I am a mad musical scientist and an amateur professional audio engineer. I play improv piano instrumental covers of rock, pop, and metal songs. I also play keyboards, program GameBoy sounds, and write and sing for the nerd rock band Cartoon Violence.
Doctor Octave’s Piano Lounge
In 2020 I streamed 24 hours of piano covers via Twitch.tv/DocOctave, in 3-hour blocks where I played a variety of songs from the 80’s through today, with some “oldies” thrown in. They have all been archived on YouTube with time stamps, song lists, and chapter titles, bookmarkable at DocOctave.net.
I am currently working on a project where I do extended cover sets by the same artist or band. Before I do a second season of streaming, I am looking to engage with more fan communities, so please let me know what types of songs or medleys you want to hear! Comment on one of my videos and let me know.
@DocOctave on TikTok
I’ve started clipping single songs from my three-hour YouTube videos, rotating them so the piano fits the screen, and uploading them to TikTok with captions, so you can use them as Piano Karaoke videos. Please comment on the videos which requests you’d like, and feel free to duet these if you want to sing or play along!