Inverse Phase
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 Inverse Phase performing. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brendan Becker |
| Born | October 1979(age44) United States[1] |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
| Genres | Chiptune |
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| Website | inversephase |
Brendan Becker,known by hisstage nameInverse Phase,[3]is an Americanvideo game composer[1]andchiptunemusician, usingAtari,Commodore,andNintendohardware. He also speaks and hosts workshops on video game music, chiptunes, and composing.[4]
Biography
[edit]Becker, born in America in 1979, claims to have had a typical childhood where he was obsessed with video games andSaturday-morning cartoons.While he was enrolled in a piano class at an early age, he did not keep interest due toattention spanissues. However, his interest in computers, programming, and music led him to thedemoscene.He soon began composing music with amusic trackerfor games written by hisgrade schoolfriends, as well as various remixes and covers.[5]
In 2010, Becker received extensive media coverage for hisNESparody ofCeeLo Green's single, "Fuck You".[6]A month later, the soundtrack to the video gameSuper Meat Boyfeatured his song "Boss Burger N' Chips", aremixof the first and second levelbossthemes.[7]
In mid-2011, Becker announced that he had gone full-time with his music and was working on multiple game soundtracks.[8]Later that year, he released soundtracks toSuper Smash LandandShuttle Scuttle,handing out copies of the latter toMAGFestX attendees at a secret show shortly thereafter.[9]
In June 2012, he releasedPretty Eight Machine,atribute albumofindustrial rockbandNine Inch Nails' 1989 debut albumPretty Hate Machine.[10][11]Inverse Phase had been able to raise $3,654 for making and promoting the album through thecrowdfundingwebsiteKickstarter.[12]Rob Sheridan,who is associated with Nine Inch Nails,tweetedabout the album shortly after its release.[13]
While fulfilling kickstarter rewards forPretty Eight Machine,Becker releasedTreachery in Beatdown City: Episode 1 EP,[14]the soundtrack to a game seeking funding on Kickstarter in 2014.[15]The kickstarter names Inverse Phase as the composer for the rest of the game, which was released in 2020. He also plans to tributeU2as well as more Nine Inch Nails, which he claims to be one of his favorite acts.[16]
Discography
[edit]- Video game soundtracks
- Super Smash Land(2011, self-released)
- Shuttle Scuttle(2011, self-released)
- Treachery in Beatdown City: Episode 1 EP(2014, self-released)
- Tribute albums
- Pretty Eight Machine(2012, self-released)
- Chiplust(2014, self-released)
- The Chipping of Isaac(2014, self-released)
- Save Chiptune(2015, self-released)
- Original albums ( "Biteration" series)
- Biteration I: Genesis of Consequence (2016, self-released)[17]
References
[edit]- ^abInverse Phase - VGMdb
- ^"Music | Inverse Phase".Bandcamp.RetrievedAugust 9,2022.
- ^Stinson, Elizabeth (September 28, 2010)."Cee Lo's 'Fuck You' Gets Reimagined, Nerd-Style".Wired.RetrievedMarch 9,2013.
- ^Florida, Robert (n.d.)."NJIT: Brendan Becker, CEO of MAGFest, the Video Game Music Festival, Will Visit NJIT On Feb. 12".Archived fromthe originalon November 9, 2014.RetrievedNovember 9,2014.
- ^McMurtrey, Jason (June 6, 2014)."Interview with Brendan Becker aka Inverse Phase, former head of MAGFest: The Pad Games".RetrievedNovember 9,2014.
- ^Golijan, Rosa (September 29, 2010)."Cee Lo's" Fuck You "As Performed By An Angry Nintendo NES".Gizmodo.RetrievedNovember 9,2014.
- ^Inverse Phase."Boss Burger N' Chips (Remix) – From Exclusives for Others by Inverse Phase".Inverse Phase (viaBandcamp).RetrievedMarch 9,2013.
- ^Ek, Robin (June 24, 2011)."intervju med Brendan Becker aka Inverse phase".RetrievedNovember 9,2014.
- ^Inverse Phase - Shuttle Scuttle OST released
- ^Inverse Phase."Pretty Eight Machine".Inverse Phase (via (Bandcamp).RetrievedDecember 18,2012.
- ^Griffiths, Daniel Nye (June 19, 2012)."NIN-tendo: Nine Inch Nails' Definitive Album Goes Chiptune".Forbes.RetrievedMarch 9,2013.
- ^Inverse Phase."Nine Inch Nintendos? 8-Bit Nails? Something like that!".Inverse Phase (viaKickstarter).RetrievedMarch 9,2013.
- ^Sheridan, Rob(June 15, 2012)."untitled".Sheridan, Rob(viaTwitter).RetrievedDecember 18,2012.
Pretty Hate Machine by @nineinchnails recreated, in its entirety, in 8-bit chiptune (by @inversephase):http://inversephase.bandcamp.com/album/pretty-eight-machine…
{{cite web}}:External link in|quote= - ^UP-BEATS IN A BEATDOWN – TREACHERY IN BEATDOWN CITY EP.1 OST (REVIEW)
- ^Treachery in Beatdown City: A new way to beat-em-up! by Shawn Alexander Allen - Kickstarter
- ^Scoczynski, Fernando (March 24, 2014)."Inverse Phase Discusses 'Pretty Eight Machine' and the State of 8-bit Music".RetrievedNovember 9,2014.
- ^"Chipwin-Tern Spotlight: The Yamaha YM2612 & You!".March 17, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon September 8, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 7,2017.
