During the leadup to our first-ever TennoConcert, we had the pleasure of collaborating with a number of absolutely brilliant musicians that put their own creative spin on fan-favorite songs from Warframe! Learn a bit more about each artist below.
MarcoMeatball
Marco is a professional opera singer, voice actor and YouTuber whose channel is all about video game music and celebrating the beauty of modern composition, how music allows us to connect deeper to the games we love as well as how we can better learn to understand ourselves through it and the experiences it provides.
MarcoMeatball “To me, I'm most excited to work with Warframe because this is a group of people who understand the value of artistry. They understand the value of music, design, gameplay, and how those elements combine to create a meaningful and deeply thought-provoking experience that will linger in players' hearts. Who wouldn't want to work with them? I am blessed.”
MauriceMori
Maurice Liu (mauricemori) is a classical guitarist who transforms video game music into faithful polyphonic arrangements with ease and work that celebrates Japanese composers, as well as jewels of the gaming world.
MauriceMori: “I love working with singers and bringing a different musical flavor with the guitar. It's a great honor to be working with Marco again!”
Rachel Hardy
Rachel has been sharing cover songs from various video games, films and television shows for over a decade. What began as a passion project eventually led to a career as a composer and vocalist in the video game industry.
Rachel Hardy: “I’m also incredibly grateful to have been joined by some of my talented friends and collaborators: John Theodore, Jax the Bard, and Peter Barber. Collaborating with other artists is one of the greatest joys of what I do and their voices brought so much depth and life to the cover. I’m also incredibly grateful to have been joined by some of my talented friends and collaborators: John Theodore, Jax the Bard, and Peter Barber. Collaborating with other artists is one of the greatest joys of what I do and their voices brought so much depth and life to the cover.”
VoicePlay
VoicePlay is an award-winning and world-renowned a cappella group including singers Geoff Castellucci, Layne Stein, Eli Jacobson, Cesar De La Rosa. Their song for this year's TennoCon also features Jose Rosario Jr. Formed in Orlando, Florida, VoicePlay creates amazing harmony and inventive reimaginings of popular music using nothing but their voices.
VoicePlay: “We are thrilled to be partnering with Warframe once again for a reboot of 'We All Lift Together.' This popular hit from the game is more than just a song—it’s the heartbeat of Warframe. For VoicePlay, it was the perfect choice to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary: cinematic, emotional, and built for voices to rise as one!”
Jonathan Young
Jonathan Young is a music producer and singer-songwriter with millions of online followers, best known for his heavy metal cover versions of popular songs from movies, shows and video games. In addition to his viral cover songs, he rose to prominence in the power metal scene with Starship Velociraptor, the anime space-pirate concept album from his solo side project, Galactikraken.
Jonathan Young: “I am thrilled to have been chosen to contribute my music to the legacy of Digital Extremes' Warframe universe with this sponsored heavy-metal cover-version of ‘Sleeping in the Cold Below.' I think it's very clear that this is one of the most iconic video game songs of this generation, and I worked very hard to do it justice handcrafting my metal version—producing and playing every instrument with added violins from my sister Emma Young and guest vocals from one of my best friends, Colm McGuinness who is already known for his epic cover of the same song. I'm very proud of what we made, and I can't wait for the fans to hear it!”