benprunty Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Sorry if this has been done before. For me, OCRemix has enhanced my life in many ways. DJ Pretzel got me interested in funk music with his Shinobi Consent remix, and Shnabubula enhanced my interest in jazz overall. I've made about a dozen CD's with carefully chosen and arranged OCR favorites. I now listen to several artists original stuff as well, like Star Salzman, DJ Redlight, and Shnabubula. All the music I've gotten from OCR inspires me in my own music writing every day. OCRemix has added so much texture to my musical life since I started listening to it around 2002 that I honestly can't imagine life without it. Thanks to DJ Pretzel and all the remixers. How has it enhanced everyone else's life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremespleen Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 OCR brought me a lot of internet friends. After unmod went, I lost touch with a lot of them. At least I some of them are here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bottle Rocket Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 It gave me all those lovely Ice Cap remixes! owait. It actually just made me able to get nostalgia and nergasms more often. :'D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 OC ReMix has made me a bitter, angry person. edit: yes this is an enhancement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I spent most of the first half of my twenties inside on Friday and Saturday nights, with no steady ladyfriend... Oh wait, ENHANCED... jk; I can't scapegoat this site into what was essentially the effect of going to a commuter school, and I *did* buy my first house at age 20, which was a good investment. Plus, things have evened out now, and contrary to the prediction that "once djp gets a steady gf, ocremix will go down," the opposite has happily been true. Honestly, this site had a huge impact on my life. I'm sure some little bits here and there might have been negative, but overall there's so many positives that I'd need to write a novel... and I almost have: last year's State of the ReMix (or was it the year prior? I forget...) was essentially about how, in spite of some the sacrifices I've made, I see so much positive come out of the site that I've consciously decided to poor my heart and soul into it, and haven't regretted doing so. Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bottle Rocket Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Get a new sig, p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumUltimA Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 got me exposed to MANY other awesome genres through a common bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmuh Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 HUGE balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybell Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 got me exposed to MANY other awesome genres through a common bond This. There were genres I didn't even know about before OCR came along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 The first 20 years of my life were spent mostly lonely and depraved (of good music that is.) When I found OC Remix seven years ago, I found myself in music heaven. This site pulled me through some tough times in my life. You guys rock and I'll never stop listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirie Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 OCR has introduced me to so many amazing artists, songs, and people. (even though I'm still new to the forums part...) And the music just makes my day so much better. I'll never stop listening and supporting the site. ♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexstyle Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I found out about this site from a couple different sources--first some computer magazine interview with Binster, and then somewhat more recently zircon posted the "Voices of the Lifestream" link at KVR. Once I really downloaded a lot of choons, I must say that I've been really inspired by some of the remixes. I'm an avid gamer, but I mostly play open-source and free games. None of them really have a soundtrack to speak of. Coming to OCR and hearing these remixes of the brilliant game composers' songs has REALLY broadened my musical understanding. Plus, there's a TON of genres made on here that I wouldn't ordinarily go searching for, yet I really love. Thanks OCR for the amazing diversity and the great inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I've consciously decided to poor my heart and soul into it, and haven't regretted doing so. Word. HA! I'm not teh only one who kant grammarz. Oh, and OCR has not enhanced my life in any way. I continue to be a cold, miserable, unapproachable person. If I had to pick the least slimy, detestable thing and call that the closest thing to a gem to come out of this pit of despair, it would be the nice work guy emoticon. Yes, I'm talking about him -> Other than that, I'm pretty well disgusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 By showing me the cruel art of aggressive sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quoda Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 By making me appreciate video game music even more than I initially did. By making me drool like a fangirl over the all the awesome artists here... that's hot. And by adding at least a few gig of music to my already video game music heavy song collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siven7 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 It's shown me some phenomenal artists, great arrangers and arrangements as well as showing me a group of people who REALLY CARE about game music... man, what a terrific site. Keep up the incredible work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I don't even know where to start. Many of the people I count among my best friends are people I wouldn't have met if not through OCR. It has also hugely expanded my horizons as a listener, introducing me to many new styles and artists I wouldn't have otherwise listened to. It has vastly expanded my abilities as a musician and producer; I sucked when I got here, and every ounce of improvement I've made since then has been due to 1) My ongoing quest to make better remixes and 2) constant critique from members of the community. I have made a ton of potentially useful professional contacts. OCR has impacted my life in such a huge way that I cannot begin to imagine what my life would be like had it never existed. Three cheers for David Lloyd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 got me exposed to MANY other awesome genres through a common bond Amen to that. OCR broadened my horizons musically, and also got me more interested in creating music of my own. I'd go as far to say every song I've ever written (be them good or bad) has OCR to thank, at least in part, for the inspiration. It also taught me that there ARE, in fact, girls on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tiger Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Not really major, but Reuben Kee's (God rest his soul) Ascension to Cosmo Canyon is a song I always find to be particularly inspiring...which is needed for the work I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starla Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Beyond all the obvious music-influencing and learning-new-genres and talking to the most awesome of people ever, I moved twice. My life has been greatly impacted by the OCR community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 By showing me the cruel art of aggressive sarcasm. RRRRRRAGNAROK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipode Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Not going to lie - OCR has been a HUGE influence on my life. I first stumbled across it in '03 and immediately dismissed it because I assumed it was a pay site or a collection of MIDIs. Not sure what drew me back, but I came back and listened to everything I could and joined the forums where I met lots of awesome people, and several things occurred as a result. First, I gained a newfound appreciation for game music itself. The second and probably most important was that I realized people like me were making music by themselves and releasing it online for free. This was a huge inspiration and it eventually led to my exposure to various DAWs. Now, four years later, I make my own original music (something which is a great passion for me and may even become a career someday) and have radically changed my own musical tastes. Plus after jumping from unmod to .org to remod I've found lots of awesome people who wouldn't have otherwise come together. In short, OCR was a large turning point for me and it has given me several goals to look forward to. All I have left to do is make/submit a remix! Hopefully sometime this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Beyond all the obvious music-influencing and learning-new-genres and talking to the most awesome of people ever, I moved twice. My life has been greatly impacted by the OCR community. I've moved thrice since I discovered OC Remix. God Bless you all for helping to keep my head above the water during such difficult times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 RRRRRRAGNAROK! WAAAAHAHAHAAAA! Thank you. Just wait till you hear what I'm working on now. You'll be so disgusted! Actually, I've got an unlikely one. OCR has helped me improve my Japanese . . . I think. Since becoming the site translator I've had to look up all kinds of crazy kanji and useless vocabulary words. It's all thanks to DJP's "content policy" nonsense. Hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJT Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I sucked when I got here left the door way open on that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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