Aaron Hickman - Believe It or Not (The Greatest American Hero Theme Song) [NES COVER]

This is a remix Trevin aka Jredd and I wrote in VGMM Music Maker of my earlier NES track Falstrom's March. 

The vocal samples are sampled with permission from my daughter Bella. 

It's also the new theme for my podcast!

Jredd:
https://soundcloud.com/jredd

Original song:
https://soundcloud.com/diagamblic/falstroms-final-march

Retro Obscura Podcast:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/retroobscura


Follin's March [Feat. Jredd]

So I decided to dust off Famitracker and attempt a cover of my buddy Jredd's amazing "PSG Strut" tune using only the stock 2A03 chip,  No samples channel or expansion chips were used in the making of this track.  For you NES audiophiles out there - I hope you catch the composer references!  

Original song can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/jredd/psg-strut-smsmp3

NSF File:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-8vTMkl4VkhX3BwdXNpSDBGRTQ/view?usp=sharing

FTM File:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-8vTMkl4VkhN0FkanBJMkdxNzg/view?usp=sharing


Neon Dreams

Jredd - PSG Strut (2A03 Strut Remix)

All aboard the funk express! I will be your conductor for this groove session. Big thanks to @Jredd for the B section George Clinton style pattern I snagged from him :). 

CSDB Entry here:
http://csdb.dk/release/?id=148589
SID File [6581]
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-8vTMkl4VkhQ01rX1liMEExZ2c/view?usp=sharing

Mother Funk Signal [Feat. Jredd] [C64]

You can buy the full album on bandcamp right here:
https://dyamusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Neon Dreams is my debut album release and is a very eclectic compilation of original vgm inspired music (and 2 covers!) I composed and/or arranged over the course of the past 2 years with some help from Rudy Escobar @esods and Trevin Huges ( @Jredd ) collaborating with me on a good portion of the tunes. 

Mastered by @vikingguitar and album art by @gxscchater

Every song on this album was lovingly crafted for maximum listening enjoyment using various video game console trackers (VGM MM, Famitracker, Deflemask as well as Renoise and guitars recorded in Reaper. 

Thanks for @Jredd for making this preview for me!

****DEBUT ALBUM Neon Dreams PREVIEW - PURCHASE FULL ALBUM ON BANDCAMP****

Here's my track off the newly released tribute album to Bucky O' Hare! This is my cover of the Stage Select theme from Bucky O'Hare from the amazing  NES game. Arranged using two instances of multi-console tracker Deflemask. Buy the whole album below! All proceeds go to charity:
https://righteousindignation.bandcamp.com/releases

Mastered by @vikingguitar


Righteous Indignation

*400 Followers!*  Bucky O'Hare - Strike at the Toad Empire! [2SID Planetary Mix]

This is my Chiptunes = Win Vol. 5  Entry! Made entirely with 3x Deflemask. 1 Turbo Grafx-16 and 2SID. You can download the album and pay what you want here:
https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-5

Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 5

Homecoming

Defeat the bugs, save the city, and make it to the dance-off in time! <3 <3 <3 

Here's my entry for the BOTB Summer Chip VI Compo in the WILD CHIP category. 
http://battleofthebits.org/arena/Entry/Evil+Bug+Judgement+Squad/22626/

It's also the title theme for the game Bug Attack you can check out here!
http://www.ludicrousones.com/bug-attack.html

Evil Bug Judgement Squad (BOTB Summer Chip VI • *WILD_CHIP*)

Purchase the full album here:
https://dyamusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Neon Dreams is my debut album release and a very eclectic compilation of original VGM inspired music (and 2 covers!) I composed and/or arranged over the course of the past 2 years with some help from Rudy Escobar and Trevin Huges (Jredd) collaborating with me on a good portion of the tunes. 

Every song on this album was lovingly crafted for maximum listening enjoyment using various video game console trackers (VGM MM, Famitracker, Deflemask as well as Renoise and guitars recorded in Reaper. 

Thanks to my mom, dad, my 3 wonderful kids Bella, William, and Kat, Rudy Excobar, Trevin Hughes, Erik Peabody, Patricio Pereira, Chiptunes = Win, Brandon L Hood, Sally Ann (from Paula Powered), Toni Leys (potato chips), Dan Bisciglia, Adam Kennelley, Paul Stevenson, Nick Stephens, William Culver, Rob Luther, Landon Long, Joshua Witt, Michael Kelso, Ed Wilson, Mike Levy, and the rest of the Retro Junkies (you know who you are), my Relay Bros crew, E$G and Hokuto Force, Delek (creator of Deflemask), David Burton (Groovemaster303), the countless VGM composers who inspired by work and many more I've forgotten to thank.And a special thank you to you for visiting this page.
credits
released June 27, 2016 

Written, performed, sequenced, produced by Dya except: 
Guitars on tracks 1, 7 and 8 by Rudy Escobar and 
arrangement assistance on tracks 4,9,11, and 12 by 
@Jredd 

Mastered by Viking Guitar http://twitter.com/VikingGuitar 
Album Art by Drexagar http://twitter.com/drexegar

Neon Dreams - Track  12 - Shipwrecked (Feat. Jredd)

Neon Dreams -  Track 11 - Shakestreet Glide (Feat. Jredd)

Neon Dreams -  Trac 04 - Destroyer (Feat. Jredd)

Neon Dreams -  Track 02 - Chora

Neon Dreams -  Track 01 - Lazarus

Here's my Summer Chip VI • Sega Genesis/MegaDrive entry Made in Deflemask v12. Follow the link for the VGM file.
http://battleofthebits.org/arena/Entry/Double+Jump+Moon+Casino+%28Feat.+Jredd%29/22716/

Hope you packed your moon shoes. It's the grand opening of the new space casino on the moon! 

(Thanks to @Jredd for the assist on some of the chords/melodies).




Double Jump Moon Casino (Feat. Jredd)[Battle of the Bit Summer Chip VI • Sega Genesis/MegaDrive]

This was my entry from the Hallowin compilation by Chiptunes = WIN.
Grab the whole amazing release here!
https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/hallowin

HalloWIN

Night Visions

Written / Mixed / Mastered by Dya except Trumpet by @blu3-sc

New track for upcoming score-chasing RPG video game The Bounty: Deluxe Edition from The Ludicrous Ones​! Look for it on Steam soon. Big thanks to @blu3-sc​ for providing a sick trumpet solo at the end!

From the Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/pg/thebountygame/about/
The Bounty, is a unique, retro styled, high score based RPG. A roguelike dungeon crawler with classic arcade influence. It's meant to challenge the player, and inspire them to push their limits further. One life, no safe places, no way out.

Chamber Of Echoes (Feat. Jisun Hughes)

Featuring @chain-reaction-music

Track created in Deflemask tracker (Sega Genesis mode).  No post processing.  Mastered by @stemage 

Sampled solo bits courtesy of Chain Reaction (piano, and crazy c64 solo thing before the bridge).

Source File:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-8vTMkl4Vkha2hEVmVPbEJocXc

If you like our music - please support us on Bandcamp and follow us!
https://dya.bandcamp.com
https://chainreactionmusic.bandcamp.com/

Purchase Chiptunes = Win Vol 6 here!
https://chiptuneswin.bandcamp.com/album/chiptunes-win-volume-6

Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 6

Lydia (feat. Chain Reaction) [Chiptunes = Win Vol. 6]

Here's a SID track I worked on with some help from @jredd back in 2016. The track sat unfinished on my hard drive for over a year.  Now I've finally finished it! Moral of the story kids? Finish your old tracks.

Mastered by @ggsokolov

Grab this song and more on the free Summer of SID album!
https://c64audio.com/pages/summer

Blow Up The Cosmos (Feat. Jredd)

HQ has assigned YOU one final mission before you can go home and be a family man.  You've been sent on a top secret stealth mission to infiltrate an elusive Siberian stronghold and rescue Dr. Picov Andropov deep within it's bowels.

      While parachuting out of a helicopter in the middle of a midnight snow storm you spot a sudden flare burst lighting up the pitch black sky. That's your signal!! But the enemy is everywhere and armed to the teeth. Can you rescue the scientist and save humanity from destruction?!

***HUGE SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF MY FANS FOR GETTING MY SOUNDCLOUD TO OVER 700 FOLLOWERS!***

Hostage Extraction is a track I wrote using Deflemask for the recently released YM2017 music album which released on a physical Sega Genesis cartridge from Catskull Electronics! Many entered a contest to be on the album - but only 9 tracks were ultimately selected - and mine was one of them!
Find out more info here:
https://catskullelectronics.com/YM2017

Watch a video of the album being played on a real Model 1 NON TMSS Sega Genesis! Check out the awesome LED visualizer on the cartridge! Thanks @sonicym2612 (he's also on the album under the name Laz and worth a follow/sub) !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQriIFzEtQc

Many thanks to @ggsokolov for the luscious tape mastering!

Hostage Extraction (YM2017) *700 Follower Special!*

Made in Famitracker 0.4.6 with post-panning done in Renoise. 

Debuted live at Magfest 2018 during my Chipspace showcase set for @chiptunes4autism

Inspired by @please-lose-battle and @danimalcannon

Download the famitracker .ftm source file here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JL6OyFBuR69_PabMwXkk4sCJT6IROBBw

Cover art from:
Demon City Shinjuku

Thanks to @ggsokolov for mastering!

Buy: https://dyamusic.bandcamp.com/releases

Follow me on Social Media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diagamblic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HiyaDya/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiyadya/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCru1YEmnQ5aLogj7KX4AxOg

Our Last Memory [NES Stereo Mix]

Buy the song and full album "FALL DAMAGE" here:
https://dyamusic.bandcamp.com/album/fall-damage

Youtube Video:
https://youtu.be/2wpc2rHZks4

'Grape Soda' by Ujiico */*Snail's House was my first true introduction to the future bass genre. The mix of hip hop beats, happy melodies, complex jazz progressions, and insane jack hammer rhythms completely hooked me! I loved it  so much that I wanted to remix it for the Genesis / Megadrive  - one of my favorite consoles as a kid in the 90s. There's something about the YM2612 FM chip that lends itself really well to this track as I hope you'll see ;-). 

I've also included a bonus download for the Deflemask source file and vgm - which you can download here. Track playable in Deflemask version 0.12.1
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ESHIsRYmY9Egd9hknjBPVcpRkW0tpbSt


Original track:
'Grape Soda' (VIP) by Ujico*/Snail's House
https://soundcloud.com/ujico/grapesodavip
Original Tasty release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks2hGA1yV3Q
● Music Released and Provided by Tasty 
● Song Title: Snail's House  - Grape Soda
● Music Video: https://youtu.be/ks2hGA1yV3Q
● Label Channel: http://youtube.com/TastyNetwork
● Album Download: http://tasty.network/002album

Thanks to:
@ujico for making the original track and follow up VIP mix.
@ggsokolov for his amazing mastering work. @cherrilove9 for her wonderful cover art and @thedonstrife for the bonus remix you can find on bandcamp as bonus download when you grab the single.

Also thanks to  my loving girlfriend Dyan, my kids,  @chain-reaction-music, @d34d , @fmrangers , @chiptunes4autisism , Hokuto Force, Desire, @chiptuneswin ,  my @relaybros crew @delek_music for creating Deflemask and all of the talented musicians who have helped me grow as an artist.

Credits:
Original tracfk by Ujico*/Snail's House

Sega Genesis / Megadrive Remix by Dya

Bonus Mix by The Don Strife 
https://soundcloud.com/thedonstrife

Mastering by Game Genie Sokolov
https://soundcloud.com/ggsokolov

Cover Art  Art by CherryLove9
https://www.facebook.com/cherry9love/

Snail's House - Grape Soda (Dya VIP Megadrive Mix) *FREE DOWNLOAD IN DESCRIPTION*

Please consider purchasing the full album below!
https://cheapbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fm-possible-2

Software Used: Deflemask v0.12.0
Sega Genesis FM Mode

Samples used in the song Shower Fresh - include:
Alucard (Robert Belgrade) - Symphony of the Night exclaiming “What?!”
Reika (English Voice Actress Unknown) - Time Gal shouting “Eeeeee!!”

Shower Fresh was also inspired by a very special episode of http://www.geekbeatradio.com where we recorded the show live while showering. The song also recently placed 2nd in the SGEN category of the recent www.battleofthebits.org Winter Chip XIII battle
http://battleofthebits.org/arena/Entry/Shower+Fresh/27447/

Original album description follows:

The Story So Far: 

In the year 2011 Jredd, Groovemaster303, and CosmoBG released a landmark compilation of original Sega Genesis/Megadrive music that tested the limits of what the YM2612 chip could do and remains a landmark album in the chiptune scene. 

It's been six long years since that initial release. But now FM Possible is finally back, better than ever and ready for release on the Cheapbeats label! FM Possible 2 features the talents of CosmoBG, Jredd, Groovemaster303, Dya, Game Genie Sokolov, Th4 D34d, Laz and special guest Drexegar using a variety of FM chips from the Sega Genesis/Megadrive (YM2612), Sega Arcade (YM2151) and more. Gear up and get ready for a wild chiptune ride! 


Link to the original FM Possible album: 
noisechannel.bandcamp.com/album/nc006-fm-possible 

As always, should you or any of your force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This message will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck!
credits
released March 30, 2018 

Mastering by: 
Game Genie Sokolov 

Artwork by: 
CosmoBG, Laz, and Drexegar 

Follow the artists on Soundcloud: 

▶CosmoB&G◀ 
@cosmobg 

▶Jredd◀ 
@jredd 

▶Groovemaster303◀ 
@groovemaster303 

▶Dya◀ 
@diagamblic 

▶Game Genie Sokolov◀ 
@ggsokolov 

▶Th4 D34D◀ 
@d34d 

▶Laz◀ 
@sonicym2612 

▶Drexegar◀ 
@gxscchater
license
all rights reserved

FM: Possible 2

Shower Fresh [FM Possible 2]

Please consider purchasing the full album below!
https://cheapbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fm-possible-2

Software Used: Deflemask v0.12.0
Sega Genesis FM Mode

Ninjutsu Night School uses zero sampling. All FM <3. 

Original album description follows:

The Story So Far: 

In the year 2011 Jredd, Groovemaster303, and CosmoBG released a landmark compilation of original Sega Genesis/Megadrive music that tested the limits of what the YM2612 chip could do and remains a landmark album in the chiptune scene. 

It's been six long years since that initial release. But now FM Possible is finally back, better than ever and ready for release on the Cheapbeats label! FM Possible 2 features the talents of CosmoBG, Jredd, Groovemaster303, Dya, Game Genie Sokolov, Th4 D34d, Laz and special guest Drexegar using a variety of FM chips from the Sega Genesis/Megadrive (YM2612), Sega Arcade (YM2151) and more. Gear up and get ready for a wild chiptune ride! 


Link to the original FM Possible album: 
noisechannel.bandcamp.com/album/nc006-fm-possible 

As always, should you or any of your force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This message will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck!
credits
released March 30, 2018 

Mastering by: 
Game Genie Sokolov 

Artwork by: 
CosmoBG, Laz, and Drexegar 

Follow the artists on Soundcloud: 

▶CosmoB&G◀ 
@cosmobg 

▶Jredd◀ 
@jredd 

▶Groovemaster303◀ 
@groovemaster303 

▶Dya◀ 
@diagamblic 

▶Game Genie Sokolov◀ 
@ggsokolov 

▶Th4 D34D◀ 
@d34d 

▶Laz◀ 
@sonicym2612 

▶Drexegar◀ 
@gxscchater
license
all rights reserved

Ninjutsu Night School [FM Possible 2]

A simple, catchy tune I wrote for a demo at Speccy.pl party 2018 for Resistance - which received 1st place in the ZX Demo category! 

Music written in Vortex Tracker 2.5

Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/8EU1RYgF5AA

Link to demo:
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=75863

Description:
This production is a "THANK/you/in/TRO", created to thank the ZX Spectrum community for supporting "RetroKomp/LOAD ERROR Party" since 2013.

Target HW: ZX Spectrum (48k) + AY chip for sound
Tested on: ZX Spectrum 128K+2 (Grey) with devIDEv2014

sachy [code] 
fra [graphics]
at0m [graphics]
slayer [graphics]
Dya [music]
4pLaY [support]

Jump (THX ZX! by Resistance & RK/LE Team)

Music video link here!
https://youtu.be/42wOPAKiHFI

Grab Chiptunes 4 Autism below and support charity!
https://chiptunes4autism.bandcamp.com/album/volume-3-forces-of-neurodivergence

Thoughts/Inspiration - I originally wrote this song in 2017 - and it was originally planned for my upcoming Turbo Grafx 16 / PC Engine album. All I knew - was that I wanted something that felt retro, and futuristic at the same time. - and pushed the limits of the Turbo Grafx 16 sound chip. Maybe a disco in space at the end of the universe with various human and alien races dancing in harmony? Or a planet where everyone lived in peace and prosperity with love and respect for all?... 

I struggled for a while with what name to call it - eventually settling on 'Concordia' at the suggestion of my good friend Pat. It just so happened that the title of the song fit perfectly with the theme of unity and neuroharmony found on this compilation. Thanks to Gus (Asperkraken) for organizing this compilation and everyone else for participating in a wonderful cause that benefits those with autism. And you the listener! We love you.
credits
from Volume 3: Forces of Neurodivergence, released May 25, 2018

Volume 3: Forces of Neurodivergence

Concordia

PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY 
I loved this song so much I decided to arrange it for the Sega Genesis <3. 

Video link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr1Gg-kizTA&t=99s

Please go buy Andrew W.K.'s latest album and support him here!
http://www.andrewwk.com/

Mastered by @ggsokolov
Created in Deflemask v.0.1.2
Grab the dmf, vgm, and rom file here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18dYLUyq9oZu6VINKPeoaqf1QtLAA2Bwp

Andrew W.K. - "Music Is Worth Living For"
Listen now: https://flyt.it/AWKYNA
From the album: "You're Not Alone"

Original Track Written and performed by Andrew W.K.

LYRICS:
-------------

MUSIC IS WORTH LIVING FOR

And I’ll bet you never thought
You’d live to see the day
Where we could play
With joy and laughter

And I’ll bet you never thought
We’d make it all the way
And we could stay
Forever after

But I guess we proved you wrong
And I guess we showed ‘em all
We paid our dues
Getting up off the floor

And I guess we proved you wrong
And I guess we showed ‘em all
So much to lose
Walking right out the door

Music is worth living for

Music makes life worth living
Music is worth living for

Music is worth living for

Music makes life worth living
Music is worth living for

A higher power that I can’t deny
Music makes me feel so high
Like the glorious sound of God
Coming down like a lightning rod

Give me the will to love
So below and as above
The only way that I’ll survive
Music makes me want to stay alive

And I’ll bet you never thought
We had the strength inside
Yeah, we almost died
And we kept on going

And I’ll bet you never thought
The pain was justified
But we found our pride
And we kept it growing

But I guess we proved you wrong
And I guess we showed ‘em all
We did our best
We played until our hands were sore

And I guess we proved you wrong
And I guess we showed ‘em all
Never gunna rest
We’re always gunna go for more

Music is worth living for

Music makes life worth living
Music is worth living for

Music is worth living for

Music makes life worth living
Music is worth living for

A higher power that I can’t deny
Music makes me feel so high
Like the glorious sound of God
Coming down like a lightning rod

Give me the will to love
So below and as above
The only way that I’ll survive
Music makes me want to stay alive

Andrew W.K. - Music is Worth Living For (Dya Sega Genesis Cover)

An .it track I wrote for MoDS Vol 2. - a joint Nintendo DS music disk production between DESiRE and Resistance released at Deadline 2018! Took 2nd place in the Wild Demo category.
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=78482
Youtube video link:
https://youtu.be/gl11KNOhz50

Knockturn (MoDS Vol 2.)

Thanks everyone for listening and getting me to over 900 followers!
This tune was originally adapted / expanded from a composition I wrote for the @MusicWeeklies #romerozombies compo on Twitter. Feel free to follow them to enter!
Written in Vortex Tracker 2.5
Mastered by @tonileys

Dance Of The Dead ***900 Follower Special!***

Here's "Crash Course" - a brand new #chiptune which frankensteins the #NES and #Sega #Genesis sound chips together. <3 🤘

Just finished this track as an brand new intro for a friend's awesome #retrogaming youtube channel 'Same Name Different Game'! Be sure to check out the latest episode on Double Dragon II:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biGrESDIB7M
Art by Dean Stahl:
https://twitter.com/Dean_Stahl

Crash Course (Same Name Different Game Intro)

To celebrate playing at SXSW 2019 @squarexsquaresounds chiptune festival - I've decided to release a new tune for you all! 

With Space Coast: Ghost2Ghost I wanted to show that the Turbografx-16 has a quite capable chip inside and I got inspired by some IDM/DNB from my highschool days. 

I originally submitted this track to Demosplash 2018 - it won 1st place! 
www.pouet.net/party_results.php?which=1630&when=2018 

Thanks you to all of my friends and supporters! 

Composed in Deflemask Tracker v.0.12 

Music / Mix by Dya 

Art by Sean Lane: 
http://www.mrseanlane.com 

Mastering by Game Genie Sokolov: 
http://ggsokolov.bandcamp.com

Space Coast: Ghost2Ghost

I had the pleasure of remixing "Intergalactic Space Mice" off of the brand new album "Illusion of the 3rd World" from @willrock07 . The album is an incredible piece of prog / jazz / metal chiptune all the way through. 

Written in Deflemask Sega Genesis Mode (with Ch.3 mode)
Mastered by @ggsokolov
Original song by @willrock07


Support great music! Grab the album and the remix here:
https://willrock.bandcamp.com/album/illusion-of-the-3rd-world?fbclid=IwAR2csM8H2MxB1CsmA5LRhBvWQcr1j-9Tu3xnClwX_cFUeEhyIquqDb2h23Q

Illusion of the 3rd World

Intergalactic Space Mice (Dya Megadrive Mix)

Grab the full album below and support the ACLU!
https://bitcrushed.bandcamp.com/album/chip-for-change-2020

Ikada” is the Japanese word for raft in English. I hope this song can be a life raft in these tough times. This tune was created in Deflemask using the Turbografx 16 mode. Thanks to Hangongetready for managing this compilation , my kids for being amazing , my girlfriend for sticking with me through some long composing sessions, and finally Leo Demartino for creating Deflemask.

Chip For Change 2020

Ikada いかだ

Grab my latest chiptune release "Fall Damage" right here! Pay what you want for 33 tracks! 
https://dyamusic.bandcamp.com/album/fall-damage

I compose everything from chip, fusion,  jazz, funk, rock, and electronic jams using various instruments, trackers, video game consoles, and computers from your childhood. 

Email me at aaron.hickman@gmail.com for commissions and music for games.

Member of the Relay Bros VGM remixing crew:
https://soundcloud.com/relaybros

FM Rangers:
https://soundcloud.com/fmrangers

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