Rashad Miller Pioneer Of Magic Coverage - Ep 326

In this episode, I’m talking to the pioneer of Magic streaming coverage, Rashad Miller.

In 2009, Rashad set up a computer and pointed a 480p video stream at a pair of Magic players battling it out in a PTQ.

The quality wasn’t great, you couldn’t really see the cards, and audio was dodgy, but it marked the beginning of a journey that would change the way how Magic gets broadcasted.

After that, Rashad went on attend every Grand Prix he could, broadcasting matches of Magic across the internet.

Eventually, Star City Games and then Wizards of the Coast picked up Rashad to produce Magic coverage as we see it today.

Rarely do we have influencer that has helped the gaming community in so many ways, and I’m excited to share my interview with Rashad Miller.

Music Credits (in order of appearance):

Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you're curious)

Patreon music:

Road Trip by Joakim Karud

Card Kingdom ad music:

Someways by Nicolai Heidlas

Paragon City Games ad music:

Clouds by Joakim Karud

Preview clip music:

Sandstorm by Darude

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