Video Game Music VS Classical Music w/ Amanda Kaya

Today I have a chat with  @amandakaya , and we're talking about
- the differences between video game music vs classical
- prejudice in classical musicians towards vgm players
- is there a place for VGM in concert halls and venues
- influencer musicians vs concert artists
- being a social media creator, niching down
- fetishism on musicians's social media pages

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https://www.instagram.com/amanda.g.kaya/
https://www.youtube.com/@UCczfSOAFxSTAi2CzCtumEjQ 
https://www.tiktok.com/@amandakayaguitar?lang=en

Many of the music Amanda plays were arranged on classical guitar by her husband, Celil Refik Kaya. You can find his arrangements here:
https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/Search.aspx?query=Celil%20Refik%20Kaya
https://www.instagram.com/celilrefikkayaguitar/

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0:00 Intro
2:06 VGM vs Classical Music
11:20 How much Context matters?
18:43 What makes a good arrangement
25:41 Amanda's first video game memories
31:58 personal take on VGM vs Classical Guitar music
38:28 Classical Concert Artists vs Instagram Guitarists
59:45 being a woman on social media, comments, fetishism
1:17:59 Amanda's advice to everyone