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Internationally renowned chip tune musician Pixelh8 makes his music from reprogramming vintage computer systems such as the ZX spectrum, Commodore 64 and Game Boy. His unique blend of Electronica has taken him across the globe, performing at Microdisco in Berlin, Assembly in Finland, Apple iTunes in California and for BBC Radio 1 in London.
Highly regarded in this emerging genre of music, he has been interviewed by both CNN and the BBC, as well several magazines and newspapers all over the world. Pixelh8's new album "The Boy With The Digital Heart" is out now.
Parallel to his involvement in music performance Pixelh8 lectures and runs music and computer related workshops across the United Kingdom and is a Mentor at the British Academy of New Music, London. Patron of the Access To Music Centre, Norwich.
LATEST NEWS:
Pixelh8 rocks Maida Vale Studios!!!
Check out the coverage on the BBC Website!!!
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Here is the second album from Pixelh8.
"The Boy With The Digital Heart"
The entire album every note, every drum beat, every sound programmed by scratch, and performed on software written
for Game Boy, Nes , Sega Game Gear, ZX spectrum, Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, MSX as well as many many more.
"Musically it is exceptional however, brilliant melodies and a real mix of styles proves that when it comes to chip tune music, Pixelh8 delivers a much more mature musicality than his more gimmicky rivals" Chris Barker ,Future Music Issue 199 April 2008
"Pixelh8 once again showcases a great sense of style with
a mature range of 8-bit music. All 10 tracks are unique, the album
takes the chiptune movement to a new level and everything about
it is super cool!" Lauren Coles, IP1 Magazine
"While some of the new chiptune movement does take some of the 8 bit music, very often it does mix it with modern sounds and production, but Pixelh8 is the real thing. In his second release, "The Boy With The Digital Heart", you will only find the true thing."- Gonçalo Vasco, Connexion Bizarre
"The Boy With The Digital Heart Chapter 1"
The Amazing Debut Album!!!
Pixelh8- Videogames Ruined My Life
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The long awaited 14-track album, which melted two laptops in the process, took two commodore 64's, one 48k spectrum, one nes, one snes, five gameboys, several kids toys and keyboards, countless yards of wire and solder to make.
Lots Of Love
Pixelh8
DJ Magazine UK Vol 4 Issue 35 Feb/Mar 2007 Review
"Unbelievably, Pixelh8 has managed to make entire tracks using just old consoles. And they don't sound like a five year old pressing random keys on a crap synth. In fact his tunes are glitchy electronic house and dirty soulful electronica."
MUSICFORAMERICA.ORG May 21st 2007
A number of fellow producers have created songs directly from old video games. A lot of us grew up with those sounds, sometimes wondering how those 8-bit games could sound so funky?...Over the years there have been many who have tried but sometimes failed in making 8-bit music. One artist who is doing it right calls himself Pixelh8, and when he titled his CD Videogames Ruined My Life, he meant it... The sounds are all familiar, but the way Pixelh8 manipulates them for his own benefit is unique. Maybe the original programmers for video games were electronic and prog rock fans, and it has taken this many years for someone to bring this to the surface.
Imogen Heap says nice things about me
"I’ve gotten quite into 8bit-chip-hop (I don't know what they call it but hot dang is it good!) As a result thanks to Pixelh8" Imogen Heap taken from her I-Blog @ www.imogenheap.com
"What do you think of the likes of KT Tunstall?
I haven’t heard much of her but I have read an interview with her and she sounds quite nice. I’m more into geeky noise music. I got a great support act through MySpace called Pixelh8. He makes music out of discarded toys such as Game Boys and Speak & Spells. I love his music. I didn’t realise there was such a scene for revitalising old toys. I didn’t know it was possible to create music on a Game Boy, using specially written software. It’s quite exciting."
"For her U.S. tour this year, Heap sent out a bulletin to her 200,000-plus Myspace friends to find opening acts for her shows.
"That started off because when I was last in the States, I was left without an opener," the singer recalls. Through Myspace, she found plenty of artists with whom to share stages – Heap names Pixelh8 and David Sugar as two of her current favorites".
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Pixelh8 (New Album Out Now!!!)'s Friend Space (Top 8)
Hey man lovin the oldschool 8 bit stuff its rare you hear an 8bit pureist. Ive started puttin 8 bit stuff into some of my tunes brings me right back to when I was a wee nipper on the amstrad 464 or that time I was playing my gameboy on the toilet when I was young and put my fist through the screen hehe cheers man
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