Concerts + More: MAGWest Mini @ MADE June 14th
MAGWest Mini Bayokyo + Ronin Op F: Hip-Hop x Game Music Fusion + More
🎮✨ Welcome to a night where game dev + playable history meets hip-hop, anime, and breakbeats! ✨🎮
We’re transforming Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (MADE) into a performance space to celebrate the intersection of video game culture and music.
Event Schedule
🛠️ 3–5pm – Setup
🎉 5:00pm – Opening Ceremonies
🎤 6:00pm – Final Fantasy Files Live Talk
🎤 6:30pm – MADE Community Talk / Workshop
🍕 7:00pm – DJ Set / Food / Social Hour
🎻 7:30pm – Ronin Op F Performance
🎙️ 8:10pm – Bayokyo Performance
🧹 9:00pm – Museum Close & Cleanup
Stay tuned for updates 📻
🏁 Final event schedule will be posted closer to the event!
Featured Artists:
🎻 Ronin Op F (Jay Kim)
Breakbeat composer, violinist, and game developer from Berkeley, CA. Known for electrifying performances and genre-crossing arrangements, Jay Kim performs with Kirby’s Dream Band, The Tiberian Sons, and more. He’s also a founding force behind an indie game studio that emerged from the first in-person game jam hosted at The MADE.
🔗 linktr.ee/roninopf
🎤 Bayokyo
A Bay Area-based music collective blending anime energy and hip-hop storytelling. Their debut album First Flare Arc introduces a cast of lyrical warriors on a mythic journey through sound. Featuring Aerika, Only One Ronin, Kylie Too Smart, Jay Ogier, and Da Rap Nerd, Bayokyo delivers beats and bars for fans of RPGs, fighting games, and shonen showdowns.
🔗 bayokyo.bandcamp.com
🎮 Final Fantasy Files
Final Fantasy Files is a passionate video essay project and YouTube channel exploring the impact and legacy of the Final Fantasy series through the lens of history, art, and cultural criticism. Their work highlights the profound intersections between games and the world we live in.
📺 YouTube | 🌐 Website | 🌲 Linktree
From Mako Reactors to real-world revolutions — join Final Fantasy Files at MAGWest Mini @ MADE for an unforgettable deep dive into how Final Fantasy VII was shaped by world events, and how it helped shape pop culture in return. History, music, and gaming collide in this special live talk!
🎟️ Admission: Event Ticket + Museum Admission $20
📍 Location: The MADE, 921 Washington St, Oakland, CA
🕔 Date & Time: June 14th 2025, 5–9pm
🎤 MAGWest is an annual three-day event with live music, non-stop arcades and gaming, tabletop and LAN, pool parties, live music jamming, cosplay and so much more!
Join us this year August 8-10th at the San Jose Double Tree. Register at:
🔗 https://www.magwest.org/
Promo Code: MADE for $10 off
🎉 MAGWest is run by MAGFest, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the appreciation of video games, video game culture, and video game music.
🏛 Please consider an additional donation to help support the museum and it's mission to inspire the next generation of digital creators throught the playable preservation of digital entertainment artifacts. Learn more here: https://themade.org
MADE is a 501c3 non-profit, your additional donation is tax deductable.