{"id":8407,"date":"2016-02-08T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.videogamedj.com\/?p=8407"},"modified":"2016-02-02T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:16:09","slug":"12-days-of-magfest-qa-with-rekcadham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamechops.com\/vgdj\/12-days-of-magfest-qa-with-rekcadham\/","title":{"rendered":"12 days of MAGFest: Q&#038;A with Rekcadham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we\u2019re talking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rekcahdam.com\">Rekcahdam<\/a>, the drummer\/programmer\/hacker\/man about <a href=\"http:\/\/magfest.org\/\">MAGFest<\/a> who\u2019s been an on-stage staple the last few years. But in 2016, he\u2019s playing his own music and doing things his way.<br \/>\n<!--more--><b>Q: How many times have you preformed at MAGFest?<br \/>\n<\/b>A: This is my fifth year. I\u2019ve preform every year, drumming with people but this is the first year I\u2019m going to be preforming my <a href=\"https:\/\/rekcahdam.bandcamp.com\/\">own stuff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPTThQPXnh4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: What brings you back to MAGFest every year?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">A: I like all the stuff I shouldn\u2019t. I like chilling, seeing friends. I mean, I love to preform, I love playing drums and seeing everyone\u2019s bands. But I like the shenanigans!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: Yeah man, it\u2019s about hanging out in the hotel parties. You got any new tunes for us this year?<br \/>\n<\/b>A: So, this year is my first time preforming my own music at MAGFest. I\u2019m going to be debuting three new songs as well as just playing all my own music. I have to tell you, my set at MAGFest is not going to be normal.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q: Oh yeah?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">A: Oh yeah. It\u2019s going to be like a rock-opera. There\u2019s going to be costumes, a storyline, voice acting, I\u2019m going to be rapping and drumming and it\u2019s going to be wild. I\u2019m playing with two guitarists and two special guests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: That sounds awesome!<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">A: I want my set to be super-epic. I\u2019m going all out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: Who are some of your influences?<br \/>\n<\/b>A: Dennis Chambers is a jazz\/experimental drummer, he\u2019s great. I like it because there\u2019s no limits. He\u2019s played every kind of music. He explores everything and it\u2019s all good. I also like Jay Electronica, because he\u2019s a storyteller. Everytime I listen to I hear something new.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q: Which shows are you excited to see this year?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">A: I feel like I know everyone and always so happy to see everyone, but I\u2019m definitely not going miss Metroid Metal\u2014they\u2019re my friends, they\u2019re so good\u2014Bit Panda, Super Soul Brothers are great. I think there\u2019s a chiptunes rave, that sounds cool. Really, I just go with the flow and have fun. That\u2019s my style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: Have you been working on anything else, outside of your music?<br \/>\n<\/b>A: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/rekcahdam\/band-saga\">BandSaga<\/a> is a video game I\u2019ve been working on for over three years. It\u2019s a game where you\u2019ll be able to create your own worlds through music. It\u2019s finally coming out in 2016 and it\u2019s really exciting. 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