DJ Demo Reel
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| DJ Demo Reel |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive |
| Developer: Developer Technical Support[1][2] |
| Development timeframe: 1994[1][2] |
| Number of players: 1 |
| Sound driver: GEMS[2] |
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The DJ Demo Reel is an internal Sega Mega Drive "demo reel" cartridge produced by Developer Technical Support's Kenneth Chao[2] for Sega of America audio director David Javelosa.[1] Created in 1994 before the musician's departure from the company later that year, it is a version of the existing GEMS Module Test Program adapted to contain a selection of Javelosa's musical compositions from his three years with Sega, and features material from unreleased games like Baby Boom and Iron Hammer, among others.[1]
History
Late into the development of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sega of America audio director David Javelosa composed a track in a perceived Sonic-like style, titled "Night Club Scene".[1] Produced on the musician's own time late into the project's development and preserved on his DJ Demo Reel cartridge, it was eventually reused by Javelosa as teaching material once he became a professor. During one of Javelosa's 2019 courses at Santa Monica College, a student recognized the importance of the cartridge's Sonic 2 material[3], and eventually persuaded him to upload a recording of the cartridge's ROM to YouTube that May.[1] Javelosa remained active answering questions in the video's comment section for some time, revealing that the Sonic and Sega jingles heard alongside "Night Club Scene" were composed specifically for the cartridge's 1994 creation and unrelated to the featured theme.
It was once speculated to be an unused track from the game's development - particularly as it was composed with a "Sonic 2" sound module. However, in December 2023, Javelosa confirmed this was not the case, revealing that "Night Club Zone" was composed to familiarize himself with the company's GEMS sound driver.[4] While he has not released the original ROM or VGM file (as he believes them to be "proprietary"[5]), he has since published a proper recording of "Night Club Scene" through his August 13, 2023 album Cyber Steam Cabaret.[6]
Production credits
- Production: Kenneth Chao[1]
- Composer: David Javelosa[1]
Screenshots
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJLkkOxRP8Y (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:DJDemoReel MD US title.png
- ↑ https://sonicretro.org/2019/05/15/david-javelosa-sonic-and-sega-music-demo-tracks-surface-online/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-26 08:15)
- ↑ Interview: David Javelosa (2023-12-09) by Alexander Rojas
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJLkkOxRP8Y
- ↑ https://davidjavelosa.bandcamp.com/album/cyber-steam-cabaret (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-07 07:30)