Introduction to the Chip Scene: Low Bit Music and Visuals

Presented at The Next HOPE (2010), July 16, 2010, 9 p.m. (60 minutes).

This talk will focus on the global chip scene, an ever growing group of electronic artists that use low-bit and hacked computer and video game consoles to create music and video. Peter Swimm of True Chip Till Death will give an overview of the chip scene past and present. True Chip Till Death is the leading news site of the scene, providing thousands of fans with the latest news on releases, hard- and software, and live events. Joey Mariano and Don Miller will focus on the creation of music and visuals. Mariano, better known as Animal Style, is a musician from Philadelphia who creates music on the Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Genesis. He will give an introduction to various trackers, the tools most chip musicians use to create low-bit music. Miller, also known as NO CARRIER, will be discussing real time visuals. He’ll show you how to use your Nintendo Entertainment System, the Commodore 64, and other classic hardware to create live video for chip music events.

Presenters:

• Don Miller / NO CARRIER   as Don Miller
  Don Miller performs live visuals in real time under the alias NO CARRIER. He works with nearly obsolete repurposed electronics to create high energy low resolution abstract video. Part of the 8bitpeoples artist collective, he performs, exhibits, and lectures worldwide. Miller is based in Philadelphia, where he organizes and curates 8static, a monthly showcase of low-bit music and visuals.
• Peter Swimm
  Peter Swimm has edited the daily chip music news blog True Chip Till Death (http://www.truechip.org) since 2008. He also records and performs his own low-bit music, helped found the monthly Pulsewave Chip Music concert series (now entering its fourth year), and has helped blog for Blip Festival since 2008.
• Joey Mariano
  Joey Mariano is an American guitar virtuoso, chip musician, visual artist, and educator hailing from Philadelphia. Better known as Animal Style, his music is a blend of demoscene sensibilities, catchy melodies, organic guitar riffs, and improvisation that will explode your ear canal and leave you begging for more. Mariano stands at the forefront of the emerging chip scene in Philadelphia and is a frequent coconspirator with 8bitpeoples, the New York chip scene, and http://iimusic.net.

Links:

• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Next Hope (2010)/The Next HOPE (2010) - Introduction to the Chip Scene - Low Bit Music and Visuals.srt (subtitles)
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Next Hope (2010)/The Next HOPE (2010) - Introduction to the Chip Scene - Low Bit Music and Visuals.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPcZDgoRo0U

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