I wish to propose a new competition idea and I am happy to co-ordinate it providing there is sufficient support for the idea.
SPEED WRITING
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collaborative pairs, lyrisist and musician, will work together to produce and record a song within a 24 hour time frame. The resulting songs will then be judged by the forum who will mark a judging tickbox judging sheet on following points:
How well at fits the genre 10pts
How well it covers the topic 10pts
Structure 5pts
Lyrical Quality 10 pts
Rhyme Quality 10pts
Feel 5pts
Melodic Appeal 10pts
Catchyness 5 pts
Backing track quality 10pts
Vocal Quality 5pts
Production Quality 10pts
Overall Quality 10pts
TOTAL 100 pts
RULES.
1. The calloborative pairs will be matched from seeded lists secretly compiled by seriousfun who will endevour to make the teams as even as is possible.
2. the lyricist must be the driving force behind the lyrics though some input is compulsory from the musician.
3. the musician must be the driving force behind the playing and recording but the lyrisist must appear on the track in some form.
4. A genre and subject topic will be advised at the commencement time to prevent participants from planning in advance.
5. no acapellas. or instrumentals allowed.
6. song duration must be between 2 and 3 mins.
7. songs must be posted on soundcloud before the 24 hour deadline.
8. no late entries excepted. no excuses.
9. each person may enter twice if desired. once as a lyricist and once as a musician.
10. more rules as yet unidentified, but watch this space as i may need to add rules at various times to maintain a competitive advantage.
thats the concept, now i just wait to see if it has traction. if you atre interested in taking part please pm me and i will add you to the growing list.
Allan.