



[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Piano Collection Trailer San Francisco, California - December 11, 2014 - World-renowned videogame composer Chris Huelsbeck is pleased to announce the record-breaking success of his second crowdfunding campaign, creating an album and biographical score book with piano arrangements of his most popular works in collaboration with pianist Patrick Nevian and co-producers Sound of Games. The in-depth biographical portion of the score book will shed new light on his early career and ground-breaking contributions to many of the most beloved videogames and soundtracks of the Commodore 64 era and the videogame music industry as a whole. Through his decades-long career, Huelsbeck has gained a dedicated fan following--particularly in Europe and his native Germany--which can be seen through this latest campaign which blasted through its goal in a mere 66 minutes and is currently approaching 600% funding with several weeks remaining, and is already ranked as the most successful piano album to ever hit Kickstarter: The Piano Collection & Limited Score Book Kickstarter Campaign "As an independent artist, crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter provide a way to realize amazing projects that could not be made otherwise," notes Huelsbeck. Additional testaments to his continued popularity include Symphonic Shades, a 2008 orchestral concert performance and album recording comprised of his music, and the smashing success of his four-disc Turrican Soundtrack Anthology album. This album was also crowdfunded, and raised over $175,000 to reproduce and update music from what's arguably his most famed contribution to gaming, the Turrican series. Born in Germany in 1968, Huelsbeck got his start in videogames writing and programming music for many of the most memorable titles for the Commodore 64 and beyond, including Turrican, The Great Giana Sisters, Star Wars Rogue Squadron, Doctor Who: Legacy, and countless others. Early in his career he made a name for himself as an innovator, using his programming skills to redefine the limits of the sound hardware at the time. Having written music for over 80 titles across close to three decades, Huelsbeck was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Game Audio Network Guild in 2010. Fans continue to show their appreciation for this music through support of the aforementioned Symphonic Shades, Turrican Soundtrack Anthology, and now The Piano Collection project, all of which are catered specifically to his fans, with the latter two being entirely funded by them. His notoriety in the Commodore 64 scene eventually took him to San Francisco, California where he acted as Audio Director at Factor 5, overseeing audio and writing music for their various titles including many in the Star Wars franchise. "Looking back at over three decades of work for videogames, I'm very happy about my accomplishments and my dedicated fans. I'm also interested in challenging myself, and want to expand my work into film and television!" About Chris Huelsbeck Chris Huelsbeck is an award-winning composer and sound designer working mainly in the videogame industry for well over 25 years. Having provided high quality music and sound for over 80 projects, Chris made himself a name not only with fans, but also as a trusted contractor. He creates very memorable music ranging from elaborate electronic compositions to full orchestral scores as well as many other music styles. His extensive credits include the Star Wars Rogue Squadron series, Turrican, Tunnel B1, Extreme Assault, War of the Worlds, Doctor Who: Legacy and Symphonic Shades, a 70-minute full orchestral concert and CD release covering Huelsbeck's work of more than 25 years. His latest achievement is one of the highest funded music Kickstarter campaigns in recent history for his Turrican Soundtrack Anthology project, which was extremely well received by his fans and won the best compilation soundtrack award on vgmonline.net. . Born 1968 in Kassel, Germany, Chris found himself dedicated to music at a very young age and started piano lessons with his grandmother, a well-respected piano teacher. Soon he composed his first original pieces. At age 14 he acquired his first computer, the legendary Commodore 64, and started to learn various programming languages while still playing and composing music. A few years later he won the first prize in a computer-music contest hosted by a famous German computer magazine. This was the beginning of his career as a professional composer for computer and videogame soundtracks. Always set on pushing the envelope, Chris has established himself as a steady force in video game audio. Learn more on Chris Huelsbeck's official website: http://www.huelsbeck.com/ Listen to his music on Spotify, Bandcamp, iTunes, and elsewhere Follow him on Twitter and Facebook