Nerd Music Meltdown

While we stay at home, GR3YS0N (fka NyteXing) comes on Nerd Music Meltdown with his "Gamer not a Gangster" mentality to share his approach to hip hop and fandom based raps. Plus, we cover his relationship with nerdcore acts such as Richie Branson, getting more recognition this past year, and plenty of hot takes on X-Men, Capcom fighters, Batman, and his favorite comic book super hero Nightwing. Check out GR3YS0N's music at gr3ys0n.bandcamp.com. Want to get new episodes of Nerd Music Meltdown before anyone else? Subscribe at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive. "The Meltdown" theme by RoboRob

It has been a wild month for human civilization, but that will not stop new episodes of Nerd Music Meltdown from coming out! We have LEX the Lexicon Artist back on the show and she has a new album coming out.

Alter Ego is the second full-length album from LEX and it drops March 31st. We talk about that, how she has evolved as a musician, touring with mc chris, Schaffer the Darklord, and Super Smack (with some interesting stories), and what do expect from LEX after Alter Ego drops. Kent and LEX also dissect Mob Psycho 100, which is an amazing show!

Before all that, Kent takes talks about the current COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted the nerd music community. Hopefully, we can all pull through.

You can get more of LEX at thelexiconartist.com. Like this show and want to get new episodes before anyone else? Subscribe on patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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Nerdcore's resident Ninja Warrior Creative Mind Frame is back! CMF will be performing at Super Bitfest this weekend in Texas and he also has Dirty 30s and Game Genie coming out. We talk about all of that, his intense Ninja Warrior training and whether or not Fresh Prince is the greatest rapper of all time. Get more Creative Mind Frame at creativemindfra.me. Check out Super Bitfest at superbitfest.com. Want to get episode of Nerd Music Meltdown sooner? Subscribe at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive!

Danimal Cannon will be performing at ONGAKU 20XX on February 29th at The Abbey in Orlando, so it made sense to get him on the Nerd Music Meltdown right before to build excitement. And it will be an exciting show! We talk about what Danimal is up to these days, including his involvement in the video game Just Shapes & Beats and how that has affected his career, plus an update on Armcannon, vocaloid technology, hentai e-girls, quantum entanglement, favorite heel wrestlers, and what to expect at ONGAKU 20XX this weekend.

Listen to more Danimal Cannon at danimalcannon.com. Get your tickets to ONGAKU 20XX at ongakuoverdrive.com. Want to get episodes of Nerd Music Meltdown before anyone else? Subscribe at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive. "The Meltdown" theme by RoboRob.

We have Joseph Devine from the video game/anime metal band known as Bitforce. They are straight out of Texas and have played everywhere from Game Stop midnight releases to MAGFest and PAX. They have even had tours with the likes of Mega Ran and mc chris, which includes at least one wild run-in with the law that we talk about. Joseph is also involved in running a new nerd music event called Super Bitfest. It takes place Saturday, March 14th in San Antonio, TX. It of course will have Bitforce, but The Returners, Kadeshflow, Mariachi Entertainment System, Creative Mind Frame, Sonic Boom, Gimmick!, and many more will also be on the lineup, plus some other fun.

Get more Bitforce at bitforceband.com and check out Super Bitfest at superbitfest.com. Want to get these episodes before anyone else? Subscribe at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive

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It's a most glorious day because we have one of the all-time greats of nerdcore hip hop, Schaffer the Darklord! This will not be an origin story episode, but we will look back on different points of Schaffer's extensive career, what he thinks of his old music and the current generation of nerdcore, The Department of Darkness, life in New York City, pro wrestling, burlesque, touring through blizzards, and more.

You can get more of Schaffer the Darklord at schafferthedarklord.com. STD will be touring with MC Lars and The Doubleclicks throughout February. Get tickets at nerdcoretour.com. Want to get episodes of Nerd Music Meltdown before anyone else? Subscribe at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

Fresh off of both MAGFest and AGDQ, Kent sits down with one of the new faces of nerdcore, Super Smack. We chronicle Super Smack's first year, plus we discuss how his background in musical theater has influenced his music, being pulled into nerdcore by LEX the Lexicon Artist, his latest EP Neon Red, and lots of Nintendo talk.

Oh, and we definitely talk about that sweet JoyCon jacket. Get more of Super Smack at supersmackraps.com.

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Let's close out the decade strong with video game music composer, audio engineer, and remixer James Landino! He's produced a ton of great video game remixes and EDM, and he's also engineered audio and music for many video games, including Rock Band 4 and Amplitude HD.

We talk about all that, breaking into the game industry at Harmonix, game dev stories, rhythm games, running the Pose Nightclub programming at MAGFest this weekend, what he's working on now, and more. Find out more about James Landino at jameslandino.com.

Kent also talks about the games he beat over Christmas and what to expect in 2020. Want to get these episodes before everyone else? Subscribe on patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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Seattle's nerdcore duo Shubzilla and Bill Beats of NOIR GRIME just wrapped up their tour with mc chris, and we got them on to talk about how the tour has been going, their new album The Kong Quest, daily writing drills, being on different teams in the Nerdcore VPC, Shubzilla becoming a mom, having a strong support system, and more. You can find more NOIR GRIME at noirgrime.com. You can also check out what's cooking with the latest Nerdcore VPC at nerdcorevpc.com. If you want to get future Nerd Music Meltdown episodes early, support us on patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

EyeQ had a tremendous 2019 and we cover all of that here. We talk about how he blended anime and hip hop and celebrated Samurai Champloo at major conventions like Otakon and MomoCon with Bytes & Beats and how that all came to be.

We also talk performing at the Library of Congress and getting the music of Nujabes inducted there. Plus, we chat about Overwatch, Shing02, Fat Jon, why representation matters, and his future musical releases. Oh, and what's going on at MAGFest?

You can get more of EyeQ at eyeqmusic.com. EyeQ will be performing on Sunday, December 8th at Will's Pub with Mega Ran, Mickey Factz, and Alfred Banks. Like what we do? Support at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.