Button Masher

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“Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G. — rebuilt on 4 consoles. 🎮 An arcade board playing the sample, then the vocal running through faithful recreations of each machine’s sound hardware — SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy Advance. Every section is that machine’s sound engine doing its best impression of 1997. . And 1997 is the point. “Hypnotize” was the last single Big released in his lifetime — built on a flip of Herb Alpert’s “Rise,” one of the most iconic beats New York ever produced — days before we lost the greatest to ever do it. Most of these machines were sitting in living rooms and bodega arcades all over Brooklyn while this song owned the city. (The GBA showed up late. It’s doing its best.) . Huge credit to my friend @VinceJG — his PS1 demake of this song is what sparked this whole idea. Go watch it, it’s beautiful. #chiptune #notoriousbig #biggie #hypnotize #videogamemusic

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“In the End” by Linkin Park — rebuilt on 4 machines. 🎮 SNES, Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, and a Capcom arcade board. Mike’s verse and Chester’s chorus both run through each machine’s actual sampling hardware — the same chips that scored our childhoods, handed two of the most recognizable voices in rock. Anybody else remember that period of time in the 2000’s when people were uploading DBZ footage to youtube with this song in the background? Those were the days!!!! I’m going on tour! 🎟️ Ticket link and dates in bio — and my album SUPER BUTTON MASHER drops Sept 4 on Brainfeeder. Which machine did it best? 👇#chiptune #linkinpark #intheend #videogamemusic #videogames

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"Hydrocity Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — with the full band. 📷 Jacob on drums, RJ on bass, me on keys. This one's been living in my head since I was a kid. It hits different with a rhythm section behind it. I'm going on tour! 📷 Ticket link and dates in bio.#chiptune #fyp #livemusic #sonic #music #electronicmusic #musician