With everything going on with Bandcamp and Songtradr, now’s a good time to take advantage of Bandcamp Friday while it’s still a thing (and hopefully, still is)! Here are some of the musicians and artists I enjoy that deserve your attention (and your wallet’s also)…
Madija (@MsMadLemon)—Artist, Photographer, computer geek, YouTuber, and composer who creates electronic music through a combination of trackers and synths. She’s another Internet gem who got me interested in the Commodore Amiga (and microcomputers in general) alongside Ollie through her YouTube videos and her albums. ⚡️💻👾🎹🎶
Ro Panuganti (@RoPanu93)—Prog metal artist who, like Ollie, does a combination of VG covers and original compositions. Personally, he is the man who got me hooked on prog metal and hard rock in general between Moon Rock (an album of Super Mario Odyssey covers in a collab w/Christian Richardson), Fallen Hero (Undertale), and Project Discover!
Pocket Vinyl—A local indie band of two from Norwich, Connecticut; the husband and wife team of pianist Eric Stevenson and artist Elizabeth Jancewicz. While their studio albums have percussion backing with the help of friends and studio staff, the live concerts are just the two of them—Eric rocking it out with the piano keys and Elizabeth painting a picture then auctioning it after the show.
Banjo Guy Ollie (@BGOllie)—A personal favorite of mine and an Internet gem who specializes in acoustic and synth covers of video game soundtracks. He also does original compositions which are available to purchase on his second Bandcamp page.