Talk:MAGFest/Archive 1

Disambiguation
There also a music festival, MagnoliaFest which is commonly shortened to "MagFest" Unsure of notability of MagnoliaFest, but noting to avoid confusionAtaruMoroboshi (talk) 21:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Cleanup
I help out with MAGFest, so I'll be in here cleaning up the page for the next couple days. Pardon my dust.--NickTheNewbie (talk) 03:38, 30 March 2009 (UTC) I'm adding a lot of information, so sources won't be instantly available, but will be added shortly. --NickTheNewbie (talk) 02:23, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Possible Sources
This article doesn't cite any third party sources. Possible sources The Daily Progress The Roanoke Times There are probably more but that's a startAtaruMoroboshi (talk) 21:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Daily Progress article link is dead - also, there is only a passing mention of MAGFest in the Roanoke Times article Videoexpress (talk • contribs) 15:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

update 2012: article now cites a few more sources, including major secondary source, NPR Binary1230 (talk) 17:08, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

New secondary sources: (update: Nov 2017)
(Disclaimer: This is Dom, one of the guys that organizes Magfest)

These are good, established, secondary sources with lots of info about Magfest:

NPR: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/18/145347111/from-mega-man-to-final-fantasy-live-video-game-music

CNN: http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/20/why-magfest-is-the-con-gamers-cant-miss/

CBS news segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnig65eypIE&list=UUs0JzLYxgzPFBfkqs2rHJiA&index=40&feature=plpp_video

maybe a stretch: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/97046-MAGFest-To-Rock-Washington-D-C-January-1-4-2010

(Dec 2017 update)

Really solid NYC based Metro article talking about the Polish Govt being heavily involved in Magfest demoscene: https://www.metro.us/lifestyle/travel/poland-video-game-industry

(early 2017 update, added a few more recent sources that aren't just random not-that-useful press/PR that might have some more real substance to them)

Local west coast paper on MAGWest: http://www.metroactive.com/arts/MAGWest-Video-Game-Music-Festival-Santa-Clara.html

Info about collaboration with the Smithsonian Museum: https://technical.ly/dc/2017/08/25/saam-arcade-smithsonian/

another NPR affiliate: http://wshu.org/post/music-respawn-magical-mag-fest-performance#stream/0

Cool article talking about Magfest's large indie developer showcase: http://www.techvoid.com/2016/02/24/magfest-2016/

https://kotaku.com/pokemons-team-skull-takes-over-magfest-1790990583

Local papers talking about one of our Baltimore shows, Bitgen Gamer Fest: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bs-wk-bit-gen-gamer-fest-12-story.html http://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/bit-gen-a-music-fest-wholly-devoted-to-video-game-music-returns-at-the-ottobar/

First international event in Brazil: https://whiplash.net/materias/agenda/263370.html

http://flagpole.com/music/music-features/2016/11/30/for-bit-brigade-it-s-more-than-a-game

Magfest involvement embedded inside PAX: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/pax-east-2017-review-concerts-jamspace/

http://www.pcgamer.com/hear-classic-windows-midis-reborn-as-amazing-rock-songs/

https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/20/sammus-nerdcore-feminism-black-lives-matter-rap/

We hosted a rock music school performance at our west coast event: http://thebaybridged.com/2017/09/20/3-oclock-rock-teaches-kids-and-occasionally-adults-how-to-rock/

https://www.destructoid.com/magfest-just-gets-bigger-and-bigger-every-year-410333.phtml Binary1230 (talk) 17:50, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

New secondary source
I have a COI so can't edit this page directly. However, I recently came across an article about the first Magfest from the Roanoke Times, a solid secondary source. It's print-only, but I have uploaded it here: http://imgur.com/a/mq2do

Binary1230 (talk) 15:57, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * This is what I (generally) dislike about local journalism. "These are some examples of interesting people I saw at this event. Then let's get a quote about the subject of the event, but not go into details about the event itself. And we can also include some arbitrary attendance numbers from very early in the morning on one of the dates." I hate to say it, but I don't know if there's much we can use here. Or else I'm just very tired, which is possible.
 * If you have any example statements, feel free to write them out here and I can incorporate them into the article if they're not unduly self-serving. Cheers! Woodroar (talk) 04:29, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

minimag 12\10\05
"So, first we were going to make MiniMAG a halfway-through-the-year event, and then it wasn't going to happen at all, and now I've found out I have this space reserved on the UVA corner this weekend, so....

"MiniMAG will be all day Saturday, the 10th of December, 11am to 11pm (or somewhere close to those times), at the Satellite Ballroom in Charlottesville, VA. Entry is $10 for the whole day.

"Gaming will be had for all. Linked Mario Kart Double Dash tournament. A showing of The Wizard and other game flicks. Possibly be a music act.

"Also, we have a few new guests to announce!

"We are pleased to be the first videogame-and-not-anime convention-type-thing to host Applegeeks as a guest. Also, Brian Wilson, of the crazy Hookie Dookie Panic will also be joining in with them on our probably even crazier antics at the "videogame influences on webcomics" panel, and all around the festival in general. And we've got word that we might be seeing Matt Boyd from MacHall.

"I should point out that if anyone is interested in a panel on how these guys color their comics, let us know (just please don't say "color me interested")!"

name change
it looks like the name changed in 2005? Msg4real (talk) 22:04, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

Dom here, one of the organizers. Indeed, MAGFest changed its name from Mid-Atlantic Gaming Festival to Music And Gaming Festival — Preceding unsigned comment added by Binary1230 (talk • contribs) 14:25, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Is Non profit
Magfest is a 501(c)3

I request to put Category:Music festivals in the United States; or Category:Music festivals in CA; as well as adding Santa Clara, California (magwest) and Alexandria, Virginia (maglabs) to locations section... Msg4real (talk) 18:21, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Mag 2015
Msg4real (talk) 18:21, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

current magfest 2018 line up
MC Lars, Varien, Powerglove, Reid Speed, Trash80, YTCracker, Sammus, Rainbowdragoneyes, Rare Candy, Kirby's Dream Band, Hyper Potions, Super Guitar Bros, Super Soul Bros, insaneintherainmusic, Sci-fried, Double Experience, Toriena, Magic Hammer, Auxcide, Dr. Zilog, Amanda Lepre, Nnnnnnnnnn, Marshall Art, VIKING GUITAR, Roborob, Shubzilla, Delorean Overdrive, LONELYROLLINGSTARS, Vic Viper, Cowabunga Pizza Time, The Mountain Chiefs, Tetracase, Dollfin, Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchesta, Master Sword, Retro Active Live, and DJ Bill Beats


 * ✅ The requested category was added. The lineup of artists is not confirmed with the given references. Location city additions are unsourced.   Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   21:50, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Magwest maglab offical ref also https://www.magfest.org/ Magfest 2018 lineup offical ref to support other reference Msg4real (talk) 00:28, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

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Annual letting Magfest staff know not to edit this page directly + new sources
Hey Wikipedia Editors, this is Dom, a board member with Magfest.

I just wanted to let you know we continue to tell our own staff not to directly edit this page. I do see some recent edits by anonymous sources, not sure if that was any of our people or not. We have over 1700 volunteers around the world, and most of them aren't familiar with the wikipedia standards on submitting conflict of interest edits and need for secondary source citations. They occasionally get a little excited and start editing stuff, we try and keep an eye on it on our side.

I wanted to also link to some new potential sources we found:
 * https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/01/03/marylands-magfest-is-super-sized-celebration-video-game-culture
 * https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/01/02/things-to-do-in-dc-this-weekend-january-2-6-music-gaming-festival-stouts-churchkey-birthday-elvis/
 * http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/WinifredPhillips/20181211/332682/Resources_for_Video_Game_Music_Composers_The_Big_List.php Bitgen Gamer Fest
 * http://activate.metroactive.com/2018/08/magwest-at-the-hyatt-regency/
 * https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/maryland/articles/bitgen-gamer-fest-where-video-games-meet-music-festival/

Thanks -Dom — Preceding unsigned comment added by Binary1230 (talk • contribs) 17:05, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

new secondary source from CBC
Hi All, Dom from Magfest here (declaring Conflict Of Interest as always)

A video of a Jan 2019 Magfest panel on game industry crunch and unionization was referenced in the following places:
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-pQUocvE4Y&t=148 at time 2:27 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 * This clip from CBC with the clip of Magfest was also re-used on Hasan Minaj's Patriot Act show on Netflix on videogame crunch, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAi_cmly6Q

Those are some pretty great secondary references. It appears to be part of, but not referenced directly, by this article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/burnout-crunch-canada-1.5109599

The original video that was used in those two places were sourced from our youtube channel from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-pQUocvE4Y

-Dom — Preceding unsigned comment added by Binary1230 (talk • contribs) 00:49, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
 * To be honest I'm not entirely sure where this would fit in the article. I appreciate it brought forth, but its a little less about MAGFest and a little more a part of another article about conditions working in the industry. Zero Serenity (talk - contributions) 13:55, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

Controversy
[coi] https://www.thegamer.com/magfest-abuse-allegations-employees-fired/

https://meaww.com/who-is-paul-birtel-mag-fest-canceled-employees-accuse-executive-director-of-abuse-and-harassment

2600:1700:47F8:990:9523:8EB9:EF48:26FD (talk) 22:11, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm aware, but until something comes up from WP:RS, we don't really have anything to write about. Zero Serenity (talk - contributions) 22:33, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Msg4real (talk) 04:28, 7 January 2021 (UTC)