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Vol. 28
June 2026

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vgmt monthly is a monthly newsletter that offers a centralized place for the VGM community to make announcements about songs, events, conventions and more! The newsletter will be posted on vgmtogether's social media and archived on this website. You are free to print or share the newsletter!

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Announcements

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  • Album Releases

    May 01
    • Goronsemble
    • Live at VGMCON
    • Goronsemble’s debut performance recorded live on VGM CON 2026’s Hero Stage. Fresh, fun, and funky synth and sax driven VGM covers with hot helping of deep cuts.

    • Album Link
    May 22
    • Lowlander
    • Battle Network
    • Get ready to jack in to Mega Man Battle Network! Revisit the world of the Net alongside Lan and MegaMan.EXE with this EP, which spans all six main themes from the Battle Network games. Brought to you by Battle Network megafan Lowlander, this EP takes you back to the heyday of the Blue Bomber on the Game Boy Advance through hard-hitting drums, powerful synths, and screaming guitar leads.

    • Album Link

    Song Releases

    May 15
    • Ian Martyn & Simon Shirley
    • Dear Friends (from "Final Fantasy V")
    • Simon and I arranged and recorded the Esperança do Amor version of Dear Friends from Final Fantasy V, originally from Final Fantasy Pray, for vocals, viola, guitar, bass, and percussion. Hope you enjoy!

    • Song Link
    May 17
    • Virtual Video Game Soundtrack
    • Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There (Persona 5)
    • Virtual Video Game Orchestra is proud to present our twenty-fourth project, “Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There” from Persona 5, along with end credits arrangement “Life Goes On” from Persona 5. These two performances feature 187 submissions on 49 unique instruments from 57 individual players across the global video game music community.

    • Song Link
    May 11
    • Jonny Music
    • Dragonborn (from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
    • Skyrim fans, rejoice! ✊ My organ cover of Dragonborn from 2017 finally got a Thu’um-sized upgrade. The epic 2026 remaster is OUT NOW on your favourite music streaming platforms (including YouTube Music)! 😃 No sweetrolls or septims required. Just pure, unrelenting force for your eardrums. Sovngarde awaits, Dovahkiin. The music is beckoning you.

    • Song Link
    May 01
    • Madison Drace
    • The GLaDOS Monologues: Ariosos for voice, piano, and violin
    • Madison Drace, accompanied by Matthew Thompson on piano and Dana Plank on violin, premiered “The GLaDOS Monologues: Ariosos for Voice, Piano and Violin” at the North American Conference on Video Game Music. This theatrical performance is an original work composed by Gregg Rossetti and based on text from Portal 2.

    • Song Link

    Live Events

    Jul 20
    • 2026 Video Game Strings Music Camp
    • Calling middle and high school orchestra strings players! Live close to Loudoun County, VA? We are hosting a week-long orchestra Strings Camp! Camp will be July 20-24 from 10am to 3pm at Watson Mountain Middle School in Ashburn, VA and is open to all strings players with at least one year of experience. Five days of rehearsals will end in a video game music concert for family and friends! Please check out Loudoun.Bit Music Collective to find out more and see you at camp!

    • Event Link
    • SongsOfHealing
    Jul 30
    • Beeps 'n Bops Winnipeg 2026
    • Beeps ‘n Bops returns to Winnipeg with more awesome video game music for you to enjoy. This time with 100% Winnipeg artists! Featuring the rock of SuperFX, the jazz fusion of 8-Bit & the Single Players, the classical styles of the Winnipeg Video Game Orchestra and the melodic tunes of Shea’s Violin! Also featuring video game music trivia, a cosplay contest, and a silent auction with prizes donated by local sponsors! All ages welcome!

    • Event Link
    • Bonus Stage
    Jul 02
    • FirahFabe Live at Anime Expo 2026
    • FirahFabe will be performing live for the first time at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA. He will be playing a variety of VGM and Anime arrangements of Filipino Rondalla fusion with Acoustic, Folk, and Rock.

      Date: Day 1 – Thursday, July 2nd
      Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
      Location: Lounge 21

    • Event Link
    • FirahFabe

    Virtual Events

    Jun 04
    • Otter Chaos! VGM Concert at Furality Ultra
    • Join Rhubarb and keyotter for an hour of VGM performed live on the violin and piano, on Thursday, June 4 at 10pm CDT at Furality Ultra! You can watch live on Twitch (twitch.tv/furality) or in VRChat as part of Furality’s 4-day online event!

    • Event Link
    • Otter Chaos!

    Submit your news to vgmt monthly!

    vgmt monthly is a newsletter that offers a centralized place for the VGM community to make announcements! The newsletter will be posted each month on vgmtogether’s social media and archived on our website. You’re free to print or share the newsletter once it is released, but please do not alter it in any way.

    If you have multiple announcements, please fill out the form once for each one. You can submit multiple announcements each month, and in as many months as you would like!

    The deadline for the following month is the 21st of the current month. For example, an event submitted on Jun 18 will be part of the Jul newsletter while an event submitted on Jun 22 will be part of the Aug newsletter. If you have any questions, reach out to Nujj on Discord (nujjjj) or Twitter/X (@kmelbone).

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