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Magna-Fi
Magna-Fi was a rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. It consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Mike Szuter alongside his brother C.J. Szuter on guitar, bassist Rob Kley, drummer Charlie Smaldino, and, in their later years, guitarist Christian Brady. They are perhaps best known for performing "All Hail Shadow" on the ''Shadow the Hedgehog'' (2005) video game soundtrack, as well as their single "Where Did We Go Wrong", which was used for the '' NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup''. History Mike and C.J.'s previous band, The Szuters, had found moderate success touring and releasing albums in Japan. However, their music seldom left the country, and the group essentially split after their third album in early 2000. The Szuter brothers would relocate to Las Vegas the next year, marking the disbandment of The Szuters and the formation of Magna-Fi with new bandmates and a shift in sound and tone. While they would continue to perform as The Szuters for a period of time, the group had decided o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crush 40
Crush 40 is a Japanese-American hard rock band. The group consists of guitarist and composer Jun Senoue and principal vocalist Johnny Gioeli. Crush 40 is best known for producing most soundtracks for the Sonic The Hedgehog series in the 2000s. Senoue has been employed by Sega as a composer since 1993. While preparing music for ''Sonic Adventure'', he contacted Gioeli to perform the game's theme song, "Open Your Heart". They also recorded the soundtrack for '' NASCAR Arcade'' under the name "Sons of Angels", which was released in Japan as the album ''Thrill of the Feel'' (2000). Afterward, Senoue and Gioeli continued recording music for further ''Sonic'' titles, as well as their own original songs. Crush 40 has released a total of two studio albums, two live albums, two compilations, an EP, and individual tracks, mostly under Sega's Wave Master label. The band's musical style of hard rock, considered by some to be a continuation of glam rock, has created a legacy with fans o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic The Hedgehog (2006 Game)
commonly referred to as ''Sonic '06'', is a 2006 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. Intended as a soft Reboot (fiction), reboot to the ''Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic'' franchise for Seventh generation of video game consoles, seventh-generation video game consoles, players control Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow, and the new character Silver the Hedgehog, Silver, alongside List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters, several supporting characters, across three intertwining storylines as they individually piece together the mystery behind an ancient evil pursued by Doctor Eggman in the city Soleanna. Each of the three player character, main playable characters has his own campaign and abilities, and must complete level (video gaming), levels, explore hub level system, hub worlds and fight boss (video gaming), bosses to advance the story. In multiplayer modes, players can work cooperatively to collect Chaos Emeralds or race to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thursday At The Square
''Thursday at the Square'' was a free weekly concert series held annually from May through August at Lafayette Square in Buffalo, New York. History The first year of the series was held in downtown Buffalo at the corner of Main and Chippewa. Beginning in 1986 the series was held in Buffalo's Lafayette Square. It was originally called ''Thursday in the Park'' until a name change in 1994. It grew from a casual showcase of local talent to a professional display of both local and national music acts. Buffalo Place sponsored the concert series that ran every summer from May until September. Every Thursday Lafayette Square was transformed, bringing citizens from nearby suburbs into the city. Several nearby business and bars capitalized on Thursday at the Square, taking advantage of the increased foot traffic. Since its inception all concerts were free to the public. Coolers and drinks were not allowed to be brought onto the premises, as the concessions are what kept the concerts fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Senoue
is a Japanese composer and guitarist. He is a sound director for the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series by Sega and serves as the songwriter of the Japanese-American rock duo Crush 40, which he formed with Johnny Gioeli in 2000. The duo contributed songs to each of the series' major titles until 2010, after which Senoue remained involved in musical production for further ''Sonic'' games. Biography Senoue was born on August 2, 1970, in Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, and started playing the piano at the age of three. After moving to Panama at the age of 12, he became dedicated to rock music after being exposed to MTV. He began to teach himself to play the electric guitar at the age of 15, and made his first original band recording by the age of 17. After graduating from college with a degree in economics from Aoyama Gakuin University in 1993, Senoue sent demo tapes to Namco and Sega, the latter of whom hired him. His first project with the company was on '' Dark Wizard'', where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had 641,903 residents in 2020, with a metropolitan population of 2,227,053, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Most of these venues are located in downtown Las Vegas or on the Las Vegas Strip, which is outside city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The Las Vegas Valley serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center in Nevada. Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge subgenre in the United States, and the Britpop and shoegaze subgenres in the United Kingdom and Ireland. During this period, many record labels were looking for "alternatives", as many Arena rock, corporate rock, hard rock, and glam metal acts from the 1980s were beginning to grow stale throughout the music industry. The emergence of Generation X as a Culture, cultural force in the 1990s also contributed greatly to the rise of alternative music. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or arena rock, commercial rock or pop. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic The Hedgehog
is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist, and his robot army. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers mostly developed by Sonic Team; other games, developed by various studios, include Spin-off (media), spin-offs in the Racing game, racing, fighting game, fighting, party game, party and sports game, sports genres. The franchise also incorporates List of Sonic the Hedgehog printed media, printed media, List of Sonic the Hedgehog features, animations, films, and merchandise. Naka, Ohshima, and Yasuhara developed the Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game), first ''Sonic'' game, released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis, to provide Sega with a mascot to compete with Nintendo's Mario. Its success helped Sega become one of the leading v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Musicians
The following is a list of computer and video game musicians, those who have worked in the video game industry to produce Computer and video game music, video game soundtracks or otherwise contribute musically. A broader list of video game industry people, list of major figures in the video game industry is also available. For a full article, see video game music. The list is sorted in alphabetical order by last name. __NOTOC__ A *Rod Abernethy – ''The Hobbit'', ''Star Trek: Legacy'', ''King Arthur'', ''Rise of the Kasai'', ''Blazing Angels'', ''Marvel Universe'', ''The Gauntlet'', ''The Sims Bustin' Out'' *Masamichi Amano – ''Quest 64'' *Yoshino Aoki – ''Breath of Fire III'', ''Breath of Fire IV'', ''Mega Man Battle Network'' series, ''Mega Man Star Force'' series *Hirokazu Ando - ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' series, ''Super Smash Bros. (video game), Super Smash Bros.'', ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' *Noriyuki Asakura – ''Tenchu: Stealth Assassins'', ''Tenchu 2: Birth of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Sports NASCAR Racing
''EA Sports NASCAR Team Racing'' is an arcade racing game developed by EA Tiburon and released by Global VR. It is part of the '' EA Sports NASCAR'' series. The game was released on Friday August 3, 2007 at the AAMA Gala. Up to four racers (10 with the version 1.1 update) race against each other and the CPU in one of the major NASCAR tracks (i.e. Daytona International Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, etc.). Damage is visible but does not affect performance (until one crashes), and AI will frequently wreck. At the end of each race the racer receives a halo if they did not try to ram other racers and a pair of red horns if they did. The cabinet for the game supports motion feedback (but makes turning harder). The game features a selection of songs from the soundtrack of '' NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup''. This game is available in 3 cabinet versions a standard-32" LCD, deluxe-42" LCD, and motion platform-57" LCD cabinets. Software updates Global VR has made version 1.1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR SimRacing
''NASCAR SimRacing'', abbreviated ''NSR'', is a computer racing simulator developed by EA Tiburon and released on February 15, 2005, by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows. The game includes all of the 2004 NEXTEL Cup Series drivers (including Jeremy Mayfield, who was absent from '' NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup'') and tracks except Pocono Raceway, which was also absent from ''NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup'', due to failed negotiations with licensing. Content from the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series (branded as "NASCAR National Series" in-game due to alcohol advertising regulations) and Craftsman Truck Series (excluding manufacturer branding in the latter) are also included. The game features NASCAR's top 3 series, the NASCAR Cup Series, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series. The game features a single-player career mode as well as multiplayer online gameplay. The game also features many paint schemes used during the 2004 and 2005 Cup Series; however the original release feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
