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News2009.11.10
We're back this month with some posters and a live DVD. If that don't get you excited, I don't know what will. So let's get to it:
BAD DUDES POSTERS CHRONOTORIOUS is sold out and out of print. If you still need to get the music, get to Bandcamp.com (where you can choose your donwload format: FLAC, AAC, .MP3, etc.), iTunes and AmazonMP3. But if you have the album, love the Bad Dudes, and need something else to buy, get to Zazzle.com and buy one of five Bad Dudes posters. Or all five. BOOSH!
SEE THE ONEUPS ON THE PAX 2008 DVD Holy crap this is way better than the video and audio quality in the PAX 2007 DVD. Get it here first - it's not even on the PAX Web site yet! Check it out as The OneUps perform Disc II of Volume 2 live for the first time (along with a great encore piece). This is the best recording of a live performance from the band yet. And nevermind that you'll get the live performances of Jonathan Coulton, the Minibosses and more. It's a steal at 20 bucks. But hurry! We only have 64 copies! CLICK HERE TO BUY PAX 2008 DVD SET
Should have some more juicy info for you next month. Stick around... ~m 2009.10.14
MUSIC GALORE Got a big one this month. Lots of new music to discover. I'm opening up a bit more regarding the original music I produce as the line has become increasingly blurry between people who will only enjoy my game music arrangements versus those that will listen to "anything." So I hope you'll enjoy some of my work as producer outside of game music. But first, let's get to the greatest band on earth with three capital letters and one space in the name:
THE ONEUPS IN PHILADELPHIA AREA THIS MONTH Friday & Saturday October 23 & 24 2009 at GameX 2009 in Phoenixville, PA [Show Thread] We're playing at the GameX 2009 Expo on the show floor. Times are not exact, but should be around 6:30 PM on both Friday and Saturday. Gonna be a lot of fun. You can also see our friends ARMCANNON (who have a new, awesome CD) and The Megas. This trifecta of VGM band radness should be worth the ticket price alone. (For some other great music you can't live without, Retro Remix Revue is back with [iTunes link] Volume 2 - it's amazing). THE ONEUPS STORY ON THE ESCAPIST We recently did a little Q&A with Tom Goldman of Escapist Magazine.Check out the resulting story on The OneUps. Might be the best coverage yet. Click here to read. THE ONEUPS WERE IN ARIZONA Good times at KoL Con 6. One of the best events we've ever done. We hope to do it again next year. Check out some media: The OneUps - Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone (Live at KoL Con 6) Pictures from KoL Con 6 by drunken_irishman
CHRONOTORIOUS UPDATE There a few copies left of the CD. Not a lot. They'll be gone in days. The CD will live on in the digital world via iTunes and AmazonMP3. But my "Bottomed Out (At the Bottom of Night)" and "Forest Steppin' (Secret of the Forest)" are gone, along with Kunal's "Watertite (Ocean Palace)" and "The Bad Ending (Lavos)." We heard a lot of moaning about there being less tracks on the digital release, so we put on one more than we said. You'll now get 11 tracks of awesome. Still, some people didn't understand the idea of a Limited Edition Release. This really shows a sign 'o the times. I remember buying Limited Editions when I was a kid and you got extra stuff, and then a shorter, slightly less cool release was made available indefinitely. Nowadays, people expect the digital release to have the goods (a la iTunes exclusives). I'm not a big fan of that as I, with many of you, am a physical media junkie. I like to hold and touch. But we all need to prepare for the inevitable - the CD will die. The Internets are responding, though. iTunes has the new LP format and I really hope we'll see a future OneUp Studios release take advantage of it. Also, Bandcamp.com (which I'll rave about in the rest of the newsletter) allows an artist to upload additional downloadable content like the booklet as a .PDF, music videos, secret tracks that only come from an album download, etc. But I digress - thank you all for a great release. CHRONOTORIOUS was a blast and we have another little somethin' comin' soon. Watch me.
WELCOME TO BANDCAMP (FLAC STORE) You asked for it - you got it. Toyota. I found a suitable store for FLAC (and more!) via Bandcamp. I want you to check out The OneUps on Bandcamp.com. The best thing about them is that you can choose what format you want to download - MP3, AAC, FLAC, OGG - even Apple Lossless. If that doesn't float your boat, I don't know what will. And you can purchase from most major countries. So things are lookin' up. Thanks to a couple of hot interns, I have the rest of the OUS catalogue uploaded, too. Check it out: OneUp Studios - Time & Space - A Tribute to Yasunori Mitsuda OneUp Studios - The Very Best of SEGA OneUp Studios - Xenogears Light | an arranged album Dale North & Mustin - More than Mario
SUPPORT GOOD MUSICS CHICO RAY (comedy) If you are a sick individual (and I know you are), I want you to check out [NSFW] and buy this album I produced by a sick person, Chico Ray. With Bandcamp.com, you can listen to the entire album online. Also, I have it for sale at $4.99, but you can pay whatever price you want over that (thank you to those who've already chucked in $10.00). I hope some of you will appreciate the insanity and spread the word. It's along the lines of Adam Sandler's CDs, Tenacious D, The Lonely Island - stuff like that. So if those guys make you laugh, you'll be right at home. There's also a music video for "The First Time." You should check it out. Might see a little cameo... 40 KORLEONE (rap/hip-hop) If you like Rap and Hip-Hop, but are tired of cheap beats that sound like some kid with no musical knowledge what-so-ever clicked them into a pirated copy of Fruity Loops with the default sounds, check out this album produced by yours truly for 40 Korleone. I made all the music - some with very subtle game music influences - so I'm curious to see what you all think. I also have a Nerdcore album coming with Beefy later and it's very VGM influenced, so that might be more your bag (plus Beefy has song titles like "Geek Out" and "Game Store Girl"). NATHAN MCLEOD (jazz) Former (and sometimes sit in) member of The OneUps, Nathan McLeod, has released a contemporary Jazz album featuring half standards and half originals. It's certainly worth a listen if you're a fan of Jazz. Nathan is the real deal and I look forward to his next release as it is certain to be even better than the first. I worked as Executive Producer on this project. Check it out on iTunes or AmazonMP3 below.
Well, that's it for this month's COLOSSAL newsletter! I hope you find some new musics to enjoy to hold you over until Super Mario Kart Album. Thanks for reading and see you next month! ~m 2009.09.02
CHRONOTORIOUS IS A SUCCESS 2009.08.10
CHRONOTORIOUS IS HERE 2009.07.07
SUPER MARIO KART MUSIC VIDEO COMING 2009.06.06
FIRST HALF OF SUPER MARIO KART ALBUM RECORDED 2009.05.03
THE ONEUPS AT TEATRO SCARPINO - SATURDAY MAY 9 2009.04.01
Here we are again, you and I. April is upon us. As are the April Showers. Watch out for them! * Maybe the best selling video game music fan album of all time, but only because it's been the longest selling video games music fan album. 2009.03.01
Welcome to March! We hope you enjoy your stay. Plan for stupid cold weather because the world is ending and a possible Volcanic Eruption in Memphis. 2009.02.10Already February. Snaps, son! Not much to report, but lots to look forward to. Especially the upcoming Bad Dudes release - CHRONOTORIOUS. It's gonna be so hot, you'll want to slap your mother. Hard. Also, off to a good start on getting all past releases onto iTunes and AmazonMP3. If you haven't picked up Volume 1 or Volume 2 from The OneUps yet, download 'em from these fine stores. CDs are on the way out! An old fuddy-duddy like me can't fight it anymore. Which is why I would like for you to take less than 30 seconds to fill out this survey. This will tell me how to handle the future. I'd really appreciate it. I know these things can be annoying but it shouldn't take you more than 30 seconds. So take the survey and I'll see you next month! ~m 2009.01.01
Big thanks to everyone that bought the Child's Play CD 2008. I hope you all enjoyed it. It's a fantastic album. December 16, 2008
November 7, 2008The OneUps Volume 2 is a success. Lot of people have bought the CD from us and from our eTailers like iTunes, AmazonMP3 and others. We really appreciate everyone's support. Our next project is coming up soon and it's going to be a great time. ha ha ha get it? Time? Yeah... Our mailing list is back up. Be sure to sign up for it. It's going to be good. Gonna be a good rest of the year too. And a good 2009. Forward, march! ~m September 10, 2008
Oy, I need an assistant. Gotta keep this more current! As you can imagine, I've been really busy finishing Volume 2 and getting ready for / going to PAX. Trying to get back into the swing of things here. Volume 2 is now on sale and selling well! Pick up your copy. 2 Discs. 26 Tracks. 101 Minutes of music. You know you want it. Get it here now. ~m July 10, 2008
I made a new favicon. Would someone like to make us a new logo? || The OneUps are going to into the studio to record Disc 1 of Volume 2 this weekend. Very sorry to report that not everything we had hoped to get on Volume 2 is going to make it due to circumstances beyond our control. The good news is, I catalogued all of The OneUps' music yesterday and we have 94 pieces in the folder. Wow... That's a lot of music! Here's hoping for many more albums. P.S. - Please someone with a lot of money step in and help us make this thing huge. luvubye. ~m June 12, 2008
Been a minute. Good news: Sixth Annual oneUp Studios BBQ happened and it was fun. Some people lived. Some people didn't. It was rad. Also, The OneUps recorded Disc 2 of the upcoming Volume 2 to be released on September 2, 2008. Disc 1 to be recorded shortly. Gonna be a helluva two-disc set. For those of you going to PAX, you'll be able to buy the album there before anyone - because it's our CD release party! Rest of yous will get it in the mail/online shortly after. I'm working on a solo album called The World Is Square to release hopefully around Christmas. Reckon you can guess what'll be on that album. Bad news: Not enough hours in the day. Can anyone fix this for me? ~m April 7, 2008
The OneUps Web site seems moot at this point, so we've done a redirect to the MySpace page. No real loss, though thanks to Mykola for the design. Also, The OneUps pretty much have their new set ready to perform. Some awesome arrangements and recording Disc 2 for Volume 2 takes place in a month! Get ready for the band to bring the radness. There will be a whole bunch of new show dates updated to the MySpace page soon. We're hoping to perform in a city near you. ~m February 12, 2008
Check out the new PayPal Widget OneUp Studios store. Good for quick purchase of The OneUps - Volume 1 and The OneUps T-Shirts - now in stock in Mens and Womens Tees. Give it a spin and let me know what you think of it. ~m December 1, 2007
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The OneUps performed at the Penny Arcade eXpo (PAX) last weekend. The performance was a huge success bringing in all sorts of new fans. Here are links to several blogs and videos on the performance, including a link to Wil Wheaton's blog, whom claimed to "fail" by missing The OneUps' performance. August 7, 2007
Congrats to Greg, whose game placed in the Top 10 (see contest info below). If he makes at least the top 5 now, he'll pull down a grand! Sweet! July 15, 2007
The violin player in our band, Greg, has made a game and it's in a contest at Intel where he can win some big bucks. June 19, 2007
May 29, 2007Hope you all had a good Memorial Day weekend. Except those of you that went camping because camping is stupid. It's the closest thing to time travel. He look, ma, no technology! [shudders] Dale's out and about traveling the country doing cool things. He went to an Anime convention. I'm sure he'll have some cool stuff to talk about when he gets back. I spent the weekend throwing parties and eating other people's food. We're also getting ready for a private party this weekend. The OneUps will be performing at the Skiles wedding. It's going to be awesome. We're adding a new violinist. And yes, I have broken my No Girls rule - it's a girl. This band is just getting crazy. And if you haven't seen us yet - for shame... Check out the show dates on The OneUps' MySpace page. ~m May 22, 2007Well... Hmm. Been twenty days. I'm back from wherever I've been - space, girls, the bottom of a bottle of Jack Daniels. Business is comin' up. Our Fifth Annual OneUp Studios BBQ is coming up. If you're coming, I need you to read this post. Very important in making sure this thing kicks off right. Lotta good stuff coming up - mostly with The OneUps. Probably two live DVDs shooting in July, an EP coming soon, and more show dates as we continue to impress Fayetteville, Arkansas and the rest of the world via the Web. I'm having a hard time walking around now because I'm getting recognized by so many people who say, "Dude! I love your band!" And this is seriously coming from young, cute college girls, and as far away as old weird guys with mustaches who just show up at our shows and start dancing with said young college girls. It's good times for sure. People are really starting to freak out about this video game music. That's a good thing. Looking forward to celebrating that this year with you BBQ attendees. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go help Jared light these BBQ coals. We're having a mini-BBQ tonite because hey - that's how we roll. ~m May 2, 2007
April 21, 2007 - Oy
April 11, 2007 - Because I Can
Re-discovered a gem from the days of old. Feast your ears on Protection Against Infection DVD Menu Music. Holy crap. ~m April 3, 2007 - Mega Man-ip-ul-ation
Our friends at The Shizz could have the most important Internet thread ever. Click the pic to jump to salvation: ~m April 2, 2007 - April Fools
So April Fools was a HUGE success. It was good times. But I think the biggest joke was on General Veers: March 30, 2007 - Vote for The OneUpsThe OneUps are nominated for a NAMA Award for "Best Jam/Funk Band." This is pretty cool for us. So if you dig the band and think we're the best Jam/Funk Band ever, please take two minutes to vote for us. Here's the link: Vote Here! If you voted, you rock. If you didn't, you still rock. If you're a rock, you roll. ~m March 28, 2007 - Thanks, Tycho & Gabe!
March 26, 2007 - The OneUps? Live? At PAX?!? March 24, 2007 - www.TheOneUps.com Coming Soon So the band is getting its own site very soon. Hopefully this will help people distinguish the band from the label, which people can't seem to do very well. The OneUps are a band of nerds that play video game music. The leader of the band, Mustin, is co-founder and owner of OneUp Studios, which is a record label. The record label puts out albums of arranged music made by various people - sometimes involving people that are in The OneUps, like in the case of their own album, The OneUps Volume 1. This does not, however, lump them all together into one hateable catagory. Thus endeth the lesson. So, in other words - what did you do today? 'Cause I went to a scary place and saw this: March 23, 2007 - Game Music CentralI was talkin' to my buddy Gerard Marino, composer for God of War and its sequel, about some music stuff, and he did a little name dropping. Game Music Central, he says. I check it out. It's just a single page for now, but from what he tells me it sounds like it's going to be pretty cool. And the first thing planned is - well, I probably shouldn't say. Let me just say that I think it'll be... neat. ~m March 22, 2007 - The OneUps Volume Shipped I got in The OneUps Volume 1 yesterday. Spent a good while getting them shipped out to you. So they should be coming soon if you ordered one. Sorry about the wait on that - I didn't think it would take so long. But point is we have 'em in stock and you can get them in a timely matter now. And now? What is thy bidding my master? ~m March 20, 2007 - SnoCap StoreSo we have this SnoCap Store now. It's pretty neat. But someone in Canadia said that they couldn't download the tracks because they're not available to Canadian customers - can anyone confirm that? If so, that's pretty lame and I apologize. Still, being able to download any track you want from any of the OUS albums is pretty neat. You can check it out on our Store page. Also, here in a few days, I'll be making "Album" purchases available to you. This is something SnoCap didn't have before but now the user (me) can put the tracks into actual album bundles for you to buy. Sound good? I think so. ~m March 17, 2007 - We're BackYeah, we said we were done. Yeah, we closed up shop. But we let it fester and you smelled it and you wanted more. Big news coming soon from The OneUps along with more excitement. Poke around the site - things are a lot more streamlined and focused. We'll be changing up content and fixing the bugs for a few days. And check out our EPs page - 8BitMaximo has put together cover art for our EP releases and will continue to do so - two more are coming in the next couple of months and we're sure you're going to love them. Thanks for all of your support and welcome back to OneUp Studios.~m |
Things have been mucho busy this month. The Bad Dudes got their 
Fall is in the air. It's my and Dale's favourite time of year. And with Fall comes change. The once thriving, then defunct, and now thriving again OneUp Studios has seen a lot of change. Dale and I are still in the brainstorming stage, but we'll be making some more changes soon. The focus has definitely shifted to The OneUps. So we imagine OUS will become something quiet and scaled down. I'd like to bring my remixing entourage, The Bad Dudes into the fray for remix projects, which are pretty hot right now given the popularity of the recent FFVII arrangement project. The Bad Dudes have had something on the back burner for a while now - I hope we can motivate the boys to get their act together and finish it up, along with starting new projects (like an entire FFIV remake - anyone? anyone?). Also, there's 
