Lira Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 hey, all; so I've been lurking OCR on and off for the better part of three years, but only for the past year (since, of all things, I finally got the guts to pursue music as a serious hobby after doing vocals for Xaleph on AnimeRemix last October) have I been working as an active vocalist/songwriter in various capacities. I'm featured on a handful of upcoming professional trance tracks to be released in 2010. Thing is, I'm semi-at a loss as to how to get more involved here, and make myself available for collaborations. There's a lot of incredible talent in the community and as a long-time fan, I'd be happy to help & contribute where possible or where needed. But I'm not a producer, so I can't very well start posting feedback threads. And posting in every thread going "if you need a vocalist, poke me! :D :D" would get old & obnoxious quickly. So, er, help? How does one go about this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'm fairly new around here and I really haven't found it too difficult to get involved. There seem to be a decent amount of threads with open invitations to join in on a project. Also, there are things like the One Hour Compositions that are held each Thursday. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcana Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Oh yeah, a great way to get yourself involved and making music is to join some projects and competitions. Even though they're "competitions" they're not really competitive. It's a good idea to have some work you've done as a vocalist available to demonstrate your ability. But yeah, do One Hour Compo, we'd love to have you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 People sometime post about needing a vocalist for a song in Community or Workshop. Keeping an eye out for those kinds of threads is good. Updating your music skills in our Workshop database and listing them in your forum sig are both good too, I saw you've done both of those. I guess another important thing is just getting your name (and voice) out there by posting in the forums or doing competitions. Establishing yourself as a regular will help producers keep you in mind for songs and trust that you won't flake on a project. One last thing: if you have any ideas for songs you'd like to remix, you could just start a Workshop thread about that, asking for a producer to collab with and hope someone wants to do the same song. Hope this helps and that you stick around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 If you have songwriting skill, you could write lyrics and melody for what you wanna do, then turn to someone else for the music. You could even do a rough arrangement yourself, then hand it over to your collab partner for him/her to refine and mix. Even without a set collab aprtner, you could post that in the feedback forum and request someone skilled come in and collab with you. You might get some constructive criticism on your voice too. In any case, even chords+metronome+voice can be enough to attract a remixer. btw, I assume you have access to whatever you need to record, because you kind'a need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 you'd be surprised how people get their name noticed by just saying that they can contribute. project threads love that kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Adams Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I work with vocalists all the time. I love your voice and would enjoy working with you in the future once I finish some projects currently on my plate. (Please note I would be interested in original productions, not ReMixes.) I'll try to send you a demo of my latest and upcoming tracks soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lira Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 thanks for all of the replies & sorry for my late one! academic mayhem caught me unawares but after I clear out all (or, er, most of) my obligations, I'll be racing back here-- professional projects were stacking up for a bit but since I'm in music for love, not money, I'd much rather get back to projects simply for fun! Arcana, I'll definitely check out One Hour Compo sometime-- sounds interesting. Rozovian, thanks for the suggestions-- I am a songwriter, but I'm looking to add vocals to instrumentals more than do arrangements of my own on my own, for now. and yes, I have my own recording setup-- it'd be hard to have completed songs without it! Nicole, thanks for the kind words-- I'm absolutely up for originals, not just remixes, so feel free to contact me at any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonious Dissonance Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Would you mind giving me a sample of your singing? I've been looking for a vocalist since about... September I believe. That is, If you would be willing to work with me. But other than that it's nice to meet you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lira Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 General samples of my work are available on either of the artists' pages in my signature. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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