An Oral History of Guitar Hero and Rock Band

Hello!

As I plug away at The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom (slowly but surely! But also slowly!) I've had the chance to ask developers about loads of behind-the-scenes details from the various games. I'll tell you now: you should fully expect a Guitar Hero: Metallica chapter.

Dear supporter, 

Thank you for joining us on this journey to bring The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom to life. This project isn’t just a tribute to two groundbreaking series; it’s a celebration of the ingenuity and creative vision that turned musical performance into interactive play, reimagining the way we experience music and games alike. 

Dear backer,

At the start of this week, I had every expectation that I would not be writing The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom. Our crowdfunding campaign was just over 80% funded, but pledges were slowing, and it looked like we weren’t quite going to make it. It was what it was; onto the next thing.

Dear supporter,

Thanks again for pledging towards our campaign to create an exhaustive oral history of the rhythm game gaming phenomenon sparked by Guitar Hero and Rock Band. As you’ll have no doubt noticed we have raised an impressive 55% of our funding goal in the past few weeks, but with just two days remaining on the clock, it appears we will not hit our target.

Dear supporter,

Our campaign to publish Blake Hester’s epic history of Guitar Hero and Rock Band is already a third of the way to reaching our funding goal thanks to your kind support.