Would have liked scotland since iam scottish stuff but ah what the hell iam more of house guy anyway ...

Name Of Act: Friday Fox

Email: gkleboe@gmail.com

Genre: French House

Song Title: TBA

Country: France

At 1/5/12 07:34 AM, gavkay21 wrote: Would have liked scotland since iam scottish stuff but ah what the hell iam more of house guy anyway ...

Name Of Act: Friday Fox

Email: gkleboe@gmail.com

Genre: French House

Song Title: TBA

Country: France

Application accepted! Good luck! :D

At 1/5/12 05:13 AM, NeonProject wrote:

At 1/4/12 09:30 PM, SolusLunes wrote: rar.

Name Of Act: SolusLunes
email: totally not obvious
Genre: Fucked if I know at this point
Song Title: See above
Country: China

Woooh! :D You're down for china!
Could you PM me your email, as the trick didn't seem to work :(
Good Luck!

Mouse over it.
Look at link.
???
Profit.

At 1/5/12 05:13 AM, NeonProject wrote: Spaghetti Western?

Well, I couldn't really think of a genre to put it under. Technically, it's "Soundtrack," but the spaghetti western sound is actually rooted in experimental Italian pop music of the '60s. Ennio Morricone, in particular, actually spent much of his early musical career as a pop musician.

This is gonna be quite the contest. We should get Tom involved and he can sponsor the winner on the front page or get it featured.

At 1/5/12 08:41 AM, SolusLunes wrote:

At 1/5/12 05:13 AM, NeonProject wrote:

At 1/4/12 09:30 PM, SolusLunes wrote: rar.

Name Of Act: SolusLunes
email: totally not obvious
Genre: Fucked if I know at this point
Song Title: See above
Country: China

Woooh! :D You're down for china!
Could you PM me your email, as the trick didn't seem to work :(
Good Luck!

Mouse over it.
Look at link.
???
Profit.

Already tried this, but it didn't seem to work :/
Just send me a PM please with it in a text form. :)

At 1/5/12 10:00 AM, RampantMusik wrote:

At 1/5/12 05:13 AM, NeonProject wrote: Spaghetti Western?

Well, I couldn't really think of a genre to put it under. Technically, it's "Soundtrack," but the spaghetti western sound is actually rooted in experimental Italian pop music of the '60s. Ennio Morricone, in particular, actually spent much of his early musical career as a pop musician.

This sounds interesting! :D

At 1/5/12 01:19 PM, Cross666 wrote: This is gonna be quite the contest. We should get Tom involved and he can sponsor the winner on the front page or get it featured.

I've tried twice before to get him involved and I never got a reply. If anyone closer to him could get his attention to this it would be very helpful and awesome. I'd also consider adding other countries to the list to accommodate more people due to the exposure. :)

At 1/5/12 01:48 PM, NeonProject wrote:

I've tried twice before to get him involved and I never got a reply. If anyone closer to him could get his attention to this it would be very helpful and awesome. I'd also consider adding other countries to the list to accommodate more people due to the exposure. :)

I PM'ed Wade about it and he said that he's passed the info to Tom.

I think Tom gets hundreds of PMs a day or something so he doesn't always have a chance to notice individual PMs sometimes. He's busy with the re-design after all isn't he? ;)

Aww looks like Antarctica Or the North Pole Don't get to participate this year. Why did you guys limit to those few countries?

Name Of Act: Kirbyfemur
email: PM, you should know its not safe to post e-mails lol
Genre: Undecided
Song Title: N/A
Country: Russia (Because it's the cold one :P )

Name Of Act:NimblekidX
email:Xmega51@gmail.com
Genre:Mixed
Song Title: Germanic Impressions
Country: Germany

At 1/5/12 03:20 PM, brokendeck wrote:

At 1/5/12 01:48 PM, NeonProject wrote:

I've tried twice before to get him involved and I never got a reply. If anyone closer to him could get his attention to this it would be very helpful and awesome. I'd also consider adding other countries to the list to accommodate more people due to the exposure. :)

I PM'ed Wade about it and he said that he's passed the info to Tom.

I think Tom gets hundreds of PMs a day or something so he doesn't always have a chance to notice individual PMs sometimes. He's busy with the re-design after all isn't he? ;)

Truth. Thanks for Pming Wade! :D

At 1/5/12 03:20 PM, Kirbyfemur wrote: Aww looks like Antarctica Or the North Pole Don't get to participate this year. Why did you guys limit to those few countries?

Name Of Act: Kirbyfemur
email: PM, you should know its not safe to post e-mails lol
Genre: Undecided
Song Title: N/A
Country: Russia (Because it's the cold one :P )

We had to limit because a lot of people kept applying for countries that weren't countries, plus we need to limit the size of applicants, as the marking takes up a lot of time, as well as collecting and adding up all the block votes as well.

Added! Good Luck!

At 1/5/12 03:41 PM, NimblekidX wrote: Name Of Act:NimblekidX
email:Xmega51@gmail.com
Genre:Mixed
Song Title: Germanic Impressions
Country: Germany

Woooh! Sounds interesting. Good Luck! :)

Name Of Act: Matvei
email: matt.p.ahrens@gmail.com
Genre: Turbo Folk/pop folk. like russendisko, but for Ukraine. like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hby9TjKwB mY&feature=related
Song Title: tbd
Country: Ukraine

:)

pretty sure texas is a country.

At 1/5/12 10:38 PM, matvei wrote: Name Of Act: Matvei
email: matt.p.ahrens@gmail.com
Genre: Turbo Folk/pop folk. like russendisko, but for Ukraine. like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hby9TjKwB mY&feature=related
Song Title: tbd
Country: Ukraine

)

Welcome back to the contest dude! Good luck!

At 1/5/12 10:54 PM, jpbear wrote: pretty sure texas is a country.

Pretty sure it's not on the list though.

At 1/5/12 10:54 PM, jpbear wrote: pretty sure texas is a country.

NO, Texas is a state. As in the United STATES Of America, not the United Countries of America.

At 1/6/12 06:57 AM, LiquidOoze wrote:

At 1/5/12 10:54 PM, jpbear wrote: pretty sure texas is a country.

NO, Texas is a state. As in the United STATES Of America, not the United Countries of America.

And this...

At 1/6/12 06:58 AM, NeonProject wrote:

At 1/6/12 06:57 AM, LiquidOoze wrote:

At 1/5/12 10:54 PM, jpbear wrote: pretty sure texas is a country.

NO, Texas is a state. As in the United STATES Of America, not the United Countries of America.

And this...

And thus the troll wins lol

Lulz!

At 1/9/12 01:28 PM, Computer112 wrote:

At 1/7/12 06:55 AM, NeonProject wrote: Lulz!

Lalz.

Thanks for the reminder man!

You mean the weekly newsletter? No worries dude!

How is everyone getting on? Has anyone started with their submissions?

Screencap time!

So yeah, this is the melody I'm starting off with. All notes are played on the black keys, which suits the Japan theme really well, I think. The sound is gonna be a simple bitcrushed square, like the one David Guetta uses in his song Toy Story. The whole thing is gonna be dubstep/complextro-ish.

At 1/14/12 04:14 PM, LiquidOoze wrote:

So yeah, this is the melody I'm starting off with. All notes are played on the black keys, which suits the Japan theme really well, I think.

That's interesting that you would say that and that you chose to have your tonic be Eb. Were you intentionally trying to write in a minor pentatonic scale? Because some japanese instruments like the Shackuhachi actually only have the notes to play that exact scale =)

But if it's just coincidence then thats awesome that you came accross the thought on your own.

For Greece, I'm reading up on Ancient Greek music theory, trying to pick which Mode to use (yes, I'm going to try something mainly modal to start). I really can't wait to try orchestrating a theme, but first I need to come up with a theme and focus that is both accurate and beautiful at the same time... until then, Norton Anthology of Western Music. :/

Hopefully I can post up a melody by the end of the weekend if I don't get too sidetracked.

At 1/9/12 03:03 PM, NeonProject wrote:

At 1/9/12 01:28 PM, Computer112 wrote:

At 1/7/12 06:55 AM, NeonProject wrote: Lulz!

Lalz.

Thanks for the reminder man!

You mean the weekly newsletter? No worries dude!

How is everyone getting on? Has anyone started with their submissions?

I have. Also, I never heard back from you - did you get my screenshot?

I'm totally down for this!

Act: SpaceTheory
E-Mail: will be sent via PM.
Genre: Drum & Bass
Song Title: TBA
Country: Israel

At 1/14/12 07:51 PM, LogicalDefiance wrote: That's interesting that you would say that and that you chose to have your tonic be Eb. Were you intentionally trying to write in a minor pentatonic scale? Because some japanese instruments like the Shackuhachi actually only have the notes to play that exact scale =)

I didn't know that there are certain instruments that play that scale, but I did want to write in a minor pentatonic scale, because I knew a lot of Japanese music was written in that scale. However, I don't have that much experience with pentatonic scales because I normally use regular major/minor scales, but I knew that all the black keys on a keyboard form a pentatonic scale together so I just went ahead and wrote a melody for those keys only.

Before i continue working on my current project, i need to know. Are we allowed to to arrangements of classical pieces and adapt them within another genre. Because i've started a song that uses an arrangement of "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Faeries"(I arranged it mind you) and i plan on something completely different.

Sorry Neon, but I'm gonna have to pull out. Life has just gotten too busy with getting back to work and everything. Australia is now free.

At 1/17/12 12:11 AM, Computer112 wrote: This is what I got so far...

it's like it spells AAASA AAAASA

but what does it mean?

I'm having trouble making and understanding darbuka rhythms. Plus, my project folder with the ideas in it has pissed-a-deer (disappeared)... Good thing I remember how to play the things that were in it...

Name Of Act: Squeezums
email: peanut_betch@live.com.au xD
Genre: Electro
Song Title: (Declare at a later date) :3
Country: Australiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaa

Loving the work that's going on Liquidooze and Computer1122! Sorry guys that I've been a bit absent and didn't send out a newsletter this week. It's my first week back in College and I've got a huge deadline due Friday so I've been very hectic!

At 1/14/12 11:26 PM, Adam-Beilgard wrote:

At 1/9/12 03:03 PM, NeonProject wrote:

At 1/9/12 01:28 PM, Computer112 wrote:

At 1/7/12 06:55 AM, NeonProject wrote: Lulz!

Lalz.

Thanks for the reminder man!

You mean the weekly newsletter? No worries dude!

How is everyone getting on? Has anyone started with their submissions?

I have. Also, I never heard back from you - did you get my screenshot?

I did get your screenshot, and all is good! :)

At 1/16/12 03:34 AM, The-iMortal wrote: Sorry Neon, but I'm gonna have to pull out. Life has just gotten too busy with getting back to work and everything. Australia is now free.

Such a shame! :(
Thank you for letting me know, that's really polite. I wish you luck for the future and hope to see you again next year.

At 1/14/12 11:53 PM, SpaceTheory wrote: I'm totally down for this!

Act: SpaceTheory
E-Mail: will be sent via PM.
Genre: Drum & Bass
Song Title: TBA
Country: Israel

Added to the list! :D good luck!

At 1/17/12 10:12 AM, Squeezums wrote: Name Of Act: Squeezums
email: peanut_betch@live.com.au xD
Genre: Electro
Song Title: (Declare at a later date) :3
Country: Australiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaa

Hey, I'm afraid I can't accept you just yet as you don't have any submissions in the portal and with this being your first and only post, I'm a bit hesitant as I'm not sure if you'd stick around.