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Pixelh8 (pronounced "pixel hate") is an act which started life as a side project to Matthew C. Applegates Hidden Fortress[1]. Pixelh8 is one of many of Matthew C. Applegate's "characters", this one with a specific love/hatred of video games, toys, and educational toys, combining elements of Circuit Bending, reverse engineering and Chip Tunes.

Pixelh8 combines the sounds of video games and electronic toys, often those that have been reverse enginereed to avoid either copyright infringement or plagerism to form original compositions.

Pixelh8 has also created video game music software like Pixelh8 Music Tech Game Boy Synth.[1] and the Game Boy Advance/DS Music Synth Pro Performer Software [2].

Like many artists, Pixelh8 started off relatively unknown on Myspace and was widely discovered after entering a competition to open for Imogen Heap on her UK tour. [3].

Pixelh8 continues to release music on the record label[4] Hidden Youth Records and is currently working a series of hardware items for various vintage consoles. Such as the Pixelh8 Music Tech Game Boy Synth[5] for the Game Boy, the Pixelh8 Music Tech ZX Synth[6] for the zx spectrum and the Game Boy Advance/DS Music Synth Pro Performer Software [7].

Pixelh8 is also known for his "diary of madness" on youtube.com which looks into circuit bending and chip tune music via a video blog.
Pixelh8 was the first headliner to the Nerdapalooza festival.
Pixelh8 has also performed for Huw Stephens for the BBC.
Pixelh8 has also been featured in magazines such as

  • DJ Magazine,
  • Dazed & Confused Magazine,
  • Future Music Magazine,
  • Sound On Sound Magazine,[8]
  • Electronic Musician Magazine [9]
  • Metro Newspaper.


Pixelh8 has also been intervied by


Discography

  • Handheld EP (2006)
  • Fish & Chips EP (2006)
  • Video Games Ruined My Life (2006)
  • The Boy With The Digital Heart (2007)

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.hiddenyouthrecords.co.uk/p8musictech.htm
  2. ^ http://www.hiddenyouthrecords.co.uk/properformer
  3. ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=22257&in_page_id=11
  4. ^ http://www.hiddenyouthrecords.co.uk
  5. ^ http://www.hiddenyouthrecords.co.uk/p8musictech.htm
  6. ^ http://www.hiddenyouthrecords.co.uk/p8musictechzx.htm
  7. ^ http://www.hiddenyouthrecords.co.uk/properformer
  8. ^ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar08/articles/playback_0308.htm
  9. ^ http://emusician.com/misc/months_soundtrack_2/
  10. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/26/game.tunes/index.html
  11. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2008/01/15/introducing_pixelh8_feature.shtml
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