VGMix

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VGMix
URL	http://www.vgmix.com/
Commercial?	No
Type of site	Computer and video game music tribute site
Registration	Optional
Owner	Jake "virt" Kaufman
Created by	Jake "virt" Kaufman
Launched	2002
Revenue	Not-for-Profit
Current status	In Development

VGMix is a website dedicated to arrangements of video game music.

The website was created by Jake "virt" Kaufman and a team of volunteer web designers in 2002, as an alternative to OverClocked ReMix. The two sites are similar in concept but have different approaches to quality control. Any artist is allowed to submit their works to either website, but rather than using judges to accept or reject submissions, as OverClocked ReMix does, VGMix's quality is maintained through reviews and score ratings supplied by users of the site. VGMix also allows users to upload "work in progress" versions of their arrangements in order to gain feedback before the release of the final tunes.

The VGMix user base also has strong ties with many scenemusic and electronica websites, with many of its initial members sharing a long history on such sites. Near the end of its second incarnation's lifespan, the user base had grown to include many musicians (mostly guitarists) from the monthly arrangement competition Dwelling of Duels, which is hosted on their servers, and discussed on The Shizz's Minibosses message board.

The site was closed on February 11, 2006, due to the exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in the site's database code. Temporary forums were put in place during the development of a new version. Ever since, website creator Kaufman made various announcements, alternatively reporting estimated times of launch or the likeliness of missing these dates.^[1]

The site was relaunched as VGMix X on January 1, 2008 using the JamRoom Artist Website Kit and Community Builder. The VGMix 2.5 forums are still accessible for an indefinite amount of time.