Random & Lost Perception - Black Materia

Random at London Anime Con!

Lost Perception — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:48:19 +0000

July 30-31 2011, Rocket Complex, Holloway Road, London
London Anime Con is an epic 18+ anime and gaming convention of over a thousand people
taking place this July 30-31 in London. You can signup now for London Anime Con at
http://www.londonanimecon.com/register.php Pricing is a reduced £15 for two days or £8 for
one day if you register and pre-pay now.
They have video gaming, an artist alley, a karaoke lounge, an anime bar/cinema, manga
workshops, cosplay workshops, Japanese culture talks, five awesome live-bands, the top
guests you want to meet, talks and far too many events to list, including staples such as the
Cosplay Masquerade, DDR tournament, Otaku Fashion Show, Pub Quiz, and two massive nighttime
parties planned on each night till 1am!
BASIC DETAILS
Venue: The Rocket Complex, London Metropolitan University. Click here for travel information.
Opening Times: 11am to 1am.
Normal Entry: It costs £15 for both days, or just £8 per day to get in if you prepay. On the
day entry is £10 per day.
Evening Only Entry: If you arrive after 6pm, you can get in for £4 pre-pay or £5 on the door.
London Anime Con Website: http://www.londonanimecon.com
Link To Pre-Pay: http://www.londonanimecon.com/register.php
Provisional Timetable: A provisional events timetable is available! Start planning your day
now at http://www.animeleague.net/forum/showthread.php?63757

Help Mega Ran and Lost get to the UK!

megaran — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:24:38 +0000

click to donate!

About this project (from K-Murdock)

Well party people, here we are again! This time myself and Random (bka Mega Ran) are back and need your help as we are trying to take our “Bits & Rhymes” live show to Europe as we were recently invited to perform at the famed London Anime Con which goes down THIS coming July 30th & 31st! The caveat was we had to raise the money to get over to Europe ourselves which is why we are back on Kickstarter

Ironically, both Ran and I have passports that have never been stamped ;( and feel like this would be a great way to expand the Forever Famicom experience we started last year stateside as there’s many fans abroad who don’t get to see us live… namely in the UK! Money we raise will go toward plane tickets, lodging and definitely memory cards for our digital cameras AND depending how much we raise in the end possibly bringing along extended music fam like Lost Perception, producer of the Final Fantasy 7 tribute project Black Materia, and Random’s longtime dj/producer DN3 to help make this experience more epic!

On top of performing at the Con, we would make the most of our European excursion by videotaping the whole trip to create a DVD (including any other performances we manage to do while in the UK, sightseeing, etc) which will then be given to those who back us at a certain level. We have even decided to do more fan requested commission tracks a la the last campaign.

Other perks for supporting this campaign include advance copies of BOTH our forthcoming projects: Ran’s TeacherRapperHero Pt. 2 mixtape & my new EP- The Ronin, which both won’t be out till summer! PLUS Ran and i have even decided to give away the actual microphone & sampler we used to record/create ALL of the songs for Forever Famicom to a pair of lucky backers!

We even got packages that will bring the Bits and Rhymes experience straight to you with us performing LIVE at your house/apartment/basement/backyard/office… and maybe we can even get in a few matches on Halo, Modern Warfare or Marvel vs. Capcom… pick your poison

AND we even have a “ULTIMATE FAN” package for 1 lucky backer where you can travel with us to London to be a part of this experience too!!! that means you’ll be in the aforementioned DVD we are making!!!

No matter what level u get in on, any support is appreciated and in the end helps us get closer to you all- the fans!

VERY IMPORTANT to note that if we don’t raise enough money to meet the stated goal ($2500), then any and all money WILL NOT be withdrawn from your account!

So it’s London or bust yall!

Ran, K-Murdock, Lost, DN3

To check out more of our music, visit: http://megaranmusic.com

PEACE!

Random & Lost Perception – Black Materia

megaran — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:59:40 +0000

Purchase the album here.

Download the instrumentals here.

In a stunning move, hip hopper and educator Random, aka Mega Ran and Lost Perception present BLACK MATERIA: Final Fantasy VII, a Hip-Hop album using tunes from Square’s hit game.

Ran’s new 16 track album releases 14 years to the date that the Final Fantasy 7 game launched in Japan and sent the world into a frenzy. The production on the album will be handled by Lost Perception, a veteran hip-hop producer from Phoenix who shares an equal love for Final Fantasy and Hip-Hop.Since 2007, Random has built an amazing presence, reputation and fanbase by sampling video game tunes and adding original lyrics and driving beats to them, attracting fans in both the video game and hip-hop communities. Random and K-Murdock’s Forever Famicom album dropped last Summer, and has been a huge hit, propelling tours and appearances in Nintendo Power, Wired and other magazines.Final Fantasy VII (FF7), released in 1997 by Square, has since sold over 9 million copies worldwide, and is widely considered by many to be the greatest game of all time, and one that has revolutionized role playing games (RPGs) forever. Random agrees, and knows he can’t let the diehard fans down.“Final Fantasy 7 is THE game that got me back into console gaming,” Ran says, after college life at had taken him away from video games for years. “I’ve never to this day been as emotionally invested into a game as I was with FF7, and doubt I will be again.” My heart will always be in 8-bit, but I just wanted to give back to (FF7 creator Nobuo) Uematsu and co. for creating a masterpiece.”

Ran usually alternates between heavier themes and video game topics in his music, as his last two releases, “Forever Famicom” and “Heroes, Volume One” demonstrated. The first single, “Aerith” is a heartbreaking tale retelling one of the most shocking moments in videogame history, the death of Aeris/Aerith, a playable character in the FF7 game.

The quest begins all over again.

Level up.
Black Materia.

credits:

released 31 January 2011
all songs Produced by Lost Perception for The Council Productions. Album features additional vocals by Brentalfloss, MC Pennywise, Devastate, Ilyas (of Tanya Morgan), Maja, Phil Harmonic, Dale Chase, and more.