We have a copy of Japanese Mickey Tetris and the Pokemon Puzzle League muscle memory is kicking in

Also locking in two "First time I _____" things today for next year, which is making all the tough times and hard work paid off! I will share things slowly and surely 👀

I am super hyped to announce that PROG XP will be supporting Press Play with a BIG OL STREAM SET alongside my dear friends and collabees you all ought to recognize too! Expect progressive metal mayhem, wacky CROWD CONTROL for dono incentives, and of course a lot of fun for a great cause 🤘

Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Getting ready for next week! Prepare for adventure. ❤️❤️❤️

Do tell everyone, Allison's a fantastic songwriter and of the few things we can even share now this is such a cool track! Hope to hear songs like this in your next favorite vibey video game level

Naturally did a lot of field research for The Ocean.. and then put NM on shuffle for a lot of drives!

Here's my new version of Bob-omb Battlefield, featuring @stevenhigbee.bsky.social!

When editing music videos, I always wonder if people pick up on re-used assets and VFX, light leaks etc, of mine the same way producers have signature samples or tones.. And then I debate if I should be switching it up way more or moving on, since it's likely folks haven't seen them before anyway!

Okay @vgmcon.bsky.social I'm not sure how you did this, but people will be making some serious Christmas Nintendo Music wishes now 😅

Santa @ropanuganti.com has just ingested HEAT and was asked by donor @tiggsvoice.bsky.social to play Wonderwall. You are missing out. He's taking YOUR requests for donations while burning internally. twitch.tv/ongakuoverdrive

GOING LIVE ON @ongakuoverdrive.com HOLIDAY SPECIAL SOON! Donate for SONG REQUESTS, challenges, impressions, and let's do some good together! www.twitch.tv/ongakuoverdr...

See yall there! Remember I'll be taking YOUR song requests from classic rock to vidya games and anime (to the best of my ability!) and all proceeds support Give Kids the World! If we raise enough, there might be a Spicy Gamer reward too 🌶

Your evening just got merrier and nerdier, don't miss the Ongaku Holiday Special! I'm busting out a brand new hot sauce for donation incentives, an instrument I haven't played on stream before, and taking as many Requests as humanly possible!

Anyone successfully using playing Metroid Prime on mouse controls? I've got the TV table and everything, but it feels like the joy-con is just a little too thin to feel like a mouse ergonomically..?

SURPRISE FINALLY my award-winning trombone quartet album, See the World, is on Bandcamp! Just in time for #bandcampfriday 🎉 I'm also pleased to share that there is a Bandcamp-exclusive BONUS TRACK! Hope you enjoy this one (again) ❤️ allisonmartin.bandcamp.com/album/see-th...

💿 You probably knew I released a full prog concept album of Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker this year with a Prog XP Orchestra before #BandcampFriday But we've got CDs (signable if you'd like!) and today they're extra eager to ship out! ropanuganti.bandcamp.com/album/the-oc...

It is STRONGLY recommended that you listen to Donkey Kong and check out a ton of new music you PROBABLY missed! GameGrooves released some of its finest work with Chambers of Time and of course KONGED LOOSE and we've finally got CDs and collectible Cassettes! But hey what does he know

NEW ALBUM! "PokeMemories - PokeBall Version" is a fresh new beginning for our Pokémon themed albums, it has completely new recorded versions of some covers we did in the past + some new ones with a lot of friends and collabs. Available NOW! #bandcampfriday pokerusproject.bandcamp.com/album/pokeme...

Important to note, no hyperbole the most incredible thing Allison's worked on is just shy of being a part of this year and it's an absolute emotional gut-punch and musical mind-blow. But I guess I couldn't fill my entire "I'm Proud Of" segment with her 😍

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🎉Here is MY 2025 Recap! No algorithm, no corporations, no statistics or numbers to compare, just opportunities, accomplishments personal/professional, friends and family, and even funny stories I'm happy to share. Template in replies, so PLEASE feel free to share your own!

This year I finally arranged a mock @thegameawards.com orchestra medley, but for the actual Best Music/Score nominees because they deserve one :) 🎶 Complete with giant flutes! youtu.be/-OHecTy2LcQ?...

Hear @ropanuganti.com and @drewbertisms.bsky.social talk about producing GameGrooves's latest album, Konged Loose. GameGrooves Uncovered #podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/5XWg... Konged Loose album: lnk.to/konged-loose #progmetal #progressivemetal #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry

Thanks for listening but, won't be sharing stats - Streaming services are pushing terrible ads, complicit in genAI growth, and fund military ops I'm not cool with. Gonna share a template to celebrate non-metric focused exciting art things this week if you also wanna ditch the algorithm!

Oh boy time to tab the 5 minute instrumental behemoth that I can just barely play 😅 Legit would buy a pizza for anyone that learns this

⚠ COMMISSIONS AVAILABLE 🎥 🎧 Lmited slots for Production (Mixing/Master), Songwriting/Composition, and Music Video Editing this month due to stuff changing up and am actively looking to produce your next album, make your music video next-level, or write your new theme song! DM/E-mail if interested!

Hear what bassist @joecalderone.bsky.social of Arch Echo thinks of all things DK! Joe's arrangement of Forest Interlude is out now on Konged Loose from GameGrooves! On #bandcamp and streaming services: lnk.to/konged-loose #progressivemetal #progmetal #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry #archecho

Give Kids the World does incredible work with families and we're supporting them with our Virtua Ongaku Holiday Special on 12/7! 🎻 Lionmight 🎸 Tiggs and David Gibson McLean 🪕 Ro Panuganti Acoustic Experience 🎼 Samantha Ballard 🎹 Jer Roque 🧝 David Erick Ramos Details: ongakuoverdrive.com/voholiday

Catch all of the acts on www.twitch.tv/audio_mocha

Challenging but cathartic to just be rapidly writing metal songs in addition to the arrangement stuff lately. It's a wild process of writing lyrics or riffs and debating what I ripped off later 😅

I got to compose the battle themes for CooliSushi’s new “Anime RPG Tycoon”, a Genshin/Xenoblade-inspired world created within Fortnite! 🎶 I composed the music last year and been looking forward to its release since. It’s out now!!

Happy Thanksgiving! I'll share my entire 2025 Appreciation soon but, this year I have to be incredibly grateful to have played 7+ cons/shows with my wonderful band Prog XP, chilled or jammed with several friends, directed my first official game project, AND made it through so far 🙏

As always, I am excited to perform with my friends at Virtua Ongaku's Holiday Special! This time we'll be singing, jamming, acoustic strummin, and YES taking all your wildest requests for charity! Tell me what music to brush up on please 🙏🏽🙏🏽

This SATURDAY I’ll be performing live on Twitch to fundraise for @makeawishamerica.bsky.social Catch my VGM concert live at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET!! Please spread the word so we can do some good! 😊

Holy Plur1bus 😯😯😯

So @allisonmartintrombone.com got me this insane camera! No rolling shutter, extremely lightweight for long shoots, native 4K120 in ProRes 422, E Mount Full Frame and it's actually a Lego camera

How's your Monday starting off?

The next @splitscreenvgm.bsky.social is superb! I think it's gonna be musically iconic for 30-40 year olds, and visually iconic for 20 year olds 🐔🏇

Join me in wishing @allisonmartintrombone.com MASTER OF BRASS, BREAKER OF CHAINS, TAMER OF GARFY a Happy birthday!! 😍😍😍

NEW COVER: Welcome to Crocodile Island from Donkey Kong Country 2! I teamed up with @nahtony.bsky.social to bring some King K. Rool metal. Mastered by @ropanuganti.com. New album by @gamegrooves.com. LINKS BELOW!

TCGSO concert is going live in less than 1 hour! Feel free to tune into the stream if you can! www.twitch.tv/twincitiesgso

🌟KIRBY AIR RIDERS - Legendary Air Ride Machine🌟 ft. @pandorasbread.bsky.social City Trial's glorious pomp and circumstance meets prog+metalcore as we celebrating a brand new #kirby title! 📺 Full Video: youtu.be/i3WsmEIpuMk

I once fell asleep at a sleepover where everyone was playing #KirbyAirRide City Trials mode, so this next video and collab is channeling my subconscious 11 year old self

Loving these "Get to know your GrooveTroop" artist reels since it gives us a chance to ask hilarious questions. Note that many of our artists believe King K. Rool listens to metal or specifically Limp Bizkit 👀

🐵 Hot Head Bop from Donkey Kong Country 2 - PROG 🔥 4K ➡ youtu.be/c5f5rf9D7-c This track is a part of @gamegrooves.com KONGED LOOSE - a 16-track licensed modern metal album celebrating Donkey Kong with tons of collaborations across the arranger/remix scene!

Looking at some Prog XP show ideas for the next few months right now..

Lemme get ahead of this - I'll be ditching Spotify's Unwrapped again and all that auto-calculated Year End Metric stuff and making a cute template of all the cool stuff I'm proud to have done this year with music/viz/games that anyone can use! Celebrate happiness, not stream numbers that fund war

Max is a bonkers talented musician from ripping sound design on indie games, to of course lending his bass skills to RP Prog XP! Give him some love so we'll hear more of his prog arranging in the future \m/

Just announced this in the GameGrooves server but I'm putting the call out more publicly: I'm co-producing a Street Fighter II album to release in line with the game's 35th anniversary. With all women as primary artists. If you're not already in GG, join the discord here: discord.gg/HswzcZqW