Pingosimon
From Bossies
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 pingosimon in the jam room at MAGFest 6.
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| Background information | |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter, Producer |
| Instruments | Bass, guitar, violin, trumpet, vocals, melodica |
| Years active | ??? - present |
| Labels | none |
| Associated acts | Platypus Egg The Dread Crew of Oddwood YA US NEStalgia |
| Website | pingosimon.googlepages.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Contrabass | |
pingosimon is a shizzie, well-known for his frequent use of internet-isms and the ability to play every musical instrument ever dreamed of.
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Music
pingo is classically trained and has played the following instruments at one time or another:
- Contrabass
- Bass guitar
- Guitar
- Violin
- Piano
- Trumpet
- French Horn
- Flute
- Drums
- Melodica
He is adamant about correct transcription and performance of video game songs.
Fanfic
He is also the creator of the famous CVLVL6 fanfic and is a pioneer in the art of fanfic in general.
- CVLVL6 [download]
- Castlevania Intro Song [download]
- Dark World Song [download]
- Shadow Song [download]
- Tetris [download]
- Burger Time [download]
- SparkShane [download]
- Bubbly Clouds [download]
- CastlevaniaEnd [download]
- 1943 [download]
Dwelling of Duels
pingosimon is notable for being one of the DoD competitors that frequently use live acoustic instruments in his entries. He also commonly collaborates with other competitors due to his versatility and abilities in using many instruments.
2004
- April - Ninja Gaiden Month - Ninja Gaiden II: Sinister Augury [download] - 1st place (collab with Ryan8Bit)
2005
- March - Free Month - Mega Man 2: Dr. Wily [download] - 25th place
2006
- November - Free Month - Final Fantasy 6: Phantom Forest [download] - 2nd place
2007
- February - Capcom Month - 1943: Sloppy Piloting [download] - alt (featuring Bobby Winston?! on drums)
- March - Free Month - Zelda: Link to the Past: Dark World Song (In memory of Bobby Winston) [download] - alt
- May - Fire vs. Ice Month - Super Mario Kart: All Are Welcome Here at Vanilla Lake Resort [download] - 4th place (collab with Bobby Winston and Baraka from Mortal Kombat)
- June - Free Month - Final Fantasy 5: Home Sweet Home [download] - 1st place
- July - Donkey Kong Month - DK: King of Swing (GBA): Jumping and Swingin' [download] - 4th place (collab with Bobby Winston)
- August - PC Games Month - Starcraft: Progcraft [download] - 1st place (collab with Ashane and Zoast)
2008
- MAGfest 6 (January) - Free Month - Final Fantasy 6: Kids Run Through the City [download] - 23rd place
- Mega Man X: Storm Eagle [download] - alt (collab with Bobby Winston?!)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Lullaby [download] - alt (collab with Bobby Winston?!)
- Final Fantasy 6: Shadow Song [download] - alt
- Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross: Holy Crono, It's a Dragon, Get in the Car [download] - alt as The Power of Pee (collab with Paragon and Poopyface)
Other
pingo is a member of the So Cal Shizzies who plays DoTA and frequently uses internet slang. Along with Zio, he battles the forces of VGmix for the good of Shizzkind.
pingo frequently performs at "open mic nights" with his band YA US/Good Times, Noodle Salad with fellow shizzies zangderak, sparky, mshell, and GammaRay. He plays fanfic, videogame covers, jazz, and other assorted material. Their newest project is the band Platypus Egg. (They play with melodicas.)
pingosimon joined the pirate band The Dread Crew of Oddwood and regularly rapes and pillages villages with their music.
Pingo and Simon are actually the names of two of his cats, Pingo and Simon. Hence, pingosimon.
He also had a girlfriend named Aubrey.
He was way more of a dunk with long hair.
Has recently become addicted to antics.
Media
Videos
Final Fantasy 6 - Celes/Gau
