After the amazing WWExIGN event in NYC this weekend I got a moment to talk to the (then) WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champs about games, wrestling and so much more. You guys get the exclusive!
ALSO: as the on-site ring announcer, I got to not only get my Howard Finkel on, but I was front and center so I got some amazing pictures that I've attached, these are just for you! Thank you again for your support o...
While cleaning out my virtual closet, I found a CD of my first official release "Fundamentals." here's a description of it:
Before there was Mega Ran, there were Random the rapper, and Random Beats, the producer. The two met for the first t...
2017-09-30 03:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Kon'nichiwa!
Right about now I'm on a flight to Japan for some shows, so I figured this was as good a time as any to break out a new track for you, produced by legendary Japanese chip artists YMCK.
The track was so awesome and positive, that the only way I knew to make it even better was to enlist my homie SkyBlew, who just recently announced...
2017-09-18 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
My man with the plan 1-Up (Creative Mind Frame) threw me a beat and we did some Destiny 2 raps! I've been grinding hard on the search for Exotic weapons. Check out the song below!
ALSO: we recorded a bonus MAT MANIA podcast episode in Miami at Mizucon, talking wrestling, enjoy that as well!
There will be a NEW, EXCLUSIVE drop tomorrow, so here's some teaser art from that!
2017-09-14 16:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes when you achieve something you thought was impossible, it makes you feel you can do anything...even swim up a waterfall like Link does with the Zora armor.
I took that concept and the lyrics just flew out of me. super proud of this track, flipped by up and comer ARZON (peep his soundcloud bruh).
True Mega Ran believers will immediately get the 2nd verse of this song and why it's so import...
2017-08-29 09:35:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in time for that time of year, Here's an education based initiative we'll all love. As I reflected on my tenure in the classroom, I knew there was more to be said on 2015's "RNDM" album. I recruited another fellow teacher and Philly rep, Steph Pockets, to drop some bars, and included some educational tips by Harry Wong.
Enjoy and send your kids home with this one!
Don't forget, my new album will be here on 9/1! Preorder that if you haven't already. 2017-08-22 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Live from Washington, DC, Ran and K break down the making of the Up Up Down Down Remix as well as announce a NEW project and play a short snippet of that! Stay Tuned for the official announcement of the new album and more! Catch Ran and K next together at PAX West, playing Friday Night. Keep up at megaran.com / bitsandrhymes.com. thank you for the support!
2017-08-07 14:05:19 +0000 UTC View Post
We remixed it! K-Murdock hit the lab and re-flipped the Shovel Knight "Strike The Earth" theme and turned it into a completely new mix. Check it out and let us know what ya think! As always we appreciate your support!
making of videos, wav versions and instrumentals coming soon to your pledge level.
I'll be in Austin this weekend, hope to see yall!
Keep it TIIIIIIIGHT!
2017-07-29 19:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, I want to make sure this Patreon is what YOU want, as well as what we like to create. So upon looking at a list of game anniversaries in the coming months, I wanted to know which of these games you'd like to hear a song about! Your choices are below, or add in your own in the comments. Thanks for your support!
2017-07-26 17:00:46 +0000 UTC View Post
TODAY I LEARNED that a group of dolphins is called a POD.
After I spent a week (!) on this game in GOD MODE just to finally see the ending (it's that hard), K-Murdock and I worked on an Ecco The Dolphin track for you guys! He sampled a theme from the Dreamcast version of the game and I loved it! Here is "Ecco" for your enjoyment. high backers should also hear your shoutouts by K himself in the mix. Thanks for listening and more to come!
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EOM presents BLOCK WORK
https://random.bandcamp.com/album/block-work-vol-1
If the name sounds familiar, it should! EOM has produced tracks for me on "Language Arts," "Heroes," and "Ghouls and Ghosts," in addition to bangers by Wax, Dumbfoundead and many many more. Very excited to help release this!
EOM made a beat for all of his favorite elem...
2017-05-09 14:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
EDITED LINKS.
DOWNLOAD SONG: https://www.mediafire.com/?3b72p398z10ujaf
DOWNLOAD INSTRUMENTAL:
https://www.mediafire.com/?247mqpipj4iz3i5
Today's track is based on one of my new favorite games, after getting 4...
2017-05-06 16:00:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's me recording the HUMBLE track. Thinking of releasing this as a UK tour promo vid - so you get it first! Thanks!
of course if you or any of your friends are in the UK, here are the dates!
May 10 Manc @ The Castle
May 11 London @ Surya (w/Professor Elemental)
May 12 Brighton @ Yellow Book Bar (w/Professor Elemental) -
May 13 Leicester @ Soundhouse
May 14 Cambridge @ Museum of Computing History
May 16 ...
2017-05-03 19:03:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This file will delete in a week. Sorry it's not up longer but move fast! :)
For those who asked, here's EVERY song we've done on Patreon thus far.
Thank you for the support! I have more tracks for you this month, that I will not charge for, but they'll be just for backers only. Thank you again for the love.
ALSO- we want YOU to record us a commerci...
2017-05-02 08:41:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Had some fun with Kendrick's new single.
be proud, but be humble. Enjoy! Lyrics attached, breakdown coming.
2017-04-21 02:39:19 +0000 UTC View Post
So I got asked to rap on Kendrick's Humble beat and figured why not?
It's coming end of the day!
2017-04-20 21:58:29 +0000 UTC View Post
OOOOOH YEAAHHHHHHH! Here we are, another Wrestlemania....another album! I don't know that I'll do this every year, but here's #2 in 2 years! :)
You guys get the full album first, as always. I appreciate you and hope you love it! Let us know what you think on twitter! @megaran @kinetic1977
DOWNLOAD NOW! Here's the zip:
Myself and K-Murdock are hard at work on our next few projects, but we will be visiting some of these requested game flips as well as adding in a few new(er) games that we're playing right now.
So here's the list. I'll be streaming some of these games in the coming weeks to check them out, so make sure you've added my Twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/mega_ran
thanks!
-Ran
2017-02-21 15:55:32 +0000 UTC View Post
http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Siege_Perilous
Originally given to the X-Men by Roma for defeating the Adve...
2017-01-31 22:55:27 +0000 UTC View Post
We're BACK! My first new track of the year is a BANGER, if I do say so myself, by me and Kadesh Flow. It's so good. I've listened a million times and still love it, that's how I know. The track is sampled from Super Mario World, and produced by Yon L.I. who has a new album out called Gamer Junkies which is really dope, check that out!
Download it here: 2017-01-26 15:00:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope not. But as the episodes pile up, it's becoming increasingly hard to keep up with my costs for broadcasting. Right now I'm dangerously low on space so I can't upload another episode :(
So I need help. In order to move up to the next tier of space, it'll cost me $25 per month, or $300 a year for 500GB of bandwidth and 5GB of storage space. It's taken me 40 episodes to reach that, so it'd be a while before another upgrade is needed.
So, in addition to recording costs, and me paying ...
2017-01-10 17:42:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year! After a long and crazy year, all I can say is thank God we had video games.... As usual, I hop in the studio to wrap it up, the best way I know how. Was 2016 a great year for gaming? Did I forget your favorite? Let me know :) May your 2017 be EPIC!
Beat and mix by K-Murdock.
below is a dropbox link to the MP3... find the instrumental and full vocal version in wav attached at the bottom of this message.
enjoy!
Ran
Happy Holidays! I live in Phoenix, so it's 75 degrees, so it honestly doesn't feel like Christmas, until I sit down with some presents to wrap and a Santa hat, with some holiday music in the background.
I feel like me and K hit a HOME RUN on this one! could be a new Christmas classic. the track is from the classic Sega Saturn game "NiGHTS into Dreams," and the verses are all about the crazy year I've had. Guest Jermiside even diversifies the party with an amazing and informative verse ab...
2016-12-23 19:25:53 +0000 UTC View Post
New music with DJ DN3! After years of exclusive tracks together, this is the first collaboration between myself and DN3 to be released. It also features an amazing trip-hop songstress, Meganoke. She not only has a name sooooo close to my own, but an amazing style all hers. I met her once in Austin at a gig, and her performance intrigued me so much, I knew we would work together one day.
The song concept is simple... we're all just trying to get by... trying to hold on... but w...
2016-11-30 02:20:32 +0000 UTC View Post
K's busy doing what he loves best- chopping & slicing samples to create beats; And this month's "samurai showdown" features K vs. the iconic Fallout 4 theme composed by Inon Zur... Which K is very familiar with since he's logged over 100 hours (at least) exploring post apocalyptic Boston ;) Stay tuned...
What up everyone! I've made it my business and duty to get more active on Patreon, because quite frankly, you deserve it. I have A LOT of awesome stuff we're gonna be rolling out in the next 2 weeks or so, so to prepare for that, I'll be making a small change or two throughout the interior around here.
Still getting used to the interface around here (it's kinda weird)...So feel free to let me know if anything is working, or even not working, shoot me a tweet (@megaran) or an email, a...
2016-07-15 16:40:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to YOUR voting party-patrons, the winner, and the coming game Mega Ran & I will flip into a song will be Gameboy's Pokemon: Red & Blue; Altered Beast for Sega Genesis was 2nd and SNES' Jurassic Park was third. So, look for the Pokemon game flip to drop next month and if we have time, may even do the runner-up too!
A new survey will be posted next month with more games to vote on for future flips, so in the meantime- keep y...
2016-03-21 00:57:53 +0000 UTC View Post
What's up guys! Mega Ran here. I've been virtually absent from Patreon updates, but that will now change! No more making K-Murdock do the hard work, haha. I look forward to chatting, typing and communicating with you awesome patrons.
So as you know, we're doing 1 to 2 exclusive songs per month for you. We're working on a new reward for higher level patrons so that the more you support, the bigger piece of the song you get.
Here's the breakdown.
... 2016-01-24 22:19:58 +0000 UTC View Post
So, thanks to all you patrons who voted, this month Ran & K will be create NOT 1, BUT 2 exclusive "Bits & Rhymes" songs featuring the Top 2 voted games from this past month's survey; Those games will be The Turbo Grafx-16 classic Splatterhouse and the lesser known but fun NES-game Journey to Silius, originally nominated by patron and longtime B&R supporter @Melwheezy .
The fell...
2015-10-15 13:34:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Though Mega Ran is rightfully touted as the "hardest work man in the nerdier business" and I (K-Murdock) often juggle multiple jobs in any given day as a audio producer/engineer/husband/Daddy ;), myself & Ran are taking a break this week from ALL audio-related activities, BUT will resume our recording of 'The Manual' as well as post our exclusive "Bits & Rhymes track for July next week too... and we promise it'll be worth the wait and before i get back to unplugging from the Matrix, i wa...
2015-07-10 01:18:01 +0000 UTC View Post