Jake Kaufman

Appearance: GR CON 1 Jake Kaufman is a composer and sound designer in Los Angeles with a truly heartfelt connection to game music. His versatility, charismatic style, and devoted following makes him an essential part of any development team – large or small, epic or fluffy – who want to stand out from the crowd. […]

Dale North

Appearance: GR CON 1 Singer, songwriter, composer, and video game blogger Dale North views himself as a musician first and foremost. After establishing himself in the game music remixing scene, he went on to become the Editor-in-Chief at DESTRUCTOID where he shared his love for corgis with millions of readers around the world. While continuing […]

Arc Impulse

Arc Impulse Appearance: VGM CON 4 Hailing from Chicago, Arc Impulse brings video game music to life by infusing it with their special dose of energetic synth-rock. Equipped with a keytar, violin, keyboard, electric guitar, bass, and drums, they inject raw energy into music from games such as Goldeneye 007, Chrono Trigger, and The Legend […]

Super Guitar Bros

Super Guitar Bros. Appearance: VGM CON 4 The Super Guitar Bros are not actually brothers – they’re bros! Steve and Sam met back in 2007 at a local coffee shop where Sam was performing with a mutual friend of theirs. After seeing Sam’s classical skills, Steve knew they had to start making music together. During their […]

Parachute Pandas

Parachute Pandas Appearance: VGM CON 4 Parachute Pandas is a local group from Minneapolis, MN. They perform a vast repertoire of music including Disney songs, TV show theme songs, video game songs, and wacky interpretations of Top 40 and pop tunes. Parachute Pandas always encourages audience participation with coloring books, cookie decoration, and live Christmas […]

Nostalgia

Nostalgia (Gamification Set) Time: Friday @ 10:30pm Video games, music, DJing: repeat. Inspired by the music he heard on the Super Nintendo as a child, Nostalgia writes modern bass music that makes you long for consoles past. He’s written many classic video game anthem remixes but even in his originals you can hear the retro […]

Ravepulse

Appearance: GR CON 2, GR CON 3 Ravepulse is a 25-year-old Pusheen obsessed, Progressive & Electro House DJ and Producer from Minneapolis, MN. He is a music business major at the University of St. Thomas. Driven by an addictive passion for music, Ravepulse brings melodic, hard hitting vibes to the crowd. His many stops include […]

Twin Cities Trio

Appearance: GR CON 2, GR CON 3 United by a passion for chamber music, the Twin Cities Trio has performed recitals and provided music for special events throughout Minnesota for eight years. Oboist Carolyn Haupert completed her oboe studies at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. After studying at Michigan State University, clarinetist Mary Beth Huttlin […]

Super Marcato Bros

Appearance: GR CON 1 (panel), GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 The Super Marcato Bros. are made up of Karl, Will & Marty Brueggemann. They are a video game music trio from the twin cities. They will be joined by special guests to flesh out a full live band, which will bring to life a […]

Bards of the Goddesses

Appearance: GR CON 2, GR CON 3 Catch a live performance of music from games such as The Legend of Zelda, Halo, Professor Layton, and more by trio Bards of the Goddesses. The performance will feature Gamer’s Rhapsody video music convention planning members Thomas Spargo, Kenny Schuster, and Vaughn Rowles on guitar, piano, violin, accordion, […]

OverClocked Remix

Appearance: GR CON 1 (panel/table), GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 It may be the beginning of winter, but for Overclocked University, it is still spring break! Come prepared to dance for Gamer’s Rhapsody’s beach party to end all beach parties (at least in November)! Featuring sunny and synthy dance music mixed with a rocking […]

Sunshapes

Appearance: GR CON 2 A St Paul based group that blends new and vintage pop sounds with classically influenced instrumental interludes. A St Paul based indie music quartet, The Sunshapes blend pop and folk with classically influenced instrumental interludes. Led by singer/songwriter Bryan Schumann, the sunshapes blur the lines between band and chamber ensemble. The Sunshapes […]

Nerd Enhanced Sound

Appearance: GR CON 1, GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 As wee lads, Mike Vasich and Nick Gaudette spent many hours studying the every move of digital 8-bit figurines that would jump, slide, run, and knock out bricks across the screen. The intriguing world of 8-bit music is recreated in this fantastic reincarnation of the […]

Do A Barrel Roll

Appearance: GR CON 1, GR CON 2, The Bit Run 1, GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 Do a Barrel Roll! solely performs music from videogames, but not any and all videogames. DABR chooses music that THEY truly love, and though they take requests from fans and friends, the Barrel Rollers choose music that they […]