Wednesday, December 26, 2012

MAGFest

http://www.meetup.com/NoVANerds/events/96619732/

Click the link and join the meetup!   Please rsvp and exchange info if you will be attending.  MAGFest is an awesome experience, but it's even better in numbers.  And if anyone in attendance might want some extra friends to game (tabletop or arcade), rock out/dance, discuss panels, or even party with, speak up and we'll all share a good time! FACT: You never know when you're going to need a fourth ninja turtle or dance partner. There isn't a better weekend to meet new people than MAGFest. Hope to hear from and see you all soon.





 






 MAGFest, The Music And Gaming Festival, is an annual event in the Washington D.C./Virginia/Maryland area dedicated to the celebration of video games and video game music. Each year, MAGFest offers 24-hour console, arcade, and PC game rooms, over twelve live video game cover bands, a vendors area, and guest speakers from the video game industry and fan scene. It also features a "JamSpace" available to all attendees for impromptu music performances. Numerous other events are scheduled each day. The 11th annual Music And Gaming Festival, or MAGFest 11 for short, is scheduled for January 3-6 2013. What makes MAGFest unique is that it's an event run by fans for fans. There are no corporate sponsors, no over-crowded showfloors, and no top-secret-behind-closed-doors showings. MAGFest is built from the ground up to be a party-like atmosphere with focus on community and fan creations, which creates an environment that no other expo or convention can ever recreate. For historical reference, previous press releases for MAGFest are here: http://magfest.org/M9PressRelease http://magfest.org/M8PressRelease MAGFest facts: Owners: Brendan Becker, Paul Good, Eli Courtwright, Dom Cerquetti Attendance: 6100 at MAGFest X (2012), 8,000-10,000 expected at MAGFest 11 (2013) Year started: 2002 MAGFest 11 Dates: January 3-6, 2013 MAGFest 11 Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745 MAGFest 11 notable guests: Kinuyo Yamashita (Castlevania Composer), Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage composer) MAGFest 11 notable bands:Random AKA Mega Ran, Video Game Orchestra Notable past guests: Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy series composer), Ellen McLain (Voice of GLaDOS), Jon St. John (Voice of Duke Nukem), Angry Video Game Nerd, Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana composer), Sid Meier, Grant Kirkhope (Rareware music composer), Howard Drossin (Sega music composer), Tommy Tallarico (Video Games Live) Notable past bands: EARTHBOUND PAPAS (Nobuo Uematsu's band), The OneUps, Metroid Metal, The Minibosses, Powerglove, The Advantage, NESKimos