Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.

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  • We are artists, developers, engineers and gamers with one thing in common: a love for music,
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  • that let people experience music in a whole new way.
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Games

Harmonix has produced some of the most addictive and widely-acclaimed games ever made. From the futuristic Frequency to the history-making The Beatles: Rock Band to the game-changing Rock Band 3, we aim to put you inside the music and deliver more fun than you thought possible. Our early, free-form games quickly earned cult status and were praised for their dazzling imagery. With the best-selling Rock Band, we realized our goal of turning a nation of music fans into living-room and workspace bands. Now we're taking music video games a level up by bridging gameplay with real musicianship through Rock Band 3 and turning your living room into a dance floor with Dance Central.

  • Rock Band

    Rock Band, Rock Band 2 & 3
    2010

  • Dance Central

    Dance Central
    2010

  • Green Day: Rock Band

    Green Day: Rock Band
    2010

  • The Beatles: Rock Band

    The Beatles: Rock Band
    2009

  • Rock Band Unplugged

    Rock Band Unplugged
    2009

  • Phase

    Phase
    2007

  • Guitar Hero 1 & 2

    Guitar Hero & Guitar Hero 2
    2005–2007

  • EyeToy: Antigrav

    EyeToy: Antigrav
    2004

  • Karaoke Revolution

    Karaoke Revolution
    2001–2005

  • Amplitude

    Amplitude
    2003

  • Frequency

    Frequency
    2001


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Harmonix Music Systems, a division of MTV Games, is a Cambridge, Mass.-based videogame development company that specializes in music-based games.  The company, renowned for its groundbreaking design innovation, is home to a vibrant and dynamic collection of designers, artists, gamers and musicians. Founded in 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, the core principle at the heart of all Harmonix products is to share the joy of creating and performing music with everyone, regardless of their musical experience. 

Harmonix has a long legacy of producing not only popular, but also award-winning games centered around music. Rock Band and Rock Band 2, have brought the company’s mission of bringing the joy of making music to living rooms, garages and practice spaces around the world. A full-blown band simulation game that combines guitar, bass, drum and singing gameplay — as well as online multiplayer competition and co-op play — Rock Band and its sequels have become true cultural phenomena; hailed as “the ultimate music game” (Wired) and “the best party game ever made” (Time).

“Everyone is born with an innate urge to make music. It’s one of the most profoundly joyful things in life,” explains Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos. “Yet the challenges are such that few people really get that far. We thought that was a significant problem, and we set about exploring new ways to solve it. Our mission was to show non-musicians how it feels when you finally get to the other side. And hopefully, to inspire them to start making music the old-fashioned way.”

Most recently, the studio has completed work on Dance Central and Rock Band 3, leading innovations in the music gaming category. Rock Band™3 is changing the way fans think about and play music games, introducing new music, a keyboard peripheral and “Pro Mode” – taking the game beyond Expert and into the realm of real musicianship, with the opportunity to master real guitar, bass, keys or drums. Dance Central™ will help people experience their favorite music through dance and own the dance floor! Exclusively for Kinect for Xbox 360, it’s the first immersive dance video game that features and tracks full-body dance moves as players perform authentic choreography alongside a killer soundtrack that spans decades of pop, hip-hop and R&B.


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Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
625 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139

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We want to know what you think of our games, so that we can make our next ones even better!

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Bands

Due to the nature of titles developed by Harmonix, a large percentage of staff members are well-known in the Boston and US music scene.

  • Zugg Zugg by Blanks.

  • Can't Let Go by Death of the Cool

  • Blink by Father Octopus

  • Dinner Table Conversation by Full-Source

  • Cams and Lights by 'Leb and M-Cue

  • Subway Tale by M-Cue and Tarashi

  • Smokeroom by Milquetoast and Co.

  • Blow Away by Patrick Balthrop

  • Cathode Rays by Rob Lynch

  • We Have Arrived by Taxpayer

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