Video Games Live

Hi Everyone!,

My name is Tommy Tallarico, I have been a video game composer and audio designer for over 16 years. I've also been hosting and producing two video game television shows for over 10 years which are currently syndicated worldwide (The Electric Playground & Judgment Day). I'm an Advisory Board member for the Game Developers Conference, Governor for the NARAS/GRAMMY foundation, Peer Panel Leader for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, proud IGDA member and the founder and president of the non-profit organization Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.).

I am contacting you in regards to the concert event I created and produce entitled Video Games Live.

Description:

"Video Games Live is an immersive concert event featuring music from the biggest video games of all time. Top orchestras and choirs across the country perform along with exclusive video footage and music arrangements, lasers, synchronized lighting, solo performers, electronic percussionists, live action and unique interactive segments to create an explosive one-of-a-kind entertainment experience.

Special events surround the show, including a pre-show festival and post-show events. Guests will enjoy interactive game demos, a costume contest, and the very popular meet-and-greet with top game composers and designers."

Our trailers can be viewed here:

GDC San Jose trailer:
Hi-Res: http://www.videogameslive.com/trailer/vglsanjose2006.wmv
Lo-Res: http://www.videogameslive.com/trailer/vglsanjose2006.mov

Hollywood Bowl trailer:
Hi-Res: http://videogameslive.com/video/vglpromo2.wmv
Lo-Res: http://videogameslive.com/video/vglpromo2.mov


You can view our website at videogameslive.com.

In a time when the only mainstream news about the industry seems to be negative... This is a concert event put on by the video game industry to help encourage and support the culture and art that video games have become. VGL bridges a gap for entertainment by exposing new generations of music lovers and fans to the symphonic orchestral experience while also providing a completely new and unique experience for families and/or non-gamers. The show is heralded and enjoyed by the entire family. It's a symphony mixed with rock-n-roll special effects & lighting all synchronized to amazing cutting edge video screen visuals and special on-stage interactive segments with the crowd.

WE ARE COMING BACK TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL THIS YEAR!
COULD YOU PLEASE LET EVERYONE IN YOUR AREA & CHAPTER KNOW ABOUT THE EVENT.

Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Hollywood Bowl
Presented by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
TICKETS: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B003C6EACB32C1C?artistid=1018457&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

ALSO!! We are looking for designers, composers, artists, producers, programmers, etc. who would be willing to take part in our post-show meet & greet. If there are people in your group that have worked on some well-known games PLEASE have them contact me so we can bring them up on stage and have them sign autographs after the show. We normally get 25%-30% of the entire audience staying afterwards to meet people in the industry.

Some of our past meet & greets have consisted of industry people such as:
Hollywood Bowl show: http://videogameslive.com/index.php?s=losangeles
San Jose show: http://videogameslive.com/index.php?s=sanjose
Seattle show: http://videogameslive.com/index.php?s=seattle

Please help us to raise awareness for this groundbreaking event.

Thank-you for any kind of support you can give us. The most challenging part of doing something so unique and new like this is raising awareness in the community. Because the show is so different we have always found that the best way to communicate the experience is by friends & colleagues telling other friends and colleagues.

Please help us to spread the word.

If you have any comments or questions PLEASE let me know.

Hope to see you at the show! Let me know if you would like to attend our rehearsals taking place earlier in the day.



Tommy Tallarico

President, Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc. (tallarico.com)
Executive Producer/CEO, Video Games Live (videogameslive.com)
Host, writer, co-producer, The Electric Playground & Judgment Day television shows
President/Founder, Game Audio Network Guild [G.A.N.G.] (audiogang.org)