Origins and This Week in Chiptune (2010–2017) Davidson co-owned a hip-hop studio in
Ithaca, New York in the 2000s. After it was robbed in 2010, he began DJing as a coping mechanism, performing as a "high tech busker" making EDM covers of video game soundtracks. He performed live at smaller gigs and festivals in Ithaca, but struggled to do so after moving to Philadelphia. Davidson began broadcasting online instead, via Mixify and found greater success online than he had in person. He founded a small record label GameChops in 2011 to release video game covers, but struggled initially as the field was then
dominated by rock bands, which focused on live performances over recordings. He started a
Patreon supported webseries "This Week in Chiptune", which ran from 2013 to 2017. During this period he would also produce cover albums, such as
MeowMeow & BowWow which covered the soundtrack to ''
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. When Twitch began allowing music streams in 2015 he switched to the platform and saw his audience triple. He continued performing live at events such as MAGfest, PAX, Otakon and Vidcon, and providing the music for the Mario Kart 8 UK championships in 2014. Davidson was among many musicians featured in the soundtrack to The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor''.
GameChops' & Chill series (2018–present) Since 2018 Davidson has released a number of successful softer remixes through his GameChops label, largely collaborative endeavours with Davidson providing direction, supervision or mastering. This began with
Zelda & Chill, produced by Mikel from Germany, and
Mario & Chill, produced by Helynt from Italy, and developed into a longer series of mixes which were released through YouTube.
PC Gamer noted the popularity of the mixes in 2022, with one journalist commenting that she had had
Stardew & Chill playing on repeat every morning for a month. The latter mix was released via
Bandcamp, as opposed to the others which were released through YouTube. Since 2019 Davidson has also curated chiptune releases on
Spotify. By 2024 GameChops' licensed cover albums had received over a billion streams. ==Style and influences==