Video Games Live

I saw the Arizona concert and it's definitely improved since I saw it at GDC. More choir (hope that will be a continuing feature), added civilisation as well as one winged angel from Final Fantasy.

Martin Leung also played a Mario medley live blindfolded, WAY FASTER than any youtube videos yet.

I'm still not 100% sure if I'll be at GDC this year, but hopefully it'll be a completely different concert by then

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Hey Tommy,

I was in attendance at the 2nd Edmonton concert you guys held last night.

Absolutely. SPECTACULAR.

I don't think there was a single person in the building who left unenthused or unentertained in the slightest amount after the event. I was so pumped afterwards, I felt like running a marathon!

Seriously, though, you should be very proud of the type of event you've helped put together. It's often been a belief of mine that video games as a whole never seem to receive the crediblity or legitimacy that they deserve, as I'm sure you're all-too-aware of, so to see an event like Video Games Live present the industry in such a positive and tasteful manner is more than appreciated on my part, so thank you very much for that.

By the way, are you *actually* planning on coming back next year, as you said at the end of the performance? If the "buzz" that was present after the concert is any indication, you can bet you'll have a guaranteed sellout the next time you're here - and the sooner, the better! Hell, I'll go BOTH nights - how's that for a deal?

I wish I could have told you this in person, but unfortunately I had to run immediately after the concert, so I didn't get the chance to go to the meet-and-greet.

You've got yourself a new fan, Mr. Tallarico. And tell Jack Wall he's pretty cool, too.

-Mike

P.S. What type of reaction do you receive from the musicians after they've performed everything? There was this one symphony member who seemed to be just all smiles during the performance, which made me a bit curious.






Oh yeah, and my friend was fascinated with the guitar you used during the Halo 3 piece. He said that he had never seen a "tuner-free" (I think) guitar like that before, so he wanted me to ask you what type/make it was.

Damn, even the instruments were getting love that night!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Just let me know when you are in Philly again man. I'll gladly stop by. Missed it last time and to be honest this is the first I've heard of this.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'll be there in San Francisco for the March 9th show. I was there in San Jose last year for it, so now that it's at the Nob Hill Masonic Center I'm really looking forward to it!

I haven't been keeping up with what's going on with VGL in the past year, but it's nice to see that it's still going and making the rounds around the world.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Today is the Tommy Tallarico's birthday! Tommy - your idea of Video Games Live is great! Maybe one day this show will be performed in Russia, from where I am) Gamemusic becomes more than just music with your help, thanks!

Most amazing jew boots

Is it just me or dose the Fl show keep getting pushed back more and more. At this rate I dought it will ever come down here.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Some interesting info on VGL in this 'definitive' interview with Mr.T!
http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=123

Here's an excerpt:
"Being new to the concert business, you should have seen some of the concepts we had originally drew up on paper for the show. We had things like Master Chief descending from a pod during our Halo opening and a hundred musicians and soloists on stage for every segment. We quickly learned that in order to keep costs and ticket prices low we had to be more realistic about some of the approaches we had, especially for our smaller shows that only have 2,000-3,000 people."

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Hey Everyone!,

Just stopping by to give some new news and answer some of the questions that have been building up. We announced today that Koji Kondo will be performing at our San Francisco GDC show in a few weeks. He'll also be taking part in the Meet & Greet after the show. Every ticket holder gets the opportunity to come to the Meet & Greet. We don't charge people $130+ to meet composers like some other concerts do.



We've added a LOT of shows over the past couple of weeks including 2 shows in Houston, 2 in Calgary, 2 in Salt Lake City, Ft. Wayne, IND, Columbus, OH & Lousiville KY to name a few. Dallas is being posted next. You can always get the latest TOUR DATES here: http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=dates

I'm currently writing this from New Zealand where we'll be performing on Saturday. Just got here earlier today. Our rehearsals start tomorrow.


Here's the official press release about Mr. Kondo. Hope that some of you can make it!!


Tommy



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VIDEO GAMES LIVE SPECIAL SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCE

Legendary Nintendo Composer Koji Kondo to Perform Live & Meet Fans!

2007 Game Developers Conference to Present World Class Concert Event & Festival


SAN FRANCISCO – February 20, 2007 – The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is proud to present Video Games Live as its special closing night ceremony. After a sold out performance at GDC last year in San Jose, Video Games Live returns once again with a new show for 2007. Video Games Live is an immersive concert event featuring music from the biggest video games of all time accompanied by a full orchestra and choir along with completely synchronized state-of-the-art lighting and massive video screens. Exclusive video footage and music arrangements, solo performers, electronic percussion, live action and creative interactive segments combine to make Video Games Live the most successful video game concert in the world. The concert will take place at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium on Friday, March 9th at 8 p.m. Tickets are available online at: LiveNation.com.

Legendary Nintendo composer Koji Kondo will be making a special appearance at the event and is scheduled to perform one of his favorite melodies from his long and storied career. Joining Nintendo in 1984, he has worked on such beloved franchises as Mario™, Zelda®, Star Fox® and many more. “There is clearly no game music more recognizable around the world than the themes that Mr. Kondo has created over the years.” said Video Games Live executive producer and co-creator Tommy Tallarico. “What an incredible honor to have such a true legend in the gaming world join us on stage to celebrate video game music and the wonderful industry surrounding it.”


Other special San Francisco performances to include:

· Martin Leung the Video Game Pianist to debut a brand new classic video game arrangement

· A rare special acoustic performance by the original LucasArts composers performing a medley of classics including Monkey Island, Outlaws and Grim Fandango

· On stage performance by voice-over legend Dee Baker who appears as characters in SpongeBob SquarePants (TV), Teen Titans (TV), Viewtiful Joe, Halo 2, EverQuest II, Doom 3, Tales of Symphonia, Arc the Lad, Final Fantasy X-2, Metal Gear Solid 2, Kingdom Hearts & Spider-Man

· Incredible guitarist (and video game artist) Chris Kline aka “vertexguy” debuting his live synchronized Contra “Jungle Theme” rock-n-roll presentation.


Other events consist of the ever popular pre-show festival stating at 7:00pm which includes game competitions with Guitar Hero™ II and Space Invaders on a customized Dream Authentic arcade cabinet. Prize giveaways include a Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS Lite and Guitar Hero™ II sponsored by Advanced Media Network and over 250 classic arcade games donated by Dream Authentics. Other pre-show festivities include a costume contest where audience members will come dressed as their favorite video game characters. Finalists to be judged on stage by the audience. 1UP.com will have a special booth in which they will be supplying personalized ID’s and a chance to win a Nintendo Wii. Other show sponsors and prizes provided by Intel, Ex’pressions College, the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA), Music4Games.net, the Grammy/NARAS P&E Wing & ASCAP.

Prizes will be given away throughout the evening during several audience-interactive segments, starring one of the most beloved classic arcade games of all time, Frogger, as well as a live Space Invaders contest. This unique interaction with a live symphony has only ever been attempted and performed at Video Games Live. Grand prize includes a $2,500 Intel laptop.

The post-show Meet and Greet, where fans can interact with renowned game composers and designers will be one of the largest ever with more than 20 industry luminaries TBA.

“Video Games Live is a milestone in the evolution of games as an art form in world culture,” said GDC director Jamil Moledina. “Featuring VGL at GDC fits in perfectly with our goals of provoking innovation among game creators, and producing ideas that have dramatic reach into the greater entertainment audience.”

"Partnering with the GDC to present Video Games Live is an honor; not only will fans of video games be amazed at what we have in store for them, but presenting this performance in front of the entire industry will also prove to be very special," Jack Wall, co-creator and conductor of Video Games Live said. "Video games have become one of the most thrilling and electrifying forms of entertainment in the 21st century. Video Games Live captures that same excitement level to help create the ultimate celebration of video games for everyone to enjoy."

Tickets for the March 9th event are priced from $38.50 to $65, and are now available at LiveNation.com. You can also order tickets over the phone by calling any of the following numbers: (415) 421-TIXS, (510) 625-TIXS, (408) 998-TIXS, (925) 685-TIXS, (707) 528-TIXS, (916) 649-TIXS, (530) 528-TIXS, (209) 485-TIXS, (559) 485-TIXS, (775) 787-TIXS & TTD (415) 957-0105.



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About Video Games Live™ (www.videogameslive.com)
Created by two industry leading video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, Video Games Live™ (produced under their company Mystical Stone Entertainment, LLC) is the front runner in the field of live game music performance. Video Games Live™ is an immersive concert event celebration featuring music from the biggest video games of all time. The debut performance launched on July 6th, 2005 at the world famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with the LA Philharmonic with over 11,000 people in attendence making it the largest video game concert the world had ever experienced. Most of the game music played (Halo, Sonic, Metal Gear Solid, Mario, Zelda, Warcraft, Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts, Tron, Medal of Honor, Advent Rising, etc.) had never been performed live.

About Live Nation (www.livenation.com)
Live Nation is the world’s leading live music company, annually connecting more than 60 million fans with their favorite performers at over 30,000 events. They are the largest producer of live concerts in the world, the second-largest venue management company and have a rapidly growing online presence. Live Nation creates superior experiences for artists and fans, regularly producing tours for the biggest superstars in the business, including The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Madonna, U2 and Coldplay. Globally, they own, operate and/or have booking rights for more than 170 venues, including House of Blues-branded music venues and prestigious locations such as San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium, Nikon at Jones Beach in New York and London’s Hammersmith Apollo and Wembley Arena. Live Nation’s websites collectively are the second most popular entertainment event websites in the United States, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.”


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Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by lord-of-shadow

Hahah!. New Haven, here I come! I've been watching this thing sine you first started touring, just waiting for a location near enough for me to get to. New Haven... close enough. 3 and a half hours of driving is a small price to pay to get to see this. I'll probably go to the Boston one, too, since that's even closer. I imagine that this is the sort of thing I'll want to experience more than once.

I just paid the full $70 for two of the best tickets in New Haven for me and my girlfriend to go to the show. I can't wait. I look forward to meeting you there if I can manage it. Is that likely? I can't imagine you're that accessible at these things - you've got to be one of the busiest men alive on show day.



So it would be a different orchestra at the New Haven show? Or do you usually switch the orchestra around a bit from location to location?


I'll keep spreading the word - I'd hate for my readers to miss out on this because they didn't realize it was happening.

Cool! Yeah... we make ourselves accessible to everyone at the post-show Meet & Greet. Make sure to mention that you spoke to me on Gaming Force so I'll remember. Thanks for helping to spread the news!! Much appreciated!


Tommy






Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by Kairi Li

I currently reside in LA Tommy, hence why I was able to go to the Hollywood Bowl one, the Arizona one isnt feasible...

And trouble is I may be moving to another country soon... Mostly due to college education and Visa issues. (Any immigration is a pain in the neck.)

Thank you so much for offering though, I would love to meet Mr Bluth, but my situation wont allow it I'm afraid, in fact I'm not sure if I can go to the next Hollywood Bowl Show... Especially since the last one was September, which will be during school semesters, meaning I can't make some vacation trip to see it. (Though I'm sure my boyfriend and his pals will go for me, and there will be DVDs)

However, if VLG never dies, then in about 2-4 years time I will return here, for my boyfriend, VGL (along with various Cons) and future career and will be able to attend again.

And if for some horrible reason I can't, well, I went to one of the greatest showings ever! WOOT!

What country are you moving too? The reason I ask is that we're planning a big European tour for this fall. We're also going back to Brazil and hitting a few other countries outside the U.S.

T.T.






Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by Hydelloon

Happy New Year, TT. Looks like VGLive is going to be touring for a long time after checking the websites. Still waiting on Boston but I go to college in Ohio close to Columbus so I'll probably check that one out.

Cool! See ya in Columbus!!!!

T.T.





Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by Cronos

Just got a really expensive ticket (compared to student prices for SF Opera and SF Symphony, at least) for the March San Francisco show, hope it lives up to the hype

Me too!





T.T.






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Originally Posted by fathamburger

I saw the Arizona concert and it's definitely improved since I saw it at GDC. More choir (hope that will be a continuing feature), added civilisation as well as one winged angel from Final Fantasy.

Martin Leung also played a Mario medley live blindfolded, WAY FASTER than any youtube videos yet.

I'm still not 100% sure if I'll be at GDC this year, but hopefully it'll be a completely different concert by then

Cool! Thanks!

It won't be "entirely" different but as you can see from the press release we definitely have a lot of cool and unique stuff for the GDC show. You won't want to miss Kondo-san!


Tommy






Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by Stench

Hey Tommy,

I was in attendance at the 2nd Edmonton concert you guys held last night.

Absolutely. SPECTACULAR.

I don't think there was a single person in the building who left unenthused or unentertained in the slightest amount after the event. I was so pumped afterwards, I felt like running a marathon!

Seriously, though, you should be very proud of the type of event you've helped put together. It's often been a belief of mine that video games as a whole never seem to receive the crediblity or legitimacy that they deserve, as I'm sure you're all-too-aware of, so to see an event like Video Games Live present the industry in such a positive and tasteful manner is more than appreciated on my part, so thank you very much for that.

By the way, are you *actually* planning on coming back next year, as you said at the end of the performance? If the "buzz" that was present after the concert is any indication, you can bet you'll have a guaranteed sellout the next time you're here - and the sooner, the better! Hell, I'll go BOTH nights - how's that for a deal?

I wish I could have told you this in person, but unfortunately I had to run immediately after the concert, so I didn't get the chance to go to the meet-and-greet.

You've got yourself a new fan, Mr. Tallarico. And tell Jack Wall he's pretty cool, too.

-Mike

P.S. What type of reaction do you receive from the musicians after they've performed everything? There was this one symphony member who seemed to be just all smiles during the performance, which made me a bit curious.






Oh yeah, and my friend was fascinated with the guitar you used during the Halo 3 piece. He said that he had never seen a "tuner-free" (I think) guitar like that before, so he wanted me to ask you what type/make it was.

Damn, even the instruments were getting love that night!

Wow!! Thanks so much for all of the kind words!! I'm so glad you liked the show so much. Wish we could have met.

Yes! We are definitely planning to come back to Edmonton next year! In fact we're playing two shows in Calgary in November. I think Calgary is driving distance? I remembered meeting a lot of people from Calgary at the Edmonton show.

The guitar I use on stage is called a Steinberger. I found a pic of the exact model on Google: http://www.geocities.com/chlmusic/g3t-bk.jpg

The musicians usually freak out during and after the show! They always tell us that they've never heard a crowd react so positively to their playing before. They beg us to come back ASAP. It's really cool to be able to offer that to them! We really feel like we are helping to get more people interested in live symphonic music... which is very important to us.


Tommy






Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by DragoonKain

Just let me know when you are in Philly again man. I'll gladly stop by. Missed it last time and to be honest this is the first I've heard of this.

Cool. Thanks.

The best thing to do would be to sign up to our mailing list so you'll know all the inside info before anyone else. I don't think we'll get to Philly in 2007. New Haven, CT. might be the closest although we've been speaking a lot lately to some New York folks.


Tommy





Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by soapy

I'll be there in San Francisco for the March 9th show. I was there in San Jose last year for it, so now that it's at the Nob Hill Masonic Center I'm really looking forward to it!

I haven't been keeping up with what's going on with VGL in the past year, but it's nice to see that it's still going and making the rounds around the world.

Cool!! You're probably as excited as I am about the press release today.




Make sure you check your inbox and e-mail me so we can set up that interview.

Thanks!


Tommy






Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by ctu

Is it just me or dose the Fl show keep getting pushed back more and more. At this rate I dought it will ever come down here.

Trust me... we'll be coming! We have a deal with a big convention that happens in January. We just ran out of time and couldn't put it together for 2007. Please sign up to the mailing list... we'll have word of Jan. 2008 probably around the summer time if not sooner.

Hang in there!! We're coming!!!!


Oh... and just for you I moved Orlando, FL up on the list on the TOUR DATES page! How's that for customer service!





Tommy






Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by Music4Games

Some interesting info on VGL in this 'definitive' interview with Mr.T!
http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=123

Here's an excerpt:
"Being new to the concert business, you should have seen some of the concepts we had originally drew up on paper for the show. We had things like Master Chief descending from a pod during our Halo opening and a hundred musicians and soloists on stage for every segment. We quickly learned that in order to keep costs and ticket prices low we had to be more realistic about some of the approaches we had, especially for our smaller shows that only have 2,000-3,000 people."

Thanks for the plug! There were some great questions that no one had ever asked me before. I really enjoyed the interview.


Tommy

FELIPE NO

Ahh.. that press release is awesome... Koji Kondo!

And also Monkey Island, what a classic

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm going to be in SYDNEY AUSTRALIA for over a year Tommy.

So unless you guys are coming over, get the DVD or CD out soon. :P

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Tommy, I've noticed you guys have toured to places closeby where I live (Toronto and noticed Montreal was on the TBA list) and was wondering if you planned on stopping by the big capital of Canada - Ottawa. I'm not too sure on what kind of venue would be appropriate, as the only one I know of really is the Scotiabank Place (used to be called the Corel Center) but I'm guessing that place is way too huge to use! I'm sure there is some concert hall in the city somewhere that would be a more suitable venue.

Thanks,
Jason

How ya doing, buddy?

HOly shit tommy talliarico! i love his music!
and i love video game music concerts, i've seen a bunch of them.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by The GreyFox

Tommy, I've noticed you guys have toured to places closeby where I live (Toronto and noticed Montreal was on the TBA list) and was wondering if you planned on stopping by the big capital of Canada - Ottawa. I'm not too sure on what kind of venue would be appropriate, as the only one I know of really is the Scotiabank Place (used to be called the Corel Center) but I'm guessing that place is way too huge to use! I'm sure there is some concert hall in the city somewhere that would be a more suitable venue.

Thanks,
Jason

I live in Ottawa too so it would be nice to get VGL out here. I don't think the Corel Centre would be a good place for them to play though. Possibly the universities? Although I don't know the seating capacities . . .

They could play at the National Arts Centre. I was at Southam Hall for the Mamma Mia show and it's quite comparable to other concert venues. Has enough seats for 2323 people. And if they ever get the Lebreton Flats construction done, they could play outdoors as well . . . I know the NAC is planning on free outdoor concerts in July in the Lebreton area so it's possible that the VGL musicians could set up there as well.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Hi Everyone!,

Been real busy preparing for the Game Developers Conference next week. Aside from putting on the closing ceremony concert of VGL on Friday night I'm also putting on the Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Awards (in which were giving the Lifetime Achievement Award to Koji Kondo!) and I'm also on the Advisory Board for the GDC so I'm helping to run all 17 game audio talks as well as being on 4 panels myself.

WHEW!!!!! Gonna be a busy week!

But I did want to stop in and let people know we just announced a bunch of new cities for 2007 and more are coming within the next few weeks!

Let me know if there are any questions.

Thanks as always for the interest.


Tommy

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VIDEO GAMES LIVE ANNOUNCES 14 NEW SHOWS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

Cities Include Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, New Haven, Columbus, Calgary, Louisville, Salt Lake City and More!

Concert Series Brings Video Game Music to Over 60,000 People Worldwide


LOS ANGELES, CA – February 26, 2007 - Having already performed around the globe to over 60,000 people, making it the largest and most successful video game concert in the world – Video Games Live will continue its ground-breaking tour with the announcement of 14 new shows across North America. Video Games Live is produced and created by veteran video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall. It features music from the most popular video games performed by top orchestras and choirs, combining exclusive video footage and music arrangements with synchronized lighting, solo performers, electronic percussionists, and unique interactive segments.

The highest and most prestigious level of symphony and venue quality continues with the announcement of some of North America’s most renowned orchestras and local theatres, halls, auditoriums and arenas. To further attract the biggest audience possible, Video Games Live also partners with gaming’s most important conferences and conventions.

Show Announcements:

San Francisco, CA March 9th, 2007 MasonicCenter Game Developers Confernce
New Haven, CT March 31st, 2007 Woolsey Hall Yale Symphony
Columbus, Ohio April 26th, 2007 Mershon Auditorium Columbus Symphony
Dallas, TX June 20th, 2007 Meyerson Hall Dallas Symphony
Dallas, TX June 21st, 2007 Meyerson Hall Dallas Symphony
Houston, TX July 13th, 2007 Jones Hall Houston Symphony
Houston, TX July 14th, 2007 Jones Hall Houston Symphony
Louisville, KY July 20th, 2007 KentuckyArtsCenter Louisville Orchestra
Los Angeles, CA October 20th, 2007 Nokia Live E for All Expo
Calgary, Canada November 9th, 2007 Jack Singer Hall Calgary Philharmonic
Calgary, Canada November 10th, 2007 Jack Singer Hall Calgary Philharmonic
FT. Wayne, IN February 15th, 2008 Embassy Theatre Ft. Wayne Philharmonic
Salt Lake City, UT March 28th, 2008 Abravanel Hall Utah Symphony
Salt Lake City, UT March 29th, 2008 Abravanel Hall Utah Symphony


In addition, there are approximately 20 European, Asian & South American dates currently being planned as well as a variety of other North American dates to be released soon. All tour date and ticket information can be found at: http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=dates

“Our goal of building Video Games Live as a worldwide brand is becoming a reality,” said Marc Geiger, Senior Executive Vice-President of Touring for the William-Morris Agency. “Tommy & Jack have created a very special event experience that is not only a hit with gamers but also speaks to a general mainstream global audience as well.”



About Video Games Live™ (www.videogameslive.com)
Created by two industry leading video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, Video Games Live (produced under their company Mystical Stone Entertainment, LLC) is the front runner in the field of live game music performance. Video Games Live is an immersive concert event celebrating music from the biggest video games of all time. The debut performance launched on July 6th, 2005 at the world famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with the LA Philharmonic with over 11,000 people in attendance making it the largest video game concert in the world.


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Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by Kairi Li

I'm going to be in SYDNEY AUSTRALIA for over a year Tommy.

So unless you guys are coming over, get the DVD or CD out soon. :P

Announcement (and trailer) coming soon! Expect end of March for the announcement. We'll hopefully be hitting Australia in early 2008!


T.T.













Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by The GreyFox

Tommy, I've noticed you guys have toured to places closeby where I live (Toronto and noticed Montreal was on the TBA list) and was wondering if you planned on stopping by the big capital of Canada - Ottawa. I'm not too sure on what kind of venue would be appropriate, as the only one I know of really is the Scotiabank Place (used to be called the Corel Center) but I'm guessing that place is way too huge to use! I'm sure there is some concert hall in the city somewhere that would be a more suitable venue.

Thanks,
Jason

Thanks for the comment! We actually have been talking about Ottawa! It's on our list of possibilities for 2007.


Tommy









Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by trigunzero

HOly shit tommy talliarico! i love his music!
and i love video game music concerts, i've seen a bunch of them.

Thanks!


T.T.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Tommy if you see this please try and come to Athens, Greece I know it's a long shot of asking you this... But I hope you hear me out There are SO MANY fans of game music too. I went to see you last November in London and it was AMAZING...

Please try and come to Athens. PLEASE

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Hi Tommy great to see that you found out about gaminforce forums here is the sacred place of game music on the net heheh

I was on the show on Rio de Janeiro!!!!!!
I was amazed by the show and im sure everyone there was.

Hey Tommy i am on a picture on the VGL page :
http://www.videogameslive.com/gallery/album27/Games_24
the first on the guy with yellow shirt its me hahaha

Anyway i think you won't remember me, i told you i always wanted a VGmusic show here on Brasil etc but the security guys were hasting us heheheh, im very happy to see that there are one date scheduled on Brasil again i saw it right now, man ill be there if i can, and i hope the show go to more cities here the brazilian guys love VG.

MAN thanks you made a dream come true, for me man id say again thankx.
and remember ShinRyu will be there!!!

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Strahd

Tommy if you see this please try and come to Athens, Greece I know it's a long shot of asking you this... But I hope you hear me out There are SO MANY fans of game music too. I went to see you last November in London and it was AMAZING...

Please try and come to Athens. PLEASE

Hi Strahd!,

It would be AWESOME to play in Athens, Greece!! I'm a big fan of the culture and history. I've never been to Greece but have always wanted to go there. I didn't realize there were a lot of game music fans in that area. I'll definitely look into it.

Could you let me know if there are any popular Greece-based game websites or conventions that happen?

Thanks for the info! Glad you liked the London show!


Tommy






Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by shinryu

Hi Tommy great to see that you found out about gaminforce forums here is the sacred place of game music on the net heheh

I was on the show on Rio de Janeiro!!!!!!
I was amazed by the show and im sure everyone there was.

Hey Tommy i am on a picture on the VGL page :
http://www.videogameslive.com/gallery/album27/Games_24
the first on the guy with yellow shirt its me hahaha

Anyway i think you won't remember me, i told you i always wanted a VGmusic show here on Brasil etc but the security guys were hasting us heheheh, im very happy to see that there are one date scheduled on Brasil again i saw it right now, man ill be there if i can, and i hope the show go to more cities here the brazilian guys love VG.

MAN thanks you made a dream come true, for me man id say again thankx.
and remember ShinRyu will be there!!!

Hi ShinRyu!!

Thank you so much for your encouragement and nice words about our show. I'm so glad that you came out to support the cause!

We are planning MORE cities for Brazil this year!! The details should be coming within the next month or two.

Can't wait to go back to Brazil! We absolutely LOVED it and the fans there were the loudest we've heard all over the world!


Tommy

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Tommy Tallarico

Hi Strahd!,

It would be AWESOME to play in Athens, Greece!! I'm a big fan of the culture and history. I've never been to Greece but have always wanted to go there. I didn't realize there were a lot of game music fans in that area. I'll definitely look into it.

Could you let me know if there are any popular Greece-based game websites or conventions that happen?

Thanks for the info! Glad you liked the London show!


Tommy

The two biggest sites are www.gamelife.gr and www.gamesradio.gr but there are in greek...
Here's an article my mate made about the Video Game's Live concert in London http://www.gamelife.gr/cPages/articles.asp?id=76

If you want more sites or info please don't hasitate to ask. Thanx for the answer Tommy.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Hey Tommy, why did you guys decide to skip Belgium? I know tons of people who would go, but now they can't.

And Soul Calibur II & III would be perfect for the concert. It's a bit of a shame.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Great show last night Tommy! I had a lot of fun, but the meet and greet line was so long Did you guys wait until everyone got their autograph? I wanted to stay just to say hi but I was so beat, I was going to fall asleep standing up.

I know everyone there must have been exhausted after a week at GDC. I only went to GDC twice that week and that was enough Unfortunately I had appointments to go to and couldn't see the classes that I wanted to see.

Anyone who hasn't seen VGL has to go, and even if they saw it last year, you should go again

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Which tunes did Koji Kondo perform?

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Super Mario medley.

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Originally Posted by soapy

Super Mario medley.

Which tunes did it include? I saw the video from the rehearsal, and there he performed the classic Mario theme and the underground theme.

Tell me about the whole experience with Kondo!

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Ah man, New Haven, CT! Ohhh man, would I like to be able to roll up there. I was born in New Haven myself. Only moved away 2 years ago. It would be great to visit there again. Missed my chance to head up with the OC ReMix staff (djpretzel, zircon & pixietricks) for the Philedelphia show a little while back, but maybe I'll find a way to make it for this one. Here's hoping!

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Originally Posted by Strahd

The two biggest sites are www.gamelife.gr and www.gamesradio.gr but there are in greek...
Here's an article my mate made about the Video Game's Live concert in London http://www.gamelife.gr/cPages/articles.asp?id=76

If you want more sites or info please don't hasitate to ask. Thanx for the answer Tommy.

Your info has helped a lot! We are speaking to a Greek promoter next week... he is interested in bringing it to Athens!


Tommy






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Originally Posted by Stabby

Hey Tommy, why did you guys decide to skip Belgium? I know tons of people who would go, but now they can't.

And Soul Calibur II & III would be perfect for the concert. It's a bit of a shame.

Belgium? Hmmm... we hadn't thought of that before. Are there a lot of people there who would be interested in something like VGL?


Tommy





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Originally Posted by soapy

Great show last night Tommy! I had a lot of fun, but the meet and greet line was so long Did you guys wait until everyone got their autograph? I wanted to stay just to say hi but I was so beat, I was going to fall asleep standing up.

I know everyone there must have been exhausted after a week at GDC. I only went to GDC twice that week and that was enough Unfortunately I had appointments to go to and couldn't see the classes that I wanted to see.

Anyone who hasn't seen VGL has to go, and even if they saw it last year, you should go again

Yo! Thanks soapy!

Yeah... we didn't get done signing until about 1:30am!! Koji-san had to leave at around midnight so unfortunately everyone didn't get the chance to meet him... but most did.

It was a fantastic and memorable night!! I just wish more people would post videos on YouTube!! Hopefully they'll be coming the next few days.

The biggest thrill was having Miyamoto at the event. We're currently doing a story about the show and his presence for our website including a bunch of exclusive backstage pics. We talked about our work together on Metroid Prime and bringing VGL to Japan. He was really impressed with the light and video synchronization and asked us how we were accomplishing it. He said he wasn't expecting the visuals to play such a big role in the show and he thought they added a very unique and wonderful experience to non-gamers which is what he is trying to accomplish with the Wii. He commended us for bringing together families and non-gamers.

It was a night we won't soon forget!


Tommy






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Originally Posted by Cogo

Which tunes did it include? I saw the video from the rehearsal, and there he performed the classic Mario theme and the underground theme.

Tell me about the whole experience with Kondo!

Coming soon to the VGL website.


T.T.






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Originally Posted by Liontamer

Ah man, New Haven, CT! Ohhh man, would I like to be able to roll up there. I was born in New Haven myself. Only moved away 2 years ago. It would be great to visit there again. Missed my chance to head up with the OC ReMix staff (djpretzel, zircon & pixietricks) for the Philedelphia show a little while back, but maybe I'll find a way to make it for this one. Here's hoping!

Hope to see you there!! It's going to be a great show and the first game concert to be done on a college campus with the college symphony. I think there's going to be a lot of excitement and energy in the crowd. Going to be a special show!


Tommy

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?