December 2011
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Kanto Symphony Will Be 100% Funded! + Album Cover
Thanks to hundreds of Pokémon Reorchestrated’s fans, Kanto Symphony will now have enough funding for the live soloists and music software upgrades necessary to make it sound realistic and emotional! My immense gratitude goes out to our Kickstarter backers, and all of you, who helped spread the word about my ambition to tackle an orchestral tribute album to the first Pokémon games.
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Soloist Spotlight: Michaela Nachtigall ~ Violin
Today’s Soloist Spotlight for Kanto Symphony is on Michaela Nachtigall (also known as mklachu), a true blue PokéFanatic, talented violinist, and regular YouTube vlogger who is joining me in remaking the music from the first Pokémon games, Red and Blue. If you haven’t yet experienced Michaela’s raw, expressive playing, then allow me to blow your mind:
S: Welcome, Michaela!...
Kanto Symphony Update #3: Short album snippet! +...
Good news, my friends. My free, fan-made Pokémon arrangement album Kanto Symphony is FINALLY underway.
But how? I thought you needed to raise funds through Kickstarter to pay for a computer before you got to work on it?
Well, the answer is that I finally managed to scrounge and save for a new computer completely on my own earlier this month.
Wait… But what’s the point of the...
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Soloist Spotlight: John Streese ~ Violin
Hey, PREO fans! Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with John Streese, one of Kanto Symphony’s violin soloists, to discuss his musical ambitions and of course, some Pokémon. Below is our transcribed interview.
If you’ve never heard of John, he’s a popular video game musician also known as JTehAnonymous on YouTube and records covers of his favorite pieces of...
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Good news!
My free, fan-made Pokémon arrangement...