Guests at VGM CON

Ian Cowell & The Band of Exceptional Goblins has only gotten bigger and better since first attending VGM Con in 2023, and now they’re back supporting a new full-length album,

Vic Viper (the ship from Gradius) – Gutiar, Keyboard, Bass and Drums playing note-for-note covers of Nintendo music

It’s your favorite sad boi, Lord Xzae! Xzae is known for his touching and upbeat performances that drive the point home of “if the lyrics relate, seek therapy”. When he

The Adventure Guild is a Chicago-based rock band founded by Sybil Grace. The Band is currently performing select works from Stardew Valley based on Sybil’s prior work as a solo

“Spoopy” is a rather appropriate word the describe the sound of The Tonberries, who combine bizarre instruments (like what is essentially a vacuum-powered electric harmonium) with a vintage and bouncy

The Game Brass is a group of six musicians from all walks of life. They have backgrounds in game scoring, film orchestration, YouTube, education, and session work. Each one a

Sirens & Liars is a female vocal duo that primarily covers songs from video games and other “nerdy” properties such as TV shows and movies. Known for their haunting sound

Steel Samurai have been a mainstay in the VGM scene since 2013. The Baltimore-based synth-metal band plays an eclectic mix of deep-cut video game tracks and vigorous nods to film,

dogsplusplus is a unique jazz piano and game boy duo playing classic VGM like funky jazz standards with some original chiptune thrown in.

SA-X Quartet showcases saxophones to play classical and jazzy covers of some of your (or at least our) favorite video game tunes. You might hear music from console classics like

The BGSO Flute Choir, an offshoot of the Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra, is proud to present a selection of VGM tunes performed exclusively on different types of flute. As one

Greetings! Super Hi-Tops are a VGM group from Austin, TX that specializes in funky tunes from video games past, present, and future.

Ankylo Tail is a jazz fusion band bringing a new energetic twist to VGM classics. Our mission is to take you on a journey – whether you’ve heard the tune

WASD does hard-rock renditions of video game music. But we aren’t playing peasant console music. We play music from the most glorious system… The personal computer. Prepare your sockets, ports,

Composite was formed by Roland Laracuente (co-founder of Symphony of Two), along with Justin Thornburgh and Andrew Gossett because of their vision and desire to play video game music in

Down Loadable Collective (DLC) is a band that combines the unpredictability and in the moment composition of jazz with the language and musical love of VGM and J-pop music! Hailing

Have you ever wondered what some of your favorite VGM pieces would sound like on the marimba? You probably haven’t even thought about the marimba have you? That’s okay! MarimbaMatt

iLikePiano (real name, Ryan McGaughey) brings virtuosic classical style piano playing to the world of video game music. Here at VGM CON, Ryan requests that YOU choose the musical adventure

Danimal Cannon is a composer and sound designer for videogames, film, and commercials from Buffalo, NY. His masterfully crafted compositions have been featured in dozens of videogame titles as well

Glitch Kibbitz formed almost on a dare in 2019 to see if a klezmer video game music band was possible – and behold, years later they have made multiple releases

Ready for a wild ride? Xander Plute & Friends are heading to VGM CON to bring you just that! Pulling from Nintendo’s beloved franchises such as Wii Sports, Splatoon, Donkey

Windy Harper is a harpist from Chicago, IL and is on a mission to find new and old vgm gems that would sound great played on the harp. She is

DK Adventures is a multi-genre video game music band comprised of drummer/percussionist Kevin Lin, pianist/keyboardist Dominic Cerquetti, and vocalist/keyboardist Erica Cerquetti. We started out by haphazardly setting up in the

Kirby’s Dream Band is a six-piece video game cover band from San Diego, California. Dressed in all pink with over 120 custom hats, this energetic synth rock group goes out

Since our first show in 2002, we have been traveling the galaxy playing video game music for hungry fans. We have performed at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), MAGFest, Game

From Colombia and now coming to you from Colorado, Audio Mocha is here to get you grooving with rock with a tropical flavor. Daniel Mateo Florez, lead guitarist and main

Missing the comforts of home from hyperspace? The Azure Wind Quintet chamber ensemble returns after a two-year hiatus, breaching the Dimensional Riff to bring the color of a classical ensemble

The Returners are a flute-fronted rock/metal VGM band mostly based out of Austin, Texas. They love bringing music from their favorite games to life with note-for-note recreations of often technically

DavidPiano is a keyboardist, composer, and producer now living in Florida. He specializes in creating chilled-out VGM arrangements in Jazz, R&B, and Lo-fi styles. This year he has brought a

8-bit & The Single Players began as a side project for 8-bit, the man behind the 8-bit Music Theory YouTube channel. 8-bit’s mission is to bridge the gap between thoughtful

LaurentheFlute performs arrangements of her favorite video game tunes, whether she’s singing her heart out or layering together an ethereal flute choir, often with help from her friends. She is

In 2015 we premiered Super Smash Opera at MAGfest. In 2016 we returned, this time with live instrumentalists. In 2018, we traded in our weapons for racecars as we premiered