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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 5h

Monday, I spoke @igdafoundation.org panel about my #videogamecomposer career alongside Jessica Cheng, Andrea Pérez, and Jess Yohn! BIG LOVE to @spritewrench.com for booking me. We discussed how early audio integration 🚀 player retention and emotional impact. Book me for your next event!

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For "Questlike Pocket" 🦖⚔️ by @spritewrench.com, I tied every monster biome theme directly to the gameplay mechanics. #gameaudio shouldn't be an afterthought because it’s vital for accessibility. Integrating it in pre-production ensures an engaging experience. #videogamecomposer #gamedev

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today! 10/4 I’m being honoured for Black History Month in the U.K. via I Can Compose 🙏🏽for this annual 🎉BIG LOVE!! to Rachel S. for this acknowledgement Get your 🗓️ to show support to the great talent that has contributed to the #musicindustry www.icancompose.com/product/teac...

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

SUPER DUPER GRATEFUL for this Highlight! As today is #bandcampfriday This is AN EXCELLENT opportunity to show support. Share with a friend or grab an OST if you what we contribute to #gamedev #gamemusic #vgm BIG BIG LOVE!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏 #videogamecomposer

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Black in Gaming Foundation @blackingaming.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Explore their catalogs on Bandcamp, YouTube, Apple Music and beyond, and support their work directly when you can! Which Black game music artists should more people know about? @ them below OR introduce yourself if you create music for games. We'd love to be able to shout YOU out next time.

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Black in Gaming Foundation @blackingaming.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎵 Substantial (www.iamsubstantial.com) - “Renegade” from Arknights 🎵 Wilbert Roget, II (@wilbertroget.bsky.social) - Helldivers 2 OST And these selections are only a small part of their contributions across indie games, major franchises and gaming culture!

Rapper Substantial performing with a microphone on a colorful Black in Gaming graphic.

Portrait of game composer Wilbert Roget, II on a colorful Black in Gaming graphic.

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Black in Gaming Foundation @blackingaming.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎶 Press Play: Black Music in Gaming For International Music Day, we celebrated Black artists whose music, performances and sound design help shape the worlds we play. 🧵

International Music Day graphic featuring vinyl records and the text “Press Play: Meet the Artist.”

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Black in Gaming Foundation @blackingaming.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎵 Chase Bethea (@chasebethea.bsky.social) - Duppy Detective Tashia OST 🎵ViRiX Dreamcore (@virixdreamcore.bsky.social) - Music contributions to Vividlope 🎵 Jongnic “JB” Bontemps - Redfall original score 🎵 Mega Ran (@megaran.com) - “It’s a Pizza Party!” from TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge

Portrait of smiling game composer Chase Bethea on a colorful Black in Gaming graphic.

Portrait of game composer David McKee, also known as ViRiX Dreamcore, on a colorful Black in Gaming graphic.

Portrait of smiling game composer Jongnic “JB” Bontemps on a colorful Black in Gaming graphic.

Portrait of smiling rapper Mega Ran on a colorful Black in Gaming graphic.

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#BandcampFriday is today! which means Bandcamp is giving 100% of earnings to artists. Purchase an affordable #gamemusic OST and show support or gift to a friend a #videogamecomposer #soundtrack📀 chasebethea.bandcamp.com

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Another opportunity to share and support a #videogamecomposer past streaming especially if you like #gamemusic.

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#BandcampFriday returns tomorrow. This is your best opportunity to support a #videogamecomposer that makes unique, genre-bending #vgm soundtracks that bring #videogames to life. chasebethea.bandcamp.com

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m guest speaking & #liveperforming MY #vgm at MONO SF (Nov 13-14)! Join Steve Horowitz, Dani Deahl & "Clay" Xavier for "The Business of #GameAudio A Report From The Trenches" We'll 🗣️ industry trends & breaking in. 🙏 Steve for bringing me on. tinyurl.com/379dbf8r #videogamecomposer

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MONO Music Conference 2026 tickets by The Midway SF

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I spoke at ADC about building a seamless dynamic music system for a Space game using audio middleware & #Unity. 👀 how I bridge #gamedesign and audio middleware creating smooth explore-to-combat transitions. Less lag, more immersion. #gamedev #videogamecomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Celebrating my @gdocexpo.com talk "Mystery in the Mix - Enter Caribbean Noir," a new "How I Composed..." series airs today! If you watched live, you know I left a clue. I breakdown my #videogame composing process. Premiering at 5:00pm PST today. youtu.be/lsyFpr9H5I0 #videogamecomposer

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How I Composed - Duppy Detective Tashia - "Close Attention"

Here is a compositional breakdown of the music for the Narrative g...

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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How I Composed - Duppy Detective Tashia - "Close Attention"

Here is a compositional breakdown of the music for the Narrative g...

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Brian S. Chung @brianschung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Great talk! Swapcard doesn't display the full number, it was actually more than 150!

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BIG LOVE! Thank you for having me present. Always an honour!

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 23/09/2026

Heard of "Caribbean Noir?" @chasebethea.bsky.social pioneered it! Chase found the bassline for Duppy Detective Tashia when walking into a guitar store & playing the bass for the 1st time. 🤯 He demonstrated & discussed how stepping out of traditional workflows creates a boon. #gamedev #gdocexpo2026

Chase Bethea playing bass for the first time in a guitar store, finding inspiration in an unlikely place.

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Close to 50 people are in the queue to see this! BIG LOVE🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Starting in 9 mins!!!

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today at 5:50 PM EDT/2:50 PST I breakdown a few tracks from the "Duppy Detective Tashia"🎮 developed by @spritewrench.com & pioneered a new #gamemusic genre, "Caribbean Noir" @gdocexpo.com Get tix - 20% discount code gdoc20 or use 🔗 ti.to/GDoCExpo/2026/discount/gdoc20 #videogamecomposer

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/09/2026

A MASSIVE issue this week 👇 📕 #MetaphorReFantazio gets an artbook! 📘 #NobuoUematsu on the record! 📗 A spotlight on @chasebethea.bsky.social's new book! 📙 So much #Minecraft ....just so...so much 📒 A shmup encyclopedia from @heroesdepapel.bsky.social 📓 Kristen joins our team! and much, MUCH more! 👇

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The Video Game Library Newsletter - Vol. #064

Some VERY exciting news!!

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And they finished the book the same week!

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

@thevideogamelibrary.org said, "They got the book last week and they couldn't put it down" 🙏🙏🙏🙏 BIG LOVE! Get yours 📘- tinyurl.com/58hetmtr #videogamecomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

✨MUSIC FOR GAMES✨ Hi #gamedev If you are looking for something a little different for your project, 👂 to this ✔️Linear/Loop-able ✔️Stems ✔️Royalty-Free Available on @itch.io gamercomposer.itch.io/upbeatfunkyj... #videogamecomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Support the #GDoCExpo2026 fund! givebutter.com/GDoC2026 This helps with #gamedev funds and paying the speakers🙏

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@gdocexpo.com is 2 weeks away! I'm elated to be a #guestspeaker sharing my talk "Mystery in the Mix - Enter Caribbean Noir" on inditing the music for "Duppy Detective Tashia" by @spritewrench.com . Get your 🎟️ - ti.to/GDoCExpo/2026 20% = gdoc20 #videogamecomposer #GDoCExpo2026 #gamdev

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

✨Music for Games✨ Hi #gamedev 👋 Looking for a Chrono Trigger style piece for your project? Here you go! Available on @itch.io ✔️Linear track ✔️Loop-able track ✔️🎷🎻📯Stems gamercomposer.itch.io/chronotrigger… #videogamecomposer

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Music for Games - A "Chrono Trigger" Style Piece by gamercomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Music for Games - A "Chrono Trigger" Style Piece by gamercomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In my latest book, Student of the Game, published by @tandfresearch.bsky.social I discuss mindsets and solutions. Here is mini 📘 read #2 from one the Chapters that highlights some 🔑 points to be considered when working in #gamedev / #videogames 📘https://tinyurl.com/58hetmtr #videogamecomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

‼️UPDATE‼️ This piece now has a LOOP-ABLE version AND instrument stems (bass, melody, drums etc) for more control in your #gamedev project.

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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Routledge Books @routledgebooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thank you so much for publishing with us and for sharing your invaluable insights. 💡😍🎉 Get your copy here! spr.ly/6000BGBZ4M

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In my latest book, Student of the Game, published by @tandfresearch.bsky.social I discuss mindsets and solutions. Here is mini book read from one the Chapters that highlights some key points to be considered when working in #gamedev / #videogames 📘https://tinyurl.com/58hetmtr #videogamecomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have to admit that finding inspiration to indite music for #videogames the past 15yrs has had it's challenges. In this brief interview clip on the FilAmTV Network LLC hosted by Jessica, I share the ways in which my ideas flow. My "GGs" stand for "growing and giving". #videogamecomposer

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Chase Bethea @chasebethea.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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