SoundBytes brings chip music to Melbourne SoundBytes is Australia’s longest running chipmusic show series.
Since October 2008, the team behind Australasia's biggest chiptune event, Square Sounds have been bringing beats inspired by and utilising console sound chips to Melbourne in smaller, bite sized chunks. During that time we have also co-presented shows all over Australia with folks like PAX Australia, Campbelltown Arts Centre (Pixel Sounds) and AVCON and even put on a showcase of Australian chip in
01/03/2026
Friends ! Quick reminder! Interrupt Festival 2026 -another event by the sound bytes/square sounds team is coming this weekend! If you’re looking to scratch that itch for one of our events, check out the event page and grab your tix!!
03/11/2025
Don’t think there’s anyone following it here that this is new to, but just in case!
🔥Lineup Additions!!🔥
Beyond excited to make these additions to interrupt, rounding out our inaugural lineup we’re bringing back some old friends!
🎶 Chibi-tech
🎶 Chipzel
🎶 Perhaps Bry (aka bryface)
🎶 NeonSystem95
🎶 Hope.DMG
🎶 Avrilcadabra
🎞️Snottdog
🎞️ Dot.AY
🎞️Kate Geck
March 6/7 2026. Tickets & SET TIMES via http://www.interruptfestival.com.au
In case you missed it (surely you haven’t) Square Sounds is back very, very soon!
We've been taking a break from chip, but we're back... !
18/03/2019
We know you’re missing SoundBytes but Chip Academy is putting on an awesome weekend of chip happenings this weekend!
With less than a week to go to Retrotastic #2 - Chiptune and Live Retrogaming, time meet our artists! What better way than to explore their music! Here's my favourite track from each :D
7bit Hero - https://7bithero.bandcamp.com/track/come-on-stand-out-2
cTrix - https://bleepstreet.bandcamp.com/track/tumble-run
Calavera - https://calaveralovesyou.bandcamp.com/track/to-repair-with-gold
they/them - https://theythemmusic.bandcamp.com/track/tempus-i
Aquellex - https://soundcloud.com/aquellex/wanderflux
little-scale - https://little-scale.bandcamp.com/track/sad-anime
14/12/2017
So excited to have the second half of our lineup announced, with the below artists joining previously announced Makeup and Vanity Set, Chipocrite, Alex Lane, Disasteradio, Aquellex, Calavera, they/them and godinpants
Final (musician) lineup for Square Sounds Melbourne 2018, along with ticket sales is now live at http://melbourne.squaresoundsfestival.com/ !
We've added chipzel Roboctopus Bleeds Robotprins Batterie Classic Mistake Teledildonix and Derris-Kharlan side project, Captive Raptors to the bill!
Don't worry - visualists, workshops, pre and post party details and the set times are coming in just a couple weeks - watch this space!
26/10/2017
It’s official. First lineup for the last Square Sounds Melbourne
So, How about we just leave this here?
Http://Melbourne.squaresoundsfestival.com
https://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/ssm2018
https://www.facebook.com/events/127656921293599/
09/10/2017
Here we go!
Are you ready for some fresh pixelated beats? - Square Sounds Festival will be performing live at PAX - Saturday night 28th of October! This will be one chip tune concert you don't want to miss!
Featuring Jamatar, cTrix, Calavera and Travis Rigger on visuals - Let's raise the roof!
Book tickets now: www.showclix.com/event/pax-australia-2017
21/08/2017
We've been waiting for this EP for such a long time. If you caught Trash80 at Square Sounds Festival earlier this year, you would have got a cheeky taste, but finally it's out and available for download!
Theia, by Trash80 3 track album
Pretty much all our favourite NSW friends are involved in a very special new chip event series! There will be open mics, guest sets a listening party and a whole lot of good time chip vibes. We’re sad to not be making this one, but if you’re fortunate enough to be based in Sydney or surrounds, you will definitely want to check this out
https://www.facebook.com/events/1917276408536305/
03/08/2017
A little something that Ray Manta put together for anyone who missed his killer set from Square Sounds Festival Melbourne this year
Ray Manta - faux Square Sounds set A slightly altered approximation of the set I played in March for Squaresounds .. a mixture of 2SID and 3SID tunes
