Liontamer Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Hey guys, Martin Sargent (The Screen Savers, Unscrewed with Martin Sargent) just released the latest episode of Internet Superstar, episode #60, interviewing djpretzel. Martin & djp discussed: OC ReMix's promotion of game music as an art form; Whether game music stacks up to other forms of music in entertainment; The many styles of ReMixes available at OCR; Game composers submitting music to the site; and OC ReMixers entering the industry as professional composers and sound designers. The show's only about 10 minutes long and a great intro to OCR for anyone who likes video game music, so pass it along. Thanks! http://revision3.com/internetsuperstar/2008-09-18ocremix/ -Larry ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Martin for his ReMix selections and captions within the episode. Here's a breakdown of what was played, as well as the folks djpretzel mentioned within the episode: ReMixes: BenCousins - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 'Animal Village Greenwich Village' Olarin - Final Fantasy VI 'Searching the Woods' Neskvartetten - The Legend of Zelda 'Link Goes to New Orleans' Kabukibear - Final Fantasy XI Online 'While San d'Oria Sleeps' djpretzel - Bubble Bobble 'Hillbilly Rodeo' djpretzel - Doom II: Hell on Earth 'Red Waltz' Jeremy Soule - Final Fantasy VI 'Squaresoft Variation' The Fat Man, Dave Govett, Joe McDermott, K. Weston Phelan - Wing Commander 'Wing Theme Surf' Harmony - Secret of Mana 'Dragon Song' Industry pimps: Yuzo Koshiro - The Revenge of Shinobi Shael Riley, Capcom & OverClocked ReMix - Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Beatdrop - Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2 Steffan Andrews - FaceBreaker bustatunez - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Is it just me or is the audio and the video not synced...by a lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Lux Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 They're synced, but low quality recording cuts out a lot of frames. Regardless, it's good to see the site getting more attention. I bet he's wearing pink bunny slippers during this recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordBreaker Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Nice. Enjoyed that interview. Capcom's titles for SF are getting extra long indeed, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiwalker Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Awesome interview, great job! djpretzel - awesome job, you are so much cooler than I thought! (which was already really cool.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalcyonSpirit Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Great interview. I just felt some of the example remixes (oops, I mean ReMixes) weren't the best ones to use when exposing the site those that are unfamiliar with this place. I mean, seriously, no rockin' Sixto example? For shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBogus Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Nice pad, DJP. Can't say the same for Martin's digs. Looks like he lives in an isolated log cabin built in 1970 in the mountains. Oh yeah, good interview too. Preaching to the choir for the regulars here, but definitely a good primer for people new to this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-RK- Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Well hello handsome. Creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkspast Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 So thats what became of him since the G4 take over... huh.... This place is getting a lot of attention lately. It wont be too long before EA consumes it and all the remixers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaudan Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 This is the first time I've seen what DJ Pretzel looks like, and he looks so precisely like this corporal I knew in the army that it's scary. Shape of head, eyebrows, hairline, shape of eyes. Facial hair is trimmed in comparison, but everything else is just right. I think further study on the matter should be conducted by someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoloGamer Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 This is the first time I've seen what DJ Pretzel looks like lurk more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Morse Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 OCR Staff: It'd be great if you gave us the option to unsubscribe from your announcement mailing list, especially when we never subscribed to it in the first place. Thanks! Regarding the interview: To separate out the "best" mixes, even by a majority vote, would sway any new visitors towards those mixes and away from pieces that they might otherwise have enjoyed. ... However, we truly encourage experimentation, curiosity, and an open mind. We don't believe a rating system, or segregating out the "good" mixes by an arbitrary or democratic factor, would support that ideal. Yet djp decides to dub "Dragon Song" as the "finest" remix on the site...Contradiction much? Otherwise, a fantastic interview! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulaman Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 zomg, yor famus nao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiator Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Yet djp decides to dub "Dragon Song" as the "finest" remix on the site...Contradiction much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Low technical barrier? Yeah, except most people (including myself) aren't good enough at mixing/mastering/whatever to get their ReMix accepted, even if the arrangement is good enough. I guess, technically, though, that's not a technical barrier. Anyway, I can't say I liked the interviewer, but it was kinda cool to see DJP in action. He doesn't look anything like I'd imagined, even though I've seen pics of him before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobou Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 He did the djp in the first couple of minutes there. Am I the only one that noticed that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elex Synn Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Djp... Really doesn't look like what I expected. I was expecting more of a anime bad ass look . Seriously though, nice going Mr. Pretzel with the recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Falling Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 It's really cool that ocremix is getting more and more attention and recognition. I didn't really think that this little place I go to on an almost daily basis would be so big Incidentily: was there a preview to this thing a little while back on the site? Because I got a major case of deja vu there and I'm starting to wonder if I took my pills or not 0_0; Anyway, good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerSus22 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Great Interview DJ Pretzel, I enjoyed it very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Low technical barrier? Yeah, except most people (including myself) aren't good enough at mixing/mastering/whatever to get their ReMix accepted, even if the arrangement is good enough. I guess, technically, though, that's not a technical barrier. Yeah. Like you said, that's not a technical barrier but a productical one. Yet djp decides to dub "Dragon Song" as the "finest" remix on the site...Contradiction much?Come on man, he doesn't do it on the site, but since he was asked directly in a recorded interview, of course he wanted to give them an answer.I have several miscellaneous comments about this. What were they all...? -DJP's house looks REALLY freaking comfortable. I'd like to go there one day. -I too thought DJP would look totally different despite having seen pictures. -THAAAANK YOUUUUU! For mentioning my mix of all the ones you could've mentioned. That kicked my ass and made my entire month of September! Now I feel all inspired to make another remix. -That clip within the video was my first time to hear the Shinobi soundtrack and it sounded cool. -I like Dragon Song, too. -I have no idea who these Internet Superstar interviewers are, but I do know who DJP is and I'm stoked that he got chosen. Seeing stuff like this gets me all excited and makes me start having fantasies about what's gonna happen to OCR in the future. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be something like Zircon collabing with Uematsu, Pixietricks being the soprano vocalist for the PS3 remake of Brave Fencer Musashi, DJP becomes known as The Father of VG Music ReMixing for pushing the emphasis on arrangement, OCR has a full Japanese release of the site and becomes one of those ridiculous booms that every single Japanese person will try to access at the same time and mistake Monobrow for a man and I'll get to make Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile metal remixes with Motoi Sakuraba. My god, it will be beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 He did the djp in the first couple of minutes there.Am I the only one that noticed that? Would it be the djp if djp didn't actually do it constantly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 He did the djp in the first couple of minutes there.Am I the only one that noticed that? Haha, I was considering commenting on that myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikigoya20 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 first i dont know if there a thread like this so... i just wanted to say that after i watched the internet superstar interveiw of DJpretzel, i am so happy and amazed on how much this site has changed/improved and is still growing i have been coming to this site for years checking out the new music that everyone submits here of all my favorite games and i tell everyone about this site if they like video game music. i am a BIG FAN! of video game music i would listen to midi files of video game songs on random websites but when i found this site it all changed and then it came out with chip tunes and i would listen to songs in its original sound cause they remind me of when i was kid, remembering all the melodies that would get stuck in your head from playing the same game for hours on end. if im not doing that i have like 1000 songs on random in my playlist on my computer of just ocReMix's and try to guess what game it is from, to me its fun and relaxing. im so glad i found this site randomly one day years ago. thank you for making this site! and i thank everyone who contributes to it if i had music skillz i would ReMix some songs P.S. i wonder if there are other people out there that like video game music like i do, drop a line and say hi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elementc Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Man, I just can't believe none of you ever watched Unscrewed. Just so you know, the set Martin Sergeant is using is green screened. He is not actually filming from a shed. I'm kind of surprised that djpretzel was chosen in the first place though. Normally he used to only pick really weird/crazy people to interview. This one actually went pretty smoothly without him making fun of djpretzel or the site all that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnowStorm Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Wow . . .DJP is one handsome man I mean, so that's how DJ looks, huh? Nice house. This is a good interview and yeah, I can see why DJP is so passionate about making video game music an art form. And it's good to see Martin back doing his thing. Haven't seen him since the fall of Tech TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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