Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Monday, July 14 2008 @ 07:21 PM CDT

Quote by: SmokeyVW Quote by: AdrianGarzaMusic Sounds good smoke, thanks for your support on this one. I can't go into much more detail now(i'm typing this from my phone) but like I said I really wanna start a MJ Pop Challenge. When I get back to a computer I'll clarify everything, work out the kinks as best I can, and make this legal according to the rules of MacJams. Thanks C-Ya Excellent!

BTW - there aren't any hard and fast rules here - we make 'em up as we go along. But gradual change seems to work better than total revolution. Us Old Guys aren't getting any younger you know! :-) :-) :-)

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Monday, July 14 2008 @ 09:38 PM CDT

Brian D and I did this, it's a perfect pop song.
http://www.macjams.com/song/41634

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Monday, July 14 2008 @ 10:48 PM CDT

this is my idea of pop, not sure if that's the genre you had in mind though
http://www.macjams.com/song/30583

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 04:22 AM CDT

i'm in!
ive posted a popsong a few days before this thread came out. i'm a visionary. but i think, thats not good enough to get in the top 40!
http://www.macjams.com/song/44389

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Tuesday, July 15 2008 @ 08:20 AM CDT

dunno if i am up to this but let's give adrian some support ... i suspect he has good intentions ... certainly has spirit.... :- ]

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Friday, July 18 2008 @ 01:55 PM CDT

Is there any news on this?

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Friday, July 18 2008 @ 04:23 PM CDT

I liked Smokey's suggestion that Adrian look into how past challenges were done and come up with a structure for this one to happen.
My observation is that it is difficult enough to get individuals motivated for a challenge - though often a challenge will lead to spontaneous collaboration.

Te captain and players concept is interesting but might just repeat some of the groups we already know. How about soliciting participants in general -as in - whoe wants to do this collab thing? and then randomly build teams from the list.
This interests me because it would force me to work outside my comfort zone (smokey, m2, echoroom, five extra arms, vic holman etc) and also force me to be part of a democratic team - no leader/captain - just a consensus once the players are assembled.

I suppose each entrant could site their strengths so the random selections could come from three or four pools (production, writing, playing, singing for example) - once a team is assembled all bets are off and they go about their business crossing lines and getting it done through discovery.

Let's call it the Blind Date Collab Challenge. iSpike and others did something similar a while back - I just can't recall the details.

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Friday, July 18 2008 @ 04:39 PM CDT

Is it too late, to be in this competition?

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Friday, July 18 2008 @ 09:16 PM CDT

Quote by: Lightman- Is it too late, to be in this competition?

No it is not too late. It might start in September perhaps?

Re:MacJams COMPETITION!
Saturday, July 19 2008 @ 12:19 AM CDT

I believe it says somewhere in my bio that "I defy all that is pop" .... but a challenge is a challenge (kudos to Smokey for the "clarification" - it's all in how you "spin" it sometimes ... heh heh ) .... but IF I'mn IN .. then I wanna be on LEON'S team (if he's in that is) .. hahahahaha gotta stack some odds in my team's favour here ..... so ... put me on a team and maybe I can do some do wap do wap's or something (ooh wait that's not POP) .... maybe a lot of us are too old for this .... (don't put me on VicDiesel's team cause he hates it that I type one GIGANTIC sentence all the time) and we might argue ..... (that's if he's in too ... of course) .....