The Coop Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 It's that time again! Time to start thinking about Christmas as the temps climb to 100ºF+ around the country and people wax nostalgic about when it was cold... forgetting all the bitching they did about how cold it was, the snow, the ice, and all of that. And it's in that spirit... sort of... that we take our first step in getting this year's project underway. Soooooooooo... This project is open to any and all OCR members, regardless of whether you're a posted remixer or not. And now, the details... When's The Project Deadline?- December 20th, 2018 at 11:59 P.M. EST. This is now a REALLY hard, non-negotiable deadline, since it's very close to Christmas. We've had lots of last-minute entries and updates over the years and, to be perfectly honest, it shouldn't be that way. With months of time, having to hold off as long as possible for people made things pretty hectic for myself and Dyne in the past. Treating this project like a college paper that doesn't get worked on until the last minute got annoying rather quickly when it kept adding up to lots of hurrying year after year, with last second updates to artwork and retagging/reuploading things. As such, you have until one minute before midnight EST on December 20th to get me the final WAV or MP3 of your song. After that, you're shit outta luck until next year. I need time to do everything, including possibly making a little website to host this project if Dyne isn't online for one reason or another. So this deadline's set in stone... PERIOD. What Information Does The Coop Need?- When you send me your final versions, I'll need what name you want to use (real or remixer handle) and the name of your remix. You don't have to tell me what song you're remixing. Plus, if you have a website you'd like to pimp, supply that as well and I can add it to the MP3 tags. What Can Be Remixed?- Any song, really. Traditional Christmas carols, video game music, published music by a signed artist, music from TV/cartoons/anime... whatever gets your heart racing and into that Christmas spirit. This isn't an official OCR album, so you can draw from more sources than just VGM. Plus, you can take a non-Christmas tune, like the Main Theme from Space Harrier, Stage 6 Mission 2 from Metal Head, or I Defend STM from Truxton II, and turn it into a Christmasy one. So know that it's not limited only to songs that are Christmas-like to begin with. All that said, do keep in mind that if you want to submit your song to OCR later, you'll need to keep this site's guidelines in the back of your mind. But for this album, you can take it in just about any direction you want and get as crazy as you'd like (but please, no "Silver Bells" done in farts or something). How Long Can My Song Be?- As long as you want it to be. There are no restrictions on this, so whether it's 1:30, or 9:51 with a five minute guitar solo ala Metallica, it's all good. But again, if you want to submit your song to OCR later, keep their guidelines in mind. What Genres Can I Remix In?- Again, the door's wide open here. Rap, Metal, Pop, Piano-solo, Orchestral, Jazz, 8/16-bit, Barber Shop Quartet, A capella... it's up to you where you want to take it. What Format Should I Submit My Song In?- WAV or an MP3 of at least 192KB/s quality. I'll be tagging the MP3s and making MP3s from any submitted wavs, so you don't have to worry about that. But, if you'd like your website to be in the MP3 comments section, be sure to give it to me when you submit your song. How About A Little Music To Get Us In The Mood?- To help everyone along, here's a YouTube list of Christmasy tunes made by Ocre a number of years ago... http://ocremix.org/f...72&postcount=19 But remember, not all famous Christmas tunes are upbeat and cheerful. There are some that are more somber or haunting in tone, so you have more moods to play with than happy happy joy joy. What's The Website's Address Again?- It's got a new home at... http://williammichael.info/aocc/ This album will still be downloaded there as well, as Dyne will continue to host the albums on his site. How Do We Contact This The Coop Person?- If you've got questions, comments, concerns, want feedback, or your track is done and ready to be sent to me, you can PM me here on OCR, or send me an E-mail at thecoopscorner@gmail.com. Just be sure you remember to include a link to your remix. So yeah, there you go. You've got over five months to get something done for the lovely people of OverClocked Remix and the billions of listeners around the world who've become followers of our project. Good luck, have fun and make everyone some Nice Work™! Artists involved thus far... The Coop (director, cover artist and remixer) TheChargingRhino (remixer) Skull (remixer) Ridiculously Garrett (remixer) Audiomancer (remixer) Ronald Poe (remixer) Jamphibious (remixer) PlanarianHugger (remixer) HoboKa (remixer) AxLR (remixer) Argle (remixer) Lampje4life (remixer) Rozovian (remixer) LuckyXIII (remixer?) Furorezu (remixer) djpretzel and Dj Mokram 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChargingRhino Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Count me in, Coop!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Where do i sign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridiculously Garrett Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I'm in again Coop. Gotta get some mo' experience under ma belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 That's three more artists onboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiomancer Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Hmmm, I might try to take a shot at this, and this is plenty of warning. I already have ideas:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald Poe Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I've been in the last 2 albums so why not add me in. I already have an idea and possible direction. Have a nice day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Two more added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamphibious Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I've always wanted to do something Christmas-y but I never got involved in the past. Chalk me down as a maybe, I'm gonna think about what I might want to do for this. Should have plenty of time to get something done before the deadline! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanarianHugger Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Enjoy this the last 2 time I participated. So count me in this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I'm in, have yet to pick a source tune. Not sure if I can out-do the last one. Also, wonderin' if we can mooch Cyril the Wolf again, for another video stream of the Xmas Album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxLR Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 That sounds fun, count me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I gotta get on this. I failed last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Alright. The list is up to date. It's been almost two months since this project was kicked off and I'll be sending everyone a PM tomorrow, so keep an eye out for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChargingRhino Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I believe my track is already done... I'll send you an MP3 and see what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridiculously Garrett Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Excited for this one Coop! And I won't hand mine in last minute this year again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 OK, so Thursday became Saturday. I had a number of things come up and it slipped my mind. PMs going out tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxLR Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Didn't recieve any PM, maybe Sat turned out to be a Monday? :b Still working on my source though, I have some trouble finding the right rythm to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 PM sent, folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampje4life Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 You can add me to the PM list as well but no promises :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 PM #2 sent out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyXIII Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 100% of me wants to do this. 90% of me is sure it's not going to happen. Can 10% of me sign up and worst case scenario not follow through with anything but 100% good intentions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyne Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Just so no one thinks I'm not watching, I am, I just wanted to bump this a bit to remind you all that the deadline looms large. You've got two months exactly! So hurry up, because I'm still looking forward to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Crap, I've made no progress on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 PM #3 sent to everyone. LuckyXIII and Dyne 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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