Jake Kaufman

Appearance: GR CON 1 Jake Kaufman is a composer and sound designer in Los Angeles with a truly heartfelt connection to game music. His versatility, charismatic style, and devoted following makes him an essential part of any development team – large or small, epic or fluffy – who want to Read more…

Dale North

Appearance: GR CON 1 Singer, songwriter, composer, and video game blogger Dale North views himself as a musician first and foremost. After establishing himself in the game music remixing scene, he went on to become the Editor-in-Chief at DESTRUCTOID where he shared his love for corgis with millions of readers Read more…

Arc Impulse

Arc Impulse Appearance: VGM CON 4 Hailing from Chicago, Arc Impulse brings video game music to life by infusing it with their special dose of energetic synth-rock. Equipped with a keytar, violin, keyboard, electric guitar, bass, and drums, they inject raw energy into music from games such as Goldeneye 007, Read more…

Parachute Pandas

Parachute Pandas Appearance: VGM CON 4 Parachute Pandas is a local group from Minneapolis, MN. They perform a vast repertoire of music including Disney songs, TV show theme songs, video game songs, and wacky interpretations of Top 40 and pop tunes. Parachute Pandas always encourages audience participation with coloring books, Read more…

Nostalgia

Nostalgia (Gamification Set) Time: Friday @ 10:30pm Video games, music, DJing: repeat. Inspired by the music he heard on the Super Nintendo as a child, Nostalgia writes modern bass music that makes you long for consoles past. He’s written many classic video game anthem remixes but even in his originals Read more…

Ravepulse

Appearance: GR CON 2, GR CON 3 Ravepulse is a 25-year-old Pusheen obsessed, Progressive & Electro House DJ and Producer from Minneapolis, MN. He is a music business major at the University of St. Thomas. Driven by an addictive passion for music, Ravepulse brings melodic, hard hitting vibes to the Read more…

Twin Cities Trio

Appearance: GR CON 2, GR CON 3 United by a passion for chamber music, the Twin Cities Trio has performed recitals and provided music for special events throughout Minnesota for eight years. Oboist Carolyn Haupert completed her oboe studies at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. After studying at Michigan Read more…

Sunshapes

Appearance: GR CON 2 A St Paul based group that blends new and vintage pop sounds with classically influenced instrumental interludes. A St Paul based indie music quartet, The Sunshapes blend pop and folk with classically influenced instrumental interludes. Led by singer/songwriter Bryan Schumann, the sunshapes blur the lines between band Read more…