Kiwi Talkz #83 - ToxicxEternity Interview (Video Game Covers, Guitaring, Mixing, Transcribing, Metroid etc.)
ToxicxEternity is one of Youtube's most prolific Video Game Cover Guitarists. He has done metal covers for many games including Mario, Mega Man, Final Fantasy and more.
You can support him via his Patreon page where you can pick which cover he does next.
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/toxicxeternity
SOCIAL MEDIA Youtube - @ToxicxEternity
Twitter - @ToxicxEternity
Facebook - ToxicxEternity
Instagram - @ToxicxEternity
#videogamecovers #videogames #metal
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - How Reece Came Across ToxicxEternity
01:30 - How Toxic Got Into Doing Video Game Covers
04:00 - Managing Time To Complete Covers Weekly/Early Days
05:29 - Recording Takes The Longest Part To Finish/Recording Process
06:30 - Toxic Is A Perfectionist
07:04 - The Cover That Was The Hardest To Get Right
08:16 - How Toxic Decides When And When Not To Stick Close The Original Music
10:40 - How Toxic Made Metroid & Mario Mashup
11:40 - Doom & Animal Crossing Mashup
12:30 - Ratio Between Communities Song Requests & Toxic’s Choice
14:05 - Requests Through Patreon/Patreon
15:40 - Toxic Never Intended To Make A Living Off Video Game Covers
17:54 - How Toxic Learned To Mix Well/URN Academy/Nail To Mix
22:39 - When Toxic Decides To Guitar Shred And Not To Shred/Tallon Overworld
24:15 - Ultimate Bowser Cover
25:10 - Not Shredding All The Time Is Critical For When Performing LIVE
26:42 - Performing LIVE
27:40 - How Collaborations For Covers Come About
29:06 - Collaborators Working Out Of Different Studios
30:43 - Transcribing Music On The Spot Via Twitch
32:59 - How Toxic Is Allowed To Have Covers On Spotify While Avoiding Copyright Problems
35:26 - Toxic Open To Scoring Music For Video Games
37:30 - People Making False Promises To Toxic In His Early Career
38:33 - Covid Hasn’t Affected Toxic To Much
40:30 - Toxic’s Travel/Tour Plans
41:55 - Where Toxics Fan Demographics Are Based
43:00 - Toxic Really Wants To Perform On Stage
43:24 - Touring With FamilyJules & Insane In The Rain
44:45 - Games Toxic Still Wants To Do Covers For
46:30 - Covers That Get Requested For The Most
47:30 - Having Wrong Expectations With Youtube Views
50:37 - Filming And Recording Are Done Separately
52:40 - Metroid Prime/Metroid Prime 4
54:36 - Toxic Doesn’t Often Take Breaks
54:59 - Where To Follow ToxicxEternity On Social Media & Patreon