OverClocked ReMix...

djpretzel · #1 12-11-2009, 05:26 PM

1999-2009: Ten Years of OverClocked ReMix!

December 11, 2009
Contact: press@ocremix.org

FAIRFAX, VA--OverClocked ReMix today celebrates its ten year anniversary. Started on December 11th, 1999, the website has grown from a small group of avid musicians and gamers to a larger community of artists making a case for the appreciation of video game music as an art form. Over 1,800 fan arrangements of video game music have been posted, along with sixteen albums. To celebrate, ten mixes will be posted today, from ten different games and ten different artists, with each mix writeup briefly summarizing a different year from the site's history.

Site creator David W. Lloyd writes:

"When I started this site in my parent's basement back in 1999, I thought it would be a fun diversion that could help me get better at making music, but also serve as an outlet for VGM fans everywhere to pay homage to their favorite songs. When I was much younger, I remember tape-recording the output from my Sega Master System and making mixtapes filled with Alex Kidd, Shinobi, and Space Harrier music. I've always loved VGM, especially for its strong original melodies, and this site seemed like a good way to express that. While I didn't have any idea it would become what it is today, I did have a certain faith - faith that there were others like me, faith that the Internet was full of a lot of talented people who would contribute their music and their time and their energy freely, and faith that we could show the world that video game music is an art form."

Fans are invited to share their memories of OC ReMix over the last ten years on the site's forums.

About OverClocked ReMix

Founded in 1999, OverClocked ReMix is an organization dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, and interpretation of video game music. Its primary focus is www.ocremix.org, a website featuring hundreds of free fan arrangements, information on game music and composers, resources for aspiring artists, and a thriving community of video game music fans.

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Another Soundscape · #2 12-11-2009, 05:29 PM

Awesome logo :D

HAPPY 10 OCR, HERE'S TO A 100 MORE!

Level 99 · #3 12-11-2009, 05:31 PM

That's just an awesome idea, I'm stoked to see what's getting put up and how it represents each year. Should be quite nostalgic for those who've been around since the dawn of the site, and quite insightful for those who have not. I raise my glass and tip my hat to you today, Mr. Lloyd, and all who have made this possible.

Cheers

Bundeslang · #4 12-11-2009, 05:33 PM

Congrats OCR. I almost can't believe this site is already so long around. Let's go for 100 years too.

ProjectSpam · #5 12-11-2009, 05:38 PM

This site has long been my favorite site on the internet, and I don't think that will ever change. So awesome that OCR has been around for 10 years. I remember finding this site in 2003 and having my world completely revolutionized.

We all appreciate the hard work that djp, the judges' panel, and everyone else have put into this site over the years, and look forward to seeing what the next ten years of OCR bring.