William Strouse is creating
8bitX Radio Station
Promoting video game music, podcasts, broadcasting live events, and showcasing independent artists from all across the globe. We work hard & party harder!
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Live Streaming Machine
We broadcast live from many events, MAGFest, Philly Tech Week, J1Con, 8static Chiptune Festival, and many more. We currently run on Trinity APU AMD Processor built as a family machine for $300 from Newegg. It has performed magically for small events, but as we want to bring you the best events from across the world of vgm & chiptune music, we also know you deserve better quality on the stream. This would be the next level up to cover the live events in crystal clear HD.
About
Credentials:
My personal philosophy and what drives me:
Ever since I was young I've wanted to be heard. I was a meek, shy kid, was too nice, I waited my turn, and pushed around. I was being crushed by life and everyone around was to self absorbed to be aware of it. I wanted to be heard.
Radio stations are all about giving people a voice. 8bitX was originally a cool shorter URL for my show the 8bit Extravaganza. This was a fun project of mine that Shaun & I resurrected after college to connect and keep some fun going as our lives evolved into adult nonsense. What happened was other shows (Radio Free Gamer was the first) started to come around and wanted to join up. I was grateful and honored to have other shows want to join our station.
As a show host the time invested in the show is huge, show research, show prep, technical gibberish, making sure everything is perfect, just so it goes perfectly wrong. We've all been there. We've all done that because it's our PASSION. That passion, that drive, that commitment of time should never be taken for granted. Yet time and time again I see stations violating this trust between host and station.
It's the station that operates a platform for the host to connect to the audience. The station is merely the stage for the performers. The station is the mechanism for the hosts who are VOLUNTEERING their time away from their friends, families, and other activities because they have a drive and a vision of greatness. It's our job as a station to foster this dream and do our best to promote and drive that host on to bigger and better things.
The hosts of all shows deserve a voice. There is a story behind each show, and a person behind each microphone. We simply try to treat people the way they should be. With respect and caring to encourage that inner child to step up and be heard for once in their lives.
Thank you.
-Will
- Owner, Founder 8bitX Radio Network
- Department Head MAGFest Media
My personal philosophy and what drives me:
Ever since I was young I've wanted to be heard. I was a meek, shy kid, was too nice, I waited my turn, and pushed around. I was being crushed by life and everyone around was to self absorbed to be aware of it. I wanted to be heard.
Radio stations are all about giving people a voice. 8bitX was originally a cool shorter URL for my show the 8bit Extravaganza. This was a fun project of mine that Shaun & I resurrected after college to connect and keep some fun going as our lives evolved into adult nonsense. What happened was other shows (Radio Free Gamer was the first) started to come around and wanted to join up. I was grateful and honored to have other shows want to join our station.
As a show host the time invested in the show is huge, show research, show prep, technical gibberish, making sure everything is perfect, just so it goes perfectly wrong. We've all been there. We've all done that because it's our PASSION. That passion, that drive, that commitment of time should never be taken for granted. Yet time and time again I see stations violating this trust between host and station.
It's the station that operates a platform for the host to connect to the audience. The station is merely the stage for the performers. The station is the mechanism for the hosts who are VOLUNTEERING their time away from their friends, families, and other activities because they have a drive and a vision of greatness. It's our job as a station to foster this dream and do our best to promote and drive that host on to bigger and better things.
The hosts of all shows deserve a voice. There is a story behind each show, and a person behind each microphone. We simply try to treat people the way they should be. With respect and caring to encourage that inner child to step up and be heard for once in their lives.
Thank you.
-Will
Location
Bethlehem, PA, USA
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We provide constant entertainment and special coverage of the most important events that revolve around the video game music and chiptune scenes.
Music
8bitX on a daily basis has 20GB of video game music & chiptunes playing on any device courtesy of TuneIn, various Game Music apps, and continuously on Twitch 24/7.
Live Shows
In addition to our music service, we also are the home to many live shows and podcasts ranging from music shows such as Open Circuit, Radio Overcoat, This Week in Chiptune, to talk shows like The Black Tribbles, Roundtable Wrestling Radio, and 8bitSex with Lauren Goodnight.
Special Events
Streaming and recording everything we can from the Music and Gaming festival to local events like J1Con and concerts in regional areas of North America. We have hundreds of videos on our Youtube page from concerts and unique performances bringing them to people who otherwise couldn't have made it out to these events.
Music
8bitX on a daily basis has 20GB of video game music & chiptunes playing on any device courtesy of TuneIn, various Game Music apps, and continuously on Twitch 24/7.
Live Shows
In addition to our music service, we also are the home to many live shows and podcasts ranging from music shows such as Open Circuit, Radio Overcoat, This Week in Chiptune, to talk shows like The Black Tribbles, Roundtable Wrestling Radio, and 8bitSex with Lauren Goodnight.
Special Events
Streaming and recording everything we can from the Music and Gaming festival to local events like J1Con and concerts in regional areas of North America. We have hundreds of videos on our Youtube page from concerts and unique performances bringing them to people who otherwise couldn't have made it out to these events.