Published 18 days ago
at Kombo.com
Dhani Harrison, son of the Beatles' late George Harrison, works as a consultant for Harmonix on the Rock Band series. He worked on the original Rock Band, and naturally helped produce The Beatles: Rock Band.
"I guess I'm accidentally responsible for 'Rock Band' becoming the Beatles digital platform, but it was a no-brainer," he told the Chicago Tribune. "It's really difficult to get the Beatles to agree on anything, but I set up demos for them, and [music executive and Beatles friend] Neil Aspinall instantly saw the potential."
Now Harrison is working on the inevitable Rock Band sequel. "I'm working on 'Rock Band 3' and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game," he said. "Give me a couple years, it's going to happen."
Rock Band 3 as both a party game and an educational tool? Sounds a little too convenient... Like Baconnaise. For the uninitiated, that's bacon flavored mayonnaise, and yes, it really exists.
So would you want your ...
(link)
Tags:
Related Content
Rock Band 3 Will “Actually Teach People to Play”
plasticaxe.com 19 days ago — Dhani Harrison has been making the interview rounds in support of his band thenewno2, who’s currently on tour in the States opening for Wolfmother. You probably know that the son of Beatle George Harrison was pretty instrumental in getting The ...
Rock Band 3 Will Teach People To Play Music For Real
g4tv.com 19 days ago —
In recent interviews, Dhani Harrison, son of Beatle George Harrison, has not only revealed the existence of Rock Band 3 , he's also dropped a tantalizing detail about the gameplay. According to Harrison, Rock Band 3 will teach gamers ...
Rock Band 3 Will Teach You How To Play Proper Music [Rumor]
kotaku.com 18 days ago — In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Dhani Harrison - son of former Beatle George Harrison - has revealed that he's not only working on Rock Band 3, but that it's going to take the series in a new direction. The fact he mentions a third Rock ...
Coffee Talk: The Future of Music Games As Educational Tools
geekadelphia.com 16 days ago —
Dhani Harrison, son of the late Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison, recently revealed the goals of his work with Harmonix on Rock Band 3 to the Chicago Tribune . Dhani discusses Thenewno2 , his awesomely trippy jam band first featured in previous Rock Band titles, and later his more ...
White Stripes Joining Rock Band —
G4 TV - TheFeed 19 days ago
Rockers and/or rollers get ready: The White Stripes are headed to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 next week.
The duo, known for primitive drum lines, fuzzed out blues riffs and its lack of a bass player, is dropping the following ...
Music DLC Round-Up -- Week of Nov. 2 —
G4 TV - TheFeed 19 days ago
It's time once again for our weekly round-up of downloadable content for all of your favorite music games. The first thing you'll probably notice about this week's list is that it's noticeably light. Rock Band fans are the big winners this week ...