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Songwriter Forum => Competitions => Topic started by: Neil C on January 15, 2019, 09:17:48 AM
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Hi all,
So last year with had two great challenges, drumming with the Clash and the 1 minute challenge.
So why not set ourselves one for the spring and encourage people to collaborate.
Subject? to start the debate how about Exotic?
:)
neil
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Hi Neil!
I think it'a a great idea! Two or three theme based competition a year is a great way to make collabs.
I'd really like a collab to compensate for my slow food-lyrics writing. And of course DRUMS.
What do you mean by 'exotic'? I'm all up for something outside of the 'guy with a guitar' box.
All the best,
Martin
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Martin,
"Definition of exotic. (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : introduced from another country : not native to the place where found exotic plants. 2 archaic : foreign, alien. 3 : strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual exotic flavor"
but seriously its broad enough for people to interpret it as they see fit..
:-)
neil
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Hi Neil ;D . Always up for a comp ;D
Count me in......Exotic ?? How about Erotic ?? ;D ;D
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@ Neil C
I like how the definitions refers back to the original word.
.Martin
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I like it... Missed both comps last year so...
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@Neil C (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18856),
This could well Be on my radar. I enjoy writing mostly when Someone sets a challenge. Exotic/erotic can easily be weaved into the same song!
Cool!
Paul
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I'm game if it's neurotic :D :D
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@Paulski : At the end of the song you could always say, "Oh, you said exotic (or erotic, whichever turns your crank). ;D
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How about a fusion of 2 top level genres
Just pick any 2 they have to be recognisable. Like classical and hip hop, or country and britpop .....
Rich
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Or anything ending in....tic ;D ;D . Quite like Richs' idea of mixing two genres though.....
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binladeda-tastic
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Count me in whether its exotic, erotic or cross genre ;D
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I hope to be in there too...with one of my own...but I'm definitely planning to cook something up with Vicki again.
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I've decided not to go for FAWM this year, so hopefully I'll have time helping to arrange this contest. My suggestion is that we aim at doing it in March. That's a real sucker of a month in Sweden, not winter, not spring, all the dog dropping melt out of the ice, well the list is long...
Nilotic is a word that doesn't go in controversy with the theme, but @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269) kind of nailed it with 'Tutankhamun's Tomb'.
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Ah Martin. You've just ruined my perceptions of what a lovely country Sweden is ;D
Nilotic is a new one for me. I had to Google it :)
Like it :)
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March... could be Brexotic...
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;D ;D ;D
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Isn't cross genre both exotic and erotic ;D ;D . There you have it then........
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oops...was thinking of cross gender, not cross genre ;D ;D
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How about a fusion of 2 top level genres
Just pick any 2 they have to be recognisable. Like classical and hip hop, or country and britpop .....
Rich
I thought that's how you were suppose to write songs ;D ;D ;D I might be in if we can throw a little "psychotic" into the mix ;D ;D ;D
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Okay so theme is something like exotic/erotic. Let your muse take you...
And target 31st March, which is two and a bit months, that should be okay.
Martin had volunteered to help co-host. So could someone offer to help him we’d be all set to go :-)
Neil
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what about what Rich suggested? I think that would be a cool challenge :)
"How about a fusion of 2 top level genres
Just pick any 2 they have to be recognisable. Like classical and hip hop, or country and britpop .....
So we're not going to have the 2 completely different genres included"[/b]
Rich
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Hi all!
I'm all up for starting/posting the Topic at say, 10th of February with complete guidelines finishing day and so forth.
But I'd really like some help with formulation. I tend to get a bit wordy.
Just listening to tracks posted, I'd say many of the members all ready use some cut/paste when it comes to genres. But I think it's a more solid and understandable condition than 'exotic'. I suggest collaboration should be greatly supported but optional. It might be a problem with (reversed) biasing if we vote and three members have collaborated on a song and then are not allowed to vote on their song. Giving is a minus count of (-)3, where as a song made by one member only has a minus count of (-)1. If on the other hand a lot of members with no competition entry vote this will even out.
I assume a ratio of 1:5 will be sufficient. From memory I have no statistics on the 'Summer Comp' or 'Drum Challenge'.
Anyway. This post is mostly made to prove the point that I need someone to help me make things MORE fun and LESS bureaucratic.
Ps. Would The Verve:s song 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' be considered as a song with two distinct genres? Ds.
All the best,
Martin
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@Martinswede (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20851) - A few ideas fo the entrants...
Put a different drum beat on an existing track
Change the gtr vst to heavy instead of clean, or vice versa
speed it up/slow it down
Chop it up
put 2 songs together, and sellotape over the joins....
Lykka till Martin as they say(I think)...must go and listen to Lordi, just can't be serious with those masks...
Hope this helps
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Any ideas as to who will be running this comp with @Martinswede (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20851) and do we have a theme ? I know there have been loads of ideas. I guess it's down to you guys organising it to make a decision on that front :) There's one helluva a lot of ideas in the pot for sure
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Hi people, and members who'd rather not be referred to as a part of the collective group in layman's terms called 'The human race', (no pun intended, though the context of a contest)!
Winter is here and as we say in Sweden- Half of the snow falls in February.
All the pretty birds have flown south, but the ones we recent are still sticking around,
starving, sh*****ng, scaring old people.
But that doesn't bring me down.
But... (Yes.)
It seems like, even with the kind help of @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269), this topic has lost it's momentum.
I take full responsibility for letting it go more sideways than forward.
If anyone feel like reassembling the troops and get this, or some version of it, another go the turn out might
as a nice complement to 'Feedback on finished songs' and 'SOTM'.
Thank you for all good ideas so far,
Cheers
/Martin
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So any takers to help @Martinswede (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20851) then ? Of course I could volunteer again but that's fecking boring cos you just get my angle. Come on you talented and creative people and let's get a compo going :)
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So. I decided, if it's Ola Kala with @Neil C (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18856), to run the competition myself. I'll check in and see if anyone is interested in helping out with the voting part(the booooring part) at the end of the competition.
My plan is to post a Competition topic on Monday 11th with general guidelines and a motivation speech. I'll also create a post in Collaborations as a board to easily find collabs for this Competition, further referenced to as The Spring Quest.
I'll set it up running for six weeks. End date 31th March. Mostly to enable for spontaneous collabs along the writing/recording process.
I'll do my best to get new members/Buskers to join in, since it might be a good way to start collaborating/elaborating within The Forum.
All the best,
Martin
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Good on yer @Martinswede (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20851) :)
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Yeah. Well done for keeping this idea going, Martin.
Count me in for submitting an entry...and i will help any way I can.
Forum seems to be struggling a bit lately...apart from the "finished songs" section, it's a bit quiet...
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Thank you both! (And @adamfarr (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20124) )
I agree with you Paul. I've occupied myself a bit going through the forum statistics, it's in my blood, and things seem to have settled quite a lot since the high tides of 2016.
I personally find it a bit of a struggle to comment on songs that are actually finished. It's like the song comes in second hand and the production's in the spotlight. I'm fairly confident in my ability to analyze a song, but when it comes to production I'm at a loss. Most of the music I listen to have no common ideal of production. It's almost like the production is more coincidental than idealistic. I seldom hear a certain production value when I listen to Chopin. Some players just make it sound better. My personal reflection is that the concept of production, not arranging, is the cause of the constant degradation of quality in popular and unpopular music. Forget the robot conspiracy. Recent the inbred ideals of production!
Mic drop,
Martin