Sergio Elisondo is a multi-instrumentalist, a
visionary, and a pioneer of new forms of musical
entertainment and has an insatiable
appetite for pushing the boundaries of technology and music. His current works include elaborate one-man-band YouTube productions, live hologram performances, and a first-of-its kind retro NES digital musical cartridge.
His love and passion for video games and video game music has brought him to where he is today with his current productions. The YouTube videos that he makes are elaborate arrangements of video game music, often times 8-bit, that have been interpretively translated on to a multitude of real instruments. Everything is performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by him. He then takes these arrangements and personally films, edits, and synchronizes the videos to be showcased on YouTube. He wears every hat in the process of this production.
The "Sergio and the Holograms" production is a tech-progressive live performance involving life-sized hologram projections. Essentially, he records and films all of the instrumentation to then have it projected onto multiple transparent screens to create a hologram-band around him; while he plays guitar live as the front-man. With his live hologram performances, he has successfully merged a balance of technology and music; which genuinely reflects the influence that the Bay Area has had on him. This act has been performed at highly acclaimed conventions such as SVCC (Silicon Valley Comic Con), PRGE (Portland Retro Gaming Expo), MAGWest (Music and Gaming Festival) Game On Expo, and CAX (California Extreme).
The NES musical cartridge "A Winner is You" by Sergio, is the first-of-its kind digital musical cartridge. This cartridge houses real recordings of real instruments, all performed and recorded by him. The data for the cartridge sits on a massive 64MB ROM, which is currently amongst the biggest to date. It's about 20 minutes long of digital audio, with the ability to pause, skip, fast-forward, rewind, or even play in slow motion; all coming from an unmodified NES console. The cartridge is currently available here, under the "music" tab.
In doing everything possible to make sure his visions come to life, he has also been able to balance teaching at a community college and developing as a software engineer (web and mobile app development). While studying in the Silicon Valley, he received his B.A. in Music and M.A. in Education from San Jose State University.
His latest works are "A Winner is You" (digital musical cartridge) and "Ninja" -- both are new titles for the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and are available on this website under the "gaming" and "music" tabs. He is also a singer and performer in the Areté Singers Network, performing for productions such as Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses and National Geographic's Symphony for our World.
appetite for pushing the boundaries of technology and music. His current works include elaborate one-man-band YouTube productions, live hologram performances, and a first-of-its kind retro NES digital musical cartridge.
His love and passion for video games and video game music has brought him to where he is today with his current productions. The YouTube videos that he makes are elaborate arrangements of video game music, often times 8-bit, that have been interpretively translated on to a multitude of real instruments. Everything is performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by him. He then takes these arrangements and personally films, edits, and synchronizes the videos to be showcased on YouTube. He wears every hat in the process of this production.
The "Sergio and the Holograms" production is a tech-progressive live performance involving life-sized hologram projections. Essentially, he records and films all of the instrumentation to then have it projected onto multiple transparent screens to create a hologram-band around him; while he plays guitar live as the front-man. With his live hologram performances, he has successfully merged a balance of technology and music; which genuinely reflects the influence that the Bay Area has had on him. This act has been performed at highly acclaimed conventions such as SVCC (Silicon Valley Comic Con), PRGE (Portland Retro Gaming Expo), MAGWest (Music and Gaming Festival) Game On Expo, and CAX (California Extreme).
The NES musical cartridge "A Winner is You" by Sergio, is the first-of-its kind digital musical cartridge. This cartridge houses real recordings of real instruments, all performed and recorded by him. The data for the cartridge sits on a massive 64MB ROM, which is currently amongst the biggest to date. It's about 20 minutes long of digital audio, with the ability to pause, skip, fast-forward, rewind, or even play in slow motion; all coming from an unmodified NES console. The cartridge is currently available here, under the "music" tab.
In doing everything possible to make sure his visions come to life, he has also been able to balance teaching at a community college and developing as a software engineer (web and mobile app development). While studying in the Silicon Valley, he received his B.A. in Music and M.A. in Education from San Jose State University.
His latest works are "A Winner is You" (digital musical cartridge) and "Ninja" -- both are new titles for the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and are available on this website under the "gaming" and "music" tabs. He is also a singer and performer in the Areté Singers Network, performing for productions such as Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses and National Geographic's Symphony for our World.