Archive - Between Music & Gaming

What do Pitbull-themed bald caps and midnight launches have in common?

I know it sounds like a setup to a joke, but hear me out...

12 hrs ago •

May 2025

Fan Refraction - Music Is The New Hashtag

Can sound branding be...infinite?

May 29 •

Curating game music is the missing magic.

Curation = Culture = Community

May 9 •

April 2025

Nintendo's secret 'Switch 2' strategy

I've gone full tin-foil-hat conspiracy and I'd like to share this with you.

Apr 17 •

How To Be Cool AF 101: Play Jet Set Radio

JET SET RADIOOOOOOO

Apr 3 •

March 2025

Why 3am Minecraft makes people cry - 'Liminal' Music

Instead of just thinking ‘how does music fit with the game’, we can also ask ‘how does the game fit with music’?

Mar 6 •

February 2025

“If GTA VI Launches in 2025, It Will Change the Music & Gaming Space Forever“

(K. Vaughan, 2025) Back once again with the ill behaviour.

Feb 13 •

January 2025

Webfishing's Got Talent

Unintentionally, the most genuinely social online spaces could prime a music x gaming trend throughout 2025.

Jan 29 •

December 2024

One whole year of Substack!

Dec 18, 2024 •

Chill AF Music in Chill AF Games - ft. 'Satisfactory'

There is nothing quite like setting up a perfectly automated factory with the right musical ambience *cough* Lofi Girl *cough*

Dec 5, 2024 •

November 2024

How video games can 'Encourage' Music - Fortnite Remix: The Prelude

'Ain't nuthin' like a Fortnite gangsta party' (Dogg, S. 2024)

Nov 21, 2024 •

TLDR: Music & Gaming interview with Eric Tan (8.10.24)

Key Points & Further Notes from my recent chat with Eric Tan.

Nov 6, 2024 •

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