Nerd Music Meltdown

Back on the show is Mustin of The OneUps. He and Kent reflect on being at VGM CON in Minneapolis and what a time it was! PLUS, Mustin has a new album that he worked on with his 17-year old son called Mario Mixtape. We break that down, give thoughts on The Super Mario Bros Movie, discuss the new generation of VGM and THE FUTURE! Ongaku Overdrive's 10th Anniversary Show takes place on April 29th in Orlando, FL. Get your tickets at ongakuoverdrive.com!

You can follow Mustin at mustin.net and bit.ly/Mustin. Follow The OneUps at theoneups.com. Follow host Kent Ward at linktr.ee/greatkentward. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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This weekend is VGM CON in Minneapolis and we have featured performer Theology on to talk about the event, the recent Midwest Gaming Classic, applying his club DJ background to VGM, Secret of Mana, and more! His new album, Theology of Mana drops this Friday on all platforms.

You can follow Theology at linktr.ee/theologymusic and youtube.com/theologyofficial. You can find out more about VGM CON at vgmcon.org.

Get your tickets to Ongaku Overdrive's 10th Anniversary Show at ongakuoverdrive.com. Follow host Kent Ward at linktr.ee/greatkentward. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive. "The Meltdown" theme by RoboRob

String Player Gamer and Tiggs are back on the show, offcially teaming up as Scarlet & Violet! We talk about how they got together, performing at MAGFest, the current state of performing on Twitch, Pokémon, World of Warcraft, Zelda, and their Orlando debut at Ongaku Overdrive's 10th Anniversary Show on April 29th! (Tickets at ongaku10th.eventbrite.com)

You can follow Scarlet & Violet at twitter.com/scarvioletVGM. String Player Gamer can be followed at youtube.com/TheStringPlayerGamer and Tiggs can be followed at youtube.com/@TiggsVoice. Follow host Kent Ward at linktr.ee/greatkentward. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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It's a loaded episode with Austin Green, who is the founder of PC-gaming tribute band WASD as well as the site admin for video game remix competion community Dwelling of Duels. Kent and Austin talk about those things, WASD's latest album Escape, performing at MAGFest last month, Steel Samurai, VGM CON, and more!

Find out more about WASD at wasdband.com. Follow host Kent Ward at linktr.ee/greatkentward. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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Bit Brigade speedruns NES games with a full rock band playing the game's soundtrack for incredible live concerts, and we have bassist Luke Fields on to talk about how Bit Brigade came to be and their process of putting their shows together.

We also debate future potential games that work in their standards of live video game concerts and breakdown their upcoming tour that starts this week!

Find out more about Bit Brigade at bitbrigade.net. Follow host Kent Ward at linktr.ee/greatkentward. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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MAGFest is the biggest event in our community and there was a whole lot to talk about this year. Kent gets Lauren the Flute, Allen of GameGrooves, and Jisun of The Limit Breakers to talk about the epic weekend, including favorite moments and performances, the evolution of MAGFest, and what we want to see happen next year. Follow host Kent Ward at https://linktr.ee/greatkentward. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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We have finally made it to the big hondo! Thank you all for supporting the show. Now we celebrate with a fun interview with the founders of one of the most legendary video game bands, The Megas! Eric von Doymi and Josh Breeding are on to talk about the creative process of the band, how The Belmonts project came to be, old Nerdapalooza stories, The Protomen, their love of Volcano Bay, and more. Get Equipped with a Good Ass Time. You can follow The Megas at https://linktr.ee/themegasband. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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It's been way too long since our last episode of Nerd Music Meltdown? What the hell happened? Kent gives an update on the podcast, and talks about OngakuVania, joining the MAGFest staff, and Give Kids the World.

Follow Kent Ward at https://linktr.ee/greatKentWard Music: "Wood Man (Metal Cover)" by Lame Genie

We have VGM Powerhouse and Tiny Waves daddy Ben Briggs back on Nerd Music Meltdown, with all kinds of tea!

He has a new album dropping next week: VGM Essentials from Firaga Records. We talk about that, producing the album live on his Twitch, what's going on with Tiny Waves, K-Pop, Sonic Frontiers, RoboRob, Richie Branson, VectorU, Anamanaguchi, and more!

Check out Ben's music at benbriggs.net. Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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The one-man Nerdcore Punk Rock Band is running wild! Rhythm Bastard is back on The Meltdown to reminisce about the last ten years of making music and how that ties into his newest album, Hardcore Nerdcore Punk Rock. We also talk about what happened to his music in RetroMania Wrestling, how performing at furry conventions differ from other cons, transgender inclusivity in our community, D&D, LOTS of Resident Evil, and much more! Check out Rhythm Bastard at rhythmbastard.rocks and rhythmbastard.bandcamp.com! Support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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