob

Welcome to the Nerd Music Meltdown, hosted by Kent Ward (@fistofthemfk). Each episode, Kent will chat with prominent people in the nerd music community, whether it be video game bands, chiptune artists, nerdcore emcees, and more.

In this episode, we have the head submissions judge and community manager of OverClocked Remix (@ocremix), Larry "Liontamer" Oji! We talk about the history of OC Remix and how Larry got involved. If you ever wanted to know how the submission process of of OverClocked Remix works, we go in-depth with that as well as album projects, and dealing with the likes of Capcom, Square Enix, and Nobuo Uematsu. 

Check out OverClocked Remix at www.ocremix.org.

It's the debut of a new podcast, the Nerd Music Meltdown, hosted by Kent Ward (@fistofthemfk). Each episode, Kent will chat with prominent people in the nerd music community, whether it be video game bands, chiptune artists, nerdcore emcees, and more.

We start off with a bang, as we have one of the faces of nerdcore's Mount Rushmore, Mega Ran (@megaran)! How about that? We're going to talk about his latest albums RNDM and Mat Mania, his growing presence in the world of pro wrestling, the Alex Trebek vs nerdcore controversy, meeting Keiji Inafune, and having his music featured in Mighty Number 9.

Check out Mega Ran at www.megaran.com!

"The Meltdown" theme by RoboRob. Nerd Music Meltdown brought to you by Ongaku Overdrive.