Jake Kaufman (also known as virt) (born April 3, 1981) is an American video game music composer. In 2002, he set up the website VGMix and continues to administer it. He is presently redesigning it for the third time with a team of volunteers. He is also a member of the netlabel Hellven. Kaufman has recently released an album for free under the creative commons license on 8bitpeoples.com entitled FX3, comprising of original songs limited to the sp...
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Jake Kaufman (also known as virt) (born April 3, 1981) is an American video game music composer. In 2002, he set up the website VGMix and continues to administer it. He is presently redesigning it for the third time with a team of volunteers. He is also a member of the netlabel Hellven. Kaufman has recently released an album for free under the creative commons license on 8bitpeoples.com entitled FX3, comprising of original songs limited to the specifications of the NES sound chip.
As a hobby, Kaufman produces both original compositions, and rearrangements of varied pieces. Examples include reproducing game music with high-quality synthesized instrumentation, and reproducing popular music within the confines of chiptune technology. His personal site as virt on vgmix hosts his hobby works.
In 2009, he contributed a cover of Freddie Freeloader to Kind of Bloop, a chiptune tribute to Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.
Professionally, he has composed music for a range of games:
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