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MAGFest: Video game concerts, Jan 1-4, 2009. Single day passes available
NickTheNewbie
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http://magfest.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L43bIwsvbSM
update: december 29
Pre-registration is now closed. At the door passes will be $25 for a single day, and $45 for the whole weekend.
The Music And Gaming Festival is returning for its 7th year, so we're affectionately calling it "The 7th Fest". For those of you who haven't heard of it, it's known for being a weekend long party of video game music concerts, tournaments, a game room open 24 hours a day, guests from the industry, and one of the most laid back atmospheres you've ever seen. We've got a few extras this year, including concerts on friday night, and a special concert on new years eve. Here's the rundown:
When:
January 1-4, 2009
Bonus New Years eve concert on December 31, 2008
Where:
Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, VA
10 minutes south of Washington DC and easily accessible by the DC metro system.
Guests:
Howard Drossin: Music director/composer for Sonic 3 & Knuckles. He also did Comix Zone, and will be doing the music for the upcoming splatterhouse game, among others
Richard Jacques: Selected credits include Mass Effect, Headhunter, Jet Set Radio/Future, Sonic R, Sonic 3D Blast (saturn version), and Sonic Chronicles
Tommy Tallarico: Head honcho for Video Games Live, and composer for a ton of video games, including MDK, and the original Earthworm Jim
Jake "Virt" Kaufman: Composer for Contra 4 and Scurge: Hive, and one of the internet's most famous video game music arrangers.
Grant Kirkhope: Most well known for making the soundtracks to the n64 games goldeneye, perfect dark, and banjo-kazooie.
And More!
Game Room:
Open 24 hours a day, they have almost any system and game you can think of. Don't see anything you like being played? Go up to the desk and ask to get a game swapped out, or even bring in your own obscure title and school anyone who happens to walk by. There are also arcade machines such as Time Crisis, TMNT, and other classics. There are also tournaments for all the major game series, and even some that aren't so major. We also have a challenge booth, where you can complete varying difficulty NES tasks for awexome prizes.
Concerts:
Special New Years Eve party
Thursday-Saturday Concerts: 4 Bands every night, with some of the best arrangements of all your favorite video game songs. It's not all your standard rock either, here are a few examples to give you an idea of the diveristy we have!
- Arm Cannon: Progressive Rock
- Powerglove: Heavy Metal. These guys are currently touring with dragonforce.
- Wave Theory: Rap/Techno/Hip Hop
- Select Start: Orchestral. Violins, Cello, flute, piano, and acoustic guitar.
Full Concert List (order subject to change):
Thursday
- Year 200X
- Rare Candy
- The Megas
- Entertainment System
- Pieness
- Metroid Metal
- Arm Cammon
- Wave Theory/Planet Skill
- This Place is Haunted
- Select Start
- Powerglove
- The Smash Bros
- Temp Sound Solutions
Jamspace:
Know how to play a song or two, but aren't in a band? Jump into the jamspace and grab one of the provided instruments and strut your stuff. See someone playing a song you know join in with them and put on your own miniature concert. Anyone is welcome (and encouraged) to play anything they know. Great place to meet people and talk up favorite songs.
Costs:
Four full days of rocking out, gaming out, and partying out for only $40
Tell the hotel you're with the convention when you book your room, and you'll get a hotel rate of $99 a night and FREE PARKING. Super cheap compared to most conventions out there
Pre-Register here: http://courtwright.org/magfest/preregistration/
Reserve your hotel room here: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/DCAAHHF-MAG-20081226/index.jhtml
If you're flying into reagan national airport (DCA), there is a free shuttle to take you to the hotel.
If you are flying into dulles airport (IAD), use this handy dandy DC metro trip planner. It can get you from the airport to the hotel pretty quick, and for less than 5 bucks. Just enter dulles airport as the starting location, and 5000 seminary road as your ending location.
For more information, message me, or visit our website at http://magfest.org/
Hope to see you guys there!
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I already made the trip once this month, it cost me $100 in gas and 1000 miles on my car round trip. I don't think I can afford another one this year.
Plus there was copious amounts of alcohol.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L43bIwsvbSM
Check out the link at the end to http://magfest.org/iambadass/, this is a quick rundown of all the info on the main magfest site. Also try right clicking for a quick link to the main website, and the hotel room booking site. Don't forget to prereg at: http://courtwright.org/magfest/preregistration/
Year 200X
Rare Candy
The Megas
Entertainment System
Pieness
Oh man now I'm excited! GggguuuuuuHHHHHH!!!!
Grant Kirkhope has been confirmed as a magfest guest. He's the guy who did the soundtracks to the n64 games goldeneye, perfect dark, and banjo-kazooie.
Wow, that's awesome. I wish I could go.
A buddy I went to school with lives just 4 miles away so I could stay with him. But how much fun and shennanigans went on in the hotel in the late late hours?
Ehh I guess saving the $400 will probably the better route.
Well either way, time off has been set and money has been set aside. Color me a different shade of excited now.
Pre-registration will continue up until a few days before christmas. If you know you're going, pre-reg now to save 5 bucks. http://courtwright.org/magfest/preregistration/
Would anyone be interested in scheduling a PA meetup?
And I'm apparently the only other guy in the thread who has been interested....