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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 20d

The new special issue 'Approaches from Latin America: Video Game Music and Sound' from the "Journal of Sound and Music in Games" (which we publish in partnership with @sssmg.bsky.social) is available online now. online.ucpress.edu/jsmg/issue/6/3

Volume 6 Issue 3 | Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · 8d

Topics covered will include: adapting conference/seminar papers into articles; pipeline and publication process and typical timelines; best practices for citations, musical examples, alt text, abstracts, and keywords; common mistakes we see in submissions, and pre-submission peer networking.

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · 8d

Announcing our JSMG editorial board Pipeline to Publication Workshop Friday, October 17 at 2pm EDT/7pm GMT at tinyurl.com/bdcpupby, passcode: 847119. We hope you can join us, and please share this post to all who might benefit!

Flyer that includes the cover image of the Journal of Sound and Music in Games in light blue text over a dark background and the text Pipeline to Publication: A JSMG Mentorship Workshop. Friday, October 17. 2:00pm EDT, 7:00pm UTC/GMT. https://tinyurl.com/bdcpupby
Passcode: 847119

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · 29d

Pretty excited to give a talk at Ithaca this Friday, which I will be doing a slightly different version of at Game Sound Con in October!

The title slide for a talk Dana is giving at Ithaca and Game Sound Con this year: "To Smother Your Furies and Banish Your Fears..." Trauma, Psychosis, and Empathetic Engagement in the Music of the Hellblade Games. Below the title is Dana's name, email address (DanaMPlank@gmail.com) and affiliation (Editor in Chief, the Journal of Sound and Music in Games). The background of the slide is black with gray runic text and a close up of Senua's face is on the right side, a Pict warrior with blue face paint over her forehead and eyes and a stripe extending down from her bottom lip to the bottom of her chin. She has pale skin and blue eyes, and a leather head band with a blue gem in the middle.

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Aug 31

Today's the day! Hope to see your application!

Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 8

Would you like to join the editorial team of the Journal of Sound and Music in Games? We are currently accepting applications for a reviews editor!

Find the call for applications at the top of the page here: online.ucpress.edu/jsmg/pages/e...

Editorial | Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press

Editorial | Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press Call for applications: JSMG Reviews Editor Journal of Sound and Music in Games Editorial Board Editor-i...

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Tia 🌹Maxfield @tiggsvoice.bsky.social · Aug 29

It was an honor to get to sing for this!

codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social · Aug 29

🧵1/4 - I am excited to celebrate the launch of Lost Soul Aside alongside its fans! Many fans have been asking about my music for the game, and I'm grateful to share this update with approval and blessing from Ultizero Games:

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Laura Intravia @lauraintravia.bsky.social · Aug 29

You can catch my voice in various moments of the soundtrack, but one of my favorites is the very first track “Under the Tree of Light.” youtu.be/JL5LwY0d8es?...

Destiny: Rising | Global Launch Original Soundtrack Part. 1

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Jillian Aversa 🎙️🎶 @jillianaversa.bsky.social · Aug 29

It is my deepest honor to share this collaboration with legendary #composer #YokoShimomura (#midiplex): the main theme song to the action RPG video game #LostSoulAside, for which I am the lead #vocalist and co-lyricist. ✨🐉

#gamemusic #videogamemusic #vgm #OST #soundtrack #actionRPG #singer #lyrics

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Aug 29

Happy birthday! 🎂

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Aug 29

We all know it is his go-to affirmation 😂 he's trying to convince his other good friends to adopt it for ourselves with middling results

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Aug 7

Tonight we have the privilege of having @floreustebius.bsky.social on as our guest to discuss more of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Come have yet another baguette with us at twitch.tv/bardicknowledge from 9-11pm Eastern!

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · Aug 1

We are streaming through to the end of Act 1 of Clair Obscur tonight in 15 minutes (9:00 PM Eastern) -- join myself, @musicologess.bsky.social @juliannegrasso.bsky.social @cooksterkc.bsky.social and @sarahpcphd.bsky.social over at twitch.tv/bardicknowledge and hang out a bit!

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 25

Come have another baguette with us and play more of Clair Obscur! twitch.tv/bardicknowledge now until 11pm!

BardicKnowledge - Twitch

Ludomusicologist at Michigan State University exploring public scholarship with amazing friends, focused on the relationships between gameplay and audio.

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 17

Tonight 9-11pm at twitch.tv/bardicknowledge we are finishing Sea of Stars DLC + starting Clair Obscur with special guest @asptheory.bsky.social. I am going for a stereotypically French outfit; I ended up essentially closet cosplaying. Join us tonight for baguettes, brie, wine, and my accordions!

Dana a brown eyed brunette in a black and white horizontal striped tee, black suspenders, a red neck scarf, red lipstick, winged black eyeliner, black round frame glasses and a vintage red pillbox hat that reads as a beret

An image from Clair Obscur of a woman with medium length black hair and red lipstick, dressed in a sleeveless black and white striped top with black suspenders, a red neck scarf, big red sunglasses, a red beret, and a piece of red gingham tied around the shoulder and across the chest to hold a baguette on her back

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 16

You're so incredible

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 8

That said, there are absolutely edge cases at JSMG re: early video game graphics captures, where the DPI might read too small but the image actually scales beautifully and doesn't look grainy, so our typesetters might still take something that's not technically to spec.

Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 8

Different publications have different standards, so I don't have one go-to. Are you looking for a DPI, for example? JSMG asks for 300dpi minimum for a 5-inch image, maximum of 1200dpi, which I can find out with a right click on the image file.

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 8

Totally going to steal "this is up my boulevard" from you (with credit, of course: academics cite our sources!)

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John Robert Matz 🔜 GameSoundCon @johnrobertmatz.bsky.social · Jul 8

Just sharing this one more time - it was such a joy to get to play around with this tremendous soundtrack, and singing with @lauraintravia.bsky.social again was a joy.
For those who come after.

The Game Brass @thegamebrass.com · Jul 6

The première of Lumière is now!

Please enjoy our version of this gorgeous track from @sandfallgames.bsky.social's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, arranged for brass quintet featuring @lauraintravia.bsky.social and @johnrobertmatz.bsky.social on vocals!

#Expedition33 #ClairObscur
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 "Lumière" for Brass Quintet and Voice

YouTube video by The Game Brass

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 8

Would you like to join the editorial team of the Journal of Sound and Music in Games? We are currently accepting applications for a reviews editor!

Find the call for applications at the top of the page here: online.ucpress.edu/jsmg/pages/e...

Editorial | Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press

Editorial | Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press Call for applications: JSMG Reviews Editor Journal of Sound and Music in Games Editorial Board Editor-i...

online.ucpress.edu

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 3

Tonight on Stream 9-11 at twitch.tv/bardicknowledge: join me, @bardicknowledge.bsky.social and @sarahpcphd.bsky.social as we celebrate the Steam Summer Sale with some shenanigaming!

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 3

Johan Huizinga would like a word

A mulitcolored plastic fidget toy where the pieces nestle inside each other but do not come out and apart, labeled as "magic circle."

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 1

My gig outfit game is very strong (it helps that a lot of them don't insist on strict concert black; I've had some couples tell me color schemes to work in pops of color etc.). Some of my favorite looks and uncanny matches with wedding decor:

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 1

*checks calendar*

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · Jul 1

PS I did a wedding at the natural history museum a couple weeks ago where the bride walked to the Jurassic Park theme so you KNOW I had to add some dinosaurs to the gig ensemble. I made a fascinator with deep green velvet flocked and coppery brown ferns and hot glued some tiny dinosaur toys onto it.

Dana (brunette, brown eyes with dark green and copper eyeshadow and winged black eyeliner, dark green cat eye glasses, red lipstick) wearing a black sleeveless dress, a necklace with a small green apatosaurus toy dangling from it like a pendant, and a homemade fascinator with faux deep green and copper brown ferns and small dinosaur toys got glued to the foliage including a t-rex, triceratops, pterodactyl, and another apatosaurus.

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