The Grateful Dead is getting a videogame. Through a new deal with an independent games developer, the band hopes to turn young folks on to the music and culture of the late Jerry Garcia and company.
The surviving band members gave the project their blessing, but the agreement was brokered by Rhino Entertainment, the Warner Music Group subsidiary that has managed all of the band’s intellectual property since 2006.
“We can’t wait for everyone check out the fun new toys we are building,” said David Lemieux, the band’s longtime archivist, in a statement.
Long time San Diego resident and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton was in Studio C last week to record dialog for an upcoming Grateful Dead video game. Most people recognize Bill from his contribution to amateur and professional basketball, but few realize that he's also a serious Dead Head. Bill has an incredible collection of Dead memorabilia and is also very close friends with Dead drummer Mickey Hart. We're hoping that the game is a huge success and maybe we'll have the pleasure of more sessions with Bill. The session was a phone-patch with Somatone Interactive in the San Francisco Bay Area and was engineered by Studio West's Brandon Papsidero. As usual, everyone at the studio that day said Bill was fantastic to work with!
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