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@djpretzel This is amazing and has truly made my night! I can't believe we got approved but now gives me more determination to see this through! Does this now mean this thread moves to the projects forum? As for help needed, as much as I want you to take a track for yourself Pretzel, I know you're probably super busy. (But thought I'd just put that out there) However we are struggling to find remixers to claim the last 9 tracks and we are looking to drop a few who haven't responded in months with little to no progress. I assume that's common with most projects? My biggest concern right now is Akira Wing, he claimed not one but two tracks and then went silent since. No clue what's going on with him or if he's getting my messages. He's an awesome remixer and would do those tracks justice but if not, they're sitting unfulfilled and unattainable to those who might want them. If anyone has a reliable way of contacting him, that'd be most appreciated. Thanks again and can't wait to please Arcadia fans everywhere!

Beginning of month update for Feb: @pu_freak I know things seem to be tough life wise with you, but hopefully it can settle down enough for you to get some quality time with the mix. @Silent Ice Need to hear from you man. You dropped off the planet and I can't seem to contact you. Your latest WIP was amazing and I'd love to see it finished! @fxsnowy Still waiting on some final feedback from @gario and @timaeus222 before we proceed forward. @moseph No idea where you went. Was waiting on a more final WIP end of Jan. @Kylok You're on track and sounding good. Keep it up! @Kaiyoti Your first WIP is amazing! I can't wait to hear more! @Garpocalypse I know you were ready to send me a final WIP one-two months ago. What happened? @Clem/Redg Another person who dropped off the planet and can't seem to contact. Need to know what's going on with this track, otherwise I'm going to open it back up again come March. @Tuberz McGee I need them guitars and other instruments in the near final WIP. Sounding good so far, but looking forward to more! @Sentient_Pulse You're on track, no worries. @djg-music Awaiting a final WAV file from you and developer commentary. Your track is basically done after those judge critiques. Let's put this one in the bag! AND Akira Wing...not a member on OCRemix...anyone got a reliable way of contacting this guy? He claimed two songs and then....poof....nothing.

To all remixers both old and current on this album, please do NOT submit your remixes to OCRemix as a standalone track. We want any early releases to be specifically chosen, if any, to be revealed at the proper times. If it's submitted and gets accepted and posted on OCRemix without an Arcadia Legends project tag to go with it, we'll have no choice but to drop the track and claim from the listing and have someone else claim the track and be featured instead on the album. These songs are to be released as an album. Doing this will only delay the release of the album and hurt other remixers who have submitted to the project and are awaiting the release date of this album. Now as it stands, we are in the process of getting this album pre-approved to become an official OCRemix album. We are submitting the paperwork since we have enough tracks to show a decent amount of progress to include art if it comes to that. Once the decision has been made either way, I'll be posting the results here. So let's hope for the best everyone!

Okay, starting at the first of the year and as detailed on the first post of this thread in the latest update. I'll be doing monthly update checks for all remixers recruited AND bi-monthly checks on remixers whose tracks are near finished so we can help push along all tracks to completion. So expect a PM from me everyone at the start of the year! Enjoy the holidays!

Good news! @zykO just submitted a final WAV to us, we're still awaiting an unmastered version but his track is basically done. That's one more complete! Furthermore, we got a nice solid WIP from @Supercoolmike and @Deedubs for Last Dungeon and that's shaping up to be REALLY nice. Another bonus: @Modus and I are planning on a Christmas treat to help generate hype for the album AND hopefully recruit more prospecting remixers to finishing off the remaining tracks! Because if no one knows, next year, December 26, 2017 is the 15th anniversary of Skies of Arcadia: Legends! I'd REALLY like to make that deadline to celebrate it! So let's get cracking and make that a reality for fans! Now for the downer part of the post, I need to check in with several remixers who has disappeared from the face of the map. I've PM'd them a while ago but maybe a post pinging might get their attention? I'm really not sure at all how these notifications work when someone hasn't read PMs or the thread since May or February of this year. (note: May not apply to all I'm pinging, but most) @Silent Ice, Still looking forward to that Air Pirate Secret Base from you. That mix was JAMMING, I was loving it! I'd hate to see that go to waste! Let me know how this mix is gonna jive! @fxsnowy, I know you said you'd get to me a finished WIP to send to the faux judges panel for final polish, but haven't heard anything from you! Let me know so we can fast track this mix to completion. We're so close! @Clem, Thanks for getting back in touch, looking forward to seeing how you'll take the Gigas Theme with your unique style. I know the first WIP was rough but not sure if that was the direction you were heading or just testing the waters with it. @Tuberz McGee, you were giving me a solid MIDI arrangement of the song but heard nothing since. I'm really looking forward to you filling in the remainder with actual instruments like you mentioned. Let me know! This is a pivotal action track, I'd love to hear your rocking take on it! @Sentient Pulse, Keep in contact. You're doing great and as far as I know, you're 'almost' done. We just need a finished WIP with our critiques factored in and then we can pass it by the faux judges panel for polishing critiques and then it should be good to go! Let's fast track this and get another finished onto the pile! @djg-music, Thanks for getting back in contact with me, REALLY looking forward to the end capstone piece to this entire album. Anyone else I didn't ping who have claimed tracks, we already discussed in PMs situations, so I'm in full knowledge of what's going on. Everyone, please keep contact, otherwise we have no idea what's happening with these tracks and with a new (hopefully) FIRM release deadline of Dec 26, 2017 where I WANT OCR to host it as an official album, things are more urgent than ever to make that 15th anniversary deadline of this game's release! Let's make it happen!

Welp, John Stacy had to drop out due to real life, work, etc. Which is totally understandable. That leaves Little Jack, one of the more popular themes, back open for business! Come get the track WHILE ITS HOT! As for progress, I am getting promises from 5-6 remixers that they'll deliver final or near final tracks in December and several others who may kick in their final WIPs by early 2017. As it stands, there are STILL 12 tracks unclaimed. That's one CDs worth of music left to remix! to put it into perspective, if all claimed tracks get remixed and turned in, as they are claimed today, we'd be 2/3rds done with the entire album! Let's keep that interest going! We're nearly halfway there if not more so!

We had to remove the claim on Ramirez's track because the remixer was unwilling to budge on their first WIP, calling it 'complete.' After passing it through the faux judges panel (made up of both current and past OCR judges), it wouldn't have passed. As a result, we sent those critiques back to him, but he stood adamant. So unfortunately, we need to have remixers who are willing to touch up, polish and rework remixes as necessary based on feedback. If not and it doesn't pass OCR muster, we'll have no choice but to drop the claim. Harsh reality, but even though 60% of the tracks in an album need to be OCR passing, I want ALL to be passing so that no matter WHICH tracks I choose for the remix flood on OCR upon album release, all would pass without question and any further OCR submissions after album release. Hopefully this makes sense. So another track up for grabs! @Nathan Allen Pinard, Well, Jealous is still open and will remain open until you claim it officially. Right now, we are reaching out to Kidd Cabbage and Viking Guitar for that track but if you feel you can do something with it real soon....it is open for the moment.

Okay, I've notified @Supercoolmike of your intentions to help out. If he doesn't reach out to you within the week, reach out to him @Deedubs. Last Dungeon is a very unique piece and the final one before the last two 'boss battle' songs. So it has a very critical spot in the album of being the last haunting, emotional piece before things get crazy busy sound wise. Looking forward to whatever you two come up with!

To all remixers out there, currently on the project, those who have finished and those who have yet to sign on. @Supercoolmike is struggling with 'Last Dungeon', Track 07 on Disc 3. We've discussed this and he's looking for a second remixer to help collab with him in bringing his vision to light. I want to see him succeed and would appreciate someone stepping up to help him achieve this goal. I am pinging @Deedubs here only because he's done three tracks for us already and expressed interest in a fourth down the line depending on current projects and real life circumstances. Maybe this could be your fourth but in collaboration with Supercoolmike's vision for the piece? Either way, I'd really appreciate someone helping out. So if you can give a shout-out here if you are interested and we can get you two hooked up in pushing the track forward. Thank you. EDIT: Also for those who I said I'd be removing your claim after the 15th, more tracks have now been opened up to claim as of today.

Cool @Garpocalypse, all I needed was some communication. I'm okay with the delay! Thanks for letting me know and congrats and good luck on your new life in Texas! May it treat you well! Looking forward to your final WIP that we'll send to judges for critique polishing.

Remixer/track roundup: @pu_freak Looking for a more updated WIP ASAP please. Nov 15th would be a good due date. @Silent Ice Looking for a more updated WIP ASAP please. Nov 15th would be a good due date. @Sbeast Waiting on your polish based on judge feedback and finalize this track for good. @fxsnowy Waiting on your polish based on judge feedback and finalize this track for good. @wildfire If I haven't heard from you by Nov 15th, I will have to assume you can't participate and drop your claim. @Moseph Waiting on your polish based on judge feedback and finalize this track for good. (I did send yours to the judges right?) @YoshiBlade Waiting on your polish based on judge feedback and finalize this track for good. @RiverSound If I haven't heard from you by Nov 15th, I will have to assume you can't participate and drop your claim. @Garpocalypse Looking for a more updated WIP ASAP please so we can send to judges for polish critique. Nov 15th would be a good due date. @zykO Waiting on your polish based on judge feedback and finalize this track for good. @Clem Looking for a more updated WIP ASAP please. Nov 15th would be a good due date. @Tuberz McGee Looking for a more updated WIP ASAP please. Nov 15th would be a good due date. @Sentient Pulse I've received your track, Modus and I are listening to it, please be patient and we'll give you a more solid feedback. Good job so far! @Supercoolmike Looking for a more updated WIP ASAP please. Nov 15th would be a good due date. @djg-music Looking for a more updated WIP ASAP please. Nov 15th would be a good due date. That's the November update. Please try to get these tracks in guys (and gals). We're almost half way there to the full track listing. For those interested and those who have submitted final tracks in months past, you are more than welcome to go pick up another unclaimed track. We've got some great music so far!

Wow, that is a shock @Jorito, well for now he's been removed since I don't have any personal way of contacting him and he's been rather unresolved with his involvement in the project. So I'm not sure his level of commitment to it. Either way, thanks for the headsup. BTW, I'm back everyone. Over the course of the week, I'm going to go through the track list and catch up with folks I've yet to hear from in a while.

Starting tomorrow, I'll be gone most of October and will be back in the last half. Until such time I make it back and post here that I am, please refer all questions, samples, WIPs to @Modus for the time being, he's stand-in director for now. Thank you. Also, @wildfire and @Brandon Strader, you still in this or has real life snatched you away from us forever?

I'll be looking forward to your WIP of it. Once received and accepted, I can sign you on board for Theme of Loneliness.

Quick word to all those still awaiting on faux judges feedbacks, they're kinda swamped with real life atm but they'll get to them eventually and I'll pass on all critiques to you ASAP. Thanks for the patience!

Okay, we had a bunch of folks drop out leaving quite a few unclaimed tracks BUT, we got a few more turned in and finalized! So we're up to...*counts* 10 finished tracks?! Amazing! And looks like 2-3 in the making of being polished and finalized as we speak which will push us to 12-13 when they get sent in! However we need additional talent to cover the remaining tracks. Thanks for those who got back to me, even if did not make the Sept 1 Deadline, THANKS for getting back with me. Communication is key and I still like to hear SOMETHING even if its 'life is busy but I haven't given up!' Just keep me informed of your interest and I'll keep you on the project.

Premaster, however, I'd like to run your track one more time by the judges and then after that and whatever fixes they suggest, you send me a finished WAV and FLAC file and we'll get a single professional master-er to do all the tracks together. Thanks for the question and looking forward to your finalized track!

Ouch, double punch right there and @nOkbient I felt was on a role with everything on his track. This is going to hurt the project greatly in terms of forward momentum. I understand real life happens but wow, I find out that my deployment was cancelled at last minute, I finally get back to the thread to find people dropping like flies. Lots of bad news all around it seems. Congrats on the son @Mak Eightman, it definitely won't be easy to manage or budget time for OCRemix work and parenthood but it is possible as you get into the groove of things, so best of luck to you there. @Brandon Strader, looks like that mix Mak Eightman was occupying that you were originally eyeing has now opened up if you'd like to switch and hop on over. Whew, now that that's out of the way, let's go down the list and see where we are at: @pu_freak - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @Silent Ice - You're so close to the end, get 'er done by Aug 15th-Sept 1st and let's get this track sent to the judges for some in depth feedback! @Sbeast - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @fxsnowy - You're so close to the end, get 'er done by Aug 15th-Sept 1st and let's get this track sent to the judges for some in depth feedback! @wildfire - Please let me know if real life is going to be a problem or if you can pull it through but need more time by Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @Moseph - You're so close to the end, get 'er done by Aug 15th-Sept 1st and let's get this track sent to the judges for some in depth feedback! @YoshiBlade - You're so close to the end, get 'er done by Aug 15th-Sept 1st and let's get this track sent to the judges for some in depth feedback! @huile_smith - I haven't heard from you since you signed on basically. I need SOMETHING from you by Sept 1st or I'm unfortunately going to have to drop your track claim! @~Faseeh~ - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @shredd - Still waiting for any WIP at all from you. Please try to send one in by Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @RiverSound - Still waiting for any WIP at all from you. Please try to send one in by Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @Garpocalypse - You're so close to the end, get 'er done by Aug 15th-Sept 1st and let's get this track sent to the judges for some in depth feedback! @Brandon Strader - Still waiting for any WIP at all from you. Please try to send one in by Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @zykO - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @Jorito - You're so close to the end, get 'er done by Aug 15th-Sept 1st and let's get this track sent to the judges for some in depth feedback! @Clem - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @Tuberz McGee - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @ZackParrish - I haven't heard from you since you signed on basically. It is past Aug 1st so unless you'd like to hop back on and reclaim the track, I've released it. However, this time, I'd like to see some WIP first before reclaiming the track now. Sorry, but got to keep the project moving forward. :( @Supercoolmike - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st! @lacifer - I haven't heard from you since you signed on basically. I need SOMETHING from you by Sept 1st or I'm unfortunately going to have to drop your track claim! @djg-music - looking forward to a more robust WIP or near finished product Aug 15th-Sept 1st!

Just got back from a week long Disneyworld trip with family. It was crazy but now I'm back and ready to dive right into this again. Please, if there are any remixers awaiting my feedback on their WIPs that got lost in the cracks in the last few weeks due to vacation, please let me know and I'll give them a listen and get back to you ASAP! Also, @zykO, any luck on recovering your HD so you can send that WIP in? Looking forward to this one.

Well keep me informed and let me know either way. Thanks for getting back with me.

July 1st deadline is coming up for a few of you. @shredd, @Brandon Strader, and @Mak Eightman, looking forward to your first WIP at that time! @wildfire, @RiverSound, @ZackParrish, still waiting on anything from you since June 1st and earlier. Please get back to me on the status of your involvement.

Cool everyone, as long as you maintain contact and keep me in the loop on what's going on. If you're having troubles, voice it. Silence is killer here. Then I have no idea if you've unintentional dropped the project or not and forgot to tell me. lol Thanks @Clem and @~Faseeh~ for the updates!

As much as I'd like to get the core track list filled, there has been precendence that someone can claim a non-core track list and get it to be a part of the main track list (Yoshiblade's choice). However, in this case, you'll have to provide a good, solid, meaty WIP first before I consider you signing onto the team for non-core tracks. Feel free to work on it, but you're not on yet for the reason stated here. I wish you luck.

@Sbeast @Moseph Check your PMs, you have my comments finally. Sorry about the wait. @Jorito You should have your first judges comment in your PM inbox, awaiting on the others. @Tuberz McGee Copy all. I will be eagerly awaiting those fully recorded guitar riffs!

Ah, for some reason, I had it in my head that we'd be waiting on those recordings from collaborators before submitting. What do you want to do?