Liontamer

So even though we were both in the community by 2003, we actually didn't run into each other until I started doing VGF, so I need a refresher on this. Back in the day, before you had any OC ReMixes passed, you had a bad rep as someone who would complain about other mixes and the judging process despite being unproven. That said, I completely missed all of it. 100% of it. You've definitely mentioned years ago that you had too negative an attitude when you started posting (I think Shariq and other judges who knew you back then agreed you were too negative when y'all were reminiscing in the judges chat years later), so I'm kind of wondering what your mindset was as far as your own skills at the time and how you were perceiving other people's skills? Is there any advice or perspective you can give as to why your attitude was different in I guess 2002-early 2003 compared to when things really started clicking musically for you? I figured I'd ask here since it's along the lines of your POV of things here when you started, and it might be interesting to more people than just me.

On hold until Damon reworks some production issues he's hearing.

2027's the target date.

Hahaha! Love the pre-emptive "Don't be mad, stop flaming!" Nothing even happened yet. My lady actually called Madeline potentially winning it when we listened to all the entries, since she thought Madeline's had a good lullaby vibe to it. I thought her vocal control wasn't as strong as Jill or Laura, but no hate on her winning. Really interested to hear how a polished version of the vocals from Madeline ends up sounding.

Yeah, just want to point out that Dave's right in that I did the forum mailout around 1AM Japanese time before I crashed to sleep, so that's my fault for not coordinating anything first before sending it. The other brain fart is not realizing y'all would be awake, since it was around noon in the eastern US. Can someone link to other community people involved in the contest? I didn't even have time to look and heard katethegreat19 is also in it! You can vote your support for multiple people, so let's make sure we support everyone from OCR that submitted an entry!

Glad you know your compressed files! Your download must have corrupted somehow. When I DLed the MP3 pack here, it was all good.

Yep, always.

Correct! (But I'll nag djp.)

I think you're just n00b at ZIP files. Do like Rexy said: http://www.win-rar.com/download.html

I could argue either way on the source being eligible, but for the time being let's vote on it as if it were AND look into comparing Megadeth's "Hangar 18" with "Running from Evil."

OC ReMix Presents Mega Man 9: Back in Blue! September 7, 2011 Contact: press@ocremix.org FAIRFAX, VA...OverClocked ReMix today released its 27th arrangement album, Mega Man 9: Back in Blue. The album, directed by OC ReMixer and Cave Story 3D musician Dustin "k-wix" Kulwicki, features 14 artists producing 18 arrangements from Capcom's 8-bit revival for the Mega Man series, Mega Man 9. The album's release also features numerous pieces of visual artwork by a dedicated group of fans, intended to compliment the music. Back in Blue is available for free download at http://backinblue.ocremix.org. This album was produced to help promote the music of Mega Man 9, was made by fans, for fans, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Capcom or Inti Creates; all original compositions are copyright their respective owners. Released in 2008 on the WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, and PlayStation Network services, Mega Man 9 brought the series back to its NES roots with an artificial 8-bit side-scrolling style emulating the first six games of the series. Accompanying the retro visual style was a soundtrack to match, crafted by Inti Creates' III sound team of Yu Shimoda, Ryo Kawakami, Hiroki Isogai and Ippo Yamada to encapsulate the sound of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. "The goal of the Back in Blue project was to remix the Mega Man 9 soundtrack in a variety of styles and pay tribute to one of the greatest platforming series of all time," said album director Kulwicki, whose efforts have resulted in an album full of funk, rock, electronic, dance, spaghetti western, acoustic and fusion interpretations of the game's original music. "I am proud with not only the completion of this project, but the quality of the artists that shines through in every single track." Following the release of Joshua Morse's The Robot Musem, Back in Blue is OC ReMix's second Mega Man album, and the first dedicated to an individual Mega Man game. "Mega Man 9 was a true throwback to the earliest entries in the franchise and proved that retro games still had a spot in modern video games," said Kulwicki. "We want to say thanks to Capcom and Inti Creates for creating Mega Man 9, and I say thanks as well to the artists of Back in Blue for all of their hard work!" About OverClocked ReMix Founded in 1999, OverClocked ReMix is an organization dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of video game music as an art form. Its primary focus is www.ocremix.org, a website featuring thousands of free fan arrangements, information on game music and composers, resources for aspiring artists, and a thriving community of video game music fans. ### Preview it: Download it: http://backinblue.ocremix.org/ Torrent: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/Mega_Man_9_-_Back_in_Blue.torrent Comments/Reviews: http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36732

Awesome as usual, Kate! Can't wait to see a formal release and hear more.

GET EXCITE! (album imminent!)

Why's this at 160kbps? Let's get a higher encoding and a unique title that isn't just the name of the source tune itself. We also need the full lyrics. Production's lo-fi in a throwback way. Cool approach, though the singing sounded too distant the whole time. When the "oohs" came in at 1:29, the vocals got cluttered. Some better separation/EQing would have helped that, but it was a brief issue. Aside from those production crits, what else is there to say other than great job? I'm feeling the arrangement here, very creative guys! Definitely a hot debut from the Hot Freaks! Looking forward to hearing more, this was a very unique sonic style for the community! YES

Mirby's correct. We await with baited breath.

That's all José's brilliance, we have nothing to do with that. The idea of album-exclusive videos isn't brand new though: http://www.youtube.com/ocremix#g/p The main video update isn't the most pressing issue right now, but José's definitely been working on some ideas, so hopefully we'll roll with a new version relatively soon.

If you don't have a fully developed idea, then it's too short. We ask for around at least 2 minutes, though that's not a hard time requirement. It can be shorter if the idea is fully developed (e.g. DOESN'T LOOP).

I wouldn't call this "meandering," but you might: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01887/ One would think you'd be against "meandering" anything, by definition. That said, I wouldn't be speculating like that on what you think we want.

JP release date was 12/19/2002 according to MobyGames & GameFAQs, so 2002's correct as year of first release on PS2. Corrected. Should show on the site soon. Bummer. Yeah, it cuts out 2 seconds early. If it had just ended w/o the typical video fade, but the song cut out properly, I would have lived with it; will fix soon. It's lowercase. "de" & "del" are lowercased in proper titles. It's a short preposition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_prepositions#de

Mixers can have 'em (e.g. bLiNd, Abadoss, sephfire), they've just asked me. Has to be a 32 x 32 GIF or less, not animated. Make sure the quality/sharpness isn't ass. I'm an avatar judge too.

Later this year. I'm putting the finishing touches on it and am waiting for one last batch of WAVs. Nah, it'll be a moot point soon.

So where's the hate on this mix? Saw a BUNCH on YouTube, some on Facebook, none here. And we usually have people who are pretty blunt. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop...

Pay us bags of money so that we can work on OC ReMix full time and drop both work and real life. Everyone's busy, that's the short of it. We're working on it, djp's working on it. At the current pace, there are gonna be 64 more mixes posted this year, it's higher than usual. But we'll holler and see if he can do more.

Because naming everything with the most "practical," literal-minded descriptive convention you can think of is STUPID. I can't even fathom how someone could practically address this "issue." What new names could y'all come up with that would be so much more perfect and descriptive so as to ideally preview every album we've made as to not to scare away these legions of fickle album-title-influenced potential listeners? Oh, well "Serious Monkey Business," that's so wrong, is the album serious and dour or is it with monkeys? Somehow both? "Hedgehog Heaven?" Not angelic enough. Coldplay needs to play "The Speed of Sound" three times faster, otherwise the potential imagery of their song title isn't right. Stupidity. If the debate wasn't truly over after that, I dunno how else to end it.