shadow24 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Artist Appreciation Competition 2015 (Kick Starter Games) An unofficial competition that was generously allowed to be hosted on OCR. General I wanted to give a big thanks to the artists that have provided great music over the years and needed a catalyst to do so. This competition is the result and I wholeheartedly hope everyone involved has fun in the process. The theme for this competition is "Kick Starter Games" and participants will be choosing and remixing from various soundtracks each round. If you have any questions or need anything clarified just ask. Thanks! Source Material Freedom Planet Freedom Planet FTL FTL FTL: Advanced Edition La-Mulana La-Mulana (Complete OST) Mercenary Kings Mercenary Kings Shantae Shantae: Risky's Revenge Shantae and the Pirate's Curse Shovel Knight Shovel Knight Tiny Barbarian Tiny Barbarian DX - The Serpent Lord Tiny Barbarian DX - Ruins of Xandu Also any other kickstarted game not specified can be used. Schedule Nov 19 - Dec 27 - Signups. Dec 28 - Participants will randomly be assigned Brackets. Dec 29 - Jan 03 - Bracket A chooses their first song. Jan 05 - Jan 10 - Bracket A remixes. Bracket B chooses their first song. Jan 12 - Jan 17 - Bracket B remixes. Bracket C chooses their first song. Voting for Bracket A. Jan 19 - Jan 24 - Bracket C remixes. Bracket A chooses their next song. Voting for Bracket B. Jan 26 - Jan 31 - Bracket A remixes. Bracket B chooses their next song. Voting for Bracket C. Feb 02 - Feb 07 - Bracket B remixes. Bracket C chooses their next song. Voting for Bracket A. Feb 09 - Feb 14 - Bracket C remixes. Voting for Bracket B. (Remixing extended: now due Tuesday the 17th at the last second of the day.) Feb 16 - Feb 21 - Voting for Bracket C. (Voting extended: from Wednesday the 18th through Tuesday the 24th at the last second of the day. Brackets Here are all three. Alpha Bravo Charlie [*]Participants will be randomly divided into groups then assigned to each bracket (I'll try to adjust if needed in order to compensate for individuals that have personal scheduling conflicts). [*]Individuals in each bracket will remix two songs over the course of this competition. [*]Example: If 16 people signup then brackets will include (5,5,6) individuals. 32 songs will be created in total. 16 in all 3 bracket's round 1. 16 in all 3 bracket's round 2. Participant To Bracket Assignment Prizes ($540 total) The winners of each round will receive. (You will be contacted if you win, so please provide a paypal account etc to receive your prize. I can do money orders too. They are guaranteed by the post office and I can confirm delivery as well.) 1st Place) $45 2nd Place) $30 3rd Place) $15 Prize Delivery Status - Legend (Pending | Sent (Receive Issue) | Sent) Round One Hylian Lemon Gario Cosmic Sounds Cyril The Wolf Nutritious Garpocalypse [*] MushroomSword Ghetto Lee Lewis Jonathan! Round Two SignupsAnyone can signup. Please PM the competition organizer or post here to signup and your name will be added to the roster. Please title the PM "AAC 2015 - Signup" with your preferred artist name in the body of the message. When mixing please remix solo with no outside help to simplify payment to winners. I need a minimum of 9 people in order to start. Please tell your talented friends! Submission PM the competition organizer no later than Sunday 12:00AM EST (Saturday midnight) at the end of the remixing week with a link to your remix. You can host on Dropbox, Soundcloud etc. I prefer MP3 format. Please use the following format to name your song. Format: "Remixer - Your Title (Source Game - Source Track Name).mp3" Example "shadow24 - Flood Gates (Mercenary Kings - Dam II).mp3" Voting Vote in the proper voting threads no later than Sunday 12:00AM EST (Saturday midnight) at the end of the voting week. Choosing songs. (Participants Of The Respective Bracket Only) You cannot choose the same source twice. You get to pick your own song from all these sources. (This can be abused if you are not a procrastinator / bogged down) [*]Voting on remixes (Everyone) The organizer can only vote in order to tiebreak. Voting should be based on asking yourself the following questions. Is at least 50% of the source material used? How well is the remix composed, arranged, produced, and mastered? How well do you enjoy the remix? [*]Please vote for your top three choices. [*]Using the artist's name or song title both work when voting. [*]Example [*]Counts for votes go as following (1st => 3pts, 2nd => 2pts, 3rd => 1pt). [*]Remixers cannot vote for the song that they made. [*]Any remixer in the competition who votes will automatically receive 3pts towards their entry because they voted. [*]Voting Threads (Everyone) Voting Thread - Alpha Bracket - Round One Voting Thread - Bravo Bracket - Round One Voting Thread - Charlie Bracket - Round One Voting Thread - Alpha Bracket - Round Two Voting Thread - Bravo Bracket - Round Two Voting Thread - Charlie Bracket - Round Two Downloads Alpha Bracket - Round One Bravo Bracket - Round One Charlie Bracket - Round One Alpha Bracket - Round Two Bravo Bracket - Round Two Charlie Bracket - Round Two Bonus Artwork Album Art (Template and Example) PDN Template (Character art taken from DeviantArt artists spacemanstrife (Freedom Planet) and gsilverfish (Tiny Barbarian)) Sigs (Template and Example) PDN Template (Freedom Planet) (Character Art By DeviantArt Artist spacemanstrife) PDN Template (FTL) (Ship Art By DeviantArt Artist MeckanicalMind) PDN Template (La-Mulana) PDN Template (Mercenary Kings) PDN Template (Shantae) PDN Template (Shovel Knight) PDN Template (Tiny Barbarian) Please see Hylian Lemon for the all in one sig. (I had to remove it here due to a 10 image post limitation.) Hylian LemonGariosupercoolmike [*] Nutritious Cyril The Wolf gercr [*] Brandon Strader MushroomSword Edited April 22, 2015 by shadow24 Adding Content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexy Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 First of all, this competition looks pretty organised and clear - it's a nice idea to be able to give back towards the artists in monetary form as well as focus really well on emphasis on a single game score. However, if you're expecting 50+ people taking part, I'd recommend that you simplify the bracket considerably - Mercenary Kings isn't really a popular game for artists to cover, or if it is, it definitely isn't as iconic as Sonic, Mega Man, Final Fantasy or Shovel Knight - 4 other games which similarly had bracket styled competitions from these. So if there's any way you'd be able to revise your brackets for a potentially smaller turnout, you might be able to get a workable competition here. This is my tuppence on the whole thing *_* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Thanks for the reply and complements. In all honesty I'm not expecting 50 participants. It's just 51 would be my upper limit since I'd have to mp3 tag everyone's music in a day. If just 20 people signed up then I would be happy. I'm hoping everyone is just waiting until they know their new year's schedule before deciding. I feel the signup allotment time is very generous. The bracket style is so people won't get burnt out and have a good break between mixing. Let me ponder your suggestion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 If everyone names their files properly, tagging should only take a few minutes no matter how many there are. You shouldn't be tagging files individually anyway. MP3Tag or the equivalent is essential for any compo organizer (not using ThaSauce, anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) If everyone names their files properly, tagging should only take a few minutes no matter how many there are. You shouldn't be tagging files individually anyway. MP3Tag or the equivalent is essential for any compo organizer (not using ThaSauce, anyway). Oh ok I've never hosted a compo before so I'm trying to get everthing right. I'll take away the upper restriction and put a lower one. Also I may extend signups a week into january if I don't see alot of interest. Its tricky setting this up during popular holidays this time of year. Also, I'll probably hit Darke up for some sub-forum voting threads near the end of signups as an alternative to PM voting. Edited November 22, 2014 by shadow24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gercr Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 It sounds interesting, I´m in. Although I never heard of the game before, I hope its not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwickline11 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 This sounds like a lot of fun! I'm totally in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Thank you for volunteering guys / gals If signups are still low in early december then I'll add in other successful kickstarter games such as FTL, Shantae, Pier Solar And The Great Architects, Freedom Planet, Tiny Barbarian, and Shovel Knight. Also I'll remove song voting and just have people pick what they want from all the OST tracks. Until then though I'll leave the setup as is. OK: Updated this competition, changed some things etc. See top post. Edited November 29, 2014 by shadow24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonectric Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I, Hylian Lemon, do pledge my interest in a Kickstarter Smash Bros Competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Massive props for including Freedom Planet! I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercoolmike Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 when I was reading the "Info" comment, I couldn't help but notice something and just wanted to clarify Participants will be randomly assigned to each bracket. Each bracket will remix two songs. so Even if the bracket can have 5 people in it, only 2 remixes can come out? or did you mean Each person within the bracket has to have two remixes to submit. (I say this because I remember shadow24 saying that he originally had planned for at least 50 people, so it caught my attention to see that only a couple of songs would actually be made) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) so Even if the bracket can have 5 people in it, only 2 remixes can come out? or did you mean Each person within the bracket has to have two remixes to submit. Each person who signs up will create a total of 2 songs over the course of this entire competition (2 rounds per bracket). If 7 people are in bracket A round 1 then 7 songs will be made. 1 for each participant. When round 2 hits then another 7 songs will be made. 1 for each participant. Edited November 29, 2014 by shadow24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonectric Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 If you want a character lineup sig like mine right away, let me know and I can slap your name on one. Otherwise I can make everything when the signups are over. Lots of great source tunes to pick from, and yet Shantae is the only one with a posted remix (by the composer, no less). Go where no remixer has gone before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 If this level of excitement keeps up then I'll be forced to reduce the number of brackets down to one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Try sending out a bunch of invites to OCR members, Get it mentioned on an OCR talkback, and make some posts on the indie studio's forums for the games being selected and encourage people to sign up. You may also want to consider making a .blogspot page to make the competition look more official to non-ocr forum members. Someplace to host the remixes and competition info alongside using the Competition subforum. Just some thoughts... good luck recruiting for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Thanks Gar, I'm implementing some of your suggestions Hopefully I'm not annoying people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Just want to put this out here: The distribution of prizes is the sole responsibility of Darren Smith (aka shadow24). OverClocked ReMix is in no way obligated to enforce or ensure that the awards are sent to their respective winners at the end of the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I'll pay winners after each round concludes as long as they contact me back with some sort of payment delivery method such as PayPal. It's better than paying everyone at the very end and would build trust with participants. Originally when I thought of doing this compo I had asked Shariq to host and was willing to put all the prize money in an OCR holding account up front. I can only ask people that they trust me for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutritious Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Sounds interesting. I'll join in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) Not confirming my entry or anything, just wondering, this being a compo for kickstarted games... why no shovel knight? The soundtracks already in are pretty cool though. Edited December 8, 2014 by Sir_NutS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 FTL would be a good one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) If you want to mix music from another kickstarted based game such as FTL or Shovel Knight then please do. I listed the other ones on request as well. I'll post an update on the main page. FTL is a great game with some nice ambiance. I'd love to hear someone's interpretation of one of the themes. As to why Shovel Knight was not listed... It's because Shariq just had a competition for it. If you want to remix Shovel Knight by all means go ahead. Edited December 9, 2014 by shadow24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Lee Lewis Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 In honor of Beethoven's birthday today, I would like to sign up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow24 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Sweet! That meets the minimum number of participants for three brackets. You guys / gals are great! Please check the front page and make sure I didn't forget to add anyone's name to the participants section. Edited December 17, 2014 by shadow24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Covenant Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Count me in as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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