The OneUps Volume 1

The OneUps Volume 1 is an album of 17 songs, contemporary arrangements of the music from various video game soundtracks. A fan-made production, OneUp Studios nonetheless licensed the use of the original music arranged for the album. The album's catalog number is OUS-004. The band takes its name from the gaming term 1-up, which refers to the gaining of an extra "life" or chance to play--usually one of the more sought-after and difficult-to-obtain bonuses available in a game.

The album is The OneUps' first, the band having been in existence for over 3 years and in its fourth incarnation. Promotion for the album was primarily based out of OneUps Studios' website, and supplemented by various tour stops around the United States at video game entertainment events including Video Games Live and vgXpo, as well as regular performances at the Fayetteville-based restaurant, Teatro Scarpino.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 See also
4 External links and references

[edit] Track listing

"ToeJam Jammin'" (The OneUps) – 4:06
- originally from ToeJam & Earl
"Koopa Beach'" (The OneUps) – 4:03
- originally from Super Mario Kart
"Monkeys" (Mustin) – 2:59
- originally from Mario Paint
"Isle Delfino" (Tim Yarbrough) – 3:06
- originally from Super Mario Sunshine
"Andy Asteroids" (The OneUps) – 2:48
- originally from Earthworm Jim
"Schala" (The OneUps) – 3:08
- originally from Chrono Trigger
"City Lights" (Posu Yan) – 4:13
- originally from Axelay
"Katamaritaino" (Mustin) – 4:50
- originally from Katamari Damacy
"Koopa's Theme" (Mustin, The OneUps) – 3:19
- originally from Super Mario 64
"Bomberman" (The OneUps) – 3:05
- originally from Bomberman
"Town Medley" (William Reyes) – 4:36
- originally from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
"Bossa De Link" (William Reyes) – 3:49
- originally from The Legend of Zelda
"Aquatic Ambience" (The OneUps) – 4:25
- originally from Donkey Kong Country
"Green Greens" (Anthony Lofton) – 4:47
- originally from Kirby's Dream Land
"Michael" (The OneUps) – 2:54
- originally from Maniac Mansion
"Paperboy" (The OneUps) – 6:19
- originally from Paperboy
- contains hidden track "What?" (Dale North & Mustin)
  - originally from Final Fantasy V

Demo samples of the album are free and available for download at the OneUp Studios website.

[edit] Personnel

Matthew Bridges ("Moose") – bass guitar
Nick Busby – album design
Jared Dunn – egg shakers, maracas, bongos, drums, arranger
Greg Kennedy – violin, mandolin, fiddle, arranger
Anthony Lofton ("Miller") – tenor sax, soprano sax, electric piano, arranger
Wing Yun Man (of Wooti) – logo design
Nathan McLeod ("Nate Cloud") – alto sax
Mustin – bass guitar, electric piano, güiro, piano, melodica, arranger, mixing, album design, producer
Rik Nicol (of Wooti) – logo design
Dale North – arranger, mixing
William Reyes – electric nylon string guitar, acoustic nylon string guitar, arranger
Rebekah Wood – vocals
Posu Yan ("po!") – arranger
Tim Yarbrough – electric guitar, acoustic steel string guitar, arranger

[edit] See also

The Minibosses, one of the very first game-music cover bands, focusing mainly on NES tunes.
The Black Mages, a metal band founded by Nobuo Uematsu to play Final Fantasy arrangements.
The Advantage, another band which plays covers of Nintendo theme music.
The NESkimos, another band which plays covers of Nintendo music, but adds a very heavy style to it.
MegaDriver, another band which plays covers of video game music, mostly of the Sega Genesis (or "Mega Drive" outside North America) but also plays Nintendo covers, with a heavy metal style.
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE, another band which plays covers of video game music (Commodore 64 tunes as rock).
The Megas, a band which covers Mega Man songs, adding lyrics to expand on the game's story.