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Listen to zircon - you need to check out Joshua Morse's stuff on this site. And on his site. Some of my stuff is fusion-y. I dunno. But give me your top three album recommendations for fusion albums. I want to check them out. (Also, I didn't see Michael Manring on your bassists list. Do you not like him, or do you just not know about him? Check this out: http://www.oneupstudios.com/_mustin/MichaelManring-NoWontonsforElvis.mp3 [link will only be active for a month from this post date]) (oh and what is Retro Remix Revue? Are you a part of that? I really like those samples!!)

Beatdrop speaks truths. I can't wait to see this again. Cameos FTW. Some of the coolest roles for these actors. They may have done better jobs in other movies, but in this one, they really had fun with it. Beatdrop is totally right about not seeing the best parts in the trailer. Just go see it. Oh, and when I went to the theater yesterday, there were people with mental disabilities outside protesting the movie. It was the icing on the cake for me.

What about me? I've helped out the last two years, though last year it didn't feel like there was much for me to do. I'm still considering going this year, though it's so close to New Years. But if I go, which I probably will, I'll be there for sound no problem. Nothing to worry about! (unless I'm not there of course)

Taking this one hard. I'm a huge fan of his work, and to lose him at 50 is just ... un-American. I'm gonna have a Mac-fest tonite and watch some of my favourite works. I'm really gonna miss him. One of my favourites.

Man, if you live an hour away, there's really no excuse. And unless you're at some really fucked up school, there's no school on Friday nites or Saturdays all day. It's good times, come on down.

uh...whatthefuck

Well there ya go, things are lighting up a bit 'round here.

It's been mentioned. But for reiteration: Don't use it. Leave it flat. (unless you have to cut, like bass in your car because you have weak speakers, but it shouldn't be used for boost - only cut - and even then, preferably not)

Hale-Bopp, I'll see you there fo' sho' then! Sorry to hear that, Overcoat. Oh well. You and me and Hale-Bopp are gonna rock the coast. Everyone else can eat sandwiches... WITH NO BREAD

blueblazer, I'll be there all weekend. My band, The OneUps, are playing first of the concerts on Friday nite if you want to check us out. Well, I was hoping to see more people were going to be there considering it's going to be 60,000 people this time. I thought more than one person from OCR would go. I guess more of you will go when there's a PAX on the East Coast in 2010.

Well, I can count on OverCoat! Is that really it from this huge community?

Anyone going? www.pennyarcadeexpo.com

Love this dude. Hope he keeps making music.

This thread is fail. Come see me at AniMix next weekend.

You get a big thumbs up! Plus it tells consumers that the artist is in control of the music and how the money is going to the artist, and not most of the money going to a record label. Because there are people who want to buy music but feel most of it is grossly portioned towards people who aren't the artist themselves. This would let them know that the artist has approved all monetary compensations and that the artist is going to get paid. So mostly, it's a thumbs up.

FF not CT bitches

Check this out: http://www.artistauthorized.org/ What do you think of this? After the recent hoopala in the recent thread I pretty much killed, I'm curious as to what the musicians on here think about this Artist Authorized regarding their original work. Could be a neat idea, or it could just fizzle out. What do you think?

Sorry to hear about this. Lot of tragedies as of recent...

According to this, I'm more of a Geek. Which is... not what I was thinking. I thought I was a big nerd. But oh well. Point is, I fucking cry at RPGs, have a video game cover band, buy expensive shoes and have lots of sex. Great article - I'm spreading this bitch around like an STD.

Neat. I understand where T-Rock is coming from. But with most misunderstandings, there's a level of ignorance - most people just don't understand what it takes to record music, create good music, and make it sound good. First problem I noticed - how many people bashed "shit on the radio." If you're not deep into production (as 99.99999% of people are not) you don't understand how amazing the stuff on the radio actually is. It's not 50 Cent that makes his music sound the way it does. He just raps (more or less). One main reason Outkast is so good is because of John Frye. He's their usual engineer. He's what makes Outkast sound like Outkast. And like Drew Coleman to The Neptunes - he's the one responsible for their sound. Then the mastering engineers - oh my GOD the mastering engineers - are the guys that make this shit just EXPLODE. The Truth is that much of what's on the radio technically is the best of the best because at that level, the best people in their fields can be hired because of the money backing it, and that puts the end product's sound so many cuts above the rest. But again, only a handful of people are going to notice. Alas... Ultimately, I agree, to a point, that some music should be free. But never would I make anyone say that a musician or any person working in the music business should be working for free. A hard-working artist deserves any money they can get. T-Rock, you say you buy all your CDs, but then you say that people should make music for free? That's hypocritical, no? If you think all music should be free, but then buy the music anyway because you don't think you should resort to illegally downloading the music, you really shouldn't be buying music at all, and should just listen to free music (NIN and Radiohead's latest free projects, and indie people like Jonathan Coulton and the like that put music out for free). Music, on a Major Label level, is just as involved as making a big-budget movie. There's some scrawny accountant person in some building somewhere that is very much responsible for making Kayne West make money. Same with the thick-rimmed slinky indie girl that brings coffee to the engineer's ASSISTANT while he's working on tracks (while the main engineer is working on yet another project). There are a lot of people working to get paid. On the other hand, a good album can be made in a bedroom by one person with the technology and the persistance necessary to accomplish a such a daunting goal. But that person doesn't have the financial resources to pay a Marketing Firm to plaster it all over the Internet via ads, or have the clout to pull off the Payola used by all major record companies to get the music on the radio. There's so much that people don't know about the music industry. Even most musicians. A lot of people on OCR don't know enough about it! And that's okay. Ultimately, musicians are going to do what they're going to do. But as a person without the knowledge of how it all works, one should not make uneducated blanket statements about how things "should be" or how they "are." It's fine to express opinions, though. That's what this country is great for. So I implore anyone with a strong interest in music - be it as a listener or creator of music - to pick up one of the many books about the music business and give it a read. Just so you know you're educated about it. You'll walk away saying you know more about it and can then either appreciate the business more, or go back to not caring. Again, choice is a thing of beauty. If interested in reading about the business, Donald S. Passman's Everything You Need to Know About the Music Business (ISBN: 0743293185). It's an easy read and even has some good laugh out loud moments. You can click on the link there and even take a look in the book to get started. Regarding the actual topic, if you really want to get into the business of For Hire music, you gotta know people. Like McVaffe said, you just get lucky 99% of the time. I know from personal experience - all jobs I've gotten for doing that kind of work has just been through people I know - TV commercials, the GBA game I did music for, TV shows and short films - all through people I know. Get on LinkedIn and try to build a nice network. I've spent a lot of time trying to get my labels off the ground, getting my band to take off and so on. I can tell you that you spend over 90% of your time doing the business part. I'm really busy with the band right now and don't have much time to actually work with the music. There will be close to two weeks that go by sometimes and I don't even touch my bass - my instrument in the band - because of the business stuff (and this is why I suck at my instrument!). It's not very glorious. But I do it because I love 1.) the feeling of making the music in the moment and the joy it brings me to create or re-create sounds from within and put it down in a tangible form and 2.) the feeling of being on stage and entertaining people. But I also think that I do it well - to a point - and that I should get paid for my hard work. If you don't, cool. And if you do, I love you.

Even though I won this contest [har har har har har!!!] I still think this is awesome. good show!!

Wow, this is really nice! I don't have a problem with the sample quality so much as the dynamics - the fact that once the instrument hits a note it stays the same volume for the duration of the note. I think all this really needed was dynamics - crescendos and decrescendos. And being a fan of Philip Glass, I don't really see the comparison, but at times this can evoke the same sort of "mood" some of Glass' darker pieces stir up from within. So great work to you. Glad I got to hear it!

Was so hoping for Final Fantasy Adventure.

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