The 8-Bit Big Band is a Grammy award winning 30-65 member Jazz/Pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best musical themes written from various video games from all consoles! The members of the 8-Bit Big Band come from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers, all gamers at heart who enjoy playing their favorite games of all time!
In May of 2018 the 8-Bit Big Band released its first album "Press Start!" Followed by their second album “Choose Your Character” in 2019, and their third full release “Backwards Compatible” in 2021 which include the Grammy award winning arrangement of “Meta Knight’s Revenge”. These albums and videos are the result of the talents of over 100 incredible performers and artists from around the world!
In May of 2018 the 8-Bit Big Band released its first album "Press Start!" Followed by their second album “Choose Your Character” in 2019, and their third full release “Backwards Compatible” in 2021 which include the Grammy award winning arrangement of “Meta Knight’s Revenge”. These albums and videos are the result of the talents of over 100 incredible performers and artists from around the world!
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Listen!
Album 1 - “Press Start!” 2018
Full Album Credits:
Lead Vocals - Kaho Kidoguchi, Gen Parton Shin
BG Vocals - Kate Steinberg, Gracie Nash, Danielle Gimbal
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Clarinet - Felix Peikli
Flute - Sarpay "Sharpeye" Ozcagatay, Anne Drummond
Alto Sax - Andrew Gould, Mercedes Beckman, Josh Plotner, Grace Kelly
Tenor Sax - Zac Zinger, Jordan Pettay, Sam Dillon, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Baritone Sax - Sawa Tamazane, Andrew Gutauskas
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Trumpets - Bryan Davis, John Lake, Enrique Sanchez, Joey Lamb, Gabe Medd, Chloe Rowlands, Benny Benack III
Trombones - Alex Juen, Rob Edwards, Darius Christian Jones, Jimmy O'Connell, Nick Grinder, Becca Patterson (bs)
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Violin - Kevin Kuh, Tomoko Akaboshi, Lavinia Pavlish, Frederique Gnaman
Viola - Tia Allen
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Guitar - Nir Felder (banjo on trk.4), Alex Wintz, Charlie Rosen
Piano - Jullian Pollack, Natalie Tennenbaum, Steven Feifke
Prophet 6 - Jullian Pollack
Upright/Electric Bass - Charlie Rosen
Drums - Jared Schonig
Congas/Timbales/Percussion - Wilson Torres
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Arrangements and Production - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Soloists:
Bomb-Omb Battlefield:
Alto Sax - Andrew Gould
Drums - Jared Schoenig
Overworld theme:
Piano - Steven Feifke
Soloists continuted:
Athletic theme:
Clarinet - Felix Peikli
Trumpet - Benny Benack III
Trombone - Jimmy O'Connell
Drums - Jared Schoenig
Super Mario Bro's Mambo:
Flute - Anne Drummond
Trumpet - Benny Benack III
Trombone - Jimmy O'Connell
Timbales - Wilson Torres
Lonely Rolling Star:
Vocals - Kaho Kidoguchi
Trumpet - Benny Benack III
Zelda's Lullaby:
Flute - Sarpay "Sharpeye" Ozcagatay
Fourside:
Tenor Sax - Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
I Am Impact:
Vocals - Gen Parton Shin
Synth - Jullian Pollack
Shakuhachi - Zac Zinger
Big Blue:
Alto Sax - Grace Kelly
Piano - Natalie Tennenbaum
Album 2 - “Choose Your Character" 2019
Full Album Credits
Alto Sax/Flute - Andrew Gould, Josh Plotner
Tenor Sax/Clarinet - Sam Dillon, Zac Zinger, Steve Kortyka
Bari Sax/Bass Clarinet - Andrew Gutauskas, John DiSanto, Adison Evans
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Trumpets - Bryan Davis (ld), John Lake, David Neves, Max Boiko, Danny Jonokuchi, Benny Benack III, Chloe Rowlands, Jami Dauber
Trombones - Rob Edwards, Alex Jeun, Jimmy O'Connell, Mariel Bildsten, Rebecca Patterson, Ron Wilkins, Javier Nero, Nick Grinder
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Guitar - Charlie Rosen, Alex Wintz
Piano - Steven Feifke, Natalie Tenenbaum
Bass - Charlie Rosen, Matt Clohesy
Drums - Jared Schonig, Bryan Carter
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Harp - Lianne Cline
Violins - Katie Kresek, Kevin Kuh, Fredrique Gnaman, Kiku Enomoto, Will Marshall, Ellie Goodman, Jinty McTavish, Tomoko Akaboshi, Erica Swindel, Erikka Walsh, Audrey Hayes, Gabe Valle, Meitar Forkosh, Sabrina Tabby, Daniel Constant, Josh Henderson, Francesca Dardani, Sita Chay, Tiffany Weiss, Lavinia Pavlish, Kiku Enomoto, Frederique Gnaman
Violas - Pat Page, Elise Frawley, Brian Thompson, Kenny Wang, Rita Andrade, Laura Sacks, Tia Fuller, Jarvis Benson, Sarah Greene
Cellos - Susan Mandel, Kristine Kruta, Alon Bisk, Sasha Ono, Genevieve Tabby, Susan Mandel, Marta Bagratuni
Double Bass - Max Jacob, David Tennenbaum, Joe Wallace
Arrangements and Production - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Vocals on Still Alive - Benny Benack III
Vocals on Aquatic Ambiance - Danielle Gimbal
Violin on Delfino Plaza - Todd Reynolds
Clarinet on Rosalina and Luigi's Mansion - Mark Dover
Bassoon on Aquatic Ambiance - Jenice Rosen
Baritone solo on Battle Music - Andy Gutauskas
Alto Solo on Aquatic Ambiance - Andrew Gould
Piano Cadenza(s) on Gerudo Valley - Natalie Tennenbaum
Piano on Aquatic Ambiance - Sydney Kjerstad
Guitar on Chocobo Theme - Conrad
Tuba on Tetris - "Tuba" Joe Exley
Percussion on Gerudo Valley - Joe Tucker
Album 3 - “Backwards Compatible" 2021
Full Album Credits
Alto Saxes - Andrew Gould, Josh Plotner, Steve Kortyka
Tenor Saxes - Sam Dillon, Zac Zinger, Jordan Pettay, Carlos Eiene
Baritone Saxes - Adison Evans, Andrew Gutauskas
Flutes - Andrew Gould, Josh Plotner
Clarinets - Sam Dillon, Zac Zinger
Bass Clarinet - Adison Evans
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Trumpets - Bryan Davis, Jay Webb, John Lake, Chloe Rowlands, Max Boiko, Danny Jonokuchi, Allison Philips
Trombones - Jimmy O’Connell, Javier Nero, Rebecca Patterson, Ron Wilkens, Mariel Bildsten, Alex Jeun
French Horns - Judy Lee, Elizabeth Martignetti, Jordan James, Kyra Sims
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Violins - Lavinia Pavlish, Meitar Forkosh, Tomoko Akaboshi, Daniel Constant, Kevin Kuh, Matthew Beauge, Yumi Oshima, Camellia Hartman, Audrey Hayes, Ally Jenkins, Josh Henderson, Maria Im, Mary-Jo Stilp, Erica Swindell, Ellie Goodman, Emily Gelineau, Eli Bishop, Danielle Breitstein
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Violas - Laura Sacks, Kenny Wang, Jarvis Benson, Tia Allen, Brian Thompson, Sarah Greene
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Celli - Susan Mandel, Alon Bisk, Jessica Wang, Kristine Kruta, Marta Bagratuni
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Guitar/Banjo - Charlie Rosen, Dave Cinquegrana
Keyboards - Natalie Tenenbaum, Steven Feifke, Jake Silverman
Bass - Adam Neely, Dan Chmielinski, Julia Adamy, Charlie Rosen, Bobby Wooten
Drums - Jared Schonig, Bryan Carter
Percussion - Kevin Garcia
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Harp - Liann Cline
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Background Vocals - Danielle Gimbal, Charlie Rosen, Camellia Hartman
Recording and mixing engineer - John Kilgore
Asst. Engineers - Alex Conroy and Nolan Thies
Mastering engineer - Alan Silverman
Mastering Assistant: Ayla Favati
Recorded at The Bunker Studio and John Kilgore Sound and Recording NYC
Piano soloist on “Chrono Trigger” - Steven Feifke
Tenor sax soloist on “Gourmet Race” - Sam Dillon
Alto sax soloist on “Hydrocity Zone” - Grace Kelly
Vocal and trumpet soloist on “Want You Gone” - Benny Benack III
Keyboard soloist on “Metaknights Revenge” - Buttonmasher
Baritone sax soloist on “Super Mario Land Underground” - Leo P.
Bass soloist on “Dire Dire Docks” - Charlie Rosen
EWI soloist on “Birdman” - Zac Zinger
Vocal jazz sextet on “Lost in Thoughts” - Accent
Bass soloist on “Saria’s Song” - Adam Neely
Vocalist on “Snake Eater” - Tiffany Mann
Vocalist on “Jump Up Superstar” - Grace Kelly
Album 4 - “Game Changer” 2023
Full Album Credits:
Band leader, Producer, and Arranger -
Charlie Rosen
Last Surprise - Coarranged by Jake Silverman aka Button Masher
Soloists:
Can You Feel the Sunshine - Vocals by Joel
Waggoner, tenor sax solo by Sam Dillon
I Wanna Take You for a Ride - Vocals by Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, Organ solo by Clyde Lawrence
Pollyanna - Vocals by Alan H. Green
Super Bell Hill - Piano solo by Miki Yamanaka
You Wouldn’t Know - Vocals by Benny Benack III
Beneath the Mask - Vocals by Aisha Jackson, guitar solo by Nir Felder
Mabe Village - Trombone solo by Jimmy O’Connell
Tifa’s Theme - Flugelhorn by Chloe Rowlands
Passing Breeze - Drum solo by Jared Schonig, alto sax solo by Andrew Gould
Song of Storms - Alto Sax soloist Patrick Bartley
Last Surprise - Vocals by Jonah Nilsson (Dirty Loops), Piano solo by Jake Silverman, Synth Solo by Jonah Nilsson
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Alto Saxes - Andrew Gould, Josh Plotner, Adison Evans, Jordan Pettay
Tenor Saxes - Sam Dillon, Zac Zinger, Paul Jones Baritone Saxes - Adison Evans, Andrew Gutauskas
Flutes - Andrew Gould, Josh Plotner, Jordan Pettay
Clarinets - Sam Dillon, Zac Zinger
Bass Clarinet - Adison Evans, Andrew Gutauskas
Trumpets - Bryan Davis, Jay Webb, John Lake, Chloe Rowlands, Max Boiko, Danny Jonokuchi, Matt Boiko, Marc Langer, Nick Frenay, Matthew Owens
Trombones - Jimmy O’Connell, Robert Edwards, Javier Nero, Rebecca Patterson, Ron Wilkens, Mariel Bildsten, Sara Jacovino, Reginald Chapman III (also on Tuba)
French Horn - Kyra Sims
Violins - Alissa Jackman, Audrey Hayes, Camelia Hartman, Caroline Drexler, Daniel Constant, Eli Bishop, Francesca Dardani, Hannah LeGrand, Josh Henderson, Justin Smith, Kevin Kuh, Lavinia Pavlish, Lucy Voin, Maria Im, Meitar Forkosh, Tania Mesa, Tiffany Weiss, Tomoko Akaboshi
Violas - Jarvis Benson, Kenny Wang, Laura Sacks, Matthew Beaugé, Midori Witkoski, Rosalie Samter, Sarah Haines, Tia Allen, Will Marshall, Yumi Oshima
Celli - Susan Mandel, Sasha Ono, Jessica Wang, Camille Dietrich, Kristine Kruta
Guitar - Dave Cinquegrana, Nir Felder, Charlie Rosen
Piano/Keyboards - Natalie Tenenbaum, Michael Mitchell, Steven Feifke, Jake Silverman, Miki Yamanaka, Jonah Nilsson
Bass - Adam Neely, Julia Adamy, Charlie Rosen, Bobby Wooten, Michael Olatuja
Drums - Jared Schonig, Bryan Carter Harp - Liann Cline
Background Vocals - Badia Farha, D’Nasya Jordan, Bryan Carter, Kate Steinberg, Danielle Gimbal
Recording and Mixing engineer - John Kilgore Addl recording engineers: Ben Miller, Matt Soares, M.P. Kuo, Chris Benham, Paul Kronk, Chris Valega
Mastering engineer - Alan Silverman
Recorded at The Powerstation Studios NYC, Power Station Studios Pompano Beach FL, John Kilgore Sound and Recording NYC, and Big Orange Sheep
Album Artwork by Mike KILLUZ
Composers/Song Writers:
1. Intro to Album 4 - Music by Charlie Rosen
2. Can You Feel the Sunshine? - Music/Lyrics by Richard Jacques
3. I Wanna Take You for a Ride - Original loop by Tetsuya Shibata Mitsuhiko Takano, additional music by Charlie Rosen and Clyde Lawrence, additional lyrics by Clyde Lawrence
4. Pollyanna - Music by Keiichi Suzuki, Lyrics by Linda Hennrick 5. Super Bell Hill - Music by Mahito Yokota
6. You Wouldn't Know - Music/Lyrics by Jonathan Coulton
7. Beneath the Mask - Music/Lyrics by Shoji Meguro
8. Mabe Village - Music by Kazumi Totaka
9. Tifa's Theme - Music by Nobuo Uematsu
10. Passing Breeze - Music by Hiroshi Kawaguchi
11. Song of Storms - Music by Koji Kondo
12. Last Surprise - Music/Lyrics by Shoji Meguro
t-SHIRTS
Unisex from size S-5XL
8-BBB Logo 1 - Black
$35.00
8-BBB Logo 1 - White
$35.00
8BBB Logo 2 - Black
$35.00
8BBB Logo 2 - White
$35.00
8BBB Trumpet Player - White
$35.00
8BBB Trumpet Player - Black
$35.00
8BBB Band Art - White
$35.00
8BBB Band Art - Black
$35.00
Album 3 Shirt - Black
$35.00
Album 3 Shirt - White
$35.00
Poster Art
12”x18”
Pins
8BBB Poster
$35.00
Set of 5 8BBB Pins 1.25 Inch
$15.00
Stickers
8BBB Album 3 Sticker
$5.00
8BBB Bass Sticker
$5.00
8BBB Logo 1 Sticker
$5.00
8BBB Band Name Sticker
$5.00
Sheet Music and Downloads:
We give away most of our sheet music for free, but if you feel like donating an industry standard rental fee of $55 (or whatever amount you are able) to the band to support the cost of the labor required to prepare this sheet music for professional release, it would help us out a great deal :)
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Five Nights at Freddy's Big Band Version - Score and Parts
$55.00
A big band arrangement of The Living Tombstone’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s” song. Arranged by the 8-bit big band and originally sung by Benny Benack III as heard in this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wMuXu9FAkc&ab_channel=The8-BitBigBand-Topic
Scored for:
5 Saxes - Alto, Alto, Tenor, Tenor, Baritone (with optional clarinet part)
4 trumpets
3 Tenor trombones
1 Bass Trombone
Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass, Drum Set
Vocals
With full scores in both concert and transposed pitch
Still Alive from Portal 1 - Please consider donating if you download :)
$0.00
A Big Band arrangement of “Still Alive” from the game Portal 1, originally composed by Jonathan Coulton, arranged in the style of Nelson Riddle’s arrangement of Frank Sinatra’s “I’ve Got the World on a String” as heard in this YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22vbhTi1ieI&ab_channel=The8-BitBigBand
If you play this in your band, please consider donating an industry standard rental fee of $55 to the 8-bit big band which helps us continue to record and release music, as well as pay the professionals who prepare this music for distribution to all of you. Thank you for listening and your continued support :) - Charlie
More info:
Scored for:
5 Saxes - Alto, Alto, Tenor, Tenor, Baritone
4 trumpets
3 Tenor trombones
1 Bass Trombone
Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass, Drum Set
Optional string section, and optional harp part
Vocals (Range: A2-G5)
With full scores in both concert and transposed pitch
Aquatic Ambiance - Piano Part - FREE
Sheet music for the Piano feature part from our arrangement of “Aquatic Ambiance” from Donkey Kong Country.
Originally performed by “Smart Game Piano”’s - Sydney Kjerstad
Moonlight Sonata 3rd Mvt. - Big Band Version
$55.00
A VERY DIFFICULT uptempo swing Big Band arrangement of Beethoven's classic 3rd movement from the seminal "Moonlight Sonata" as heard in this youtube video:
https://youtu.be/EhDtCYkCrlU
Most people are familiar with the 1st movement of this great piece, which is beautiful and haunting, but the 3rd movement has always stuck with me as an incredibly powerful and dramatic piece of music.
I wanted to pay tribute to this great composer 8BBB style while showcasing the INCREDIBLE musicianship in this band! For those who don't know, we do not rehearse music before we record it. These absolute stone cold incredible musicians here in NYC came in and read this sheet music the day of the recording session, and let me tell you this arrangement is HARD. I myself tried to learn it on piano, but could never get it up to full speed so I arranged it for my friends to play instead :)
*WARNING* This arrangement is EXTREMELY difficult to play live for most members of the orchestra, and so I can't in good faith recommend that you attempt to play it live with your own band, but I can't stop you from trying, PERFORM AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Scored for:
5 saxes - Alto sax 1 (dbling soprano), Alto Sax 2, Tenor Sax 1, Tenor Sax 2 (dbling soprano), Baritone Sax
4 Trumpets
3 Tenor Trombone
1 Bass Trombone
1 French Horn
Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass, Drum Set
String Section (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello)
Harp
Bob-Omb Battlefield - Please consider donating if you download :)
$0.00
As heard in this youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPq8_HB8QBA&ab_channel=The8-BitBigBand
If you play this in your band, please consider donating an industry standard rental fee of $55 to the 8-bit big band which helps us continue to record and release music, as well as pay the professionals who prepare this music for distribution to all of you. Thank you for listening and your continued support :) - Charlie
Scored for:
2 Alto Sax, 2 Tenor Sax, 1 Bari Sax
3 Trombone, 1 Bass Bone
4 Trumpets
Guitar, Piano, Electric Bass, Drums
Optional string section - Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello
Optional Harp
UPCOMING SHOWS
December 7th in Boston at Berklee Performance Center!
February 7th in Philadelphia at City Winery!
December 27th in New York at Sony Hall!
Inquiries/Bookings
For booking inquiries please email: nyoffice@mgplive.com