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Old Mar 25, 2014, 01:45 AM
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Hi,

Hope it's the right place to put this. I just wanted to share this project I'm working on.

A few weeks back I decided to start making my own covers of retro games musics, not unlike what Smooth McGroove does, except I'm using... ahem...a banjo!
The first couple of video were a bit rough around the edges but I'm getting better at it.
I've done 4 so far and 3 more in progress and a huuuge waiting list already. Hope you like them

Castlevania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFNeawDSnOc&list=TLMREy6G4surTPxUsjrfBxeub Lt0_WniCE


Wonderboy3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Hk...NTzYn3p-fZ583g

Secret of Mana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCRdVpfY-BE&list=TLU8D46XGF4yrqZcZStQNTzYn3p-fZ583g


FFVII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc76trMO7_s&list=TLU8D46XGF4yrqZcZStQNTzYn 3p-fZ583g


thanks
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Old Mar 27, 2014, 10:37 PM
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Hot diggity!
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Old Mar 29, 2014, 04:57 AM
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I really enjoyed the Secret of Mana. Banjo suits the piece very well.
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Old May 16, 2014, 08:48 AM
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thanks folks! here's my latest cover: Megaman x Intro stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcY9...RYsDWsXDosbh_d
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Old May 21, 2014, 10:31 PM
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As a fellow banjo player, I appresh. Awesome job sir.

I always wanted to be able to play something like super mario on the banjo, ever done an arrangement of any video game music for a single banjo (all at once I mean)?
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Old Jun 10, 2014, 06:00 AM
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Thanks ...here... ahem ... .Game of Thrones
oh yes!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQBU...pDvfTPdANpgAxW
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Old May 11, 2015, 02:41 AM
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here's my latest cover. From Wonderboy 3 : Side Crawler'ss Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4TbyavULY
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Old May 25, 2015, 02:13 AM
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latest cover is from Castlevania, Heart of fire and this is my first guitar only cover (for a change)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-IHJPTTD8
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Old Jun 11, 2015, 03:58 AM
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Latest cover it's a good time to calm things down with a slow and less busy cover. Reflective melancoly is not really the banjo's most confortable teritory but I'd like to think it worked here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ56ClMR4DE
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Old Jul 19, 2015, 11:51 PM
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Well, after a bit of a break involving ... a broken finger I'm back playing and recording.
HEre's the Super Smash Bros for WiiU trailer theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OXBCpK6i6w
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Old Aug 11, 2015, 02:01 AM
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So I hung up my banjo for one cover and dusted off the ol' girl and gave Megaman X - Spark Mandrill a rocking go.
Thanks to DonutDrums for the drums too !
Let me know what you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsl6WaqGkeE
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Old Aug 27, 2015, 03:55 AM
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Here's the latest, it's a cover of Suikoden - Beautify Golden City theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRgsoYMDgro
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Old Sep 14, 2015, 01:19 AM
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New Cover. It's Pokemon RBY - Route 1 theme & I try to train my buddy Simon as a Pokemon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljgqnBAjRaA
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 04:56 AM
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Here's my new cover. It's the Megalovania theme from Undertale. Play this game if you haven't yet, it's beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZqc-n4cRlM
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Old Mar 3, 2016, 02:57 AM
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Going back to doing sega covers for a while
So many memories in this tune alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISINYi-zWRE
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Old Mar 23, 2016, 05:51 AM
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thanks. finished another Master System cover , from Psycho Fox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFMtr6L-Vgc
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Old Apr 11, 2016, 09:29 AM
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Two cover this week ( I forgot to post the previous one the last time )
First one is the Sword Search theme from Zelda, Link's Awakening on Gameboy.
The second one is the Xenon 2 megablast theme : Bomb the Bass !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezpdb0Qmsh8​​
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFc6NiIb5fc​​
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Old May 10, 2016, 02:52 AM
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thanks . Here's another classic from the Amiga era. Turrican - Shoot or Die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2QuoxPUgyI
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Old Jun 8, 2016, 06:19 AM
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Let's get back to more mainstream territory
i'm starting a Mega Man 2 month of cover. 1 week one cover & kicked things off with Metal Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M_FoujskRg
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Old Jul 6, 2016, 01:04 AM
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I'm a bit behind posting these
Next cover was Air Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geeW8hh4YuI
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Old Jul 15, 2016, 10:11 PM
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enjoying your wonderboy3 arrangement. I like the sound of the room you're in. The percussive hits sound great.

I think the banjo is an excellent medium for Sega Master System/NES music as the arrangements were pretty light on dynamics. Does the banjo play well with different force and pick angle? Most players I hear tend to keep a pretty steady volume.
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Old Aug 11, 2016, 05:41 AM
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new cover is the Asgore Theme from Undertale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02duimarzPg
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Old Sep 1, 2016, 12:00 AM
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A couple of covers I recently done:
Another undertale one , the Ruins theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b3O7Tr1GmQ
...and a simple arrangement of the Kokiri Forest from Zelda oot on Ukulele
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cklyh4NH73k
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Old Sep 15, 2016, 01:32 AM
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The Monkey Island main theme . This is now my new favourite thing i did
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jEqgaZQbyY
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Old Oct 25, 2016, 02:48 AM
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Here's my latest one : Ninja Gaiden love (stage 4-2) Unbreakable Determination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i11JEp9K9bg​​
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Old Oct 28, 2016, 10:41 PM
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Wow, that Monkey Island is excellent! I never could've imagined how well it would translate to banjo, but it sounds completely natural.
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Old Mar 7, 2017, 03:08 AM
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thanks

Missed a couple of posts since my last update indeed
Her's the Monkey Island Scumm bar theme :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA6mjZgf9w4
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