On the games side specifically, GameSoundCon and NACVGM are still both going strong!
Broadening out into musicology writ large: AMS will be online only this fall (unrelated: they are Having A Year)
Broadening out into musicology writ large: AMS will be online only this fall (unrelated: they are Having A Year)
August 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
On the games side specifically, GameSoundCon and NACVGM are still both going strong!
Broadening out into musicology writ large: AMS will be online only this fall (unrelated: they are Having A Year)
Broadening out into musicology writ large: AMS will be online only this fall (unrelated: they are Having A Year)
Decided to indulge in @lauraintravia.bsky.social's incredible cadence at 1:30 here before a meeting starts -- if you missed this performance from NACVGM 2026, take the six minutes and allow yourself to be astounded.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Vocal Medley (NACVGM 2026)
YouTube video by Laura Intravia
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Decided to indulge in @lauraintravia.bsky.social's incredible cadence at 1:30 here before a meeting starts -- if you missed this performance from NACVGM 2026, take the six minutes and allow yourself to be astounded.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
Oops I never shared my world premiere performance from a few months ago! "The GLaDOS Monologues: Ariosos for voice, piano, and violin" composed by @greggrossetti.bsky.social premiered at the North American Conference on Video Game Music in May. Hoping for expanded version at some point!
The GLaDOS Monologues - NACVGM 13 (May 1st, 2026) premiere performance
YouTube video by Gregg Rossetti, PhD
youtu.be
July 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Oops I never shared my world premiere performance from a few months ago! "The GLaDOS Monologues: Ariosos for voice, piano, and violin" composed by @greggrossetti.bsky.social premiered at the North American Conference on Video Game Music in May. Hoping for expanded version at some point!
@maureenjohnsonbooks.com Thought you might enjoy this concert performance from a few of the folks I had do a thing for you recently!
Matthew (collaborative piano, Univ. of Michigan), @lauraintravia.bsky.social, and @musicologess.bsky.social are all breathtaking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
Matthew (collaborative piano, Univ. of Michigan), @lauraintravia.bsky.social, and @musicologess.bsky.social are all breathtaking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Vocal Medley (NACVGM 2026)
YouTube video by Laura Intravia
www.youtube.com
May 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
@maureenjohnsonbooks.com Thought you might enjoy this concert performance from a few of the folks I had do a thing for you recently!
Matthew (collaborative piano, Univ. of Michigan), @lauraintravia.bsky.social, and @musicologess.bsky.social are all breathtaking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
Matthew (collaborative piano, Univ. of Michigan), @lauraintravia.bsky.social, and @musicologess.bsky.social are all breathtaking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1s6...
I had an incredible time at NACVGM 2026! First time presenting alongside my current student. Thank you to all the organizers and RPI for being such gracious hosts!
May 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I had an incredible time at NACVGM 2026! First time presenting alongside my current student. Thank you to all the organizers and RPI for being such gracious hosts!
Now onto NACVGM!
April 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Now onto NACVGM!
Just registered for NACVGM 13! Excited to be performing, as well as hearing a piece I was commissioned to write for soprano and piano trio, based on text from Portal 2.
#ludomusicology #videogamemusic #nacvgm
#ludomusicology #videogamemusic #nacvgm
March 27, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Just registered for NACVGM 13! Excited to be performing, as well as hearing a piece I was commissioned to write for soprano and piano trio, based on text from Portal 2.
#ludomusicology #videogamemusic #nacvgm
#ludomusicology #videogamemusic #nacvgm
Just finished Link's Awakening as part of a massive Archipelago team game (LttP, Seasons, and Ages still on my plate for the rest of the week).
Every time I go into the Face Shrine now I think of @floreustebius.bsky.social hahaha. Really looking forward to his talk at NACVGM at the end of the term.
Every time I go into the Face Shrine now I think of @floreustebius.bsky.social hahaha. Really looking forward to his talk at NACVGM at the end of the term.
March 24, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Just finished Link's Awakening as part of a massive Archipelago team game (LttP, Seasons, and Ages still on my plate for the rest of the week).
Every time I go into the Face Shrine now I think of @floreustebius.bsky.social hahaha. Really looking forward to his talk at NACVGM at the end of the term.
Every time I go into the Face Shrine now I think of @floreustebius.bsky.social hahaha. Really looking forward to his talk at NACVGM at the end of the term.
Seeing Laura perform even a single time is a life-altering, soul-shifting experience. I got my radio job in part because of her concert for Michigan State hosting the NACVGM conference.
Those of us who get to share in the laughter and joy she brings to the VGM community are lucky beyond belief.
Those of us who get to share in the laughter and joy she brings to the VGM community are lucky beyond belief.
The @officialgdc.bsky.social concert this year was fire!! Here's a short clip from one of my favorite moments: performing "Alicia" from Clair Obscur: E33. This song has been stuck in my head since the game came out--so magical to perform it live with my talented colleagues in the orchestra!
March 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Seeing Laura perform even a single time is a life-altering, soul-shifting experience. I got my radio job in part because of her concert for Michigan State hosting the NACVGM conference.
Those of us who get to share in the laughter and joy she brings to the VGM community are lucky beyond belief.
Those of us who get to share in the laughter and joy she brings to the VGM community are lucky beyond belief.
Thompson NACVGM Lightning Talk 2018
YouTube video by Ryan Thompson
youtu.be
March 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Quick reminder to submit your NACVGM abstract by 11:59 PM on Friday the 21st of November two days from now!
Full details at nacvgm.org
Full details at nacvgm.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Quick reminder to submit your NACVGM abstract by 11:59 PM on Friday the 21st of November two days from now!
Full details at nacvgm.org
Full details at nacvgm.org
I've always thought this, but I just wanted to say... @musicologess.bsky.social is really the Bluesky Laureate of #NACVGM.
Anyway, enjoying SMT/AMS 2025!
Anyway, enjoying SMT/AMS 2025!
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I've always thought this, but I just wanted to say... @musicologess.bsky.social is really the Bluesky Laureate of #NACVGM.
Anyway, enjoying SMT/AMS 2025!
Anyway, enjoying SMT/AMS 2025!
North American Conference on Video Game Music (NACVGM) 13 Conference CFP (Formats: Paper Presentation, Poster/Game Demo/Sound Art Installation, Performance)
Dates: May 1–2, 2026
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Troy, NY (in person & virtual)
Deadline: November 21 2025
nacvgm.org/proposals/
Dates: May 1–2, 2026
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Troy, NY (in person & virtual)
Deadline: November 21 2025
nacvgm.org/proposals/
Proposals – North American Conference on Video game Music
nacvgm.org
September 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
North American Conference on Video Game Music (NACVGM) 13 Conference CFP (Formats: Paper Presentation, Poster/Game Demo/Sound Art Installation, Performance)
Dates: May 1–2, 2026
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Troy, NY (in person & virtual)
Deadline: November 21 2025
nacvgm.org/proposals/
Dates: May 1–2, 2026
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Troy, NY (in person & virtual)
Deadline: November 21 2025
nacvgm.org/proposals/
Exactly. I haven’t been to MaMI since I was a grad student, because by the end of the year I’m tapped out (both finances and energy). And I can usually only go to NACVGM (also increasingly competitive) if I get in.
June 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Exactly. I haven’t been to MaMI since I was a grad student, because by the end of the year I’m tapped out (both finances and energy). And I can usually only go to NACVGM (also increasingly competitive) if I get in.
While looking for stuff, I stumbled upon a fascinating presentation about Hitoshi Sakimoto's Terpsichorean sound driver, responsible for creating standout tracks like Waltz of Meditation Part 2.
Definitely check it out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEU...
#retrogaming
Definitely check it out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEU...
#retrogaming
June 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
While looking for stuff, I stumbled upon a fascinating presentation about Hitoshi Sakimoto's Terpsichorean sound driver, responsible for creating standout tracks like Waltz of Meditation Part 2.
Definitely check it out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEU...
#retrogaming
Definitely check it out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEU...
#retrogaming
I had such an amazing time seeing all the folx at NACVGM for the first time since 2019! Next up, it'll be my first time going to PAX East next weekend - see you all Sunday!
April 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I had such an amazing time seeing all the folx at NACVGM for the first time since 2019! Next up, it'll be my first time going to PAX East next weekend - see you all Sunday!
Wishing so badly I was at NACVGM, or at least tuning in. Had a crazy day with the kids today so I didn’t even register to go virtually, but I’ll really be missing it tomorrow! I guess I *should* hit that grading pile though…
April 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Wishing so badly I was at NACVGM, or at least tuning in. Had a crazy day with the kids today so I didn’t even register to go virtually, but I’ll really be missing it tomorrow! I guess I *should* hit that grading pile though…
Loving the academic talk on sound in Balatro by UC's Nolan Miranda at NACVGM 2025.
Paging @thehashtagonist.bsky.social haha.
Paging @thehashtagonist.bsky.social haha.
April 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Loving the academic talk on sound in Balatro by UC's Nolan Miranda at NACVGM 2025.
Paging @thehashtagonist.bsky.social haha.
Paging @thehashtagonist.bsky.social haha.
First panel at NACVGM 2025 starting now!
April 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
First panel at NACVGM 2025 starting now!
This Saturday at 7:30 EDT, I’ll be performing my Marble Madness piano arrangement at the North American Conference on Video Game Music in Cleveland! 🎹🕹️ It’s a 2-day event full of fascinating talks on VGM. Join online or in person: nacvgm.org #ludomusicology #nacvgm
North American Conference on Video Game Music
nacvgm.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This Saturday at 7:30 EDT, I’ll be performing my Marble Madness piano arrangement at the North American Conference on Video Game Music in Cleveland! 🎹🕹️ It’s a 2-day event full of fascinating talks on VGM. Join online or in person: nacvgm.org #ludomusicology #nacvgm
I don't mean to jinx it, but I'm sooooooo excited to travel to #nacvgm tomorrow to see all of my video game music academics IN PERSON for the first time since 2019!!! I've been so grateful for the hybrid conference in recent years, and I'm so happy to make it happen in person this year ❤️
April 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I don't mean to jinx it, but I'm sooooooo excited to travel to #nacvgm tomorrow to see all of my video game music academics IN PERSON for the first time since 2019!!! I've been so grateful for the hybrid conference in recent years, and I'm so happy to make it happen in person this year ❤️
Just a heads up: we will remove the registration link for NACVGM from the website Friday 4/25 at 5:00pm Eastern to send out the link, so if you're planning to register for virtual attendance please do so before then (and spread the word to anybody who might be interested)!
nacvgm.org/registration
nacvgm.org/registration
Registration – North American Conference on Video Game Music
nacvgm.org
April 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Just a heads up: we will remove the registration link for NACVGM from the website Friday 4/25 at 5:00pm Eastern to send out the link, so if you're planning to register for virtual attendance please do so before then (and spread the word to anybody who might be interested)!
nacvgm.org/registration
nacvgm.org/registration
@bardicknowledge.bsky.social interviewed me for Source Coda this week in honor of NACVGM this week, and the episode is live right now: check it out at www.wkar.org
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www.wkar.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
@bardicknowledge.bsky.social interviewed me for Source Coda this week in honor of NACVGM this week, and the episode is live right now: check it out at www.wkar.org