Videogram
"For the meaning of videogram relating to audiovisual work or its storage medium, see video". Videogram is the alter ego of Swedish composer/producer Magnus Sellergren. The originator of the VHS-inspired horror synth sound, the project debuted with the "Charles Bronson" digital single and "S/T" album in 2014, coinciding with Doc Terror's Italian Horror Week. Drawing inspiration from various movie genres of the 1980s, Videogram's musical style attempts to capture the era's atmosphere, emulating and celebrating both the electronic music scores of science fiction, action, and horror films as well as the VHS format . Since 2014 the project has received coverage from the international horror community and other pop culture media. Videogram has appeared in interviews with and been featured in "The A.V. Club", "Bloody Disgusting", "Cinema Retro", "Lunchmeat VHS", "Rue Morgue", "Starburst", and "Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series" by author Kevin J. Wetmore Jr. In 2017 Videogram's music appeared on the "Rue Morgue" compilation "They Came From Rue Morgue" and Vestra Pictures documentaries "VHS Lives: A Schlockumentary" and "VHS Lives 2: Undead Format". In 2018 Videogram's "Choice Cuts 2014 - 2018" compilation album and  Acid Washed "Voorhees Stomp" remix single was featured in online and mobile platform digital distributor Groupees horror and thriller-themed "The Darkening" bundle that included games by Akupara Games, among others. Musical Influences. In interviews Magnus Sellergren has stated that Videogram's musical influences include John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi, Giorgio Moroder, Ennio Morricone, and The Giallos Flame. Collaborations. Since the project's inception, Videogram has been having an ongoing collaboration with Australian multiinstrumentalist The Jimmy C, with the Australian musician providing drums and percussion for several tracks on a majority of Videogram's releases. Since 2016, Videogram has collaborated with  Record Makers duo Acid Washed, whose previous efforts include Moby, Jimmy Somerville, and Wolfmother. Other. Magnus Sellergren is the initiator of the annual grassroots celebration Texas Chain Saw Massacre Day that takes place on August 18.