The Geek Jam Surgery | Episode 2: Dope Oscillators, Perfect Pitch and Non-Biological Music

Episode 2 of The Geek Jam Surgery, the podcast where we take a deep dive into what makes your favorite geek culture music (anime/TV/Film score/Games/nerd core etc) remain on your go to playlists. Bedroom musicians with no formal training and trained, professional musicians get together to dissect sections of popular geek culture songs to analyse the creative choices and technical execution of the music. Looking at topics such as; rhythm, melody, harmonies, chord movements, modulations plus engineering, mixing and mastering, hopefully learning something along the way. Its nerd music as described by music nerds. 

In this episode, Paul, Sterling and Matthew are joined by 8-bit chip-tune creator Aaron good to explore the nostalgia laden world of 8-bit music. From original Nintendo classics, to contemporary re-imaginings, the creativity bred by hardware limitations and the challenges of bringing games to life with catchy loops is examined. Dust off your old consoles and get ready for a trip down memory lane.