![]() It wasn't like I could just sit there and figure it out for myself. It was a really interesting task early on because the game was still really early in development so I really had to talk it through with people that were working on the game to get the best sense of what they were going for. He wanted to bring a really progressive edge to the game through music and not do what was expected. IGN: So what brought you to Line Rider 2? Bentley: I got a call from Chris at inXile and he listened to my radio show. But all of these people are my go-tos and resources for original music compositions for any given project. Whether it's an advertisement and I need some demos done for it, or a film or videogame. I'm not a full blown composer guy and I don't really put myself out that way, but I know so many guys, independent musicians, session people, that they become my resources as a music supervisor when I'm taking on any given project. ![]() I just did a local band called West Indian Girl. People can find my remixes on iTunes of the Silversun Pickups. IGN: Do you do any music production of your own? Bentley: I do. IGN: Did those involve you finding and licensing songs? Bentley: Yeah, it was a combination of licensing songs and overseeing the composition of new material. IGN: What other video game work have you done? Bentley: Let's see, I did Destroy All Humans for Pandemic and I also did The Matrix: Path of Neo for Atari. I don't know, most people probably won't even know these bands. Booka Shade from Germany… Oh Cut Copy and The Presets, both from Australia. ![]() It's super moody and dark, but I'm liking it. I think it's just one guy, a French guy, I'm loving that record. Right now one of my favorite albums is by M83. IGN: So who would you say are your favorite electronic artists? Bentley: I'd have to just say what I'm into right now because it's always changing and I'm constantly getting into new stuff. I need to keep it broad, but it's just more interesting for me that way. Maybe that's because they play in clubs and people want to know what they're getting into, but since I'm on the radio I have more of a responsibility to play a wide range of stuff just to keep things interesting. Most DJs are quite a bit more specific about what they do. Anything from down-tempo, trippy, Portishead-style things, straight up to harder-edged, alternative dance music. IGN: Would you say you're focused mostly on electronic music? Bentley: Yeah, the focus of my radio show has been a wide range of electronic club music.
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