The Search for Geek: Mr. Gee
Read about Mr. Gee, his crazy Minecraft music, his Kickstarter to make said music happen and lots more! Continue
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The Search for Geek: Press Start 2 Play
Basic Stats Name: Press Start 2 Play Members/Instruments: Jake (guitar), Robyn (vocals, guitar), Taylin (bass), Karan (drums) Location: Toronto, ON Year Formed: 2011 Genre: Pop-punk Favourite Fandom: Anything game related 🙂 What are your geek origin stories? Robyn: My dad owned a classic Nintendo system and I always watched him play when I was… Continue
The Search for Geek: Wax Chaotic
We first met Wax Chaotic at Filk Ontario this past April, where Katt was an Interfilk guest. They took the stage by storm with a commanding stage present and powerful songs that make you go “Hell, yes!” Today we’re chatting to both Katt and Sean about their music, how they got started and their recently launched Kickstarter Campaign! Basic… Continue
The Search for Geek: Nerdy.FM!
We first learned of Nerdy.FM back in March when Programming Manager Marc Sirdoreus approached us about playing our music there. Our first reaction was “A nerdy radio station exists?!? This is pretty much the greatest thing ever!” In this very special edition of “Search for Geek”, we talk to Marc (also known as Marc With… Continue
The Search for Geek – The Doubleclicks!
Errol first heard of the Doubleclicks from Nerds with Guitars because all Alex can do is talk about how awesome they are (and he also edited this article. Thanks Alex! ^_^). They were unable to do a written interview but Angela was quite happy to do a google hangout, so the format of this Search… Continue
The Search for Geek: Hello, The Future!
Errol stalks geek musicians on twitter and he came across Hello, The Future as he was following links from other geek musicians. He chatted away to her as he does to almost everyone that runs into his Sphere of Engagement and, much to Errol’s delight, she responded back. A few months ago, Errol and Nerds… Continue
The Search for Geek: Kari Maaren
We first met Kari last July when Debs’s high school friend, author Leah Bobet, introduced her to us on Twitter! Errol was super excited and immediately invited her to go to a Fringe play with him and then dragged her to a house filk. Kari plays an awesome ukulele and writes hilariously geeky songs. She’s also… Continue
The Search For Geek: Dr. Mary Crowell
Errol first heard of Dr. Mary Crowell when Jane, a filker, asked him if he could play piano and accompany her on one of Mary’s songs. Errol said, “Sure” without really knowing what he was getting himself into. Then he listened to Mary’s songs. Then he freaked out just a little bit because Mary plays… Continue
The Search For Geek: John Anealio
We’re back for our third installment of The Search for Geek! Today, we’re talking to John Anealio, who has written a ton of great geek music including “George R.R. Martin Is Not Your Bitch”, based on a Neil Gaiman blog post, and Gaiman/Martin approved. He also does NaNoWriMo! Basic Stats Name: John Anealio Instruments: Voice,… Continue
The Search For Geek: the great Luke Ski
The Search for Geek continues! Our second installment features the great Luke Ski who we stalked “met” on Twitter! Interviewing him was a great excuse to spend a whole lot of time with his music and needless to say, there was lots of laughing involved. Basic Stats Band Name: the great Luke Ski Members: Luke Sienkowski, Carrie Dahlby & Other FuMP.com… Continue