AUGUST 2013
My 30 second song, "Handlebar Moustache" was release today on CalmDownKidder Records - Micro Music for Micro People
Lots of fun stuff on this one!
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JUNE 2012
I have a wacky tune out on a new compilation.
It's lgpt, guitar and yelling. Handheld Heroes V/A Vol 1
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MAY 2012
I've made a very fun remix for a great band, Ya-Ya Boom.
It's available for free here
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DECEMBER 2011
After much anticipation the world over, my collaboration with Jessica Billey for 8-Bit Operators is released!
It is a cover of Don't Pass Me By for WANNA HLD YR HANDHELD CHECK IT OUT HERE
Also, a very nice 2playerproductions video from my performance at Dataport this year has been uploaded.
I had a new banjo pickup and you can hear my fingers scraping on the banjo head when I strum.
I'm going to have to adapt to that.
Finally, I am supremely honored to be Mr. February for the 2012 Pulsewave Calendar
All profits from this go to a great non-profit collective and community that has done so much for so many over the years.
Chock full of amazing photos from Chiptography
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TWO BIG EVENTS for me in NYC
I'm hosting/performing at the TCTD Awards
Wednedsay, May 18th at The Tank, 354 West 45th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), Manhattan
AND
I have a set of all fun cover tunes and a new EP of them for HEXAWE All-Stars
Sunday, May 22 at 6:00pm - May 23 at 12:00pm @Babycastles Arcade 285 Kent Avenue - Brooklyn
also check out my new youtube video:
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MARCH 2011
Many amazing things happening. Here are four:
1. I'm in a new awesome surf band. We have a couple demo recordings up for people to check out here. - more to come!
2. I have a song out on the new 8bitpeoples CD, Reformat. The story of the CD and how it happened is quite amazing.
3. I have a song out on Chip In: Japan - A benefit for Red Cross
It's an exclusive release of my infamous version of "Still Rock and Roll to Me."
4. I made a flier and 'ROM'flier for the Pulsewave 5th Anniversary show...
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JANUARY 2011
Thanks everybody for making 2010 such a great year!
I've sold 4 records online since the new year and thanks so much for that
The glorious profits have gone towards a new pot for my volume pedal, an indie CD I've had my eye on,
some new instrument cables and a couple beers at Turtle Mountain brewpub.
The Grave of Nobody's Darling plays Corazon Santa Fe Friday, Jan 28th and it is going to be AWESOME!
More shows and news to come...
SEPTEMBER 2010
My remix of the wonderfully noisy Da Pantz song, Astronaut, is released into the wild! Da Pantz - rePantz'd
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AUGUST 2010
Reformat the Planet DVD is RELEASED!
For some reason, my scenes are still not edited out.
I SWEAR I LOVE THE SWEDISH! It was JUST A JOKE! Check it out here
JULY 2010
CGE in Las Vegas was a blast!
Met a lot of great folks
Great music from 8 Bit Weapon, Computeher, Crashfaster and Descendants of Erdrick
JUNE 2010
New project release R0773R B0U7D3R - Girlfight Vol. 1 EP
Made with LGPT
Also, I have begun a series of gaming related cross-stitch. Photos soon.
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FEBRUARY 2010
Popular Music included in Top 5 Chip Music Albums of 2009 in Original Sound Version!
YAY
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JANURARY 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Bud Melvin SOLO ShOW!
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time: 9:00pm - 11:55pm
Location: The Rio Grande Satanical Gardens
1016 Coal SW, Albuquerque
GREAT NEWS - I've been nominated as performer of the year at True Chip Till Death!
I had some great shows in Chicago, New York and Philly last year. LINK TO THE NONIMATION
(wow, I was also nominated for Album and Artist of the Year!)
congrats to the deserving winners (ie, not me hahaha)
Let's make this the best year EVER!
OCTOBER 2009
10/10/2009 - Philedelphia, PA
BUD MELVIN SOLO SHOW
8STATIC 1 year Anniversary!
AUGUST 2009
Monday, August 3rd
CHIPTUNE PARTY AT MEOW WOLF!
A rare chance to see live chiptune music in Santa Fe!
8:00pm - 1800 2nd St and Hopewell - Santa Fe, NM
$5 ALL AGES
Me with Yatagarasu and Ice For Kamaboko
CHICAGO!!! Sunday, August 16th
PIXELS Vs. ZOMBIES
Castle Tacoskull - 3703 Irving Park #2 - $5 - 7pm
Bud Melvin - Anamanaguchi - Strascream - Rainbo Video - Kid Static
Saskrotch - Kkrusty - Roybot - Protman - Baron Knoxburry
Most important Chicago Chip show since Data Destruction 2005!
NEW YORK!!! Saturday, August 29th! Pulsewave!
Bud Melvin, 8BK-ok, Touchboy, Covox, J.Y.K, VBLANK, Dave Mauro!!
$10 The Tank - 354 West 45th Street- Between 8th and 9th Avenues - EPIC
BROOYLYN!!!! Tuesday, September 1st!
Shea Stadium - 20 Meadow Street
Bud Melvin - Graffiti Monsters - Starscream - Covox - GDFX
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JULY 2009
BUD MELVIN SOLO SHOW IN SANTA FE!!!
Wednesday July 15th, Meow Wolf, 7pm, $5
The Grave of Nobody's Darling
Friday, July 17th, Burt's Tiki Lounge - NO COVER
RECORD RELEASE SHOW!
Sunday, July 26th - 4PM - Leisure Bowl - NO COVER
JUNE 2009
SOLO SHOW with Oktober People and Post Honeymoon
Atomic Cantina, Saturday June 27th
MAY 2009
LP Artwork is arrived, records are assembled and ready to ship!
NEW RECORD!!! Bud Melvin - Popular Music
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FEBRURAY 2009
Bud Melvin Solo Show and new EP out!!
Show: Black Guys CD release/tour kickoff
9 PM - The Agency - 111 4th St. SW, Albuquerque
Thursday, February 19th
ALL AGES w/ Sabertooth Cavity, Fando and Smoke Rings
New EP on 8bitpeoples!
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JANUARY 2009
I have a new album going through mastering this very moment.
Also, 2 EPs should be on the way this year.
Also Also, I've been surprisingly nominated for some awards
at TRUE CHIP TILL DEATH blog
Also also also
My other band (The Grave of Nobody's Darling) played an awesome new year's show and have a new release
You can buy CD or digital at CDBABY
or email me for vinyl.
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OCTOBER 2008
FRIDAY - HALLOWEEN NIGHT!!!!!!
My band the GRAVE of NOBODY'S DARLING
has it's CD RELEASE SHOW at Burt's Tiki Lounge in Albuquerque
Check out the band webpage for some audio samples
and/or to buy a copy
SUNDAY October 5th
I'm Playing Vincent Le's art opening!!!
Blackbird Buvette
509 Central Ave NW
I'll prolly start around 9pm
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SEPTEMBER 2008
FIRST ALBUQUERQUE SHOW IN 1 YEAR!
Sept 26th
NEW SONG OUT ON COMPILATION! Hip Hop Sucks on CalmDownKidderRecords
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AUGUST 2008
NEW SONG OUT ON COMPILATION!
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (Enhanced Interrogation Adaptation) HERE on VORC Records
Also I'm in the middle of mixing a straight up chip record for nonfinite
and solo shows coming up in sept and oct, stay tuned!
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JULY 2008
Busy busy times
I've got a new song in a compilation
at CalmDownKidder Rocords
Great songs by a bunch of talented folks.
I have 2 new EPs completed, just waiting for the labels to get it all together.
Stay tuned here for more info
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APRIL 2008
Tuesday, 29th April
I'm playing a live set on the radio in New Mexico.
88.9 FM or www.kunm.org/listen
Shortly after 10PM.
ALSO NEW CD SINGLE IS OUT "Business Card CD Single" on sssk
also also 2 secret new mini-CD EPs are on the way soon...
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FEB 2008
TWO BIG SHOWS COMING UP
March 8th, Sperm Festival, Prague! with Nullsleep, Bit Shifter, Bubblyfish, x|k, Herbert Weixelbaum, starPause and VJ NoteNdo
March 15th, SXSW TEXAS!, with Nullsleep, Bit Shifter, Mark Denardo, Anamanaguchi, Receptors, Treewave, Tristan Perich, Aonami and visuals by Voltage Controlled!
Also, all performances including mine are finally available to purchase
on the Blip Festival 2006 DVD at 2 Player Productions
Also, their Reformat The Planet documentary made it into SXSW film festival
I'm in it as comedy relief.
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DEC 2007
Happy Christmas and holdiays.
Santa gave me a full length video of a Blip 2006 song.
More added as they come in...
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FEBRUARY 2007
New song out on compilation - solo pedal steel
Misty - Cobra//group - The Covers EP (sssk #18)
DECEMBER 2006
I made a page for my new CD, click on the apple picture to check it out!
Thanks to Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, Mike @ the TANK
and hundreds of amazing musicians and fans for making the Blip Festival
one of my greatest life experiences!
NOVEMBER 2006
Big news!
I'm playing BLIP FESTIVAL in New York
December 2nd - 8pm
The song '62 Miles' from my new record will be featured on an 8 Bit Peoples release.
It will be released on disc and online Nov 30th in time for the Blip Festival
My new record has made it through mastering with KRAMER at Noise Miami
I will have copies for sale at Blip Festival as well as online here
yayayay
Click Buy Now order w/ PayPal
Thanks to 8 Bit Peoples for putting together an amazing 4-day chip festival
Thanks to KRAMER for mastering the shit out of my new CD
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SEPTEMBER 2006
LIVE EP IS COMPLETE FOR DOWNLOAD/PURCHASE!!!!!
NEW CD IS MASTERED AND WILL BE FOR SALE SOON!!
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AUGUST 2006
Also a couple things...
Check out some cool pictures from the Stockholm show
by Gnapp
Also there is a video of one song at the microdisko myspace
Picture links to vid
I got some nice recordings of the Brussels and Stockholm shows
and will try to put together a live CD if there's not too many mistakes.
MAY 2006
Thanks everyone for making the europe tour so fun and successful,
and american hugs to Lo-Bat, Alles Los and Johan.
APRIL 2006
Lionhead Bunny presents our sound installation piece
for Harvesting Local Soundscapes
March 2006
Here's a dumb cover tune I just did - I Want You to Want Me
dedicated to all my good friends in Rockford, IL.
February 2006
I've added more stuff to the site.
A new pedal steel/gameboy jazz standard, I'm Old Fashioned
It's my new favorite and it might wind up on my next CD
I posted a cover song I couldn't stop thinking about doing after the disaster:Mississippi Queen
I've uploaded a new page of gameboy camera images, with more to come soon:Balloon Fiesta
October 2005
Since the move, I have made little to no progress on my next album
But a lot of smaller projects have been in the works
My song, 1+1=1+1 has just been released from the Netherlands
on WM Recording's Numerology compliation. It's all free to download.
Included on the song page is a scan of my original linocut cover
used for the limited edition CD single. GET IT HERE
Some old and new gameboy camera prints will be on display
At the Game Paused art exhibit at ApArt Gallery in London
The exhibit runs from Nov 3rd to Nov 13th, 2005
Their webpage is here
I have song coming out soon for an upcoming Kraftwerk covers compliation
Keep checking Receptors Music for info.
I think this comes out in time for your holiday shopping.
JULY 2005
I have had to postpone my visit to Europe
I'm spending the month moving to New Mexico instead.
Here's some pictures of me and some of my gameboy art
from what was probably my last Chicago show for a while.
Once I get settled I'll try and post some of my video.
I have a tune on the Tina Turner compliation
for the new Terry Plumming magazine
You can find it here.
MAY 2005
I'm playing May 26th at sonotheque in chicago
check shows for info
also I'll be in Europe July 8th-16th...info soon
APRIL 2005
Thanks to everyone who came to the data destruction show
especially this person:
Bud Melvin was the first up, and I have to say I wasn't expecting all that much
Here's what I do sometimes when I don't rock out on the gameboy. The Slow Planet
MAR 2005 Come to this show or I'll never work in this town again! March 17th - Bottom Lounge, Chicago - DATA DESTRUCTION TOUR 2005 - click for details
DEC 2004
the new year approaches
I will resolve to get some more music done
In the meantime...
I got a really nice 1-page writeup
In the new 10x10 magazine
Buy it now, or better yet just get a subscription
so you don't miss anything cool
NoV 2nd 2004
USA election day
Chipolitiks Vol. 1: 1984 OUT NOW!
I contributed a song for this compilation
timed to coincide with the U.S. elections
and the tracks are available for free until the inauguration in January. www.toilville.com
Sept 2004
I have redesigned the MUSIC page.
Some new songs are in the works
Please check it out and enjoy!
Also there's an article about gameboy music
I'm in there along with a couple friends
It's in the new Ready Made Magazine
I haven't read it yet.
Welcome. This page is brand new for 2003. I needed to get it up and running by 1/15/02 to host a soundfile for the Def Leppard cover song contest.
The contest is up and running! You can check it out here: www.oddtodd.com
I got eInterviewed for Modsquare.com. It's kind of embarrassing, but it's a cool site so check it out here.
I am doing this site in html and am learning as I go along. Some plans for additions to this site
Transfer old songs from mp3.com to here now that they only allow 3 songs per artist
Links to releases of mine to purchase
My gameboy camera pictures
Movies and animations (once I learn to do them)
Links to a bunch of cool websites (added below)
A page dedicated to why Black Manta is better than Aquaman any day
JUNE 2009
SOLO SHOW with Oktober People and Post Honeymoon
NEW RECORD!!!
New EP on 8bitpeoples!
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JANUARY 2009
I have a new album going through mastering this very moment. 
SUNDAY October 5th
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SEPTEMBER 2008
FIRST ALBUQUERQUE SHOW IN 1 YEAR!
Sept 26th
also also 2 secret new mini-CD EPs are on the way soon...
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FEB 2008
TWO BIG SHOWS COMING UP
Stay tuned for info about the EP and 2 exclusive songs
Thanks to Bit Shifter, Nullsleep, Mike @ the TANK
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AUGUST 2006
Also a couple things...
Also there is a video of one song at the microdisko myspace
I got some nice recordings of the Brussels and Stockholm shows
I have a tune on the Tina Turner compliation