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Boss Beats

A re-imagination of the Mega Man soundtrack in a dazzling display of music production. From classic house, to retro chiptune, to futuristic bass music, Boss Beats pays tribute to some of the most memorable music from Capcom’s classic series.

Maverick – Mega Flare

Mega Flare is a DJ, producer and chiptune musician, and Maverick is his first release with GameChops. It’s an EP of chipmusic inspired by the soundtrack of the Mega Man X series for SNES. This album was written on the music tracker software LSDj ( littlesounddj.com ) and recorded on a single Nintendo Gameboy,model DMG-01. Maverick is considered a “de-make” of the 16-bit soundtrack for Mega Man X; Each track was re-written on the 4-bit soundchip of the Nintendo Gameboy.

VLAD – Joshua Morse

VLAD is a 4-track EP, blending the sounds of EDM, Chiptunes, Jazz, and vampires to pay tribute to the Castlevania series. Castlevania was originally released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in the late 80’s. The energetic themes contained in the original games have been referenced throughout the series for over 25 years. VLAD is an artistic reimagination that Castlevania fans will immediately recognize.

Tales of EDM – Dj Jo

Dj Jo first came onboard with GameChops in August 2012, contributing five tracks to The Triforce of Bass. Now, nearly a year later, he is back with a powerhouse new EP, Tales of EDM. It is a four track EP of heavy handed dubstep, drumstep and complextro based on the Tales of Symphonia game. The Symphonia score was originally composed by Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura, two composers who have inspired Dj Jo in many ways.

World 1-2

World 1-2 is an album that features renowned game composers alongside the remixers that pay them tribute. It features original music by grammy-nominated Austin Wintory (Journey), Manami Matsumae (MegaMan), and celebrated remixers Stemage and Danimal Cannon (Metroid Metal), among many more.

NESteryears – bLiNd

bLiNd joins the GameChops roster with NESteryears, ten video game remixes from the Nintendo Entertainment System; Final Fantasy, Mario Bros, Castlevania and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to name a few. The album includes a VIP mix of his summer single “Ghosts N’ Pills”.