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I'm excited to announce I'll be a featured guest performing with the Video Game Symphony at the Akron Civic Theater, Sat, Nov 22 at 7:30. They have a great program planned and I'm stoked to be a part of it!

Go to videogamesymphony.com for tickets and info. I hope to see you there!

thanks dude!

YouTube video by Alec Shea Strange Flower (Live) - Performed by Julie Elven and Rob Kovacs (88bit)

If you missed the Pixels & Melodies video game music concert in Munich a few months back, fret not!
You can now watch @julieelven.bsky.social and @robkovacs.bsky.social / @88bit.bsky.social’s live performance of Strange Flower from Corpse Factory on YouTube!!!

youtu.be/LA-cjGIsSZc?...

YouTube video by 88bit Raindrops and Puddles from Katawa Shoujo - Official Piano Collections

For Your GRAMMY® Consideration for BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO - Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections

Here is Raindrops and Puddles by composer Sebastien Skaf - one of the strongest compositions which also features some of my best piano playing on the album. Enjoy!

youtu.be/PwJ8CpWa-kc

Thank you! It really is!

YouTube video by 88bit Sidon’s Theme from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Piano Arrangement

My arrangement of Sidon's Theme from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is out on all streaming services. Audio and sheet music is available through Patreon. Any thoughts or comments are appreciated!

youtu.be/2oV7WOm2teE

My Severance Hall debut performing my Gusty Garden Galaxy piano cadenza with The Video Game Symphony. It was quite a thrill!

The piece begins with a simple and charming melody that develops nicely into the middle waltz section a la Chopin or Liszt. After a welcomed recapitulation we're treated to a brief respite by the calming and dreamy coda, only to be woken up by the final emphatic chord. It's quite the journey!

YouTube video by 88bit Concord from Katawa Shoujo - Official Piano Collections recording

Please take a moment to enjoy my performance of "Concord" from the Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections composed and arranged by Sebastien Skaf and released by @materiacollective.com

youtu.be/Wt1j6ONm5hg

A big thank you @kim-sutton.bsky.social for her wonderful editing of this video. 🙏

YouTube video by 88bit Air from Katawa Shoujo (Official Piano Collections)

Watch "Air" from Katawa Shoujo written and arranged by Sebastien Skaf. This is part of the official Piano Collections that I recently recorded for @materiamusic.com. Let me know what you think! A huge thanks to @kim-sutton.bsky.social for helping film and edit the video!
youtu.be/6eLfXg5hdyA

they sure are nice!

Two new @CuragaRecords Video Game LoFi albums -- Final Fantasy and Paper Mario! I collabed with producer @HotlineSehwani co-arranging and playing the piano for "Main Title" from Paper Mario. And you can hear my piano on Lunar Serenade (FFXVI), produced by Save Point and Wutai.
#vgm #vgmvinyl

Wanna hear some Game Tunes live? 🎶

@88bit.bsky.social and @julieelven.bsky.social are performing in Munich TOMORROW, June 18th! Don't miss out on an incredible evening of video game music.

Tickets are still available here:
www.eventbrite.de/e/pixels-mel...

Thank you! I'm pretty excited!

1 week till we perform in Germany!

Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections — Rob Kovacs For the past 8 months, I’ve been working on recording the official Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections (available now at https://materia.to/KatawaShoujoPianoCollections ). Here’s a little background on ...

I figured I'd share a little background on how this Katawa Shoujo project came to be. If interested you can read about it here - www.robkovacsmusic.com/blog/katawa-...

YouTube video by 88bit Romance in Andante from Katawa Shoujo (Piano Collections)

To celebrate the release of the Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections, here is a video of probably my favorite piece from the album - Romance in Andante. Composed by Sebastien Skaf, this lovely Chopin-inspired piece with sparkling right hand flourishes was a joy to learn. Enjoy! youtu.be/47Mk-dazY9E

I'm excited for you all to hear this. :)

I'm excited for fans of the game and/or piano music to hera this album. :)

Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections Sebastien Skaf · Album · 2025 · 14 songs

The Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections album is now out everywhere on @materiacollective.com! This album features my best piano playing to date and appeals to lovers of classical piano music. Everything was recorded in my home studio on a Boston grand piano. Listen here open.spotify.com/album/3SfsVW...

YouTube video by 88bit Wiosna (from Katawa Shoujo) - Piano Collections

Wiosna (from Katawa Shoujo) - Piano Collections
youtu.be/mVZWvVLd4HA

Sounds like Chopin…
But it’s actually from the visual novel @Katawa_Shoujo. 🎮🎹
Music by Sebastien Skaf
🎧 Full performance in comments

#KatawaShoujo #VGM #Piano #IndieGame #ChopinVibes #EmotionalMusic

From L’Étoile (Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections) The challenge here is bringing out the melody clearly and not letting it get obscured by the background accompaniment. Do you hear all 3 layers? #pianist #piano #vgm

YouTube video by 88bit L'étoile (from Katawa Shoujo) - official Piano Collections

New video drop! L’étoile — by Sebastien Skaf — is one of the most beautiful and deceptively challenging pieces on my upcoming Katawa Shoujo piano album.
Watch the full performance: youtu.be/ec8ARWA7-cM
@materiacollective.com @materiaeditions.com

Pixels & Melodies - Video Game Music Concert Enjoy an awesome evening of live video game music with performed by pianist 88bit (Rob Kovacs) with special guest vocalist Julie Elven!

Huge news! I’m performing my first-ever European 88bit piano concert—live in Munich, Germany on June 18! AND, I’ll be joined by the breathtaking soundtrack vocalist @julieelven.bsky.social!

Huge thanks to composer @alecshea.com for making this concert happen.

www.eventbrite.de/e/pixels-mel...

Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections, by 88bit & Sebastien Skaf 14 track album

But I'm very excited for you all to hear it! You can even pre-order and listen to some of the tracks already -
88bit.bandcamp.com/album/katawa...

After 7 months of intense practicing, recording and mixing the music, I've finally submitted the final track for the Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections album. What a project this has been! 😅 It's been quite exhausting especially with all the other performing, traveling and recording I've been doing.

I hope you take a moment to watch and enjoy the video. A huge thanks to Sydney Kjerstad for bringing me on board for this project. Special thanks to Kim Sutton for the video editing! Any comments or shares are greatly appreciated.

When I took on this project back in October, I didn’t fully grasp just how much time and dedication these pieces would require. But as with everything, I strive to do it at the highest level, as that’s what the music and the listeners deserve. And I want to create something I can truly be proud of.

I’ve been working tirelessly on this project for the past six months, putting my all into learning and recording these beautifully composed and arranged pieces by Sebastien Skaf at the highest level I can.