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Streets of Rage 2 Stage 1 Quick Remix (proof-of-concept, read the movie info!) bilalsheikh - 338 views - 3 months ago
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Hey all,

Let it be known that I LOVE SEGA.

I love Sega so much that I don't even mind how much they've gone downhill recently because when I was young they were THE COOLEST COMPANY EVER, and that's all that matters. I'm 26 years old now, so if gaming disappeared I wouldn't mind if no new games ever came out, as I'd still have these lovely memories to cherish forever...

Two of these lovely memories are the first two Streets of Rage games (but not so much 3).

Yuzo Koshiro did a lovely live SOR mix at a club:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =BE_1M8...

And I decided I want to do one, too, as he mixed songs from 1, 2 and 3 whereas I'm interested in adding more songs from 1 and 2 and not bothering with the SOR3 tracks.

This is just a proof-of-concept as I've only been using Ableton Live for a day or two and haven't clicked around much past the beat repeat (which in itself is easily the coolest thing ever).

Now the juicy stuff - why the hell does it sound like a Master System?

Using Gens (or any MD emulator), you can record the sound output to a wave file, and more interestingly, you can choose which of the Megadrive's sound channels to emulate (YM2612, PSG and DAC).

So I just popped over to the SOR2 sound test, started a recording, turned on one of the channels and started playing the stage music. Once it looped round to the beginning of the song I stopped the recording, changed the sound channel and then replayed the song, recording to a new file. Rinse and repeat for the last chip and I now have three separate 'tracks' for the stage 1 music. A bit of fine-tuning in Acid Pro to line them all up correctly and that was that.

Of the three tracks, the first has most of the sound going on, the second sounds like a Master System and the third is a bit of the beat (annoyingly, the rest of the beat is in the first track)

I can probably fiddle the first track a bit more to separate the beat from the melody to have four tracks to play with, but so far it's working out great.

I'm not sure which other console emulators (SNES, for example) can do this as well. I wonder if the CPS1/2 emus can, getting the SF2 music like that would be sweet!

p.s. it goes a bit crazy and crap near the end as this mix was meant as a taster for my good friend DJ Lordstar so while doing it I suddenly remembered I could do the beat repeats for the other tracks so just started clicking randomly for fun :)
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Justice I Love Techno 2006 10-minute remake (live this time! new version) bilalsheikh - 2,159 views - 4 months ago
RE-UPLOADED DUE TO BAD SYNC ISSUES (and possibly the subsequent accusations of it being fake, but really, after watching it for myself I *had* to redo it! Of course, fixing the sync doesn't necessarily prove it IS live as it's the VDJ output mixed with the original video, but it's up to you whether you believe it or not. Check my other videos out, I'm not into faking things)

Also, I've recently found the complete ILT 2006 video and it's pretty cool, but at the time I only knew about this 10-minute clip. I doubt I would've remade the whole set though!

Anyway folks, here's what I've been meaning to do for a while now. Last time I remade the Justice ILT 2006 live set on Acid Pro which wasn't live, this time I decided to practice and do it properly as a better homage to those two French wonderboys.

Track List:

1) MBG & SDS - New Jack (Steve Angelo Mix)
2) Kavinsky - Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn Mix)
3) Zongamin - Bongo Song
4) Simian - Never Be Alone
5) Justice - Never Be Alone
6) ParaOne - Dudun-dun (MSTRKRFT Mix)

Done on Virtual DJ with a Hercules DJ Console MK1. I tried to keep away from the sync and any such automatic effects just to get a feel for doing it a bit more manually.

My laptop is a little Vaio 1GHz C2D so I couldn't go to town with the sound quality and effects as the music would start breaking up, which is why I spent a lot of time just twiddling my fingers. I'm looking at getting a faster laptop, so next time it'll be better.

Also, forgive my complete and utter embarassment at being filmed bobbing my head and twiddling knobs, but I figured I had to get one crap video up sooner or later so then I could work on all that on my future videos. I'd rather get that out of the way now instead of getting all camera-shy when I'm doing something a bit more serious and involved :)

p.s. I removed the jogwheels on my DJC as I didn't need them for this (I'd set all the cue points beforehand) and they just got in the way and meant I had to redo the video a good few times :(

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Natsume Snowseki (Natsume Soseki 夏目漱石)3-minute snowman. YEAH! bilalsheikh - 350 views - 5 months ago
It took exactly 90 minutes to make him.

In case you're wondering who Natsume Soseki is, he's oft-referred to as the finest Japanese novellist of the Meiji era.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N atsume_Soseki

I say that as though I know it as a fact, but so far I've only managed to get through a whopping two whole pages of Botchan (坊ちゃん) in Japanese. Still, baby steps, eh?

Yeah...

Anyway, rolling a giant snowball around the garden made me think of Katamari Damacy, even though I was listening to Perfume and Capsule throughout the session, so you guys get to listen to Lonely Rolling Star.

And yes, rolling a giant snowball around the garden did wonders for my back :(

Done in Premiere Pro 2.0
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Daft Punk - Something About Us - Daft Loop Love ooo6 - 491,277 views - 9 months ago
MP3 now available!!
please visit my Music Store:
http://randygeorgemusic.com/st ore.html

Due to popular request, I remastered the audio of this cover video and created a MP3 for sale on my web store. If you would like to support me, this is the easiest way! For any one worried about Daft Punk, this release is official and totally legit. Buy, download and enjoy!

Ableton Live looped cover of Something About Us by Daft Punk, performed on Nintendo DS Ubisoft Jam Sessions, Midi controlled software electric bass, drums, synth, vocoded vocals, and solo theremin, recorded in a single pass, with a single camera.

Produced and Performed by Randy George
Filmed by Nicolas Bates

Visit Randy George's official site:
http://randygeorgemusic.com

Visit Randy George's Youtube Channel and watch the classical theremin music videos, where the true dynamic and expressive nature of the instrument shines.
http://www.youtube.com/ooo6

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/etheran daether

Also, search on Youtube for "Clara Rockmore" to see the greatest theremin player that ever lived.

The theremin is an electronic musical instrument that is played completely without physical contact. It was invented in 1919 by a Russian physicist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen. If you are new to the theremin, please learn about it. The wikipedia page is a good place to begin:
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ther emin

About the helmet:
It was made of papier-mâché with a custom LED visor built in ... post production! using Softimage XSI and Adobe After Effects! Yes, it was a visual effect! 3D modeling, manual rotoscoping, and motion tracking/motion stabilization tricks were employed to pull this off. A LED array with animated text was projected on to a manually rotoscoped 3D visor, that was subsequently composited with the original footage using motion trackers in After Effects. The helmet itself took three days to make. I used 7 layers of card stock/normal stock paper strips in a special heavy mix paste recipe. The shape was built around a custom mold of shipping foam and gaffers tape. It was finished off with gunmetal grey paint. The visor was made of plastic cut from a microwave oven splash cover I found at Target for 5 dollars, laminated on both sides with Limo dark auto window tinting. I could see out, but the translucent plastic from the microwave splash cover along with the heavy tinting made it a little bit difficult. On the inside, the helmet was padded with custom cut felt blocks to fit my head size perfectly. The total weight was around 0.5 Kg (about 1 pound).

This video was made for love. Please share it.
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On the Hour - Chris Morris Phones the Sun Newspaper Frankings... - 52,822 views - 1 year ago
From series 2, episode 1.
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Liston discusses his loss to Kensou at Final Round ArcadeHustla - 1,532 views - 1 month ago
Liston reveals his thoughts on the dramatic loss to Kensou at FRXII.

Liston vs Kensou:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =wMHc32ygldk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =KNkgp-iDhcU
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How to Do Indoor Rock Climbing : How to Warm Up for Indoor Rock Climbing expertvil... - 30,192 views - 1 year ago
Learn how to warm up for rock climbing with expert tips on warming up for indoor rock climbing in this free rock climbing video lesson.

Expert: Hal Thureson
Bio: Hal Thureson is part owner of Vertical Ventures, one of the largest indoor rock climbing gyms in the southeast.
Filmmaker: Bob Hunt
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How to Do Indoor Rock Climbing : Tips for Indoor Rock Climbing Holds expertvil... - 78,475 views - 1 year ago
Learn about different rock climbing holds and how to do holds for indoor rock climbing in this free rock climbing video lesson.

Expert: Hal Thureson
Bio: Hal Thureson is part owner of Vertical Ventures, one of the largest indoor rock climbing gyms in the southeast.
Filmmaker: Bob Hunt
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How to Do Indoor Rock Climbing : Beginning Techniques for Indoor Rock Climbing expertvil... - 40,149 views - 1 year ago
Learn some beginning rock climbing techniques with a demonstration from an expert for indoor rock climbing in this free rock climbing video lesson.

Expert: Hal Thureson
Bio: Hal Thureson is part owner of Vertical Ventures, one of the largest indoor rock climbing gyms in the southeast.
Filmmaker: Bob Hunt
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カラOK 1: BoA - Everlasting bilalsheikh - 247 views - 11 months ago
Performed at EPOC, Soho
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カラOK 1: Porno Graffitti - Apollo bilalsheikh - 7,596 views - 11 months ago
Performed at EPOC, Soho
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カラOK 2: Utada Hikaru - Travelling bilalsheikh - 261 views - 11 months ago
I've devised a new numbering strategy, whereby the number indicates the Karaoke session instead of the song itself.

This way, it's easier to figure out which ones happened on the same day
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KaraOK 2: Bakufu Slump - The Longest Journey bilalsheikh - 118 views - 11 months ago
No idea what this song is, but I managed to join in on a few bits.
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KaraOK 2: Aqua - Barbie Girl bilalsheikh - 273 views - 11 months ago
DEEP VOICE ACTIVATE!
LAME-O JAPANESE SIDEKICK ACTIVATE!
DODGY COVER INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVATE!
LIGHTS ACTIVATE!
...
LIGHTS, ACTIVATE!

ACTIVATE!

oh bugger :(
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You know you're in for a wicked episode of Prison Break when it starts with those fateful words, as is hopefully the case when you stumble across my channel.

Or not, who knows?

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About Me: i'm scared of YouTube and all those evil people hanging around waiting to post silly comments chock-full of Americanised 'cuss words'
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Films, books, languages, Street Fighter, SEGA
Movies:
Movies: Jurassic Park, The Matrix, LOTR. TV: LOST, Scrubs, Prison Break, Jericho
Music:
Daft Punk, Boys Noize, Justice, MSTRKRFT, Chemical Bros, Fleetwood Mac, Utada Hikaru, the brilliant green, Boom Boom Satellites, Salyu, Cheer Chen
Books:
I Am Legend, Dracula, Frankenstein, His Dark Materials Trilogy, Haruki Murakami's stuff, Battle Royale, Kazuo Ishiguro's stuff
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MP3 now available!!
please visit my Music Store:
http://randygeorgemusic.com/store.html

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Channel Comments (8)
zueq (1 month ago)
Bilal san your comment was removed i guess the uploader is a Wii fanboy lol but seriously You speak Japanese very well in Kojima's Vid YOU ROCK m8, liked it tho..
SipahiWarrior (3 months ago)
Great japanese speaking skills. You met Hideo Kojima and Kikuchi! Lucky..
hellbrain12345 (5 months ago)
HELLO!!!SWEET CHANNEL.
QWERTYoMeGa (8 months ago)
you muslim????
alagbari (1 year ago)
u speak very good japanese, u have to be the first asian i seen that speaks japanese wicked stuff
Dirtygit1988 (1 year ago)
Dude, i knw this is a weird question, but i went to ur profile after watchin mgs4 faece to face metting with hideo in hmv..ur a legend man lol...just wanna ask u..im a university student, id like to come to kings but im at hertfordshire, its shit here...is there a way i can get an admission in kings college..and i knw its hard to..but is there a way? I always wanted to join it...
bilalsheikh (1 year ago)
wow comments!

i've only just seen these now...

*starts deleting*
LisaNova (2 years ago)
Schools out for summer