Caravan Ray wrote:I'm not entirely sure what is happening here, but yeah - I think I agree with Roymond
Well, then wait until you've had your morning coffee and try to absorb it all. I've never seen you spearhead a competition here and this could be your maiden voyage.
We can can call it the "Caravan Ray Foundation For Rock" and you are the scraggly stuffy nosed brilliant mind behind it.
Roymond - maybe it's just my browser or monitor, but that light-orange type on a white background is pretty tough to read. I'd suggest going for something a bit more contrast-y.
I guess I really need a King Arthur website, so maybe this can be my excuse to start working on one and get some feedback...
Charles
"...one does not write in dactylic hexameter purely by accident..." - poetic designs
How about making one song new, one old, and one a cover of another songfight song? That way you can write a new song, it will motivate you to rework an old one, and you can have fun with someone else's song. That way, it relieves a little of the pressure of having to write 3 new songs, which was part of BLT's original fun intention.
That sounds cool. We have another idea for the list.
OK, so here is the idea list thus far:
#1. From Erik and Andrew: 3 new song should be made for this game. Maybe can make where you can use 3 old songs if you like, but each new song is worth extra bonus points. IE: 2 new songs and 1 old song. Bonus points on the 2 new songs.
#2. From Pregerz: Maybe have the voting be like the grammys. each team could win but in diff catagories. best vid, best website, best production, etc....
#3. From Pregerz: What about make it an A&R contest? Have 3 or so teams of A&R people. Bands submit songs to them. they pick two bands and develop them.
#4. From project-D - One new song, one old song and one SF member cover.
edit: Project-D's idea gave me a new thought.
#5. One of the 3 songs has to be a cover by any band.
Well, my original idea:
#1. A promo package with a 3 song demo.
#2. A voting system that rates around 10 different parts of each.
2a. Package design
2b. Album cover design
2c. Lyrics
2d. Song 1
2e. Song 2
2f. Song 3
2g. ?
2h. ?
2i. ?
2j. ?
#3. A record company panel for voting, OR an open voting by anyone that wants to vote. The open voting is less of a burden on people.
That's pretty much the idea. Now to work on the nuts and bolts.
The sidefight is a Demo War. Each band puts together a 3 song demo including new material. The demo must include a photo, a band logo, press bio and an album cover (for the album that the 3 songs are supposedly from).
A group of people will be the Record Company (the jury) and they rate the demo packages on several criteria: band photo, band logo, album cover, song lyrics, press bio, and the 3 songs. Whoever does best overall wins.
That sums it up beautifully, Niv.
Now, how to get the ball rolling. I'm usually a pretty good at getting things off the ground. But I'm not sure how to host it. IE: hosting the music, setting it up to look like a CD jewel box, etc.
The sidefight is a Demo War. Each band puts together a 3 song demo including new material. The demo must include a photo, a band logo, press bio and an album cover (for the album that the 3 songs are supposedly from).
A group of people will be the Record Company (the jury) and they rate the demo packages on several criteria: band photo, band logo, album cover, song lyrics, press bio, and the 3 songs. Whoever does best overall wins.
Is that the idea?
You have the gift of organization, Niv. I was losing my mind just trying to figure what the hell was happening here. This is starting to sound like a pretty solid sidefight. I'm in (assuming this doesn't begin on August 19th).
Lunk, I know that's how things normally run here, but I was hoping to not give a title to write to, but rather an image or video clip. IE: A picture/clip will be posted for each song, and everyone has to write about it.
And/or, a challenge for each song.
song one challenge - Can't have any instruments or voices, nor any audible sounds whatsoever.
I think more than just Frankie would bitch about that challenge, lol.
A Demo War sidefight in which you will post 3 images. Those three images are to inspire three different songs. Each of the songs also must fulfill a non-optional challenge. After those 3 songs are done, they are to be made into a demo package...
Niveous wrote:Okay now you're losing me. You're suggesting:
A Demo War sidefight in which you will post 3 images. Those three images are to inspire three different songs. Each of the songs also must fulfill a non-optional challenge. After those 3 songs are done, they are to be made into a demo package...
A bit much, no?
Just throwing it out there. This is the think tank. But yes, a bit much, so probably not a good idea.
How you comin' on that sidefight you're working on?
Gotta a lot of ideas there?
Gotta, gotta nice litte plan you're working on there?
Your big sidefight you've been working on for a few days?
