Have some fun! Wanna write a short jingle or segment intro for a podcast? (cross posted sorry)
So there's this crappy soon-to-be music and talk podcast that I do some work on every couple of months. I get in touch with labels and artists for permission and if they're cool with it I add them to my pool of 'playable' tunes. The 'format' for lack of a better word is 50/50 rock and metal / hard and dark electronic. It's still a work in progress but I hope to give it enough polish and then 'really' get into pushing and producing it. It's one downloadable block MP3 file and will probably also have streaming once I get that set up.
For some reason the site ([url=http://www.theschwarz.net/]http://www.theschwarz.net/[/url]) is down at the moment but here's the link when it gets back up.
In an effort to make it more entertaining I was wondering if any of you budding musicians would like to have some fun and put together some short jingles or segment identifiers (I believe they used to call them carts back in the radio days).
Anything from Blood Duster style six second grindcore oddities to complete harmonic distortions to catchy little midi jingles (well maybe more than midi) to wacky ambient scapes to 'humorous' pieces...
Humour is of course encouraged and this whole excercise is purely for the sake of fun.
suggested sections needed... (and further suggestions are more than welcome)
'douchebag of the month'
A regular discussion about someone (politics, music, society etc.) for their outstanding effort in major douche baggery.
'News'
Uhm yeah... news... Shockingly dramatic or spoofingly humorous would work well here. Also, a longer piece (maybe no vocals) to put in the background since this would have more discussion than usual.
'Secret'
Not an actual section or segment but more of a noticeable memorable 'something' that emerges when least expected. Think this moment in the Simpsons --> "Loud!?!?! That's our secret word for today!!!".
'Reviews'
Like news - but about reviews. The really ambitious could work with something that works on a scale of five (eg the same sound effect recorded on a scale of five for five ratings - or something). And perhaps a truly memorable and shocking composition for rare 'zero out of five' reviews.
'gimme'
This is the part about giveaways. Make it appealing and desirable. Yes, real giveaways to bribe our millions of future listeners.
'help a brother out'
This is in the highly unlikely event that The Schwarz takes off and requires donations for alcoho... I mean bandwidth...
'plugs'
Yes, plugging gigs, events etc.
'so bad it's good'
A special subsection of reviews. Music that's so bad it's good.
Use your imagination. Seriously...
'mashup of the week'
It's a mashup... Mashing is good.
'The Schwarz' outro
It's the outro. It's the end of 'The Schwarz'. Go in peace.
At the very least I would plug artists and play your music if you're keen to have it featured on a podcast that is on the surface like every other but which makes a legitimate effort to do the right thing.
Email: diplodocus500 @ hot mail dot com
[Edited on 21-8-0808 by ThomasBear]
For some reason the site ([url=http://www.theschwarz.net/]http://www.theschwarz.net/[/url]) is down at the moment but here's the link when it gets back up.
In an effort to make it more entertaining I was wondering if any of you budding musicians would like to have some fun and put together some short jingles or segment identifiers (I believe they used to call them carts back in the radio days).
Anything from Blood Duster style six second grindcore oddities to complete harmonic distortions to catchy little midi jingles (well maybe more than midi) to wacky ambient scapes to 'humorous' pieces...
Humour is of course encouraged and this whole excercise is purely for the sake of fun.
suggested sections needed... (and further suggestions are more than welcome)
'douchebag of the month'
A regular discussion about someone (politics, music, society etc.) for their outstanding effort in major douche baggery.
'News'
Uhm yeah... news... Shockingly dramatic or spoofingly humorous would work well here. Also, a longer piece (maybe no vocals) to put in the background since this would have more discussion than usual.
'Secret'
Not an actual section or segment but more of a noticeable memorable 'something' that emerges when least expected. Think this moment in the Simpsons --> "Loud!?!?! That's our secret word for today!!!".
'Reviews'
Like news - but about reviews. The really ambitious could work with something that works on a scale of five (eg the same sound effect recorded on a scale of five for five ratings - or something). And perhaps a truly memorable and shocking composition for rare 'zero out of five' reviews.
'gimme'
This is the part about giveaways. Make it appealing and desirable. Yes, real giveaways to bribe our millions of future listeners.
'help a brother out'
This is in the highly unlikely event that The Schwarz takes off and requires donations for alcoho... I mean bandwidth...
'plugs'
Yes, plugging gigs, events etc.
'so bad it's good'
A special subsection of reviews. Music that's so bad it's good.
Use your imagination. Seriously...
'mashup of the week'
It's a mashup... Mashing is good.
'The Schwarz' outro
It's the outro. It's the end of 'The Schwarz'. Go in peace.
At the very least I would plug artists and play your music if you're keen to have it featured on a podcast that is on the surface like every other but which makes a legitimate effort to do the right thing.
Email: diplodocus500 @ hot mail dot com
[Edited on 21-8-0808 by ThomasBear]