Hi! I'm Rob Kovacs (he/him) - an award-winning composer/arranger, singer/songwriter, pianist, and recording artist. I love playing a variety of styles including pop/rock songs to video game music to classical to jazz as well as my own original music. Followers can request a song for free from my song list. I play through the queue in order of highest priority.
I have two main music projects: Rob Kovacs - my own original songs and compositions
88bit - a piano project of note-for-note arrangements of NES tunes and other video game music
Feel free to request a song from my song list! You can request directly from that link or by typing !sr [song name] in the chat. Generally, highest priority songs are played first.
PRIORITY REQUESTS Donations of $5, subs/resubs/gift subs, or 500 bits will give your request priority and bump it to the top of the queue. Priority requests do not carry over to the next stream. If we miss your dono, kindly tag a mod to let them know. :)
LIVE LEARNS For a Tier3 Sub, 5 gift subs or $20 donation, you may request a song not on my list, aka a Live Learn. I will attempt to learn the song live on stream in under 10 minutes and then perform it to the best of my ability. Live Learn requests must be under 5 minutes long. Post a link to your song and lyrics in our Discord or whisper to an active mod.
A good Live Learn would be a catchy pop/rock song or a short video game song. I may ask you to request a different song if your first choice is too complex, poorly recorded, inappropriate or for any other reason.
Type any of these commands in the chat and get a response! Or type !commands for a full list.
SONG REQUEST !how - how to request !sl - links to Rob's songlist !sr insert song title - adds a song to the queue !q - links to the song request queue !song - displays what song is next or currently being performed
IN STREAM !lurk !hug !vr !sheet - links to the VGM song I'm currently playing
MERCH !merch !album !bandcamp
Subs are what keep this channel going and allow me to continue streaming music! Thank you for considering subbing to my channel!
TIER 1 and up get:
TIER 2
TIER 3
$5, 500 bits, or any Sub - get a priority request and bump your song to the top of the queue. All subs produce silent alerts.
Any amount of bits will It will change the ⭐️Magic Painting⭐️ on the wall. It will also trigger a video game sprite animation on screen listed below! Some games have multiple graphics that display at random (like Mega Man 2).
100 - Adventures of Lolo (3 variants) 200 - Marble Madness (3 variants) 300 - Arkista's Ring 400 - Castlevania 500 - Final Fantasy (5 variants) 600 - Double Dragon 700 - Rygar (2 variants) 800 - Mega Man 2 (8 variants) 900 - StarTropics 1000 - Bubble Bobble (3 variations) 1100 - Super Punch Out (3 variants) 1200 - R.C. Pro-Am (12 variants) 1300 - Friday the 13th 1400 - Rad Racer 1500 - Slalom 2000 - Nyan Cat 5000 - Super Pac-Man
Special Bit Alerts (w/ audio) Bits amount: 101-110 - Numbers 1-10 on stream! 111 - Gabby Jay "Yay!" 169 - Nice 188 - Robby Kay "Yay!" 201 - Well Done! (3 versions) 333 - Gabby Jay "Yay!" 3x 388 - Robby Kay "Yay!" 3x 401 - Beard Compliment! 420 - Nice 666 - Demon Gabby Jay 888 - 88bitception 999 - Inverted Demon Gabby Jay 1001 - 8-bit Rob Animation! 1337 - H4X0R 5000 - Super Pac-Man
Hype Train If a hype train gets triggered, I'll jump into Lightning Round mode where I will rapid-fire play whatever songs are typed in chat!
The alerts and emotes you see on stream were created one of our amazing mods, Taledhar! He sometimes does pixel art and indie game streams! Follow him!
Send Me Stuff! If you're feeling extra generous and want to send a gift, I have a Throne Wish List! Anything received will be opened on stream. You can also mail me something directly at: PO Box 29642 Cleveland, OH 44129
I'm also an avid NES and SNES collector! I would be absolutely thrilled to receive any game off my wanted list! ☺️
STRAYLIGHT is my most recent record and consists of the best music I've written to date. It was composed for the award-winning VR game of the same name, STRAYLIGHT. This is a progressive synthwave album written almost entirely using a Prophet 5 synth. Listen on Spotify or the streaming service of your choice. You can order it on vinyl, CD or cassette from Bandcamp
Video Game LoFi: Super Mario 64 is a lo-fi cover album consisting of music from Super Mario 64 made in collaboration with producer Save Point. We put a lot of love into this record, taking the themes and breathing new life into them in hopes that those who love the music from Super Mario 64 (and even those who may not be familiar) would enjoy it. Listen on Spotify or the streaming service of your choice. You can order it on vinyl, CD or cassette from Bandcamp
Let Go is a flowing, indie-rock concept album of love, loss, longing and letting go. A lot of people came together for this to exist and I'm very proud of it. Listen on Spotify or the streaming service of your choice. You can order it on vinyl or CD from Bandcamp
Get yourself or a friend some 88bit merch! Choose from T-shirts, stickers or amazing lazer-cut wooden key chains made by VGWoodworking
Below is a list of most of the equipment I use on my stream with links:
Audio Gear • Boston Grand Piano GP 193 PE-11 • Rhodes 88-key electric piano • Sequential Circuites Prophet 5 • Vocal Mic - AEA Ku5a Ribbon Mic • Piano Mics - Oktava 012 mics w/ omni capsules • Mogami Mic Cables 3f, 25f • Sytek MPX-4Aii 4-Channel Preamp • Vocal compressor - Golden Age Project COMP-54 MKIII • Piano compressor - Drawmer DL241 Dual-Channel • Apogee Audio Interface • Boss RC-505 mkII loop station • Sennheiser HD 660S Open-back Headphones • Logic Pro X • Vocal Mic Arm Stand • Piano Mic Boom Stands • Sound Dampening Blankets • Wall dampening panels
Streaming • Macbook Pro 2020 • iPad pro 2020 • Sony a6400 • Canon EOS M50 Mark II • Logitech Webcam • Dummy Battery • Elgato HD 60S
Occasionally, I'll send an email about big announcements. Sign up for my newsletter to keep up with all the musical projects I have going on. :)
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