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Aaron Hickman (Dya)

@hiyadya

Videogame musician/composer (He/Him) #Chiptune Artist Dya (Sega / TG-16 / NES C64 etc) - DM for inquiries. #retrogaming , #demoscene , co-host of Genesis Gems podcast. https://dyamusic.bandcamp.com/

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The new BitCrushed compilation drops on Friday! I contributed a solo famitracker composition called “The Unseeable Forever” which closes out the album. If you like slow, emotional songs with alternating 4/4 & 7/8 time signatures, this one’s for you.

17.11.2025 19:36 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

I am on this new album with new turbo grafx-16 song ‘Rainy Summer Daze’! Please get the word out and share some support this Friday Nov 21st.

17.11.2025 17:58 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
HangOnGetReady - West For The Winter (Restore)
HangOnGetReady - West For The Winter (Restore) YouTube video by HangOnGetReady

If you're looking for a chipwest emo song actually written by a real person, here's 'West For The Winter' by me. Heavily influenced by American Football

youtu.be/QXJ_ftjwSvg?... #chiptune #musicsky #famitracker

09.10.2025 18:02 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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LSD, by Cardiacs 17 track album

It’s #BandcampFriday so obviously it’s time to get the new #Cardiacs album! alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com/album/lsd

03.10.2025 07:06 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I’ll ask around ❤️

26.08.2025 00:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cardiacs - Two Bites of Cherry (Sega Genesis/Megadrive Hardware Cover by Dya)
Cardiacs - Two Bites of Cherry (Sega Genesis/Megadrive Hardware Cover by Dya) YouTube video by Aaron Hickman (Dya)

youtu.be/SElCAVubbBM?...

19.08.2025 20:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I’ve been working on a ton of original tunes and chip arrangements as of late. Here’s a cover of my all time favorite prog/punk band #Cardiacs . ‘Two Bites of Cherry’ off their classic 1989 album ‘On Land and On The Sea’ recorded from my #megadrive . Link / dl in comments.
#chiptune #segagenesis

19.08.2025 20:58 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Cardiacs - Two Bites of Cherry (Sega Genesis/Megadrive Hardware Cover by Dya)
Cardiacs - Two Bites of Cherry (Sega Genesis/Megadrive Hardware Cover by Dya) YouTube video by Aaron Hickman (Dya)

I’ve been working on a ton of original tunes and chip arrangements as of late. Here’s a cover of my all time favorite prog/punk weirdos Cardiacs and ‘Two Bites of Cherry’ of their classic 1989 album ‘On Land and On The Sea’ recorded from my #megadrive . Enjoy!
#chiptune #segagenesis

19.08.2025 16:50 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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There’s only one choice. A mini golf game featuring Eugene Levy?! Yes.

04.08.2025 23:49 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

“We only want what’s best for him” 😌

01.07.2025 15:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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20.03.2025 18:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I remember this! We got so hyped for the game and my older brother bought it. It’s crazy that they just threw in a giant spoiler right in one of the images though….

18.03.2025 14:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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More footage from my #nerdcoredayz2025 set! #segagenesis #chiptune #cardiacs #bigship

17.03.2025 21:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Had a blast performing my special brand of #sega #chiptune in Austin as part of the @nerdcoredayz.bsky.social line up! Here’s me performing a brand new #Cardiacs cover.

14.03.2025 06:25 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I’ll also be debuting some new material including a few #segagenesis / #megadrive covers of my favorite band, #Cardiacs !

12.03.2025 21:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DJROCKMAN - Twitch Your Austin, Texas DJ. Host of Nerdcore Dayz and Friday Night Get Down.

Performing tonight about 9:40 CST for the #chiptune night at Kick Butt Coffee in Austin on the #Nerdcoredayz bill. You can also catch the stream at twitch.tv/djrockman !

12.03.2025 20:22 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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The upcoming free show during #sxsw at Kickbutt Coffee next Wednesday as part of the #chiptune showcase for @nerdcoredayz.bsky.social ! Hope to you see you all in Austin.

07.03.2025 22:39 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dya Dya (Aaron Hickman) is a musician from San Antonio Texas composing everything from progressive, jazz, funk, rock, and electronic jams with a chiptune twist. Facebook: www.facebook.com/HiyaDya Twit...

It’s #bandcampfriday! 100% goes to the artists. If you like fresh sounds made on old junk - I make chiptune using vintage video game and computer hardware including the Sega Genesis, Commodore 64, and Turbo-Grafx 16.

dyamusic.bandcamp.com

07.03.2025 22:31 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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2025 Impromptu Hang feat. ap0c, .exe, HangOnGetReady, and Dya! YouTube video by DEFENSE MECHANISM

I’ll be on a #chiptune stream with some pals later tonight at 8PM CST/9PM EST to share some new tunes and hype my upcoming #swsx set next week. Stop by!

www.youtube.com/live/LuQYwnq...

07.03.2025 19:22 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Indeed. Here’s what happen when I completed Dragon Fury aka Devil Crash MD recently 😂

04.03.2025 04:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ASMR Role Play - Caring and Supportive Funky Kong Gives You A Ride Home From The Airport
ASMR Role Play - Caring and Supportive Funky Kong Gives You A Ride Home From The Airport YouTube video by docfuture1

I knew I recognized him! I’d seen the funky long asmr video. It’s amazing.

youtu.be/68JQtxTzjqc?...

22.02.2025 05:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love it! Working out a few Cardiacs related things myself soon for an upcoming gig next month.

18.02.2025 18:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Angherr Shisspa (Revisited) by Kōenjihyakkei album cover a Tibetan-style demon strumming a lute-like instrument

Angherr Shisspa (Revisited) by Kōenjihyakkei album cover a Tibetan-style demon strumming a lute-like instrument

Tatsuya Yoshida of #Ruins has a lifelong love of #Magma. Kōenjihyakkei's fourth album Angherr Shisspa is the point at which he took the French band’s formula to make something that even eclipses even them

Reissue of the Week: Angherr Shisspa (Revisited) by Kōenjihyakkei

https://buff.ly/4hhptjM

31.01.2025 14:30 👍 34 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1

Love this band! I got into them and Ruins before Magma - so it was a sort of a connecting of the dots to find the influence.

31.01.2025 14:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is a good one gang

18.11.2024 15:06 👍 35 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0