Friends, fans, and followers - with roughly a month passed since our initial launch of the raise for Volume 2, now is an appropriate moment to begin making our plan for the year.
The Rising Star Patronage Project
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Building a diverse future for video game music. linktr.ee/risingstarpatronage
Please have a look at this thread - and then have a look at our stuff! We're seeking funds for a potential Rising Star Vol. 2 - and this thread talks a bit about why. Hope to hear from ya ✨ chuffed.org/project/1774...
Video Game Music for a Cause - The Rising Star Patronage Project
If the last few years are any indication, the capitalist structures holding our world together have reached, arguably, a point of no return. If we're going to change things, we'll have to do it togeth...
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Star Victoria Power | Slide20XX@slide20xx.com · 4w agoWhen I presented "The Solution is Money: A Practical Approach to Diversity in Game Audio," at @oursoniclandscape.bsky.social earlier this summer, I wanted to make myself absolutely clear - there's no problem with being privileged.
The Rising Star Vol. 2 Fundraiser is live on Chuffed!
Star Victoria Power | Slide20XX@slide20xx.com · 2mo agoLast year, we came together to raise $15,000 for marginalized composers in the game industry. This year, we're doing it again. Our Rising Star Vol. 2 fundraiser is live on Chuffed! chuffed.org/project/1774...
The Rising Star Vol. 2 Fundraiser is live on Chuffed!
Star Victoria Power | Slide20XX@slide20xx.com · 2mo agoLast year, we came together to raise $15,000 for marginalized composers in the game industry. This year, we're doing it again. Our Rising Star Vol. 2 fundraiser is live on Chuffed! chuffed.org/project/1774...
"microplexity" [–bandcamp embed–] a little tune for @risingstarpatronage.com that i wrote last year, inspired by the music of puzzle games! mastered by @tv-ma.bsky.social 🖤
microplexity, by aivi
from the album Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1
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This year, Rising Star was able to partner with GDC to provide passes to four exceptional artists, allowing them to attend the festival for the entire week!
And revealing our final Rising Star Scholar for GDC 2026… Jeff Liu! @jeffliujeffliu.bsky.social Jeff Liu works in music and animation. While drawing was his first step into the world of making art, he was always inspired by music of all genres and dreamed of being a musician as well
Revealing our third Scholar… Michelle Cheuk! @michellecheuk.bsky.social From being scouted by SBS for South Korean TV series KPOP STAR to singing and producing for Amazon series James May: Our Man In Japan, Michelle has a passion for recording & production, composition and sound design
Now introducing the second of our GDC scholars… Clay Xavier! @clayxavier.bsky.social Probably the most whimsical person in whatever room he’s in, Seth "Clay" Xavier Marceau is a 4x Webby award-winning media composer, music producer, & multi-instrumentalist based in Oakland, CA.
Introducing.. Calbert Warner, aka Schematist !! @schematist.bsky.social Schematist is an NYC based composer who blends orchestral and electronic elements and whose inspiration include the legendary Nobuo Uematsu, the previously featured @wilbertroget.bsky.social , and our very own @aiviwave.com !
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The Rising Star Patronage Project@risingstarpatronage.com · 6mo agoSay hello to... D'Anthoni Wooten ! @danthoni-wooten.bsky.social D'Anthoni Wooten is a composer who focuses on orchestral, ambient, and experimental music. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, his work has appeared in various indie game titles, films, and television ads internationally
Say hello to... D'Anthoni Wooten ! @danthoni-wooten.bsky.social D'Anthoni Wooten is a composer who focuses on orchestral, ambient, and experimental music. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, his work has appeared in various indie game titles, films, and television ads internationally
#BlackHistoryMonth Gaming Showcase 🧵, follow this thread for highlights and recaps! Live now on www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn2h... and www.twitch.tv/blackvoicesi...
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Greetings from Rising Star! We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with GDC Festival of Gaming this year to provide Festival Passes to four Rising Star Scholars. We’ll be introducing you all to our scholars over the coming weeks; we’re so excited for you to meet them! ✨
And now, a man who needs no introduction - Wilbert Roget, II @wilbertroget.bsky.social ! Wilbert is a veteran composer in the video game industry. His incredible list of scores includes work for Helldivers 2, Mortal Combat 11, Call of Duty: WWII...
Introducing... Chase Bethea!! @chasebethea.bsky.social Chase is an incredibly prolific, award winning Composer & Technical Music Designer for video games.
It's Black History Month !! and that means, it's time to highlight and celebrate a few of the Black video game composers who shape the games we all play.
Greetings from Rising Star! We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with GDC Festival of Gaming this year to provide Festival Passes to four Rising Star Scholars. We’ll be introducing you all to our scholars over the coming weeks; we’re so excited for you to meet them! ✨
Our debut album, Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1 - is out!!! You can stream and download it (for free!!) on Bandcamp! slide20xx.bandcamp.com/album/beginn...
Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1, by Slide20XX
6 track album
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Our album releases THIS MORNING!!! Join us for the listening party on Bandcamp or Youtube (at 9am PST!!) - hope to see you there!! slide20xx.bandcamp.com/album/beginn... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwEL...
Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1, by Slide20XX
6 track album
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Our first album is launching TOMORROW !! and we have a few more announcements for you: The album will be launching for FREE, tomorrow, on Bandcamp!! We want to make sure that it's able to reach as far and wide as it can, so please consider heading to Bandcamp to download it to your collection!
Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1, by Slide20XX
6 track album
slide20xx.bandcamp.com
Our album is launching in just TWO days!! which means -- it's time to reveal the album art!! This amazing piece was put together by Erin Graves (@eirex.art on Instagram) - I've had the privilege of working with her on a few covers before this one and she is absolutely phenomenal at what she does.
2 DAYS LEFT to back our BLANKSWORD, our roguelike RPG, on Kickstarter! If you've ever wanted to... ⚔️ Punt your landlord ⚔️ Kiss bugs ⚔️ Rearrange your brain ⚔️ Attack and dethrone God ... now's your chance! 🔽 Links to Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord below! 🔽
Our album is releasing in just THREE days!!! and we have one final composer to reveal to you - introducing: aivi! @aiviwave.com
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