Hey guys. I wanted to bring this idea to people's attention to see how well it's received and to see whether or not it would be feasible to run. By feasible, I'm considering multiple elements, and not just participation rate. The FFR Events Team has been discussing this in the background and I want to bring it to everyone's attention.
First off, if you couldn't tell by the title, the tournament idea in question is a FFR music remixing tournament. Why a remix tournament? There are a few reasons why:
a.) Plagiarism. There likely won't be other remixes we know for the songs that are chosen, and it will ensure that people come up with their own creative ideas in addition to representing the original ideas contained within a song.
b.) Participation. Our concept doesn't require you to change styles to represent a particular song -- if you want to represent a remix of Across Rooftops, you could represent it as an acapella if you'd like (I don't recommend this!). What matters is your interpretation and how you bring about the remix to impact your crowd. In addition to this, remixes allow you to preserve specific parts of the song, which removes a bit of the creative aspect for you. It's a bit easier to remix a song than it is to create an original composition.
c.) Simfiling. With some of our favorite songs being remixed, this gives simfilers the opportunity to chart fresh remixes of their older favorites -- who wouldn't want to see a different take of the same song? Once the competition comes to a close, all of the musicians will be asked if they want their songs to be packaged and released. From there, everyone will have free access to chart any and all of the songs.
There are many other reasons, but I'm only trying to present an idea - not give it away.
What do you guys think? Would enough of you guys be interested in trying something like this out? I know that it takes a lot of effort, but in my opinion, it's an experience worth trying.
First off, if you couldn't tell by the title, the tournament idea in question is a FFR music remixing tournament. Why a remix tournament? There are a few reasons why:
a.) Plagiarism. There likely won't be other remixes we know for the songs that are chosen, and it will ensure that people come up with their own creative ideas in addition to representing the original ideas contained within a song.
b.) Participation. Our concept doesn't require you to change styles to represent a particular song -- if you want to represent a remix of Across Rooftops, you could represent it as an acapella if you'd like (I don't recommend this!). What matters is your interpretation and how you bring about the remix to impact your crowd. In addition to this, remixes allow you to preserve specific parts of the song, which removes a bit of the creative aspect for you. It's a bit easier to remix a song than it is to create an original composition.
c.) Simfiling. With some of our favorite songs being remixed, this gives simfilers the opportunity to chart fresh remixes of their older favorites -- who wouldn't want to see a different take of the same song? Once the competition comes to a close, all of the musicians will be asked if they want their songs to be packaged and released. From there, everyone will have free access to chart any and all of the songs.
There are many other reasons, but I'm only trying to present an idea - not give it away.
What do you guys think? Would enough of you guys be interested in trying something like this out? I know that it takes a lot of effort, but in my opinion, it's an experience worth trying.
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