Hi all!
I'm proud of what we've done with the singles series to date, but I don't think I have given the project the attention it deserves. Brendan Landis, also known as LuvSound contributor Hey Exit will be taking over the reigns starting in 2011. He already has some rad ideas to expand it, but I just wanted to put the call out here - flood his inbox with demos, please! That'll show him. ;-)
Seriously though, there are a lot of talented folks here - please do submit your work for consideration! A private link to listen sent to hey AT NOSPAM heyexit.com is perfect. (No attachments.) Soundcloud.com makes this very easy, too.
Thanks!
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Electronic Music news: LuvSound singles series '11 curated by Hey Exit [open call!
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Written December 01 2010
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Thanks for the heads up, I sent an email.
Hey all! Brendan here, I'm rocking demo submissions for a bit. Here are some more details:
- Everything Erik said is true. - With your submission, please include a paragraph talking about your piece, without discussing tools or technique (eg. I used this gear, I processed the waveform this way, etc.). We'd like to hear about why this piece exists, what it was written for. We'd also like to encourage listeners to engage with your piece in a way that isn't limited to aesthetics. Aesthetics are really important, but other things are important too. - Please keep it to 12 minutes - single, after all. Is that cool? If so, totally completely utterly flood my inbox pls thx. Yeah! cheers, Brendan heyexit.com I guess that comment is directed at me, since I made both of those mistakes.
12 minutes? Damn! That's just the introduction. I believe that making music is like taking a Rorschach test that I draw myself. I immerse in the song and make it fit my internal surroundings. Then, in hindsight, I can contrast one song with another and see what I was thinking about at the time.
Also, if I don't consciously think about a subject, it allows me to unconsciously repeat myself with respect to subject matter. The problem is that the subject matter is very personal (it does express itself unconsciously, after all). So, I don't really want to discuss it. In fact, I'm pretty sure that most people don't want to hear about it either. I could make something up if you want? Excellent point eyesnine. Music for me is a very internal thing; making it at least. For me to explain why a particular peice exists, or what I was thinking about when I was making it is a tough deal. I dont make music so I can talk about it. I make it so others can hear it. I try, or at least hope that it has the potential to make others feel something about it.
@eyesnine - Thanks for your comment! I'm actually working on rewording the write-something-about-your-piece request right now. Making something up is probably not so useful, as it's your audience you're speaking to. But the writing in your comment above is actually along the lines of what I'm looking for - just something that gives listeners an idea of where your music is coming from, and what it's about.
You don't necessarily need to discuss the subject matter of a piece - especially if you'd prefer to leave it ambiguous. But discussing something like *why* you'd like to leave it ambiguous, or how the piece came into being (even if it's the same way all your pieces come into being) - that's something I'm interested in presenting with this particular series. Hopefully that makes good sense! cheers, Brendan Signup to comment
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