Shota Nakama (Video Game Orchestra) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory as they dive into the insane story that is Shota's life. From his background growing up in Okinawa and dropping out of MIDDLE SCHOOL to be a Rockstar, to booking Symphony Hall and writing with the legendary Jason Becker. We get a look into the start of the famous Video Game Orchestra, and some insight on where they're going next. For anyone a fan of music, or video games (Just about everyone), you're gonna want to check this one out. Come get 2020'd!
00:00 - Intro
03:35 - Meeting Shota
06:10 - Dropping out of Middle School to Rock
12:25 - Telling my Friends I'm Never Coming back
16:05 - Jazz is Cool but Rock is Cooler
22:00 - Majoring in Film Scoring
26:00 - Transcribing and Arranging Music
29:00 - Jason Becker
39:00 - flying to Bulgaria to Record Orchestra
43:05 - Risking it all for Symphony Hall
45:39 - Composing for final fantasy 13
51:41 - Orchestra Players don’t like Drums and Guitar amps
54:40 - What's next for Video Game Orchestra
1:00:11 - Selling 2500 Tickets in 8 Minutes
1:03:38 - Outro
Check out Shota Nakama:
Twitter: @ShotaNakama
Instagram: @shotarist
https://www.vgo-online.com/
Upcoming project: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/graham-bonnet-band-to-release-day-out-in-nowhere-album-in-may/
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