Thread: MIX or REMIX Contest Idea's

what kind of music??? A remix or a mix ?

I'm leaving this one up the the majority to figure it all out. When it looks like we have it ready, I'll kick it off.

One suggestion: provide a midi version of the song to be remixed. That will allow people with any DAW to get started quickly without having to sit there and transcribe every note. It will also standardise the song so people aren't getting marked down for bad playing etc.

I hope I understand what a remix is.

Remix definitely implies some sort of looping and manipulating of midi. I'm not a big fan of this type of thing nor am I particularly good at it but I would be willing to give it a shot for that kind of prize.

No sweat, REMIX seemed to be a big interest but I'm not set on either. We can change this, however, a remix adds modern spice to any song. It makes way for more flexibility that could really take a song to a new level. Nothing is set in stone though.

I'll change the title to Mix or Remix. The majority on this wins. We're going to need a song too!

It is now MIX or REMIX!

Actually, I'm thinking this doesn't have to be either. Mix or Remix.
We need a song and whomever does the best thing on it, Wins The Mojave's! How does this sound?

I think "best song" should be made as clear as possible in advance. Whichever way it goes, mix or remix or both, how about an evaluation matrix that clearly lays out the criteria? i.e. Originality: 10 points; Recording quality: 15 points; etc. etc.. That way people know exactly what they are being judged on, and how important each of those criteria are so that they can make strategic decisions about what to focus on (not to mention that those with terrible gear or some other weakness then understand what they have to do to make up for it in other categories and not get discouraged). There will always be subjectivity obviously, but the more you minimize it, the happier people will be IMO.

When it comes to judging, any chance we could bring in some outside talent? There are enough pros around here with enough connections in the industry, it must be possible. A judging panel of 3 outside experts would be fun, and a way to engage with the broader community that also avoids the perception of bias (not that there was bias last time, I'm just saying).

That's my 2 cents (CDN) / 2.06 cents (USD)

To me mix or remix is the same... a mixer doing his thing with a song... what ever his "thing" is. ;-)

So we could pick a song over at ccmixter or perhaps pick 5 or 10 of the prior contest songs and vote on a final for doing the mix on? How does that sound?

Even better, you pick something you already have good stems on and we go for it. It might even be fun to actually create something that is kind of lackluster so it can be polished into a etude of perfection? ;-)