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I call dibs on this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BxH8yKcSy0&list=PL7D3F4A85EEC3BEDB&index=36

Here's the deal. I'm trying to put together the materials we need to produce physical versions of the Eevee EP, our excellent single-disc Pokémon jam we released earlier this year. For this album we want to do a single-disc sleeved version, not the normal digipak we usually do (if you've ever seen physicals for Apex 2013, that's what I'm talking about). Here is NationWide Disc's Sleeve Template. As you can see, the end product is 5 x 5 inches. Album art is supposed to be at 300dpi. The problem I'm running into is that the source materials we have for the album art are not hi-res enough for us to do a physical release on the level of quality we prefer to do. Unfortunately, due to various circumstances, the original artist for the album cover doesn't have the source files we need. What I'm looking for is a talented, technically proficient artist to rework and/or possibly redraw the existing Eevee EP album art into a higher resolution that we can use to put together the physical product. We briefly discussed getting all new album art, but we'd like to stick with the look and design of the original album art because we feel that it's very iconic of the album, which is why I'm looking for a redraw. Here's the album art below, if you haven't seen it. I'll also be looking for some touch-ups (e.g. defining Umbreon a bit more). Any help would be appreciated.

Just to clarify, this wouldn't be an "anime music" album, but a game music album for games based on anime (specifically Shounen Jump games).

I've had a nerd-crush on Clara since The Snowmen.

Got the epic hip-hop mega-collab from Jordanius, 3 parts clocking in at 24:27. It's excellent stuff. Now we just need all the music for the REST of the album! xD Looking forward to hearing what you guys are producing.

What if we don't want to use a Blackberry because they are stupid and pointless? These are company-wide, Dwight.

I realize that Tim and Kristina are friends and they're just engaging in some ribbing, but it's important to note that competitors shouldn't really be saying what boils down to "vote for me, here's why." I don't want to step on any toes here (Brandon, let me know if I'm out of line), but I want to point out that the Competitions Code of Conduct clearly states that "Your entry to a competition should be all you need to garner votes." It's not the job of any competitor to make sure people are voting what they feel to be the correct way. It's up to Brandon, as the competition runner, to stress what he feels are the most important criteria, which he has done in the first post. My 2c.

Send an email with the pic to admin@ocremix.org.

I think that sounds awesome. I actually floated an idea similar to this when that whole "technomanga" stuff was happening. From the thread: I think it'd be cool to do an album like you described, but I don't think it should be as broad as "games based on an anime or manga." The list you posted is massive. If you're gonna do one, zero in on specific series or specific genres. Something like "remixes of Shounen Jump games (DBZ, Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, etc.)" or maybe "remixes of anime sports games (Prince of Tennis, Inazuma Eleven, etc)." I don't think that "based on anime" is enough of a unifying theme.

How did I not know about this. This is amazo. Seriously though, this is one of my favorite sources.

You're free to purchase MM25 (I pre-ordered one), but you (as an artist on the album) will be receiving a free copy of it at MAGFest.

Dave posted this picture on Twitter last night. Physicals should be available at CDBaby very very soon. Make sure you order yours. I'm personally really excited about these physicals because I (with TONS of help from OCR staff and rnn, the album cover artist) stared at the Photoshop project files for HOURS preparing these things for production.

Because he's interested in trying out a Final Fantasy game. He explains that in the very first post. Final Fantasy IV, V, or VI. Skip VII and go for IX if you want a great PSX one, and I'm personally quite partial to XII.

Right, it was written as an image song, which you generally see in multimedia properties in Japan (character singles for manga, anime, toku, etc).

I said that if someone wants to take ownership of a ReMixer interview show, that'd probably be fine. And I'm not "shooting down" all of the ideas. I'm just clarifying that suggesting posting more music-only videos (i.e. remix requests or compo mixsets) on the channel is not the kind of suggestion we're looking for. The vast majority of the channel is already music-only. A compo overview show is good, so long as it discusses the compos and competitors themselves beyond just saying "hey here are some tracks i liked."

I'm gonna just have to say no to this. We don't want to just post more music on the YouTube channel. You're missing the point with this idea. This isn't exciting as video content. This isn't even producing video content. This is just making a remix. Theory is fun and interesting for a lot people, and relating it to VGM is a good way for people to get more interested in it. The goal of this is not just make videos "about OCR." I want people to look more outward instead of inward. Videos that aren't about the community, but content coming from the community. One of OCR's goals is to not just be a place to get remixes but also be more of a resource about VGM in general.

It's an interesting case. The song was composed FOR the game but not used IN the game, but it was used in ANOTHER game. My personal feeling would be that it's fine. I wonder what other joojes think.

Need to reiterate: no live shows. That requires us giving access to the YouTube channel to people not on staff. Looking for pre-produced videos. As for compo mixsets, we're not gonna do that, because the entire point is to put up videos that aren't just music. Also, we're not gonna post music to the channel that hasn't gone through the submissions process or album process. Project progress and "what's going on" not so much. Site projects move at their own pace and come out when they come out. It's not interesting to subcribers to watch a video that basically just says "this isn't out yet." VGM composer profile show is a good idea.

If you didn't read the original post, why are you replying to the thread? Anyway, ReMixer interviews would ostensibly be conducted during Talkback. I personally don't like the idea of having a show that depends on a different person getting it done by themselves every single time (i.e. artists having to record themselves). I'd like for specific people to take ownership of a recurring program that is prepared beforehand and has decent video production going on (well filmed, title cards, etc.). If someone can take ownership of that kind of thing and make it happen on a regular basis (every two or three weeks), then that's probably alright. Also just want to clarify, we're not looking for another Google Hangout-on-Air-style show like Talkback. The OCR "talk show" is already covered. Also it's important to note that that audience for a lot of the video content will not necessarily be remixers. Remember, the OC ReMix YouTube channel has 73,000+ subscribers, and most of those folks are listeners. Keep that in mind when brainstorming, and try to gear your thoughts more towards VGM in general.

So I mentioned this on : OC ReMix is interested in putting up more content on our YouTube channel aside from just OC ReMixes and album trailers. We've got something like 73K subscribers, and we want to put that audience-base to good use. We've already started this by doing the weekly Talkback show, so that's one thing. Obviously doing music videos is a another thing we're always interested in exploring, so we're not going to discuss that here; what we're really looking for is specifically-themed, well-produced content that can come out on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. For example, an idea that was tossed around was doing a show called "Unsung Heroes" (obviously named after the album) that highlights an often overlooked game soundtrack every episode. Or maybe something called "Source Breakdown" where someone with some music theory knowledge takes a look at some VGM track and does some critical analysis on it. Tutorial videos are also something we'd like to get. The important thing though is that we want the videos to focus on VGM content; we're not interested in just hosting Let's Play videos with OC ReMixes playing in the background. We're specifically looking for people who are interested in creating content for the YouTube channel. The community here is really talented in ways beyond just writing remixes, and we want to tap that to start putting out some regular shows. Just to stress again, we're not just looking for ideas, we're looking for folks who are actually willing to dig in and produce these videos. OC ReMix staff is super busy and we can't do this stuff ourselves, which is why we're trying to tap the community more in order to get more cool content out. This thread is primarily for gathering ideas and gauging interest. Shows Unsung Heroes - Highlights an obscure, underrated, or unheard-of game soundtrack. Source Breakdown - A critical, theory-oriented analysis of a VGM track. Production Tutorial (Unnamed) VGM Composer Spotlight (Unnamed) Inside the ReMixer's Studio - One-on-One Intensive Interview with a ReMixer Compo Corner - Competitions news. Winners, losers, recommended tracks.

Stop posting flamebait like this. In addition, stop trolling. Talk about the PS4 if you want to talk about PS4. You're just bringing up Wii U because you want to rile people up. Knock it off.

Yeah we wanna start doing that for album releases.

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i hate when these remixers put VOCALS on VIDEO GAME MUSIC

That's a huge stretch. I wouldn't read too much into it. Hard Times is pretty much just Ice Cap Zone before before being transferred to the Genesis/MD sound chip.