Liontamer   Judges ⚖️

Overall the arrangement was too conservatively structured, IMO. For the first half, the additive elements didn't do enough to distinguish it from the original given the structure. The latter half did a better job of changing the overall mood though. The ending was fair abruptly at 2:41. The piano sequencing was better than decent, but didn't sound quite natural enough. The bowed string sequencing starting at :49 was also very odd. It was a background player but the decays sounded very fake, making the subsequent attacks also sound weird (e.g. 1:25-1:44). The brass sequencing at 1:44 was serviceable. All of the samples were fine, but the articulations didn't sound quite as natural as they should have. All in all, this is a short mix, so everything needs to be clicking for me to pass it. Most importantly, IMO, the arrangement should be more interpretive in the first half. And the sample articulations need to be smoothed out so there aren't any fake-sounding spots. Solid stuff so far, Mattias, but it needs to be further developed and refined. See what another 3 or so hours would bring to the picture, then definitely send this one back. It would be cool for you to have our first Crisis Core mix! NO (resubmit)

Wait, you wanna admit you know these people? OK, I will edit the first post to highlight the distinct effort towards de-sausaging the delegation!

Haha! CHzzy, my nizzy.

HAHAHAHA! I LOVE this. This is greatest thing I've ever heard in game music ever, and we need to stop music'ing, period, now that I've heard this. But seriously, someone make an OC ReMix of that! (For anyone not getting the OLR reference, Solo's just saying it's pure OLR style, that track. And it is. It's truckalicious. )

Pimp it on SpaceBook!

Two threads, one in Community, one in Announcements. For you fools who skip the main page... I'll merge them later. Fire away with your questions for the Mass Effect 2 music team!

Well, the poster is the creator, that's clear enough having read the credits in his own video. Why he's talking about himself in the 3rd person, I'll never understand. It just comes off very fake. That said, thanks for crediting the music!

I gotta say, was streaming this last night, and I was loving it. Really fun stuff. Some people will hate on the autotuned vocals in "Square Mile" but I thought they were great. I loved hearing the range of the tracks. Having "Funky Rustic", "Eagles March", etc. on it are examples of how this is a very diverse album.

I'm enjoying the arrangement, but completely agree with Vinnie on the production and how the low-end sounds really crowded. It just doesn't sound solid and definitely needs to be cleaned up before we move forward. YES (conditional)

http://ocremix.org/info/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Why_aren.27t_the_ReMixes_ranked_by_popularity_or_numerical_ratings.3F Dave has something special in store planned for #2000.

There is no absolute, definite criteria. We have the discretion to handle situations like that on a case by case basis. But everything you said is pretty dead on as far as how we'd decide on something being OK as a game source.

Ooooooh. Sonic 4, eh? 2D! Sega learned from Mega Man 9, it's time to bring back some old hotness! http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com

This one's easily my favorite mix of OA's; silky smoove stuff. Much like Final Fantasy Adventure 'Wish Upon a Wendellian Star' for Big Giant Circles, 'Letting Go' is also the one that locked me into seeing Andrew as a possible judge. It's a great contribution to K.K. Setlist and I'm very glad we finally have it up here. Nice work!

[br00tl!] Nice work, Jon!

Not a writeup reader, I take it.

No problem, I'm glad it was just a misunderstanding!

Absolutely not, for the reasons that Andy mentioned, and I'm not arguing it any further, because I'm not having a discussion. Anything removed from the site because it was STOLEN is NOT to be mirrored, even if there's tagging identifying the original identity. It would be different if DC13 and "Munisho" had actually made those tracks and they were just standards violations.

Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28 Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/ Not everyone can go to Seattle, that's understandable. But PAX kicks so much ass, they had to bring it to the east coast to let us Easterners who can't sit on a plane for 5 hours check it out. OCR joins the inaugural PAX East in Boston for our 2nd PAX panel! PANEL! OverClocked ReMix: Video Game Music Community 309 - Jamspace Sunday, March 28th, 10:30am Join djpretzel & the staff of OverClocked ReMix as they cover the ins and outs of http://ocremix.org, a website dedicated to remixing your favorite video game music! There'll be trivia, prizes, stories about the development of the soundtrack to Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, news about current and upcoming album projects (Donkey Kong Country 2!), and information on how you can get involved and start remixing video game music yourself! Panelists Include: djpretzel, Liontamer, Palpable, zircon Representing OC ReMix: djpretzel ("Warp me to Halifax!") Bahamut diotrans DragonAvenger José the Bronx Rican Liontamer ("My van's in pieces") Palpable Vigilante zircon ("Watch me eat four-hundred fifty ******* hard-boiled eggs") SCHEDULE!

Friday, February 12, 5PM to Sunday, February 14, 5PM Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY http://genericon.union.rpi.edu For year #3, OCR will be rocking Genericon in Troy, NY. We're headed upstate to hang with the fans at RPI once again, and there's a 90% chance it'll be cold as hell. We love it there! Genericon is always an awesome convention. Now that I live in Atlanta, I'm too far away to attend without it costing $$$, so I'm :'-( But we've got a full boat of OCR stars that'll be there to present on the site, play some Street Fighter HD Remix, drop some live performance stuff for you, and hook you up with awesome ReMixes and OCR gear. Representing OC ReMix: djpretzel (10+ years of OC ReMix and still single; kidding, he has decent skills and a better half now) Anya (djp's better half, and former KGB, she prevents him from completely wasting his days watching Eli Porter and "Happy in Paraguay") DarkeSword (in a RARE in-person convention sighting, OMG) diotrans (she rocks) Palpable (he rolls) MOAR GUESTS! Echostream (music) Uncle Yo (comedy) Lawrence Eng (who has a doctorate in otaku, in all sryssnss)

I've not been able to be as involved in the day-to-day of OCR lately, and haven't had the time to get involved with discussion of this. I just PMed Arek on his decision to cancel this with no formal release of anything. I'm not down with the work here fading away or not being recognized, and that's basically what will happen if nothing's done. None of the staff had an opportunity to review the content, and that prevents us from making an educated decision on whether we should attempt to release something. I say let's take a listen to the muzak and WIPs, and if it's as cool as this art, let's do something with it. We have smaller albums, we have other concept albums, we have albums that include WIPs as bonus material. I think it's too impulsive to dismiss the work outright; let's take the opportunity to assess what's there and decide if we can release it.

Uh, what's the deal with this just being abandoned? If there's music and art, and it's good, let's just release it formally.

Indie Music Cancer Drive to Release Songs for the Cure '10 Album Twenty-eight artists join together to raise money for the American Cancer Society and aim to raise $10,000 January 24, 2010 Contact: Josh Whelchel (josh@jwmusic.org) (513) 549-2336 http://www.cancerdrive.org Cincinnati, OH--The Indie Music Cancer Society will release its 2010 compilation, Songs for the Cure '10 on March 1, 2010 and forward 100% of all donations and profits to the American Cancer Society through its Relay for Life event held on April 23, 2010 at the University of Cincinnati. The album will feature music from 28 diverse artists, including Select Start, Big Giant Circles, Alec Holowka, Two Seconds Away, Jay Tholen, Josh Whelchel, Renee Winter, and others. The organization is currently accepting donations, and all donors of $25 or more before March 1, 2010 will receive a free physical copy of the album. Supporters with $10 or more will receive a free digital copy. Genres represented include Pop, Rock, Alternative, Chiptunes, Instrumental, Opera, Classical, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Fusion, and many others. The organization raised over $6,000 for the event last year and is still forwarding profits from last year's album, available on iTunes, Amazon, and others. A full list of artists can be found at the Songs for the Cure '10 website at http://www.cancerdrive.org. The fundraiser aims to raise $10,000 by April 23, 2010, preceding a digital release of the album to iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and other retailers. Donations are accepted through http://www.cancerdrive.org. ### Video: http://www.vimeo.com/8933889 Indie Music Cancer Drive / Songs for the Cure '10: http://www.cancerdrive.org Josh Whelchel: http://www.jwmusic.org

This weekend turned out pretty pretty bad for me. We'll get everything announced before the end of next week. I've basically whitted things down to some prime contenders, and then the panel will decide who the lucky (lucky!) winner is!

Nice nice!

EASEUS is actually free until Feb. 1 for a promotion, so that was great. Thanks, Stevo!