VIDEO GAMES LIVE CONCERT TOUR

The first major video game music concert tour "Video Games Live" is finally taking shape as the official website www.videogameslive.com was launched on 10/29/04. The website reveals that Video Games Live will be the first ever world concert tour of videogame music, not just limited to the US, and is currently booking for the 2005-06 concert season with concerts beginning in early summer 2005. Visitors to the site are now invited to sign up for updates.

Video Games Live is produced by award-winning sound and music composers Tommy Tallarico (Advent Rising) and Jack Wall (Jade Empire). Tommy Tallarico, CEO of Mystical Stone Entertainment, LLC, the company producing the event, told M4G, "I've dreamed of this event my entire life! The timing for something like this is perfect and I can't wait for all the fans of video game music to see and hear what we're putting together."

Jack Wall, COO, Mystical Stone Entertainment, LLC, who is best known for his epic orchestral scores for the Myst series, said; "It always amazes me how many people continue to believe that video game music still sounds like bleeps and bloops! Tommy and I are certainly going to do everything we can to dispel that myth. Most of all, we’re going to try hardest to simply entertain people with this show."

Video Games Live will feature the best music and video clips from the most popular games from the beginning of video gaming to the present. To date, the organisers have acquired the rights for the performances of Medal of Honor, Metal Gear Solid, Tomb Raider, Myst, Advent Rising, Beyond Good and Evil, Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, and Ghosts and Goblins. More major titles will be announced soon.

"Video Games Live" was founded in 2002 by industry veterans Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall under the parent company Mystical Stone Entertainment, LLC. Mr. Geiger and the William Morris Agency are currently booking the first Video Games Live tour for the 2005-06 concert season. Stay tuned for upcoming tour dates.