Button Masher — GameChops artist

Button Masher

Chiptune & jazz game music

Button Masher is Jake Silverman, a pianist and arranger who figured out how to make a chip sound swing.

He took home a Grammy in 2021 for his arrangement of "Meta Knight’s Revenge," cut with Charlie Rosen and The 8-Bit Big Band, and his solo work runs the same trick in reverse: real jazz harmony and reharmonization poured over 8-bit and 16-bit textures.

On GameChops he teamed with Dj Cutman for "Jubilife Village," a piano-and-chiptune read of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus theme that stays loose where the original sits still.

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  • Star Road

    From label-boss Dj Cutman and jazz-chiptune maestro Button Masher, “Star Road” takes inspiration from the golden era of 16-bit gaming.

  • Super Take On Me

    Nostalgia and shimmery Super Nintendo sounds fuse in “Super Take On Me”, Button Masher and Dj Cutman’s cover of the 80s synthpop classic – recorded on a real SNES console with a modern mix.

  • Anti Hero

    Taylor Swift enters her Super Nintendo era in Button Masher and Dj Cutman’s take. The digital duo level up the hit’s bittersweet melodies and upbeat pop production with authentic Chiptune style.

  • Get Down On It

    Kool & the Gang gets a Super Nintendo twist by Button Masher and Dj Cutman in “Get Down on It” Inspired by the viral version of the funk classic, the duo channels fast-paced action and authentic sound that calls back to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time.

  • Hydrocity

    Chiptune jazz master Button Masher and mix master Dj Cutman join forces for a chiptune / hyper jazz fusion remix from Sonic the Hedgehog!