11/3/2008
Video Games Live Co-Creators/Executive Producers Tommy Tallarico & Jack Wall Present at Flashpoint Friday, November 14th
Flashpoint is proud to host Tommy Tallrico and Jack Wall for a student presentation on Friday, November 14th.
Both are in town for their sold-out Video Games Live concert event on Saturday, November 15th at the Chicago Theatre.
Tommy Tallarico is a veritable video game industry icon. As one of the most successful video game composers in history, he has helped revolutionize the gaming world, creating unique audio landscapes that enhance the video gaming experience. He is considered the person most instrumental in changing the game industry from bleeps & bloops to real music now appreciated worldwide by millions of fans. Tommy hosts, writes and co-produces the television shows Reviews on the Run and the Telly Award winning, Electric Playground. He is the founder and Chairman of G.A.N.G. (Game Audio Network Guild), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in interactive audio (www.audiogang.org). An accomplished musician, Tallarico has been writing music for video games for more than 18 years. Tallarico was the first musician to release a video game soundtrack worldwide (Tommy Tallarico’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1 – Capitol Records). Tommy was the first person to ever use live guitar and 3-D audio in a video game (The Terminator), and was instrumental in bringing true digital interactive 5.1 surround to the gaming world. He has won over 35 industry awards for best video game audio and has worked on more than 300 game titles. His score for Advent Rising has been noted as "one of the greatest musical scores of all time" by websites such as Yahoo, Gamespot and others. In 2008, he was enshrined in the Guinness Book of World Records with a two page feature article and interview.
For more information about Tommy please visit www.tallarico.com.
Jack Wall is one of the industry’s top award winning composers of music in video games since 1996. With over 30 game scores to his credit, he has built a track record and an international reputation as an A-List composer and music producer in the interactive entertainment sector. His composing credits include Myst III: Exile, Myst IV: Revelation, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Dungeon Siege II, Rise of the Kasai and Wrath Unleashed among others. Previous to 1996, Jack was engineer and producer for such artists as John Cale, David Byrne and Patti Smith among others. Jack is Vice President and Co-Founder of the Game Audio Network Guild. Visit www.jackwall.net for more info.
LETTER FROM THE PRODUCERS
Hi Everyone!
Video Games Live is finally returning to Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 15th at the Chicago Theatre!! We haven't performed in Chicago since 2006 and we've added so many new segments since then including games like Metroid, Castlevania, Halo 3, more Final Fantasy and many more. We even have a new interactive segment with Guitar Hero in which the winner of our pre-show Guitar Hero competition will come up on stage to perform with the symphony! And of course you'll also be hearing favorites such as Mario, Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid, Warcraft, Sonic and others.
There will be many game industry special guests during our post show meet & greet (open to all ticket holders) including Halo composer Michael Salvatori and game design legends from the past and present.
There is currently a special discounted ticket offer going on that we wanted to notify you about. From now until the end of the weekend, the Chicago Theatre is offering a 20% discount on certain select seating. You can take advantage of this discounted ticket offer by going to the link below and and inputting the code CTVGL9.
LINK FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNT CODE
Video Games Live is also proud to announce that Flashpoint Academy will be a presenting sponsor for our Chicago show. Flashpoint Academy, a digital media arts college located in Chicago’s Loop, opened its doors in 2007 and is the first college of its kind in Chicago. Students can pursue two-year, full time, direct-to-industry programs in Game Development, Visual Effects and Animation, Film, Recording Arts, and their newest discipline, Broadcast Media.
To learn more about Flashpoint Academy classes, scholarships, tuition, financial aid and creative contests, call 312-332-0707 or for more information, visit the website at www.flashpointacademy.com. Open houses and tours of Flashpoint are scheduled for the following Saturdays; November 15th, November 29th and December 13th and December 20th at 10 a.m. To attend a future group tour, please contact a Flashpoint representative at 312-332-0707
Thanks! We hope to see you in Chicago!!
Tommy Tallarico & Jack Wall
Video Game Composers
Creators/Producers, Video Games Live
