// ROCHESTER CHIP FEST 2012 //

Published on May 24, 2016 EXPLORING AUDIO

"// ROCHESTER CHIP FEST 2012 //

Rochester Chip was a monthly event series I organized in Rochester, NY, dedicated to promoting artists and groups who use the sound chips of retro computers and video game consoles to create new original music. On November 11th, 2010, we held the first Rochester Chip event which featured Anamanaguchi, Starscream, George and Jonathan, and my band, Revengineers. Over the next two years, we organized 25 monthly events with over 80 different performers.

This all built up to December 8th, 2012, with the ROCHESTER CHIP FESTIVAL, a full music festival co-sponsered by WITR and the Rochester Institute of Technology. The event featured nine musical acts, two visualists, workshops, games, and more.

This was by far the biggest and most complicated event I’d ever organized and on top of everything else, I wanted to film it.

Since I was a performer at the event, I wouldn’t be able to film it myself and so I turned to long time friend Dan Gocek ( Director of Hoodalabeep ) for help. We pooled our gear, borrowed more equipment and asked friends to help shoot additional footage. In the end, we were left with almost 300 GB of files to edit.

I began posting a few performances as stand alone videos but it was always my intention to edit a single concert film out of the footage. Four years later, here we are.

These bands are some of my best friends and greatest musical heroes. Please check out all of their pages and music if you’re not already familiar.

Also, download a live compilation cd of the festival at http://exploringaudio1999.bandcamp.com/"