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Ro chats with Pixel Mixers' leadership team/album runners Hashel, Erika, and Dewey about the 10 year anniversary of the Pixel Mixers founding, the celebratory 38-track VGM album for the 10th Anniversary, and reflect on the communities. Ro and Hashel share stories of founding the Pixel Mixers scene together, how the PM group has worked to grow and enjoy new artists, and they all discuss favorite memories and surprises in keeping an open community alive this long. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Hashel (He/Him), Erika Richards (She/Her), Dewey Newt (He/Him) Plugs: https://pixel-mixers.com/ https://linktr.ee/PixelMixers

Ro chats with Ben Zimmermann and Jayhan from the band JiggyTones about their new live album "Live at HeroFest" and their band performing and growing the video game music scene in Europe. They discuss the unique aspects of arranging as a band, and building a diverse setlist to connect with fans. Don't miss great stories about performing without any prep for their first show, let alone collaborating with Video Games Rock including composer David Wise and designer Kev Bayliss! Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Ben Zimmermann (He/Him), Jayhan (She/Her) Plugs: https://linktr.ee/jiggytones JiggyTones is:Rhythm Guitar/Piano/Vox: Ben ZimmermannLead Guitar: Jakob HeldBass: Gülsen GüldalDrums: Nikolas LangholzVocals: Jayhan

Ro chats with Drew AKA Lowlander about co-directing and producing GameGrooves' Donkey Kong Modern-Metal/Prog tribute album "Konged Loose" released in November 2025. The two discuss how the project is unique to the entire game music arrangement scene, the defining of metal genre, and the new quality bar set by the feedback cycles and strive to push the album farther as well as hijinks and challenges the album took! Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Drew Gibson (He/Him) Plugs: https://bsky.app/profile/drewbertisms.bsky.social https://lnk.to/konged-loose

Ro chats with Kyle Schaefer AKA Archaeologist about writing the soundtrack to Duelyst II. They discuss the influence of progressive metal and self-producing, and the unique changes to approach that Kyle made to develop a game OST. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Kyle Schaefer (He/Him) Plugs: https://archaeologist.bandcamp.com/album/duelyst-ii-original-soundtrack-complete-edition https://store.steampowered.com/app/2004320/Duelyst_II/

Ro, representing GameGrooves Uncovered Podcast, heads to PAX West 2025 in Seattle, WA to chat with different game musicians and developers about all things video games this year. He meets with a variety of artists and developers, quizzing them on their favorite games so far, soundtracks, deep cuts, and of course the buzz at PAX West 2025. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him)

Ro chats with GameGrooves Operations Team members Ian Martyn and Veronica AKA V-Ron Media about the upcoming MAGWest Album Jam, being hosted in GameGrooves' Discord server. Discussing the exciting event, accessibility, and spirit of collaboration, the three invite listener musicians to throw their hat in the ring, arm up their instruments and mana, and join in the fun! Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Ian Martyn (He/Him), V-Ron Media (She/her) Plugs: https://www.magwest.org

Ro chats with Matt Silverburg AKA MarimbaMatt about his newest album "Pokemon: Mostly Marimba Version" as well as his experience performing percussion in the game music space. They break down collaborations, working with a less-common instrument, arranging for live as well as Pokemon as a series! Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Matt Silverburg (He/Him) Plugs: https://www.youtube.com/@MarimbaMatt913 https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Mgt2K3aFoXa2w2uU7Hbjl https://www.mattsilverbergmusic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/marimbamatt913/?hl=en

Ro chats with Nikola Whallon, seasoned chiptune, Balkan, and Klezmer VGM artist about starting a video game music live event in Seattle, Washington. The two chat about other conventions and live venues that host game music, celebrating local and nearby artists, and the event's hopes in the PNW area. Split Screen Seattle will be hosted at Substation in Ballard, in Seattle, WA on May 8th. Doors open at 7:30PM, and show starts at 8PM. The lineup is Ian Cowell's Exceptional Band of Goblins, Ro Panuganti Prog XP, Super Soul Bros., and dannyBStyle and the venue is 21+. There will also be retro game stations. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Nikola Whallon (He/Him) Plugs: Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/split-screen-seattle-tickets-1316634311669 Bluesky Instagram

Ro chats with guitarist Steven Poissant aka Steven Strums about his debut solo album "Acoustic VGM Vol. 1" and arranging retro and modern songs for acoustic guitar. They chat about early Youtube and the video game music scene in 2010s, working with Sam in Super Guitar Bros., experiences recording the album, and playing live as a solo artist. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Steven Poissant (He/Him) Plugs: Bandcamp:  Spotify:  YouTube Channel: ⁠

Ro speaks with composer Josh Barron about his work on Fallen Aces: Episode 1 and the process of going from cover-creation to orchestration. They discuss learning as Josh wrote a score across several years, writing techniques, and the power of influential video game music. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Joshua Barron (He/Him) Plugs: Official Website: https://joshbarroncomposer.com/home Bandcamp: http://joshbarronstudios.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/artist/5OnSsTZYZgoL0bJfa8YtNm?si=4oqfOQk1TN6-wqImbGS1DA Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/barronjcomposer.bsky.social YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshbarron8961

Ro speaks with Sean about his experiences joining the VGM scene and progressively arranging more collaborations. The two discuss the art of getting into collaboration, being a good arranger/guest, and taking on huge projects like Sean's "Beyond the Sky" music video. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Fuzz Pixels (He/Him) Plugs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzrfHr9V4UxTI68yteJSjXA

Ro speaks with composer Chase Bethea about getting into composition for games, Game Jams, experiences working on Aground Zero, Stardander School for Witches, and Sunken Stones' soundtracks, and advice for musicians. The two discuss creative ways to write, celebrating more authentic "pirate soundtrack" tropes, and even the interaction of composers and "remixer/cover artists". Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Chase Bethea (He/Him) Plugs: https://chasebethea.com/ https://linktr.ee/chasebethea https://chasebethea.bandcamp.com/music

Ro speaks with Vaughn Rowles about the online game music convention, VGMCon, and the events taking place in person and online. They discuss the variety of performers, many game-music bands formed for the con, and panels hosted at the convention. They also discuss the Game Music Remix Awards as well as the VGM Album Jam for charity happening April 4th-7th, including ways for people to get involved with the convention worldwide. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), Vaughn Rowles (He/Him) Plugs: https://www.vgmcon.org https://vgmcon.org/activities/album-jam/

Ro speaks with Epic Game Music AKA James Ronald about his experiences on Youtube and in the video game/nerdcore music scene across a decade, his brand new Snowboard Kids Lo-Fi album, and perspectives on making a career in VGM. The two discuss their enjoyment of Nintendo 64's Snowboard Kids, MAGFest and ConBravo, playing guitar as a lefty, as well as finding shifts in styles as well as James' band Rex Viper. Participants: Ro Panuganti (He/Him), James Ronald (He/Him) Plugs: https://www.youtube.com/EpicGameMusic www.jamesronaldmusic.com

Ro speaks with Patti Rudisill about her experience creating "Voices in the Dark" and "Dear to the Heart", a Final Fantasy VII Double cover album with arrangements built around violin. They discuss interesting guests inclusions, her experience self-producing a variety of tracks, and how Final Fantasy VII: Remake has influenced arranging classic songs. They also discuss her experience with creating interesting music videos for Youtube, and fan theories for the title Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth.SPOILER WARNING for Final Fantasy VII (1997) as well as Final Fantasy VII: Remake (2020) from 30:19-45:00, also marked in the podcast! Participants: Ro Panuganti, Patti Rudisill Plugs: https://www.youtube.com/PattiRudisill https://pattirudisill.com/dark-and-heart