I'm excited to announce I'll be a featured guest performing with the Video Game Symphony at the Akron Civic Theater, Sat, Nov 22 at 7:30. They have a great program planned and I'm stoked to be a part of it! Go to videogamesymphony.com for tickets and info. I hope to see you there!

What Math & Logic Puzzles Taught Me I've had this puzzle book for over 15 years. It was a gift from my parents when I was living in New York. I've always... www.robkovacsmusic.com/blog/what-ma...

I'm excited to be heading to Atlanta for DreamHack this weekend! Use code "ROBKOVACS" for a 15% discount on tickets. And be sure to say hello if you see me in the expo hall!

If you missed the Pixels & Melodies video game music concert in Munich a few months back, fret not! You can now watch @julieelven.bsky.social and @robkovacs.bsky.social / @88bit.bsky.social’s live performance of Strange Flower from Corpse Factory on YouTube!!! youtu.be/LA-cjGIsSZc?...

For your GRAMMY consideration for "Best Classical Instrumental Solo Album!" Only one more day to vote! The Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections - 64 minutes of romantic style piano pieces composed by Sebastien Skaf, performed by yours truly. Available on Vinyl and CD. Sheet music also available!

Sunday morning vibes @robkovacs.bsky.social

Tomorrow (Thursday) I'll be featured on the @Twitch Front Page! Set a reminder, tune in, request songs and be a part of the hype! 😎

A new interview just published! I enjoyed answering these interview questions for the Aldora Britain Records E-Zine about my last two original albums "Straylight" and "Let Go" and a bit about my musical influences. You can find my feature on page 8. Enjoy! bit.ly/aldorabritai...

Watch "Air" from Katawa Shoujo written and arranged by Sebastien Skaf. This is part of the official Piano Collections that I recently recorded for @materiamusic.com. Let me know what you think! A huge thanks to @kim-sutton.bsky.social for helping film and edit the video! youtu.be/6eLfXg5hdyA

Two new @CuragaRecords Video Game LoFi albums -- Final Fantasy and Paper Mario! I collabed with producer @HotlineSehwani co-arranging and playing the piano for "Main Title" from Paper Mario. And you can hear my piano on Lunar Serenade (FFXVI), produced by Save Point and Wutai. #vgm #vgmvinyl

Friends tryin to test me 🥱

Photos from singing the #gamemusic concert with @robkovacs.bsky.social & @alecshea.com 🖤 📸 Kim Sutton 🥰 Thank you to everyone who came to see us perform in this personal, cozy venue, and thank you Alec for organizing such a beautiful concert! #HorizonZeroDawn #FinalFantasy #Zelda

AND I'll be performing in Munich, Germany a piano concert of video game music featuring the other-worldly voice of @julieelven.bsky.social. Don't miss out!

The No Exit European Tour is underway! We're performing a very contemporary concert of new chamber music works in 4 different countries - Greece, Italy, Poland and Netherlands. It'll be my first time in any of these countries. It's truly a thrill and an honor to be a part of this ensemble. ☺️

Exciting news! In June, I'll be traveling with No Exit on a two-week European tour to Greece, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands! Before we embark on our journey, we'll play 3 free concerts in Cleveland, starting tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Cleveland Museum of Art. More info at noexitnewmusic.com

Happy to share my latest performance video!

extremely exciting to be performing with Julie Elven in Germany!

Prepare for a live video game music concert in Munich! We've invited @robkovacs.bsky.social to Munich to perform with @julieelven.bsky.social! There'll be music from Horizon, Skyrim, Portal and much more! Check out the ticket link in the comments! #gameaudio #videogames #gamedev

I'm very excited to share the first video from the upcoming Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections, which I’ve been recording and are scheduled for release this June on @materiacollective.com! (thread)

The VGM Pianists just released a tribute album to Pokémon which features my first ever Pokémon arrangement - Game Corner from Gold & Silver! It's a very rhythmic, high-energy song that really slaps! Give it a listen as well as the whole album here - fanlink.tv/PokemonVGMPi...

This Saturday at 7:30 EDT, I’ll be performing my Marble Madness piano arrangement at the North American Conference on Video Game Music in Cleveland! 🎹🕹️ It’s a 2-day event full of fascinating talks on VGM. Join online or in person: nacvgm.org #ludomusicology #nacvgm

The sheet music for my Radical Dreamers arrangement is out now! It’s a detailed transcription of my performance—expertly transcribed by Pablo Enver and carefully edited by me. Hope you enjoy playing it! 🎹 www.musicnotes.com/l/TTFrJ

It was a fun surprise hearing one of my Straylight songs played live in a Name That Tune trivia! Nicely done, Jer! #VGMCon www.twitch.tv/vgmcon/clip/...

I'm very honored that my recording/arrangement of Radical Dreamers from Chrono Cross has been nominated for a Game Remix Award!

21 years ago today, I gave the world premiere *solo* performance of Piano Phase by Steve Reich. Learning this piece was a defining experience that shaped the way I play piano - the ultimate challenge in hand independence! Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnQd...

It was a thrill performing @awintory.bsky.social ’s "What's Yours Is Mine" from Monaco in front of 1000+ people at GDC. This version is fairly true to the OST version, though I did beef it up a bit for the performance. Huge thanks to Austin for trusting me with this solo moment!

This is an absolute fireball of a piece and was a beast to record. Please enjoy my latest recording of “Jitter” from Katawa Shoujo composed and arranged by Sebastien Skaf out today! materia.to/KatawaShoujo...

Composed and arranged by Sebastien Skaf, this performance by @88bit.bsky.social (Rob Kovacs @robkovacs.bsky.social) brings fresh energy to the piece while staying true to its heart.

Excited to be back at GDC in San Francisco this week! 🎵 Wed 12:30 PM PT – Performing with Austin Wintory’s orchestra at the Game Developers Concert (may be streamed). 🏆 Thurs 7:00 PM PT – Performing at The G.A.N.G. Awards. If you’re at GDC, let’s connect! Game devs, let’s talk music! #GDC2025

Proud of my friend Bert for releasing his first record! I was also happy to record a couple piano tracks for this. :)

Always a great time playing with this guy ☺️

I really enjoyed accompanying MezzoCarattere at this year’s MAGFest. You can watch the full concert below!

Go check out GipsonLens debut album! I was happy to have record piano on a few songs.

going live on the Twitch Front Page today! twitch.tv/robkovacs

Thrilled to share that a film featuring a song I wrote is headed to @sxsw.com ! The song plays a major role in the story, and as the title suggests, it's full of synthesizers. Grateful to director @beardamen.bsky.social for the opportunity and collaboration!

Catch me on the Twitch FRONT PAGE this Thursday all day!

Amazing performance @mezzocarattere.bsky.social, @robkovacs.bsky.social, @drumultima.bsky.social, @lauraintravia.bsky.social, and @joezieja.bsky.social!

Let's go @stevenhigbee.bsky.social @robkovacs.bsky.social !!

I’m excited to be back at MAGFest participating in 5 sets this year! I hope to see you there!

I'm lovin' this record wall display by @RecordRoots. Here are 16 vinyl records that I'm proud to have played on. ☺️ Mourning [A] BLKstar, Brian Straw, Insaneintherainmusic, Bobby Vaughn Herzog, John Kalman, Save Point, 88bit, MegaRan #recordroots

Join me tonight for my special Christmas stream full of holiday tunes, Vince Guaraldi and more! Come on in and request your favorites! twitch.tv/robkovacs

Thank you to everyone for listening to my music. There's more to come! ☺️💙

I just learned about Right Said Fred’s 1994 single “Wonderman” that it was re-written to be about Sonic the Hedgehog to help promote Sonic 3. The lyrics and music are quite different from the album version which has no Sonic references. youtu.be/S0RipAu70I0?...

Out now! my piano arrangement of the beautiful "Radical Dreamers" from Chrono Cross originally composed by @yasunorimitsuda.bsky.social. It's the first track on a piano album consisting entirely of Chrono series music featuring 22 different pianists/arrangers. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/track/2wnhaL...

I'm Rob Kovacs - singer/songwriter, composer for STRAYLIGHT and various short films, pianist aka 88bit. I'm open for collabs and soundtracks. I also do session work for other composers and bands, recording on a Boston Grand Piano, analog synths (Prophet 5), and authentic vintage keyboards (Rhodes).

Thank you to everyone who came out to or tuned in to the "Reich and Bach" concert at Baldwin Wallace and my performance of Piano Phase (solo). It's certainly a privilege every time I get to perform this piece. :) 📸 Tim Bates Photography

I just wrapped up arranging Void Compass (from STRAYLIGHT). MAGFest will be the first time playing any of these songs live with a band. 🙌

Last year was full of many highlights, but the biggest for me was releasing my very first original video game soundtrack for the VR game, STRAYLIGHT! If you’re a voting member of GANG, I humbly ask you to consider STRAYLIGHT for Best Original Soundtrack Album, available on all streaming services. ☺️

Just posted! -- the entire "88bit and Friends" set at #MAGFest 2023! It was an honor to do a set like this with so many inspiring musicians, artists and friends! Thanks for watching everyone! youtu.be/eDatG2YqY24?...

My interview with Twitch CEO, Dan Clancy, for his "Streamer Stories" is now up! Also, he'd asked me to write a 30-second bluesy piano intro which you'll here at the start of the video! 🙂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=33w1...