Brass Effect / Brass Effect / Brass Effect

Soaring. Majestic. Inspiring. These words have been used to describe the vastness of space AND the stirring performances of video game music’s premiere brass ensemble, The Game Brass. Finally, these two forces of nature have combined for a new album: Brass Effect.
Brass Effect is a double-album tribute to outer space in gaming, from obvious science-fiction selections from series like Mass Effect, Metroid, and Halo to rare ventures into space by series like Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog. Selections also include indie favorites like FTL: Faster Than Light and cult classics like Jet Force Gemini and Star Ocean.

Capturing the vastness of space across the whole history of gaming isn’t easy, which is why The Game Brass has enlisted a swarming constellation of guest stars, including PurpleSchala, Videri String Quartet, Ro Panuganti, Allison Martin Trombone, DiscoCactus, and more. In a first for the band, they’ve also expanded their horizons beyond their overworked regular arrangers, bringing in fantastic folks like John Paul Hayward (Cross Symphonic), Wayne Strange (Resurrection of the Night), and Ben Wallace (DiscoCactus), among others, to arrange for them.

This enormous album spans decades of game history, all brought to rich, intimate life by one of the true thought leaders in the “video game music brass ensemble” industry.

John Robert Matz: Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Arranger, Synth Programming
Robby Duguay: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Mastering, Arranger
Danny Flam: Horn, Trombone, Arranger
JohnStacy: Horn, Trumpet, Arranger
Daniel Romberger: Trombone, Euphonium, Whistling, Theremin, Arranger
Alex Hill: Tuba, Arranger
Thomas Kresge: Producer, Mix Engineer, Arranger, Synth Programming
Scott Gamble: Album Art
Jackie Fazekas: Horn
Dewey Newt: Euphonium
Rahul Vanamali: Percussion, Drum Set, Arranger
Nabeel Ansari: Arranger
Abigail Lannan: Euphonium
Jordan Moore: Euphonium
Brooke Ferd: Trumpet
Eric L.: Trombone, Arranger
Allison Martin: Trombone, Arranger, Percussion
DiscoCactus is: Laura Intravia, Doug Perry, Ben Wallace, Sam Bobinski, Peter Bobinski, Matheus Garcia Souza
Laura Intravia (DiscoCactus): Vocals
Doug Perry (DiscoCactus): Percussion, Vibraphone
Ben Wallace (DiscoCactus): Percussion, Piano, Arranger
Sam Bobinski (DiscoCactus): Percussion
Peter Bobinski (DiscoCactus): Percussion
Matheus Garcia Souza (DiscoCactus, Videri String Quartet): Percussion, Violin
Eileen Snyder: Arranger
Isaac Smith: Arranger
Tony Dickinson: Guitar, Bass, Arranger
ErichWK: Drum Set
Marc Papeghin: Horn
Rebecca Patterson: Bass Trombone
Avery Yonehiro: Trumpet
Mitchell "SirEnobMort" Frey: Bass Trombone
Ro Panuganti: Guitar, Bass, Arranger
Wayne Strange: Arranger, Synth Programming
Videri String Quartet is: Matheus Garcia Souza, Eli Bishop, Rosie Samter, Jeremiah Barcus
Eli Bishop (Videri String Quartet): Violin
Rosie Samter (Videri String Quartet): Viola
Jeremiah Barcus (Videri String Quartet): Cello
PurpleSchala: Piano
Mathew Gagliardo: Trumpet
Alana Yee: Horn
Andrew Meredith: Horn
Andrew Kroepel: Arranger
Thein Amato: Trumpet
John Paul Hayward: Arranger, Synth Programming
Ian Martyn: Irish Tenor Banjo
Yusuf Rashid: Drum Set
Henry Faber: Logo Design
Garrett Steele: Marketing