OverClocked ReMix Joins Video Games Live in Washington, DC

[djpretzel]

OverClocked ReMix Joins Video Games Live in Washington, DC

For Immediate Release
June 28, 2007
Contact: Larry Oji, larryoji@gmail.com (larryoji@gmail.com)

FAIRFAX, Va.–-OverClocked ReMix (www.ocremix.org (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/../)), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of video game music, will join Video Games Live (www.videogameslive.com (http://www.videogameslive.com/)) in Washington, DC this Friday and Saturday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the concert series' first appearance in the nation's capitol. Video Games Live brings the music of video and computer games to cities around the world, combining live performances by a symphony orchestra with innovative and interactive multimedia presentations. Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, game composers themselves, organized the first concert event in 2005, and have since performed to sold out shows around the globe.

This weekend's performance marks OverClocked ReMix's first official participation in Video Games Live as a contributor of musical material for the concert's opening and closing events and sponsor of several prizes for audience members. OverClocked ReMix's primary focus is a Web site that hosts fan arrangements of game music from musicians around the world, available for download free of charge. David W. Lloyd, a local resident of Fairfax, Virginia, created the site in 1999 with the goal of promoting game music through arrangement and reinterpretation.

The partnership between OverClocked ReMix and Video Games Live comes naturally, as both organizations share a common interest in promoting game music as an art form. "It's really amazing to be working with ocremix.org because I've always been such a huge fan of the site and the idea behind it," says Tallarico. "As a video game composer, it's a real honor to know that so many people are so passionate about video game music."

Additional tour dates for Video Games Live can be found on the event's Web site at http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=dates (http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=dates). Hundreds of free game music arrangements and a thriving community of game music fans can be found at OverClocked ReMix's Web site, www.ocremix.org (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/../).


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[atmuh]

tell tommy i want the video of me playing space invaders at philly!!!

but yeah this is really awesome news, and i hope its not just at the dc show

[DrumUltimA]

woah! :ooo

[Kattywampus]

Awww, too bad this didn't happen before they were in Columbus, OH! (Freaking awesome show, btw)

[pyrosity]

This weekend's performance marks OverClocked ReMix's first official participation in Video Games Live as a contributor of musical material for the concert's opening and closing events and sponsor of several prizes for audience members.
(emphasis added)

What exactly does this mean? Can anyone clarify this?

I am not sure whether to think that people will be hearing Triforce Majeure (or insert ambient/techno/trance song here) as they find their seats or some background Philharmonic Suite playing or live performances of Dragon Song and Basilisk Run (I wish :wink:).

In any case, this fills my OCR-loving heart with pride.

[MisterBiggler]

Nice. Wish I could be there to see it all go down. Pictures plz?

[djpretzel]

(emphasis added)

What exactly does this mean? Can anyone clarify this?

I am not sure whether to think that people will be hearing Triforce Majeure (or insert ambient/techno/trance song here) as they find their seats or some background Philharmonic Suite playing or live performances of Dragon Song and Basilisk Run (I wish :wink:).

In any case, this fills my OCR-loving heart with pride.

Seat-finding material, for now at least... maybe one day something OCR can be incorporated into the show proper, but a mix playlist works well for intro/outro as people funnel in or leave.

[ScytheML]

maybe one day

Next time, djpretzel. Next time.

[Hemophiliac]

is there any hint of what could possibly be used from ocr or is that top secret?

[DaleNorth]

You bitches better play some Dale North. j/k

oh, and here:
http://www.destructoid.com/video-games-live-gets-overclocked-33916.phtml

[Liontamer]

A wonderful experience. Will blog about it all at VG Frequency (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18) this coming weekend. Met loads of great new face, community members and industry professionals alike. Thanks to Tommy, Jack and the entire VGL team for a very enjoyable experience.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Holy shit. I met Christopher Tin. In the flesh.

I even told him I was working on a mix of Baba Yetu, and he asked me to e-mail it to him when I'm done.

Holy shit.

Christopher Tin.

[DjSammyG]

lawl hi people at djp's now
lawl

[anosou]

Holy shit. I met Christopher Tin. In the flesh.

I even told him I was working on a mix of Baba Yetu, and he asked me to e-mail it to him when I'm done.

Holy shit.

Christopher Tin.

..OH MY GOD! :O

BABA YETU!?

OH MY GOD! :O FINISH IT ALREADY!


and yeah. OH MY GOD CHRISTOPHER TIN!

[Geoffrey Taucer]

They played Baba Yetu at the concert. Including the massive epic cumshot on the french horn. I was happy.

[anosou]

They played Baba Yetu at the concert. Including the massive epic cumshot on the french horn. I was happy.

They did?
I HATE SWEDEN AND PLAY! :(((((

[DragonAvenger]

I just got back from the official end of the meetup. It was amazingly awesome! I will eventually have an update on my LJ, whenever I get around to it.

Can't wait to see the pics!

[DarkeSword]

Around the world and home again, that's the sailor's way!

I'm back, safe and sound. Someone post pics!

[Arrow]

I demand the Objection pic to be posted first. :o

[Kroze]

I demand many pics as well...
But I also demand VIDEOS as well!
Especially "Singles Reef"

[Harmony]

I demand the Objection pic to be posted first. :o

Oh, well if that's the case...

http://www.glue.umd.edu/~blbush/ocr_vgl/objection3.jpg

[Mogrothir]

Well, shit. I guess this is what I get for not reading the site in two months. I mean, I'm only down the friggin' street from djp's house, why should I show up?

:(

[DarkeSword]

Those girls were so hyper. Truly a highlight of the trip though.

[Liontamer]

Second night was just as awesome. BGC & myself (and our respective significant others) all hung out backstage during the entire show. Circles and I filled in for the djp role of giving away the Space Invaders prize on stage. Big thanks go to Mike (http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=ourteam) for making it all happen. Will blog about ALL of that hopefully by tomorrow.

[big giant circles]

so.... very......... t...i...r...e...d..............

Larry and I had and incredible opportunity tonight. The meetup was fun. Hope lots of pictures ensue shortly. Not now, though. I'm utterly exhausted.

[DjSammyG]

Dude, those girls were awesome. We need to like get them on the site somehow. It was awesome how they sang the Tetris theme for me in the contest. Yeah we need moar pictures plz. Also Losers' Reef kthx.

[SwordBreaker]

LOL. That objection pic is funny...

Glad you guys had fun there. Pics, please. :)

Singles Reef? Losers' Reef? What the hell happened there? Did people sing Lover Reef or something? :P

[Kroze]

LOL. That objection pic is funny...

Glad you guys had fun there. Pics, please. :)

Singles Reef? Losers' Reef? What the hell happened there? Did people sing Lover Reef or something? :P

We went to this little Cafe and they had a piano there...
War followed immediately after the discovery for control of it. Taucer won and played stuff, including Lovers Reef... we all sang it and then we thought to ourselves we should tape it thus showing it to Jill making her cry for the horrible murdering of her part.

We came up with two names for it... either Singles Reef or Losers Reef.
I personally think that Singles Reef works better but thats just me.

[DragonAvenger]

I was a part of history, awesome.

The concert was definately awesome, I think everyone had a great time.

[DragonAvenger]

It was rather unfortunate that the piano was horribly out of tune, but it added to the....flavor...of Singles/Losers Reef.

[SwordBreaker]

We went to this little Cafe and they had a piano there...
War followed immediately after the discovery for control of it. Taucer won and played stuff, including Lovers Reef... we all sang it and then we thought to ourselves we should tape it thus showing it to Jill making her cry for the horrible murdering of her part.

We came up with two names for it... either Singles Reef or Losers Reef.
I personally think that Singles Reef works better but thats just me.

That sounds hilarious. Whoever captured that video should Youtube it or something. Would be interesting to watch. It would also make a nice "get well" present to Zircon. :P

[The Pezman]

I felt very left out not knowing the words.

So it was one of the first things I listened to when I got home.

Bustatunez 0wNz t3h keyb0ardz.

[Palpable]

The concert and meetup were awesome, I'm so glad I snagged a last-minute ticket and got to meet you all. The pic of everyone doing Objection is priceless - those girls were something. I hope to see the rest of the pictures soon.

Also, I still owe someone for the ticket, so if you're out $40, let me know and I'll figure out a way to send the cash.

[Liontamer]

The concert and meetup were awesome, I'm so glad I snagged a last-minute ticket and got to meet you all. The pic of everyone doing Objection is priceless - those girls were something. I hope to see the rest of the pictures soon.

Also, I still owe someone for the ticket, so if you're out $40, let me know and I'll figure out a way to send the cash.
Feel free to PayPal me $37.44, and I'll make sure it gets to a/the rightful owner. Thanks a lot for coming!

[BluPhlame]

I regret not buying tickets for the Saturday show. I saw the OCRemix group there, but felt too anxious to join for whatever reason. I thought the other cosplayers had pretty good costumes too (I sat next to the songstress Yuna cosplayer).

Somehow, I managed to buy seats that were directly behind Emmanuel Fratianni, Laurie Robinson, and Christopher Tin. I felt pretty stupid for not realizing who they were until Tommy asked them to stand up and be recognized.

[Arrow]

That sounds hilarious. Whoever captured that video should Youtube it or something. Would be interesting to watch. It would also make a nice "get well" present to Zircon. :P

I can't remember for sure, but I think it ended up on Taucer's videocamera.

[Escariot]

Mine, fool...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hLKL0A9X-6k

[Arrow]

So who's camera was I holding then? o_O

[Escariot]

So who's camera was I holding then? o_O
You were holding Tauce's camera, but he's going to most likely be without Internet for a week. So we won't be able to post them... I'm going to start weeding through and maybe resizing pictures... I won't post individuals in the thread... Anybody have issues with high res images?

[Escariot]

The concert was awesome, but I more enjoyed the company. The meetup was amazing, and I posted my videos on YouTube... Pictures are being uploaded, and resizing will be done soon, I suppose

[q-pa]

Whew, just getting back now; typing laying on my bed, exhausted but satisfied 8-)

Thanks for a great time everyone, for putting me up and putting up with me. My picts & video & more stories will follow hopefully tonight.

Those girls were so hyper. Truly a highlight of the trip though. Yeah, I got a short video clip of then dancing Stephanie's... thingy from LazyTown. Then you'll see what we're talking about ;-)

The girl dressed as Phoenix (Hayley was her name?) said she'll be cosplaying as her at Otakon. You all have been warned...


Edit: For a piece of DJP's perspective, see his writeup for "Malicious Fingers" (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01592/) last night.

[Bahamut]

Jeez, almost everyone got home before I did...and I have to say that the meetup was awesome.

Oh and thank you bitch.

[SwordBreaker]

Mine, fool...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hLKL0A9X-6k

Nice gig there, people. Seems that Escariot got things going with the sing-along vocals...way to be not shy. I'm assuming that DA is the one standing behind Taucer...kind of shy at first, but then got into it toward the end.

[The Pezman]

people played ultimate frisbee while Palpable,The Pezman and I chilled and discussed the finer points of software engineering and education
Fixed. Not getting written out of this meetup.

[Escariot]

Fixed. Not getting written out of this meetup.
So The Pezman called me I think on the way to Dave's house asking for directions, but at the time, I was slightly lost. I ended up going to far, and he hadn't gone far enough... I pulled in about 45 seconds before he did, and we ended up parking where we would have been towed. He also called me the next day to make sure people were at Dave's place when he was about to head over in the morning. We also had some good conversation on the way to the Kennedy Center from Bertucci's... He was also the first person to formally introduce himself to me. Rawk on Pez...

[Arrow]

So The Pezman called me I think on the way to Dave's house asking for directions

WHOO BOY was that an interesting ride.

[Kroze]

Nice gig there, people. Seems that Escariot got things going with the sing-along vocals...way to be not shy. I'm assuming that DA is the one standing behind Taucer...kind of shy at first, but then got into it toward the end.

Actually, that was the second time we did it... the first time we didn't have it on camera...

[DragonAvenger]

DA would have been more into the song if she'd remembered the words. DA also has a quiet voice, but DA still had fun singing. DA also got people started on the piano thing in the first place.

DA doesn't normally talk in third person.

Anyways, I definately think all meetups should occur in a deli with a piano and/or by random fountains with urinal cakes in them.

[Arrow]

I'm still mad I didn't get to see Tauce to a barrel roll into that fountain. =/

[Escariot]

DA also got people started on the piano thing in the first place.
Indeed... Escariot heard DA playing the piano, and then Escariot started in with One Winged Angel... Then everyone started paying attention, so I got nervous and fuxxed...

[The Pezman]

So The Pezman called me I think on the way to Dave's house asking for directions, but at the time, I was slightly lost. I ended up going to far, and he hadn't gone far enough... I pulled in about 45 seconds before he did, and we ended up parking where we would have been towed. He also called me the next day to make sure people were at Dave's place when he was about to head over in the morning. We also had some good conversation on the way to the Kennedy Center from Bertucci's... He was also the first person to formally introduce himself to me. Rawk on Pez...
Ahem.

You forgot to mention how I saved the day when our car was pulled over by the cops because florescent lights are illegal in Virginia (but we actually think it's because they needed to reach their monthly quota). When q-pa told them we were coming from a video game concert they got riled up... apparently they didn't like video games. "That's it," they said. "We're taking you downtown." At this point I, in all my badassery, took a page from Taucer and barrel-rolled out of the car. I walked straight up to the cops and said "Listen up, guys. You'd better not mess, or else I'll karate chop both your asses so hard you're not gonna be able to sit in your car for three minutes without passing out from the pain." Needless to say, we were let off with only a warning ticket.

Oh, and Re: The conversation about Bruce Willis in the snack place:

Willis left New York City and headed to California to audition for several television shows. He auditioned for the TV series Moonlighting (1985–89), while competing against 3,000 other actors for the position and was selected to play David Addison Jr. The starring role helped to establish him as a comedic actor, with the show lasting five seasons. However, it was his then-unexpected turn in the film Die Hard that catapulted him to fame.

-From Bruce Willis' Wikipedia entry

[Escariot]

All of the presentable pictures are uploaded onto my server: http://www.escariot.net/DC_VGL/

[Palpable]

You forgot to mention how I saved the day when our car was pulled over by the cops because florescent lights are illegal in Virginia (but we actually think it's because they needed to reach their monthly quota).

How did you save the day? I saw a gaggle of cops on Saturday night, and a few on the way home from Burke Lake. They're desperately trying to fill those quotas, I guess.

[Majin GeoDooD]

How did you save the day? I saw a gaggle of cops on Saturday night, and a few on the way home from Burke Lake. They're desperately trying to fill those quotas, I guess.

Fairfax County cops are dicks...

[big giant circles]

alright. all of my pics are uploaded. thumbnails and links to follow later today. i've got some things to do first. after i'm done, i'll definitely have everything uploaded by tonight.

between myself, escariot, harmony, jose, and taucer's video camera, we should have some killer footage

:nicework:

[Escariot]

Also, I don't know if I posted this in here or not, I'm too lazy to check... I'm uploading all of my videos to YouTube... http://www.youtube.com/relaera

[Majin GeoDooD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZsH4Z6EwMM - Cowboy Bebop opening theme, "Tank!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFiBdElsU9A - Kefka's theme

[q-pa]

OK, not to be left out of the fun I'll upload some of my videos first since I'm at a library with a fast connection :-)

http://www.youtube.com/v/udqjZjnp4H: I caught some of the initial, spontaneous rendition of "Singles'/Losers' Reef" with Geoffrey Taucer on the piano at Cafe Cup'a Cup'a.

http://www.youtube.com/v/Ue8pRJDPZfs: A more-complete version of Bustatunes' Cowboy Bebob "Tank!" rendition that GeoDooD (correction: Escariot) posted earlier. RealFolkBlues providing rhythm.

http://www.youtube.com/v/TDyQKuSXnJU: And as promised, some of the LazyTown dance those Phoneix Wright cosplayers did after the Friday night show. http://forums.megatokyo.com/html/emoticons/blink.gif

More to come later.

I'm uploading all of my videos to YouTube... http://www.youtube.com/relaeraThanks for catching those Friday-night jam sessions; by that point my camera was on the end of its battery life. Definitely a nostalgia trip that was 8-) .

[DragonAvenger]

http://www.escariot.net/DC_VGL/IMG_0166.JPG

I do believe someone has to make a DJP gif of that one.

[bustatunez]

Bustatunez 0wNz t3h keyb0ardz.


kekekeke <3

that was so much fun though, next time I'm bringing my flute and/or melodica. And maybe a new leash for taucer :P

[José the Bronx Rican]

There was only one way this Meet could have been more awesome, and that was if zirkietricks could only have made it here. And if I had a ticket for the second show so I could catch the Sonic segment. I got nothin' but love for all ya.

Strap in, folks, because I'm enough of an idiot to wanna caption every single worthy pic I took. So, it's Four At A Time Time.

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Entering the Kennedy Center for the first time Friday afternoon.

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We were all introduced to Tommy Tallarico, and he showed us the concert hall where everything was happening.

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How low can we sink, er, go? Ask Will Roget.

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Nice Work, natch! (well, most of us, anyway.) From left to right: Geoffrey Taucer, Harmony, The Pezman, Arrowned, Escariot, DragonAvenger, DJSammyG, myself, Andy (DragonA's brother), Moguta, bustatunez, Kroze, q-pa, big giant circles, Tim, RealFolkBlues, Liontamer, djpretzel.

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More milling around outside the Center, looking for a place to hang and snack, still, I believe, discussing the true identity of the Nice Work Guy.

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At the CuppaCappaKopa-ka-banana or whatever it was called, another shot of Taucer surrounded by the group at the dying piano.

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Hanging at Watergate, still marvelling at either the urinal cake or that fossilized turd Taucer found.

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See, because the camera was aimed just the right way, see? Love the reactions, but i dunno what Will was "quoting."

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Panoramic! At a gate, at Watergate.

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Dinner. I fail at taking pics without flash. Or could we be at a Bertucci's in a parallel universe where everything is blurred and reads backwards?

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Just before the show. The famous bootleg Tetris block outfit, modeled by blockhead DJSammyG. Highlight of this meet is when a little girl walked by and said, "Mommy, is he from the Rubik's Cube?"

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Contest. Now you young'uns blaze through all these modern games, but y'all are a bunch of n00bs on the over-25-yr.-old "Space Invaders." Work the corners!

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I LOL'ed. But I expected someone to walk up to that kid and scream, "OLD!!!"

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I went up to the highest balcony to take some shots, and our group obliged. OCR, beetch!!

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Another balcony shot. Good crowd.

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Show's about to start. Mega Man came in second in the cosplay comp (after our Sammy), but his package was left undelivered. Yeesh.

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Afterward, five of us were in our hotel room, secret headquarters of the new superheroes collective: Minority Rapport! (coined by Darkesword, far left, who joined us at Bertucci's along with Bahamut, second from right.)

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Saturday. Everyone was watching djp PC'in it, when I noticed Anna sittin' there, and said, "smile!"

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TAUCE, DO A... (wait for it...)

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...BARREL ROLL!!!

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After that, Will started flying away from us. (You didn't know he could fly?)

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Panoramic! Dunno what Shariq was embarrassed about, 'cause I was trying to capture some discus throwing.

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So when are the franks gon-- AAAAHHHH!! CONFLAGRATION!!!!

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At the park, we survived the flames, had good hot dogs, then some of us played Ultimate Frisbee! Some action shots following.

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Panoramic!

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After the game, the players struck a pose, once we scattered the squirrels and spiders.

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We then boat rentaled. Well, everyone else boat rentaled; by the time I finished waiting forever on line and relearned how to row a stupid boat, the others were done. RealFolkBlues and BGC above.

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Can't believe I forgot to buy tix for the second show. While that show took place, we (Wes, q-pa and myself) spent the time driving, and looking for a parking spot. Night life in D.C. was that hectic. We finally got into the karaoke bar we headed for, and q-pa did his part on a rap song (yes) and helped get the crowd into it.

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OMG Jack Wall! Everyone involved with the show was cool as hell. Jack poses with Jimmy and Larry.

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Sunday morning. Don't fuck with the Lens Crafters technicians.

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Finally going home. In q-pa's vehicle, my Sonic plushie makes nice with q's Mario dash figure. Drunk, maybe?

Now, because I'm nuts like that, 2007 VGL Meet .gifs! Ai feiru atto efurizingu ekkuseputo animeshiyon!


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Dave shows us his award-winning Wii Bowling technique. WITH DRINK IN HAND!

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Not guitar heroes, but guitar GODS!

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The burst on my cam caught Tim's special Frisbee-launching Spin Move, and had I not a warped sense of humor, I would've cropped the pic to just him. But I LOL at the others. Terry Gilliam can eat it. :)

I still have videos coming, hopefully tomorrow.

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After the show, which kicked enough ass. Those cute little Phoenix Wright ladies seemd nuttier than all get out, and were always in a dancing mood.

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But I'll be honest...

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...I wasn't complaining.

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Late night at Dave's (djpretzel). And I do mean late; after the meet-and-greet during the show wrap-up, the clock reached midnight. Thrashing on "Guitar Hero" for the 360. Dave's entertainment and studio setups are to be admired.

[Arrow]

Congratulations José! Thanks to you, there's now an absolutely marvelous trail of chocolate milk streaming down my previously pristine flatscreen. =/

[djpretzel]

José is the MAN.

[Jillian Aversa]

Those gifs are awesome. XD

[Liontamer]

Hahaha, that Wii bowling GIF. How'd you do that? :nicework:

[Bahamut]

Holy shit...so many pics!

And those Dave gifs are amazing.

[DragonAvenger]

Man, those pictures are awesome. 20 bucks says I didn't catch that frisbee though.

http://dragonavenger.livejournal.com/
I just posted an in-detail entry of the meet-up, for anyone who wants to read.

[big giant circles]

these are all somewhat backwards in posting order, so bear with me.

1 - back ashore after our rowing attempts
2 - burke lake shot
3 - ditto
4 - yours truly

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5 - yours truly again
6 - ditto (the wifey took these)
7 - djp, his lady, and palpable
8 - ditto

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9 - real folk blues did a much better job rowing than i did
10 - djsammyg, bahamut, and dragon avenger
11 - ultimate frisbee
12 - ditto

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13 - more ultimate
14 - ditto
15 - ditto
16 - pre concert from our seats

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[q-pa]

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Ah yes. That one...

It's not what it looks like I swear!

[Bahamut]

Ah yes. That one...

It's not what it looks like I swear!

One of the several embarrassing pics of the meetup :sad:

[big giant circles]

because of your position, or because the noob won? ;)

(don't feel too bad man. could have happened to anyone. q-pa's pretty sexy, after all) :)!!

[RealFolkBlues]

Oh goodness those pictures kick ass. :nicework: That one of Dave with the Wii bowling is pretty damn awesome. The streak effects really add a lot of lol. That picture of my back needs to be explained a bit, though, I think. Thursday night (which was really chill, BTW,) we went out and had some Don Pablo's, and coming back from there to DJP's, I had a severe need for a potty break. So bad, in fact, that I couldn't wait until I got the few miles to his house. Instead, we pull over to the side of the road and I relieve myself over the guardrail. A car goes by, and being in a jovial mood, I wave to them. Convoluted story I'll admit, but my point is that OCR people are good people.

So yeah, I had a great time, and apparently so did Tim (my friend, who has yet to post here.) Thanks for making us feel comfortable and being your awesome selves, OCR.

Also, you're welcome, Wes. :roll:

[DjSammyG]

YTMND'd.
SPINDANCE (http://spindance.ytmnd.com/)
Vote 5.


btw Cynagen did like all the work lol.
except for the tracker module loop that was garian.

[CHz]

Almost all. Garian made the tracker module loop better.

[Kroze]

My god... those GIFs are made of pure win...
And a lot of those pics came out nice!

[Timbo]

YTMND'd.
SPINDANCE (http://spindance.ytmnd.com/)
Vote 5.


btw Cynagen did like all the work lol.
except for the tracker module loop that was garian.

Hurray!! I am the subject of a YTMND!

[q-pa]

I have the rest of my videos YouTube'd:

http://www.youtube.com/v/q5WmTdLKtBE: Geoffrey Taucer explaining how he finally found the Nice Work Guy. :nicework:!

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZaeXKMpuev8: Escariot performing One-Winged Angel at the Cafe Cup'a piano.
"IS THAT MARTIN LEUNG??"

http://www.youtube.com/v/zYvzXoCVoBg: OMG, WTF, BBQ. Pretzel and DJSammyG play with fire.


Still going through my photos and solving problems (boy is iPhoto a memory hog!). Hope to be done tonight.


Edit: Woops, missing "h" there.

[Escariot]

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZaeXKMpuev8: Escariot performing One-Winged Angel at the Cafe Cup'a piano.
"IS THAT MARTIN LEUNG??"

Oh lawd. That's AWFUL! I didn't know anybody was recording that... As soon as I realized people were looking, I got nervous and screwed up. And no... Not even close to Martin Leung...

[big giant circles]

speaking of Martin Leung, I was backstage talking to him Saturday night trying to convince him to submit a dang remix or three :)

Not sure if he will, but it'd be pretty cool.

[Harmony]

... I'm uploading all of my videos to YouTube...

Like q-pa said, thanks for catching the video at Dave's house. I didn't take a single picture and those were good times indeed.

Pictures are great so far everyone, hope they keep coming...

[The Pezman]

ttp://www.youtube.com/v/ZaeXKMpuev8

Tsk tsk. Now I can't click on it directly... how dare you slack off like this?

[big giant circles]

Like q-pa said, thanks for catching the video at Dave's house. I didn't take a single picture and those were good times indeed.

Pictures are great so far everyone, hope they keep coming...

I second that. Jamming with Brandon was a blast! Glad someone thought to capture at least a portion of it. 8)

[Escariot]

I second that. Jamming with Brandon was a blast! Glad someone thought to capture at least a portion of it. 8)
Sorry, I would have gotten more, but my girlfriend was upstairs, and I actually took a business call at Dave's... So it was kinda hectic, plus I was doing car moving and such. I would have loved to get more. I even replaced my batteries as you were setting up and such... Jimmy, you have an awesome voice, dude. As Dave said "Where are your vocal remixes, huh?"

[DarkeSword]

Sorry, I would have gotten more, but my girlfriend was upstairs, and I actually took a business call at Dave's... So it was kinda hectic, plus I was doing car moving and such. I would have loved to get more. I even replaced my batteries as you were setting up and such... Jimmy, you have an awesome voice, dude. As Dave said "Where are your vocal remixes, huh?"

Ya seriously. :(

When Jimmy puts out a vocal mix, I'll throw down on a beatbox mix.

[DragonAvenger]

I do believe that's a challenge!

[bustatunez]

Shariq one of these days I'm gonna buy you a USB mic

< / brokenrecord >

Hah I can't get over that DJP Wiibowling GIF!!! Could we please have some LENSFLARE with that??

[The Pezman]

As Dave said "Where are your vocal remixes, huh?"
Owing to the Tommy Tallarico hype and the fact that DJSammy put on the EWJ CD he won while driving us back to DC, I opened up Earthworm Jim as soon as I got home. And then he got injured, uttering "Ow!" in that thick southern drawl of his.

And then I remembered BGC's voice.

Hell yeah.

[q-pa]

I opened up Earthworm Jim as soon as I got home. And then he got injured, uttering "Ow!" in that thick southern drawl of his.
What version?
I recommend either the PC or Sega CD version, the so-called "special editions," as they have extra voices and better music--and 1.5 bonus levels.
The killer guitar solo in "Buttville, pt. 1" alone is worth it. 8-)

Aviod the GBA port if you can help it...


Now, in other news, I finally have my VGL photos in my Flickr account (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/) You can find the whole set here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/sets/72157600644935007/).

The first 3 highlights:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1346/712683172_8d5336e83d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/712683172/in/set-72157600644935007/)
w00t.

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Power-Up!

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Poor Mario...

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:pretzel:

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WTF?

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"Dude, that would make an excellent waterslide!"

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Taucer peeing at Watergate, alternate angle

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Taucer found a...

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Jose, Moguta, DragonAvenger, [?], and Liontamer

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Dave with his girlfriend, Anna.

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Liontamer and... Liontamer??
"I wish I was Larry" :lol:

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On the way to the concert. RAWR!

Some of the cosplay now:

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Cloud

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A mother/daughter (?) Yuna/Kairi team.
Not the best-looking, no, but I admire their efforts.

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The requisite Mario...

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I love this one.
It's like the Last Supper, only... different.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1432/712940232_ca940e846d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/712940232/in/set-72157600644935007/)
A black Ash and female Link twins? Only at weirdo events like this...

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Songstress Yuna and Megaman.
He had his moves down!

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Is this not the most fucking adorable thing you have ever seen or what?

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Moguta, Bahamut and Liontamer watch the Space Invaders contest before the show

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The Link girls talk to SammyG after his Tetris block won the costume contest.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/712101151_b63839da31.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/712101151/in/set-72157600644935007/)
Taken from the upper balcony during intermission.

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DragonAvenger (and myself) dance to Dragosta din Tei (the "Numa Numa" song) played as the final song during intermission.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1076/712117425_697cbb675c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/712117425/in/set-72157600644935007/)
Passing the Tetris block

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Somebody NEEDS to do a Phoenix Wright/Tetris ReMix or mash-up now.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1263/712136255_2321fdf65a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/712136255/in/set-72157600644935007/)
Larry's girlfriend talks to Mrs. Jack Walls Nice work!

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When you open up a new deck of Apples to Apples cards, this is what you find at the end.
Sweeeeeet.

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Big Giant Circles and Harmony jam.

And DJP doesn't care ;)

And finally:

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More BBQ.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1063/712189737_863936172e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/712189737/in/set-72157600644935007/)
The group at TGI Friday's Saturday night.
Jose, Bahamut, BGC, Amanda, [Larry's g/f] and Liontamer

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1144/713074482_8a26b1b130.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/713074482/in/set-72157600644935007/)
Dave is such a nice host ;)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1210/712177079_e96985d309.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10079781@N00/712177079/in/set-72157600644935007/)
DJP and Anna's Miis.

...ORANGE!

[Escariot]

First [?] is "Andy", DA's brother. And Larry's Lady is named Paige

[q-pa]

First [?] is "Andy", DA's brother. And Larry's Lady is named Paige
Thank you!

[Kanthos]

Also in the cosplay section, the person you labelled as Cloud is actually Chrono.

[q-pa]

Also in the cosplay section, the person you labelled as Cloud is actually Chrono.Are you sure? "Crono" from Chrono Trigger?
I don't know exactly who this is, but she was in the top 10 cosplayers that got to go onstage before the show. I remember hearing her character's name as "Cloud" from some RPG that I've never played... ;-)

Also, I'm trying to add the name corrections to my post above but since the mods consolidated my multiple posts into one, it's hitting me with that 4-image limit. Can one of the mods do it for me please? :350:

[Kanthos]

Hmm, did some research here.

Definitely not Cloud (http://www.cloud-strife.net/pictures/cloud.jpg) from Final Fantasy VII. Maybe there's another Cloud in another game?

Not exactly Crono (http://pressthebuttons.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/crono.jpg) either; he doesn't have a bandana.

Then again, not exactly Serge (http://www.rpgplanet.com/chrono/images/cc/mc-fig-serge.jpg), the equivalent to Crono in Chrono Cross, since Serge has a swallow instead of a sword.

So maybe it is some other Cloud, or maybe it's an (accidental?) Serge/Crono combination that got announced wrong.

[Necrotic]

Umm or actually the hero from Dragon Quest VIII (http://www.dqshrine.com/dq/dq8/dq8-a01.jpg) (you name him yourself, so he really doesn't have a name)

OH WHO CALLED IT

But seriously, that's who it is. :)


-Nick

[RealFolkBlues]

The concert was awesome, but I more enjoyed the company. The meetup was amazing, and I posted my videos on YouTube... Pictures are being uploaded, and resizing will be done soon, I suppose


Agreed. OCR has some extremely chill cats amongst the community, not to mention some powerful talent (Harmony, BGC, bustatunez, etc..)

BTW, djp might downplay it, but I thought the OCR used as background at the concert was well-placed and well-received. Good stuff.

[Escariot]

Umm or actually the hero from Dragon Quest VIII (http://www.dqshrine.com/dq/dq8/dq8-a01.jpg) (you name him yourself, so he really doesn't have a name)

OH WHO CALLED IT

But seriously, that's who it is. :)


-Nick
I forgot to call that one when I was correcting... S/he made it onto the stage as a top 10...

[q-pa]

Umm or actually the hero from Dragon Quest VIII (http://www.dqshrine.com/dq/dq8/dq8-a01.jpg) (you name him yourself, so he really doesn't have a name)

OH WHO CALLED IT

But seriously, that's who it is. :)

-Nick
YES! I remember them mentioning Dragon Quest VIII now.

God we are so not up to speed on our RPGs :tomatoface:

[Kroze]

S/he made it onto the stage as a top 10...

The Hero was a she and yes... she did make it into the top 10 because I am a sucker for Dragon Warrior/Quest cosplayers.
I was actually hoping to deny more Sora's and Roxas's then I did.

[DarkeSword]

She also SAID she was the Hero from Dragon Warrior VIII. -__-;

[Moguta]

Have to say, the concert was pretty sweet experience. Although I do wish the set varied a bit more from what I saw in Philly, it was awesome to hear those songs performed live all over again. The Medal of Honor theme really got to me, both times, especially considering how well the footage reflected & amplified the music. Also, walking into the hall just prior to the show and realizing that hundreds of people are listening to Overclocked Remixes blaring over the loudspeakers! That was just so cool, despite knowing it was gonna happen. I can only imagine how Dave must've been feeling. :)

And thanks to Sammy winning the costume contest (judged by two of our own group), we have a new meme to spread around OCR. Groove bias is just so passé now that we have Tetris bias! ;)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1080/713006990_c76e477e83_m.jpg

Best part of the meetup had to be exposing my wonderful ultimate frisbee skillz to all. Just look at that disc glide so gracefully... for half a foot before wobbling to the ground a yard away. <.< Oh yeah, awesome talent! >.> Especially memorable when the two *cough* "best" players on the field fumbled around with the frisbee (and nearly into each other) for a few crazy seconds. Ah, fun times.

But in all respectful seriousness, Bustatunez, you are one musically gifted piano-jammin' badass. Being at the cafe was like a mini-concert in and of itself. :D

[Liontamer]

And thanks to Sammy winning the costume contest (judged by two of our own group), we have a new meme to spread around OCR. Groove bias is just so passé now that we have Tetris bias! ;)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1080/713006990_c76e477e83_m.jpg

Hey now, Sammy got in the costume contest fair and square. Besides, it was the crowd who voted. We were extra loud, but it took the whole crowd to give him the win. q-pa and Kroze only filtered it down to the main contestants.

YOU MAKING US LOOK BAD!

[Moguta]

Hey now, Sammy got in the costume contest fair and square.
Kekeke

Besides, it was the crowd who voted. We were extra loud, but it took the whole crowd to give him the win. q-pa and Kroze only filtered it down to the main contestants.

YOU MAKING US LOOK BAD!
As you should know from your membership in the judge panel, there is no possibility for rational defense against judge bias! It always wins in the end, like a mindless, all-consuming... Tetris block. o.o

Really, I don't care who won. Although, it is amusing that Sammy got one of the OCR sampler discs.

[Dhsu]

speaking of Martin Leung, I was backstage talking to him Saturday night trying to convince him to submit a dang remix or three :)

Not sure if he will, but it'd be pretty cool.
Does he even do arrangements?

Also, walking into the hall just prior to the show and realizing that hundreds of people are listening to Overclocked Remixes blaring over the loudspeakers!
Does anyone have a list of which ones were used? I'm curious. Also, a pic of the sampler CD would be cool. :)

[Bahamut]

Does anyone have a list of which ones were used? I'm curious. Also, a pic of the sampler CD would be cool. :)

All I recall was Love Hurts.

[DragonAvenger]

I remember the Cantata something something from FF6.

The demo cd was just a handwritten thing, if I remember. I don't think they had time to make up lables or anything.

[Moguta]

Does anyone have a list of which ones were used? I'm curious. Also, a pic of the sampler CD would be cool. :)
DragonAvenger is right about the sampler discs.

djp knows the entire contents of the walk-in-music disc since he's the "author"; it was playing before we decided to come into the hall.

EDIT: See Larry's list below for the accurate playlist. ;P

[Liontamer]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 'Love Hurts'
2. Castlevania II 'Down Town'
3. Final Fantasy VI 'Cantata for Dancing: I. Mors ego sum mortis'
4. Chrono Trigger 'Time Chill'
5. Super Mario World 'Monstrous Turtles!'
6. Xenogears 'Pillar of Salt'

In the middle of 'Pillar', the house lights went up and it was time for the show.

[José the Bronx Rican]

Video's ready. Tee & hee. Ult Frisbee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9bWeeL2oe0

[DragonAvenger]

63 Exp!
24 Gp!
Level Up!

[Kanthos]

Your hp has increased by 5.

[Bahamut]

*groans at end of video*

[Liontamer]

DjSammyG managed to get his picture in a Washingtonian blog article on the event: http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/artsfun/afterhours/4468.html

I finally had time tonight to write of my own experiences at Video Games Live, courtesy of the VG Frequency blog (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18). You clearly want to read of the experience of someone who was on stage at one point!

[Liontamer]

Any comments on my time at VGL last weekend (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18) would be appreciated!

[The Pezman]

Any comments on my time at VGL last weekend (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18) would be appreciated!

Very nice, very nice. Seems fair & balanced to me. It is a bit harder to appreciate tunes that are orchestral in nature... the distinct and definite themes we grew up with are now complex masterpieces with 4, 5, 6 part harmonies and so much going on at a given time. But that is true of orchestral in general and it means that we, as music appreciators, just need to work a bit harder to hear (and, consequently, remix) it all.

1. Can we get linkage to some of the articles and inteviews written up in these various media?

2. Rick Baretto spoke to me while I was in line to play the Space Invaders game, and I wrote him afterwards to tell him more about OCR. I think he'd be interested in a more formal affiliation... PM me for details.

3. Give me the GoW music & SFXs & MIDIs oh please.

[artistnikkij]

A wonderful experience. Will blog about it all at VG Frequency (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18) this coming weekend. Met loads of great new face, community members and industry professionals alike. Thanks to Tommy, Jack and the entire VGL team for a very enjoyable experience.
SHNITE so that was TOMMY...damn now i'm really mad i missed it!

[Robotaki]

blah, maybe when I'm older one day...and when I live in the US...I'd go one day =P

[q-pa]

and when I live in the US...
Are you sure you really want to come here? :neutral:



:wink:

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Harmony teaching me and BGC to play Dragon Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URHQMvF8aUQ

[q-pa]

Cool stuff. :-)

[Liontamer]

Courtesy of the VG Frequency blog (http://oc.ormgas.com/links.php?18), I've posted some comments on NPR's story on the Washington, DC Video Games Live event. Good times were had by me during the penning of my thoughts. Enjoy.

[The Unsung Plumber]

Harmony teaching me and BGC to play Dragon Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URHQMvF8aUQ

That was pure win, It made my day.

[Salluz]

I found out about this on facebook. Sounds like a plan, so I might go.

[DarkeSword]

I found out about this on facebook. Sounds like a plan, so I might go.
This happened last year. :|

[DrumUltimA]

This happened last year. :|

hahahahahahah

[big giant circles]

Might happen again in '09 though--never hurts to look ahead

[The Pezman]

Might happen again on December 27th, 2008 in Newark, NJ though--never hurts to look ahead
Fixed. Especially since it's pretty much next door to my town.

[Salluz]

hahahahahahah
STFU laughing at me, man! :lol: