Our final award is somewhat nebulous and warrants a little explaining. It is someone who should be among the foremost names on your list when explaining chip music to outsiders, a person whose skills as a musician and composer are so inspiring that mere words cannot convey their importance to the scene. The following nominations comprise artists from all the relevant categories. I am happy to present the (last!) award of 2009, Artist of the Year:
minusbaby – With a stripped down live approach, quality EPs for 8bitpeoples and rocking pixel work, Minusbaby made numerous TCTD award shortlists. His music becomes more nuanced and engrossing with each release.
Bud Melvin – An amazing performer with an awesome release confirms my gut feeling that any year Bud is active, he is a nominee for this category.
4mat – One of the demoscene greats returns to the fold. Even his WIPs and fragments outstrip many official releases.
Goto80 – Do you like breakfast?
Little-Scale – This insanely prolific inventor and composer was the overwhelming choice of the public in this year’s nominations. He is an innovative songwriter, a great live performer and he knows a thing or two about interfacing with his hardware.
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17 responses to “TCTD Awards 2009: Best Artist”
i’m liking minusbaby here
Little-Scale wins here, no shadow of a doubt.
I’m so proud and grateful to be nominated in so many categories, alongside such amazing people.
Has goto80 even been that active this year, ‘Breakfast’ aside? I’ve seen him live a few times (4 infact this year, lucky me!) and he’s the coolest dude, but music wise I’m not sure he’s made too much new stuff!
*4 times last year, not this year!
Im just happy we made it through the whole thing without a cdk foo fighters reference.
Do a little-scale!
why does the symbol on the award look like the starfleet logo??? AND LITTLE-SCALE WINS OF COURSE!!!!!!
Im sorry, I do not know that much about star wars!
you can’t be serious… starfleet… in Star Wars??? I think you’re mixing up two things. little-scale wins though :)
I like the part where Neo and Chewbacca use the protoculture turn back time and save Lois!
I like the part where Neo and Chewbacca use the protoculture to turn back time and save Lois!
hey it sort of does look like a starfleet logo.
to CDK…
Goto80 did a couple of stuffs this year excluding Breakfast, He and Raquel did the Retirementology video just 1 month after breakfast…He was in the “I wanna hold your handheld vol.1”, he raps for Psilodump and he did a track on Chiptune Rockman ! and I’m sure I’m forgotting other things too !
CalmDown, Goto80 is a Master.
life time achievement award for goto80.
And may little scale win this one.
So did little-scale win yet ?