Abadoss

CMC: Conceptual Music Competition This competition is based on the rules of the classic TOMC (Thematic Original Music Competition). The CMC (Conceptual Music Competition) is designed so that each participant enters a piece of music based on a set theme. The participants take the theme and interpret it as they will to come up with something that fits. Any style can work, as long as it portrays a sense of what the theme is. During the run of TOMC, the idea was to make it fit an RPG feel. In CMC, you shouldn't necessarily limit yourself to that. Feel free to be imaginative! Each successive theme will be chosen by the winner of the previous competition. For example, say the theme of the last competition, CMC 10, was "Fire" and the winner, Nigel, submitted a piece that knocked the socks off of everyone, so he won. Nigel then gets to decide the theme for CMC 11. CMC 3: Snow Autumn has passed and winter descends upon the world. Snow has fallen upon the fields, transforming them into seas of white, and upon the trees, turning them to living clouds sitting low on the horizon. There are 3 entries for this round... Abadoss - "Vast Seas of White" "Open stretches of space Broken only by trees and rocks What once was green and vibrant Now covered in its shroud As if laid to rest Wisps and clouds circle aimlessly Over the frozen expanse In the distance, a lone hill Draped in frosted brambles Stands out from the fields Stranded and alone In vast seas of white." Reaktorz0 - "Crossing the Lands of the Frozen Squid" "One of your teammates has been captured by a giant zombie snowman, and you must go through monster infested snowy plains to rescue him. This is the song that plays while you cross the plains." Bren - "The Snow King's Land" "This is a snow kingdom different than many others featured in video games. I thought since usually the ruler of such a place is cold and heartless, that this time, it could be ruled by a benevolent king who is loved by all of his people and people of other lands. The city is built from ice and snow, above and below ground, with shining caverns and magnificent sculptures and buildings." Results!: Text results and critiques Audio results Voting Rules!: Voters will be allowed to pick a first place (3 points) and any number of honorary mentions (1 point). Only one set of votes from any one voter will be accepted and a person cannot vote for any one piece more than once. Corrections to votes, from the original voter only, will be accepted, but corrections will void the previous votes. Basically, a voter can vote and correct the vote, but only the final form of that vote will be counted. Send all votes to Abadoss by PM. Please include any and all constructive critiques (not to be confused with bashing) about them with your votes as well, so that there's always a sense of growth in the artform. If you wish to remain anonymous, just state so in your PM. Thanks. The voting period will last from the moment the entries are posted in the thread to the Saturday of the following week. The voting period for this round ends on January 13, so be sure to spend some time really listening to the pieces. Any participant in the competition can vote, but not for their own pieces. However, in an effort to encourage voting among participants, any participant who votes will have 2 points added to their voting score. Official Rules!: Each piece must be originally composed for this competition. Arrangements and remixes will not be accepted. (Pieces composed by the participant prior to the competition will not be accepted.) Each piece must be 2:00 or longer and match the competition theme. Only one entry per person. Collaborations will be allowed, but each collaborator may not submit any other pieces. (This also means that a person cannot collaborate on two or more different pieces at the same time.) A link to the entry piece must be PMed to Abadoss prior to the deadline set for each competition. DO NOT POST THE LINK IN THE THREAD! However, feel free to post in the WIP:Other forum. Important: Each file must be labelled accordingly: Composer_Name_-_Composition_Title_CMC#.mp3 (For example, if Magnus King submits a piece called "Heavy Laden with Ketchup" to CMC 10, then his filename would be: Magnus_King_-_Heavy_Laden_with_Ketchup_CMC10.mp3) MP3 file format is required. Know that even OGG will need to be converted into MP3. (If someone is unable to do so themselves, Abadoss would be willing and able to do it for them.) Entries should be accompanied by a description and/or story to help listeners understand what the piece is about. (Not required, though.) All entries must be submitted by Saturday, January 6, 2006 at 11:59 PM - PST, GMT-8. Good luck and have fun! Previous CMCs: http://www.warnerpacific.edu/personal/kkeyn/CMC.htm

I'd certainly appreciate feedback, too...

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I am not offering domain names(at least not yet), but I was offering hosting. The domain name reference I made was regarding making the hosting more official in terms of it actually being a site and not some sub-domain of an old site I used to have. Sorry for the confusion. EDIT: Unless I am misunderstanding what you are saying, if so please clarify. Nope. That pretty much takes care of that. I am running my site off of my college servers. I just need a domain name.

If you're still willing to do the domain thing for people, I could definitely use one... (I already have a good host that I pay nothing but tuition for)...

Three weeks? I can do that. I'm in. Maybe another prize could be having the mix posted as an OCR mix...

I sat down today and wrote this arrangement of Epona's theme. I think it might be worth submitting, but I wanted to see if anyone else agrees. Anyway, here's the piece: Zelda 64 "Epona's Pastorale" http://www.warnerpacific.edu/personal/kkeyn/music/Zelda_64_Eponas_Pastorale_OC_ReMix.mp3

Technically, a pin can be dangerous...

If someone needs a classically trained baritone voice, I would be willing to record for them. All I'd need is lyrics and a tune (but I'd really prefer sheet music, if possible).

Aw, I sowwy. Here, have a tissue. At least the guys didn't yell "catfight"! There are some still chivalrous among us...

I'm sad to hear that. 'Twill be missed while 'tis gone. How long a break are we talking about here?

Right, but Boston is decidedly closer to either of them than Portland, Oregon is...

Well, I should hopefully be in Boston by Fall 2007, so that might be a possibility...

I'm assuming that you used more than just kindling to build the fire... right? I'm jus' makin' chit-chat...

We did do that, believe me. Took us a while to get started, though, so the fire was already on its way out. Did you also stack the logs in such a way that there was a mini-furnace underneath? The air that feeds the fire needs to be coming from underneath the logs... Yes. And we criss-crossed the kinder, too, with space for oxygen. Were the pieces dry enough?

We did do that, believe me. Took us a while to get started, though, so the fire was already on its way out. Did you also stack the logs in such a way that there was a mini-furnace underneath? The air that feeds the fire needs to be coming from underneath the logs...

That was a cool show. btw, I think it's a little more helpful to light the fire underneath the logs...

Keep up the good work!

Of course. Although if people had some idea of when they were recording that segment of the show, they could hit up the server at the right time. It's really a novelty more than anything else. Just a rather impractical novelty (not that most are practical to begin with)...

That'd be a good idea, but the problem lies in the fact that the RRR is randomly spun, so no one would know what mixes would show up on the RRR for the actual recording of the show...

Wow... you look like Denethor from LotR: RotK... Personally, I'm really happy for you guys... but, if you start to rub it in (reminding single guys, such as myself, as to our relationship status), then I'll get a little annoyed... (this first time is permissible because you were announcing it)...

I'm actually a little surprised this didn't happen earlier...

Poor Jill (I see a stinger in the future)

He also speaks as though reading a teleprompter...