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Look who's back on Nerd Music Meltdown It's Marc with a C, who we have not talked to in a long time. We're talking about his plans to redefine who Marc is as a musician, what "Phase II"  means to him, surviving cancer and how that affects is music career. Last but not least, we discuss everything that went into his brand new album Thantophobia and why it is so different from everything before.

Marc with a C has a virtual show on his Patreon in March. Be sure to check that out. You can also get all of Marc's music at marcwithac.com.

ONGAKU 20XX: Wily's Revenge takes place on Saturday, March 5th at The Abbey in Orlando, Florida. Tickets are available at ongakuoverdrive.com. You can also support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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Orlando has a new video game band with an Earthbound-inspired name! Trash Burger is comprised of our guests Stevie Albano and David Yasensky, as well as a couple of new faces. We talk about how the band came to be, how Under Polaris and Random Encounter tie in, the ONGAKU 20XX show that Trash Burger will be performing at, virtual concerts, and what the goals of the band will be.

See Trash Burger's Virtua Ongaku performance: https://youtu.be/lMKcy115kWo

ONGAKU 20XX: Wily's Revenge takes place on Saturday, March 5th at The Abbey in Orlando, Florida. Tickets are available at ongakuoverdrive.com. You can also support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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Orlando's newest video game band is GG CAT. and they will be performing live on Ongaku Overdrive: The Whims of Fate. We have GG CAT's founder, guitarist, and controllerist Luis Guerrero on to talk about the band and how it came to be.

Plus, Luis talks about performing at the recent Orlando Fringe, the evolution of jazz in video game soundtracks, Castlevania, Overwatch, Persona, cat sounds, and what to expect at their performance for the upcoming Ongaku Overdrive event.

You can find more about GG CAT at ggcatmusic.com. Ongaku Overdrive: The Whims of Fate will be on Sunday, July 11th at Soundbar in downtown Orlando. Tickets are available at ongakuoverdrive.com. You can also support Nerd Music Meltdown at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

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Tokyo Elvis is may be one of the greatest performer names ever, and he also makes cute and catchy vocaloid tracks and video game remixes.

We talk to the Orlando-based producer about his origins, linking up with DJ Cutman and Gamechops, Animal Crossing, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, how vocaloid software works, and our various run-ins over the years.

Get more Tokyo Elvis at tokyoelvis.bandcamp.com. Want to get these episodes sooner? Subscribe at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive

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EyeQ had a tremendous 2019 and we cover all of that here. We talk about how he blended anime and hip hop and celebrated Samurai Champloo at major conventions like Otakon and MomoCon with Bytes & Beats and how that all came to be.

We also talk performing at the Library of Congress and getting the music of Nujabes inducted there. Plus, we chat about Overwatch, Shing02, Fat Jon, why representation matters, and his future musical releases. Oh, and what's going on at MAGFest?

You can get more of EyeQ at eyeqmusic.com. EyeQ will be performing on Sunday, December 8th at Will's Pub with Mega Ran, Mickey Factz, and Alfred Banks. Like what we do? Support at patreon.com/ongakuoverdrive.

Marc with a C is back on the Nerd Music Meltdown to talk about a whole lot, including his Obscurity shows in Orlando on August 3rd and 4th, his upcoming 20th anniversary of being Marc with a C and what he has planned, making the same Grammy shortlist as Childish Gambino, what happened to Nerdy.fm, and more. It's a great conversation and you can get more if Marc at www.marcwithac.com. 

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