#83 - ToxicxEternity Interview (Video Game Covers, Guitaring, Mixing, Transcribing, Metroid etc.)

ToxicxEternity is one of Youtube's most prolific Video Game Cover Guitarists. He has done metal covers for many games including Mario, Mega Man, Final Fantasy and more. You can support him via his Patreon page where you can pick which cover he does next. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/toxicxeternity SOCIAL MEDIA Youtube -  @ToxicxEternity  Twitter -  @ToxicxEternity  Facebook - ToxicxEternity Instagram - @ToxicxEternity   #videogamecovers #videogames #metal   TIMESTAMPS   00:00 - Intro 00:38 - How Reece Came Across ToxicxEternity 01:30 - How Toxic Got Into Doing Video Game Covers 04:00 - Managing Time To Complete Covers Weekly/Early Days 05:29 - Recording Takes The Longest Part To Finish/Recording Process 06:30 - Toxic Is A Perfectionist 07:04 - The Cover That Was The Hardest To Get Right 08:16 - How Toxic Decides When And When Not To Stick Close The Original Music 10:40 - How Toxic Made Metroid & Mario Mashup 11:40 - Doom & Animal Crossing Mashup 12:30 - Ratio Between Communities Song Requests & Toxic’s Choice 14:05 - Requests Through Patreon/Patreon 15:40 - Toxic Never Intended To Make A Living Off Video Game Covers 17:54 - How Toxic Learned To Mix Well/URN Academy/Nail To Mix 22:39 - When Toxic Decides To Guitar Shred And Not To Shred/Tallon Overworld 24:15 - Ultimate Bowser Cover 25:10 - Not Shredding All The Time Is Critical For When Performing LIVE 26:42 - Performing LIVE 27:40 - How Collaborations For Covers Come About 29:06 - Collaborators Working Out Of Different Studios 30:43 - Transcribing Music On The Spot Via Twitch 32:59 - How Toxic Is Allowed To Have Covers On Spotify While Avoiding Copyright Problems 35:26 - Toxic Open To Scoring Music For Video Games 37:30 - People Making False Promises To Toxic In His Early Career 38:33 - Covid Hasn’t Affected Toxic To Much 40:30 - Toxic’s Travel/Tour Plans 41:55 - Where Toxics Fan Demographics Are Based 43:00 - Toxic Really Wants To Perform On Stage 43:24 - Touring With FamilyJules & Insane In The Rain 44:45 - Games Toxic Still Wants To Do Covers For 46:30 - Covers That Get Requested For The Most 47:30 - Having Wrong Expectations With Youtube Views 50:37 - Filming And Recording Are Done Separately 52:40 - Metroid Prime/Metroid Prime 4 54:36 - Toxic Doesn’t Often Take Breaks 54:59 - Where To Follow ToxicxEternity On Social Media & Patreon