Watch Out For Snakes

This article is about the musician. For the line from the 1962 film Eegah which inspired the name, see Eegah.

Watch Out For Snakes
Watch Out For Snakes at DNA Lounge, San Francisco in November 2019.
Background information
Birth name	Matthew Stephen Baum
Born	(1981-04-21) April 21, 1981 (age 44) Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Chipwave Chiptune Synthwave Electronic
Years active	2015 – present
Labels	Bitwave Records Independent
Website	watchoutforsnakestheband.bandcamp.com

Matthew Stephen Baum, known professionally as Watch Out For Snakes, is a musician and producer based in Atlanta. ^[1] He is often credited as a pioneer of the chipwave genre, fusing elements of chiptune and synthwave. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

He is also known for placing emphasis on his live performances, which employ a keytar and have been characterized as high-energy and aggressive. ^[5] He has participated in a number of synthwave, chiptune, and video game music festivals including Echosynthetic Fest, Neon Rose Fest, and MAGFest. ^{[5] [6]}

Style

Baum synthesizes his chiptune instrumentation from the Nintendo and Game Boy video game systems. His albums have been described as imaginary video game soundtracks and he has stated that they draw thematically from personal events in his own life. ^{[4] [7] [8]}

Discography

Albums

• UPGRADE (2018)
• Scars (2019)

Singles

• Rip ‘Em Up! (2019)
• Scars (2019)
• Fight Those Invisible Ninjas (2021)

Compilations

• "Set Up Us the Bomb” on Neo-Wave Vol. 1 (2018)
• “Arms Race” on Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 7 (2018)
• “This Ain’t No Cutscene” on Lunar Halo (2019)
• “Stranded” on Spacetunes = WIN (2019)

Remixes

• Frisky Monkey - “Now! (Watch Out For Snakes Remix)” (2019)
• The Warhorse - “Can’t Stop the Clop (Watch Out For Snakes Remix)” (2019)

Other

• MacReady - “Sunset on Mt. Fuji (ft. Watch Out For Snakes)” on Kiba (2019)

See also

• Geek rock
• Mystery Science Theater 3000
• Nerd music

External links

• Official website
• WOFS on Bandcamp

References

1. "AFTERMATH". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
2. "Watch Out For Snakes". Watch Out For Snakes.
3. Moore, Bobby (14 July 2018). "Watch Out for Snakes…And Silly Genre Names". Stomp and Stammer. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
4. "Rhyphte Reviews: 'Scars' by Watch Out For Snakes". The ChipWin Blog. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
5. Hays, Loron. "Friday Night 11.9 - Echosynthetic Fest 2018: Part Two". Reel Reviews. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
6. "Watch Out For Snakes - Past Concerts". Songkick. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
7. Rockwell, Russell (28 June 2018). "Review: Watch Out For Snakes – UPGRADE". Immersive Atlanta. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
8. Green, Julian. "Album Review - "Scars" by Watch Out For Snakes". Nightride.FM. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.