A History of Music: From Handel to House
Randy Naraine will play 30 minutes of music on piano starting from 1729 and ending in the year 2025 in a single medley. Each song will flow into the next one, passing through various styles, decades, composers, and musicians. Randy was a music teacher before working in cyber. Exposing students to various styles of music was one of the most fulfilling parts of that job. He hopes to recreate this on stage. (The medley song list will be shared via QR onstage.)
For the last part of the performance, Randy will take shoutouts from the audience of different themes, emotions, styles, tempos, etc., and try to do a live improvisation of three pieces based on the most common suggestions.
Randy is the manager of cybersecurity engineering at JetBlue Airways, based in Queens. He has been to 91 countries and all 50 states, often traveling with a MIDI controller to create music based on surroundings in every corner of the earth. He is passionate about cybersecurity, particularly defense automation, security data analytics, aircraft security, human exploits and defenses, and digital forensics. He plays around New York City at various venues throughout the year and loves to perform while interacting with the public. He believes music and the arts are needed to balance the often intense world of cybersecurity and technology.
Eternal Soup
Eternal Soup is an experimental band born in Jersey City, New Jersey. With an intent on exploring a wide array of musical concepts in different mediums, the trio has developed an adaptive nature for communicating with their growing audience. Jackson Hillmer’s simmering groove of pops and cracks supports Nicole Davis’ amorphous vocals, fresh trumpet playing, and electronics to shape a fragrant atmosphere. Guitarist and sonic scientist Gabe Marquez slips, slides, and chops up melodies you only just heard, but feel you should’ve written. From avant-garde arts cafes and overflowing local bars to family friendly barn shows, Eternal Soup explores and elevates the fundamental concept that each flavor in a recipe must be enhanced with the next ingredient thrown in the pot.
instagram: @eternal_soups
linktree: linktr.ee/eternalsoup
H4X0R5 - Live Hardware Remix & Rescore by VIDEOPUNKS
They’re trashing our rights!! All Hardware A/V band VIDEOPUNKS have stripped the original score from the classic 1995 movie (while leaving the dialog and sound effects), cut the film down to an hour (all killer, no filler!), and have written a brand new score on the Roland MC-707 to be performed LIVE for the original film’s 30th anniversary.
Grooveboxes, VCRs, and a whole lot of cables - come see your favorite movie of all time in a brand new way right before your eyes! Hack the Planet!!
Since 2010, VIDEOPUNKS have focused on analog video hardware, performing alongside artists such as Merzbow, Machine Girl, NMESH, and literally hundreds of others. With VXPX, they’ve released over 60 DIY VHS releases of audiovisual madness from over 100 video artists, including a VHS version of H4X0R5. In 2024, they toured the live score project in over a dozen cities, including Tokyo!
bandcamp: videopunks.bandcamp.com
instagram:@vxpx.info
LEX the Lexicon Artist
LEX the Lexicon Artist is a rapper-songwriter who blends hip-hop, pop, punk, and a distinctly nerdy eccentricity. Whether in recorded music or live shows, LEX’s humor, candidness, authenticity, and over-the-top stage presence have captured the hearts of fans around the world.
LEX has performed in 34 U.S. states and in Canada. They have been an official musical guest at various anime and gaming conventions, including Music and Gaming Festival (MAGFest) in National Harbor, MD; FanimeCon in San Jose, CA; SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX; Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA; CyphaCon in Lake Charles, LA; and ColossalCon East in Poconos, PA. LEX has also performed at major colleges and universities, including UC Davis, San Francisco State University, and Stanford University.
LEX has released two full length albums - Alter Ego (2020) and Raging Ego (2018) - as well as a variety of singles and EPs. Their work has been featured on the actual play RPG podcast Campaign: Skyjacks (One Shot Podcast Network) and the Firefox documentary series Firefox Presents. In 2025, LEX received full funding of the Kickstarter campaign for their third full-length album, Toxpsychology.
website: thelexiconartist.com/
Neon Edge and Detour The Lover
Neon Edge (Scott Burgert) will take the stage to reimagine hidden cosmic records as rhythmic sonic artifacts by putting together songs from scratch in front of the audience. Accompanied by live-programmed visuals, the performance will become an immersive journey that pushes beyond the conventional boundaries of music and sound.
To cap the electronic beats, Detour The Lover (Troy VanDerlofske) will deliver his raw emotional songwriting live vocally. His lyrics are vivid and equate to experiencing the feelings we bear within but do not express.
In addition to the performance, Neon Edge and Detour The Lover will also be hosting a discussion on their creation and production process. They will be talking about how the live show and visuals merge and how they work on writing and producing their music.
instagram: @neonedgemusic
soundcloud: neonedge
