Lyricist / Instrumentalist......Ballot Pairs CompetitionRight then. Firstly I wish to say that if you want to put music to anyone's lyrics or have someone put music to your lyrics you can do so at any time. Your choice, all it takes is a PM asking nicely. The purpose of this competition is to allow anyone who is interested a chance to try out working as a one-off song-writing team with no commitments or embarrassment.
In order to do this I suggest a ballot. A random pairing of a lyricist with an instrumentalist.
There are a couple of you old-hands out there that already do collaborate to great effect and hopefully you'll join in too. You never know there may be a Lennon / McCartny, Leiber / Stoller or Goffin / King out there in forum-land!
So to the RULES.
As the is the first competition here that requires not working alone, the rules are here in order to stop egos and flame wars and allow what are essentially amateurs an unpressurised environment in which to work, although active collaboration is the ideal.
So just to keep everybody relaxed and hopefully answer a few questions here's some legalese...
AND REMEMBER THIS IS JUST A BIT OF FUN.AFTER THE BALLOT DRAW.....1. Either party may withdraw consent at any time. For any reason without prejudice. In other words, no excuse required just a PM to the returning officer. i.e. ME!
2. The Lyrics must not be altered in any way unless by prior agreement by the Lyricist. Alterations to lyrics are not a problem but I don't think wholesale changes would be in the spirit of the competition.
3. The lyricist agrees that they might not be asked for further input into the song. I hope this is not the case but this is here to stop the instrumentalist being overwhelmed with requests for changes.
4. The song will not be posted to the forum with out the agreement of both parties.5. Each party retain the rights to their work. I suggest you release any joint work under a Creative Commons licence.
6. As per usual....when voting time comes you can't vote for your own song.BEFORE THE DRAW1. Contestants may enter in both Lyricist and Instrumentalist categories.2. Lyricists can enter more than one lyric so that in the event of there being more Instrumentalists than Lyricists the second entries can be used.3, Instrumentalist, please state if you are willing to do more than one lyric so that in the event of there being more Lyricists than musicians, all entrants can be given a chance.4. Entry is purely voluntary as there is no actual prize except the adulation of your fellows.So if you're interested. A PM to me with......
Lyricists :- A list of song titles in the order they should be entered and where the lyrics can be found.
Instrumentalists :- Just whether you are willing to take on more than one entry if required.AND FINALLY
You're just going to have to trust me on the draw, which if there is enough interest will happen and be posted on the evening of Friday 27th April.
As has been pointed out to me, this does require probably much back and forth so I've extended the end date.
Song entries will close 2359hrs on Sunday 24th June. That gives nearly two months for creativity.