The MV Podcast 152: Mohammed Taher (Brave Wave)




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Summary: <a href="http://www.jabberjawmedia.com/shows" target="_blank">JabberJaw Podcast Network</a><a href="https://teespring.com/modern-vinyl-podcast-mug#pid=522&amp;cid=101870&amp;sid=front" target="_blank"><br> </a><a href="http://events.eventzilla.net/e/vinyl-emergency--the-modern-vinyl-podcast-%E2%80%94-live-2138866715" target="_blank">Register for the Live Podcast in Chicago</a><br> The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast is our conversation with Mohammed Taher, founder and label head over at <a href="http://store.bravewave.net/" target="_blank">Brave Wave</a>. They recently reissued the soundtrack to Street Fighter II on vinyl, while they're now preparing a big Ninja Gaiden reissue. We talk about the less heralded, yet more ambitious side of their label (composer originals), how one becomes a big video game music fan, along with the label's relationship with Keiji Yamagishi (Tecmo Bowl, Ninja Gaiden, Captain Tsubasa).<br> Timeline<br> 2:15, Beginning of conversation with Mohammed<br> Connecting with Keiji Yamagishi/Origins of Label<br> 11:10, The World 1-2 blog and more<br> 14:35, “In Flux”<br> 19:49, Dealing with game media<br> 26:35, Appreciating game music<br> 35:50, Stepping into vinyl, “Street Fighter II”<br> 46:42, Organizing a huge video game soundtrack<br> 57:05, “Ninja Gaiden” and Legal Hurdles<br> 1:08:22, Quickfire<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRT7Iqkczao">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRT7Iqkczao</a><br> <br> Want to sponsor the podcast?<br> <br> If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.<br> <br>