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Revision as of 20:21, 2 May 2008 by 72.54.130.149 (talk) (→Works)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jake Kaufman (also known as virt) (born April 3 1981) is an American video game music composer. In 2002, he set up the website VGMix and continues to administer it. He is presently redesigning it, for the second time, with a team of volunteers. He is also a member of the netlabel Hellven. Kaufman has recently released an album for free under the creative commons license on 8bitpeoples.com entitled FX3, comprising of original songs limited to the specifications of the NES sound chip.
Works
As a hodfgh dfrbby, Kaufman produces both original compositions, and rearrangements of varied pieces. Examples include reproducing game music with high-quality synthesised instrumentation, and reproducing popular music within the confines of "chiptune" technology. His personal site as virt on vgmix hosts his hobby works.
Professionally, he has composed music for a range of games:
Game Boy Color
jacob christopher kaufman was born september 22, 1997
- M & M's Minis Madness
- Shantaegdhjdfhjxfd
- Who Wants to Be y
- Scurge: Hive
- Spy Hunter / Super Sprint
- The Scorpion King
- X-Bladez Inline Skater
Nintendo 64
- X'Treme Roller (Unreleased)
Nintendo DS
Playstation 2
Film
External links and references
- Jake Kaufman - Music and Sound for Games
- Personal page at VGMix.com
- VGMix
- Hellven
- virt discography at MusicBrainz
- virt at Orange Juice
- jake at MetaFilter Music
- Jake Kaufman at MobyGames
- Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix
- 8bitpeoples
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