Gotta Go Fest

Our buddies over at Sequence Break have been putting out some new tunes on Spotify. Go check em out!!

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Last but not least, here is our final performance recording from the event: F1NG3RS!! Check it out below!!

F1NG3RS @ Gotta Go Fest 2023 Recorded at Gotta Go Fest at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, 7/22/2023.

We're back with another set from the event! Check out Grumpysnorlax's full show from back in July for some 🔥 🔥 tracks, and stay tuned for our 7th and final set coming next week

Grumpysnorlax @ Gotta Go Fest 2023 Recorded at Gotta Go Fest at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, 7/22/2023.

Gotta Go Fast @ Gotta Go Fest. He's the fastest DJ alive, DJ Super Sonic!!! Check out his full set below and make sure to subscribe to get updates on the remaining sets!!

DJ Super Sonic @ Gotta Go Fest 2023 Recorded at Gotta Go Fest at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, 7/22/2023.

Next up we have the CDJ Samurai himself, Don Chirashi. Check out his full set below!! And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch the rest of the set videos that will be uploaded over the next few weeks!!

Don Chirashi @ Gotta Go Fest 2023 Recorded at Gotta Go Fest at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, 7/22/2023.

ERMAC WINS. FATALITY. Check out the full video of Error Macro's performance at Gotta Go Fest this past July. Make sure to subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when the rest of the sets go live!!

Error Macro @ Gotta Go Fest 2023 Recorded at Gotta Go Fest at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, 7/22/2023.

Please rise and remove your hat for the Gamer National Anthem. Coming in 🔥 HOT 🔥 is our 2nd set from the event: NIJI SAGA!! Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel AND SMASH THAT 🔔 to stay up to date!

Niji Saga @ Gotta Go Fest 2023 Recorded at Gotta Go Fest at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, 7/22/2023.

Lets get the ball rolling on the performer recordings!! Up first are our friends Sequence Break. Check out the video below to see their full performance from this year's event, and make sure to head over to our YouTube channel and MASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON!! We will be uploading the remainder of the sets over the coming weeks so stay tuned!

Sequence Break @ Gotta Go Fest 2023 Recorded at Gotta Go Fest at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, 7/22/2023.

As promised, here are some more photos of the event from the great Filmerforhire!

‼️ PHOTO DUMP ALERT‼️

All of us at the Gotta Go Fest team are still over the moon at how much fun this event was, and we hope you feel the same. Below is a compilation of photos taken of our musical acts by the one and only Filmerforhire. More pictures of the event and video recordings of each performer's set coming soon!

And again, a huge shout out to all of our performers: NIJI SAGA, Error Macro, Don Chirashi, F1NG3RS, Grumpysnorlax, DJ Super Sonic and Sequence Break!!!

What an amazing time! Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support. And thank you to our partners HiScore and Bit Gen Games as well as all of our performers and vendors. And massive thank you to Hardywood Park Craft Brewery for hosting the event!! Pictures, video and audio recordings coming soon!!

TOURNAMENT REMINDER: Use the link below to register for the Mario Kart 8 or Street Fighter 6 tournaments. Registration closes at 3PM, tournaments start at 3:30PM. Cash prizes for first place!!!

Gotta Go Fest @ Hardywood 7/22/23 The best place for Gotta Go Fest @ Hardywood 7/22/23 brackets, streams, standings and schedules all in one place!

We are ~24 hours out from the inaugural Gotta Go Fest!! Doors open at 12pm and the music will get started at 1pm. See below for the music schedule. Updated tournament information will follow this later today in a separate post.

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Card 007/007: F1NG3RS

F1NG3RS combines elements of retro video game textures, synthwave, funk, hip-hop and EDM into a fresh, but nostalgic sound.

Check out our preview feature in Style Weekly Big thanks to Style and Don Harrison for the interview opportunity!

More than Bleeps and Bloops An all-day celebration of video game culture and music at Hardywood.

The Gotta Go Fest Trading Card Game: Gotta Like And Share em All!

Card 006/007: Grumpysnorlax

Grumpysnorlax is an experimental beat-maker, creating ambient textures alongside boombap beats mixed with an essence of chiptune and nostalgia. All music created/mixed/mastered using the OP1. Curator for OP1andCHILL, a community dedicated to sharing and showing love to producers using the Teenage Engineering OP-1. Draws inspiration from HOMESHAKE and some of the greats including Madlib, Quasimoto, A Tribe Called Quest and Flying Lotus.

Vendor Announcements!!

We would like to announce and showcase two new vendors that will be at Gotta Go Fest on the 22nd: Jeneko In Japan and Bad Kerning Games!! Check out their pages for more info. Updated info coming to our website as well later today!

Who doesn't love TSHIRTS??? Available in sizes S-2XL on the 22nd. Come check us out!!

The Gotta Go Fest Trading Card Game: Gotta Like And Share em All!

Card 005/007: DJ Super Sonic aka MC Hammerhead aka John Conner

Upon graduating college with a bachelor's degree in simulation and digital entertainment (in 2012) DJ SUPER SONIC began his videogame infused career by developing several titles for XBOX 360 including Super Santa Slayer, and Kollosus Roar. In recent years Super Sonic has founded his own Video Game Company "BIT GEN GAMES" and developed several games for the Nintendo Entertaiment System including Dragon Master and Fight City(Fight City currently in development), and also his newest title "Nosferatu's Revenge" for Nintendo Gameboy. DJ Super Sonic was also featured in Gamechops collaboration album "Spindash 2" with his remix of "Flying Battery" from Sonic 3. You can find DJ SUPER SONIC throwing down some sick chiptune and videogame remixed beats at local conventions and festivals in the local DMV area. Fueled mostly by chilidogs this is one DJ that adds a whole new meaning to Gotta Go Fast!!

Our friends at HiScore are bringing the 🔥🔥🔥. Expect a ton of video games available to play, from retro to modern. Tournament schedule will be announced soon. Shoryuken wait until then? 😉

Doing a huge setup for a FREE music and gaming event in Richmond! 😍

See website in bio for more info 🤠

Not quite as rare, but close! And the best part is, all profits will go to our performers! Only 15 of each have been printed so come check them out on the 22nd!

The Gotta Go Fest Trading Card Game: Gotta Like And Share em All!

Card 004/007: Error Macro

Formed in the summer of 2015, Error Macro is the brainchild of its creator, Baker McCutcheon, and is the result of combining his love of music and his love of video games into one gnarly experience. Error Macro takes the raw, untouched sounds that emanate from those classic 8-bit and 16-bit video game consoles that we all know and love and accompanies them with unique, high-energy drumming. With drumming inspired from a variety of genres, Error Macro attempts to augment classic video game music in a unique and interesting way.