Oct 17, 2020 | Artist Interviews
In preparation for the second remote System Arcadia show, Shakunetsu UNDERGROUND, we got the chance to talk to Hommarju, a Japanese music producer who makes songs under several music genres. He started off by making songs for the EXIT TUNES label and quickly expanded...
Jun 20, 2020 | Artist Interviews
In preparation for the first remote System Arcadia show, Shakunetsu APPEND, we got the chance to talk to Kent Alexander, a DJ out of Yokohama, Japan. He’s been featured as an emcee in such BEMANI songs as THE DETONATOR and gigadelic 2017 as well as songs for...
Sep 6, 2019 | Artist Interviews, 灼熱Summer Night 5
At the cusp of summer and fall, I was at the Sonia nightclub in Cambridge, MA. There, I found myself talking with Scott Brown, happy hardcore and bouncy techno legend. We spoke about how he started producing music, his favorite Commodore Amiga games, and his...
Sep 6, 2019 | Artist Interviews, 灼熱Summer Night 5
It was a balmy summer evening in New Hampshire. As is the annual tradition, a raucous party thrashed in the basement below my feet. I took a break from dancing my butt off to talk to two of the SSN5 headliners, JAKAZiD and Tanuki. We discussed how they began music...
May 21, 2019 | Artist Interviews
One late March evening, I was at the MSD, otherwise known as the Machine Savior’s Den. For a number of years, the MSD has been a New England BEMANI community hangout. It is a tranquil place, where arcade rhythm games nest between the deciduous trees and crisp...
