The Coop Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) It might be a heatwave in some parts of the world, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in here! No, I'm not hallucinating. It's that time once again. Time to see who's interested in taking part in the annual tradition of making Christmas-type musics for people. Christmas in July has become a thing these days, and so it's during that seasonal warm up period that we kick this thing off in hopes of getting folks to provide music for the real season when it comes about in five-plus months. So... this project is open to any and all OCR members, regardless of whether you're a posted remixer or not. Want some details? Have some details... When's The Project Deadline?- December 20th, 2021 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. Please, come up with something when you send me links to the file, rather than just giving me a file called "ff6-owa-v3f.mp3" and nothing else. You don't have to tell me what song you're remixing, but I do need a name. 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, Death Polka... 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... https://ocremix.org/community/topic/32727-an-overclocked-christmas-~-now-recruiting/?tab=comments#comment-676914 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, or attach it to your message. 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) Wassup Thunder (remixer) The Vodoú Queen (remixer) HarlemHeat360 (remixer) Souperion (remixer) Dj Mokram (remixer) colorado weeks (remixer) Argle (remixer) HoboKa (remixer) Edited October 24, 2021 by The Coop Wassup Thunder, Souperion, FermionAce and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wassup Thunder Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I'm in! The Vodoú Queen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vodoú Queen Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I'll try my hand at it. ?? Wassup Thunder and colorado weeks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H36T Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Me too~ The Vodoú Queen and Wassup Thunder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souperion Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Save me a spot, been looking forward to this. The Vodoú Queen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Would love to be a part of this once more, if life allows. Souperion and The Vodoú Queen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorado weeks Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 ooh, count me in! ? Souperion and The Vodoú Queen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I would love to do a Christmas tune for a second year in a row but that seems like an awfully big lift for me. ? We shall see. Rozovian, The Vodoú Queen and Souperion 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKa Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) Hm, I might have something to add to the album. Snowboard Kid "Sunset Rock", which is a request from a friend. Will see if it pans out. Edited September 27, 2021 by HoboKa Wassup Thunder, The Vodoú Queen and Souperion 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souperion Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Making headway on mine, keep at it er'body! HoboKa and The Vodoú Queen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vodoú Queen Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Kinda don't want to steal Hobo's thunder, but I've also got someone very close who has fond childhood memories of Snowboard Kids 1 and 2, and I really like the games too, so was considering doing "Ice Land" from 2. In a real Xmas jazzy / synth form... It was either that or "Snow in Summer" & "In a Snowbound Land" together, so NieR: Gestalt / Replicant + DKC2... ...Which should I do? ^^; Souperion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 Whatever you feel like doing. There's no issue with the same song or the same game being covered/represented twice. Souperion, The Vodoú Queen and Wassup Thunder 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampje4life Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Wtf no Rozovian yet? I may join this year too The Vodoú Queen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 How do I put this... I would love to do a Christmas tune for a twelfth year in a row but that seems like an awfully big lift for me. ? We shall see. The Vodoú Queen, Lampje4life, Wassup Thunder and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I can't count. Thirteenth. Seth Skoda and The Vodoú Queen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Skoda Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I got one finished so far. Sending it by PM, as I'm not uploading it anywhere public until late next month. Also, sorry about last year. A certain individual in my life really dragged me down without me even realizing it until it was too late. Wassup Thunder, The Vodoú Queen and HoboKa 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Skoda Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Not intending to double poast, but I am dropping in to say that I have submitted my second Christmas track. Both are radically different from my 2019 tracks, btw The Vodoú Queen and Wassup Thunder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vodoú Queen Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I've got two I can supply as well, as WIPs. I'll drop them in the DMs in a second. Wassup Thunder and Seth Skoda 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Skoda Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, The Vodoú Queen said: I've got two I can supply as well, as WIPs. I'll drop them in the DMs in a second. I hope you can get those two tracks polished and ready in uh... *checks calendar* about 5 weeks. Holy crap, it's that close, wow... Edited November 17, 2021 by Seth Skoda I can't count lol Wassup Thunder and The Vodoú Queen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vodoú Queen Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Seth Skoda said: I hope you can get those two tracks polished and ready in uh... *checks calendar* about 5 weeks. Holy crap, it's that close, wow... Totally doable, just depends on how polished. I've admittedly never done this before, so I'm unsure of the usual standards. Some people asking to include songs on their album want the composition mixed but not mastered. Some want neither, and just it bare bones and in pieces... I'm assuming this just warrants a full, completely mastered song, which I can do in 5 weeks. Both are practically done, I'm just looking for advice or critique on them to make them better (within my power, anyways, ATM.) FWIW, I sent them in a DM because unsure if Coop wants them on the thread, ya know, spoilers and such. XD Seth Skoda and Wassup Thunder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Unfortunately I think I'm out, and for a colossally stupid reason: I have literally forgotten what source track I was going to remix. I remember thinking it was a nice idea at the time, and then I didn't write it down anywhere and I can't remember it anymore lol. Seth Skoda, Wassup Thunder and The Vodoú Queen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vodoú Queen Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 @Argle...I don't mean to sound stupid myself, or mean, but no way you can find another track to use or do? ? Seth Skoda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Skoda Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 8:39 PM, The Vodoú Queen said: @Argle...I don't mean to sound stupid myself, or mean, but no way you can find another track to use or do? ? For real, I just searched Google for "Christmas midi" and downloaded a bunch of MIDI sequences that I found lol Then I went through them until I found something that I thought was worth a mix. @Argle maybe try this before you give up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampje4life Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 @The Coop is everything still going as planned? I should be ready to hand in my mix just before the deadline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 @Lampje4life Yep. Things are still on course for the Dec. 20 deadline. Wassup Thunder and Lampje4life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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