Pixelh8

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Pixelh8 (pronounced "pixel hate") is the stage name for Matthew Applegate, a British video game music composer and "godfather of the chiptune scene."[1]

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[edit] Biography

Pixelh8 combines the sounds of video games and electronic toys, often those that have been reverse enginereed to avoid either copyright infringement or plagiarism to form original compositions, usually children's toys like Speak & Spells and Game Boys.[2] Pixelh8 started off relatively unknown on Myspace and was widely discovered after winning a competition to open for Imogen Heap on her UK tour in 2006[3] and performing at Apple's iTunes Office in California.[4] Pixelh8 continues to release music on the record label Hidden Youth Records, and is currently working a series of hardware items for various vintage consoles. Pixelh8 was the first headliner to the Nerdapalooza festival, and has also performed for Huw Stephens for the BBC.

[edit] Discography

  • Handheld EP (2006)
  • Fish & Chips EP (2006)
  • Video Games Ruined My Life (2006)
  • The Boy With The Digital Heart (2007)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Introducing: Pixelh8, BBC. Published January 15, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ^ This Month's Soundtrack, Electronic Musician. Published March 1, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. ^ 60 SECONDS: Imogen Heap, Metro. Published October 23, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  4. ^ 'Chip Tunes' strike right note, CNN. Published February 27, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

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