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Jake "virt" Kaufman
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Joined: July 23, 2008
Last Sign In: 1 week ago
Videos Watched: 1,396
Subscribers: 115
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Sup!
I've been releasing music for free for 10 years, but only just decided to put stuff up on YouTube.

I'm a composer, arranger, sound designer, and "things in flatbread" (tacos, gyros, falafel, etc) enthusiast. I do the first three things professionally, in order to finance the fourth.

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So, as for music: I write everything from Nintendo chiptunes to orchestral film scores to smooth jazz to house to bluegrass.

My career depends on versatility, and I try to faithfully reproduce any genre I attempt, through obsessive analysis and respect for those who have mastered their styles.

I'm always terrified of being asked what kind of music I write. Having to explain that yesterday I wrote a speed metal song using a Game Boy, and today I'm writing a disco ballad about frosted cereal.. it's awkward at the best of times. I wish I could just say "Gypsy Jazz." or "Mostly Flamenco, with some Enka here and there." You know, maybe I will, from now on.

Rather than innovating or expressing deep emotions, I approach music as a way to make people laugh or smile. My favorite musicians are those who take their technique seriously, but not themselves.

I hope I can leave some kind of positive mark on the world, but if not, at least I'm loving life and I have awesome friends. Can't ask for much more than that.

Record Label: Big Lion Music
Label Type: Unsigned
Band Members: Jake Kaufman
Age: 28
Influences: There are a lot of freaking brilliant musicians, and I have studied and gleaned technique from hundreds, probably thousands, of them. Every time I hear music I am learning, analyzing, making connections -- whether it's Cookie Monster or Beethoven.
Sounds Like: In theory, all of the above. In practice, kind of a midi-fied home-studio version of same. Waiting for access to real studio engineers and stuff. They are miracle workers.
Country: United States
Website URL: http://virt.vgmix.com
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Kwakfest MIDI: Virt - Supabonk (watch on Vimeo for better audio)
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11 months ago 4,412 views virtjk
Kwakfest MIDI: Virt - World's Most Wanted Wiener
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11 months ago 51,722 views virtjk
Kwakfest MIDI: Virt - The Fighting Illini Ninja Robots
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IMPORTANT NOTE (READ THIS FIRST): Youtube has just started hard- limiting audio...
11 months ago 1,445 views virtjk
Joe Pesci with His Head On Fire
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Joe Pesci with His Head On Fire... Simple as that (December 2004)
2 years ago 238,174 views youtalking2me
rannndom improv jams - some hip hop & some funk/techno
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My CD: http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/music-store These are really two songs in 1...
1 year ago 1,061,964 views ronaldjenkees
messin with a guitar sound (will be on my next CD)
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my music store: http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/music-store **this tune will be on...
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German Predator - You Want to Have Sex With Me
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Channel Comments (12)
azzythehero (5 months ago)
Virt, as in composer of the awesome Contra 4 virt?

Your chiptune stuff's awesome, especially Dracula Man X2 Alpha Turbo.
jamesingtonthethird (5 months ago)
YAY! I am ur 100th subscriber!
mthrall (5 months ago)
I hard u r badmen c/d
binary1230 (5 months ago)
WORD UP Virt, this is Dom

MAGFEST RULEEEED. Next year, Magfest 8, giant chip party in main concert hall FTW. You're in, right?
KonungurAfPina (6 months ago)
Of all the chiptunes I've heard your music is what I keep coming back to. I've never heard chiptunes with that sort of complexity and soul. I have some Rushjet1 stuff, but the others I haven't heard of. Where could I get a hold of their music?
virtjk (6 months ago)
KonungurAfPina: yep, that's me! Thanks so much, that's a high compliment, but there's a lot of amazing stuff out there. You should check out Hally, Norrin Radd, Shnabubula, Sliver, and Rushjet1 if you haven't heard them already. Many days worth of amazing listening.
KonungurAfPina (6 months ago)
Are you the virt who made the FX3 album over at 8bitpeoples? Best chiptunes I've ever heard, man.
choebro (10 months ago)
I hunger for more music!
Kamen0 (10 months ago)
Virt you da man!!!!
DougDrumUltimAPerry (11 months ago)
woah, hey virt!
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