Video Game Music Producer/Composer Collective

  On 2/22/2011 at 2:29 PM, slightlydrybeans said:

I'd really like to push people's perception of "electronic" music. Really most game sound tracks are electronic, but in a crappy sound-module kinda way and not in a creative-interesting way. I'd really like to make that a mission statement up front.

Yes.

  On 2/22/2011 at 3:28 PM, Ultravisitor said:

This is exciting! It'd be nice to pimp ourselves out to developers! Maybe we could put an option to ask several composers to collaborate? almost like a tick the box thing? With the artists option to say "No" of course, but say you really liked 3 different artists for 3 different reasons, wouldn't it be nice if you could ask for the opportunity for a collaboration or compilation style soundtrack?

 

Also, should we maybe do monthly/bi-monthly compilations to send out to developers anyway?

I think there should be some soft of master contact form as well as for the individual composers, so that developers can just say, "Hey I want a soundtrack. You guys do the rest." Then we can all do tracks for it, which would lower the individual workload and get more exposure for those with a smaller portfolio.

Compilations would be sweet. I would say maybe four per year max though.

  On 2/22/2011 at 4:07 PM, slightlydrybeans said:

Have any of you guys every played around with any game engines? Unity is really cool and has some really nice / easy to use features for audio. I know a ton of developers use it, as there is a free version for indy games. Plus they have a web plugin that will play games. It would be sweet to take a map and place some tracks in there. Then you'd basically have a 3d environment music player. :D

 

I'll talk with a friend of mine who is developing an indy game. I'm planning to do the sound, but maybe he could help us out with promo somehow too. :)

This sounds super rad.

  On 2/22/2011 at 6:55 PM, sneaksta303 said:

mikegummo at gmail

Awwww yeah.

  On 2/23/2011 at 1:47 AM, wahrk said:

I think there should be some soft of master contact form as well as for the individual composers, so that developers can just say, "Hey I want a soundtrack. You guys do the rest." Then we can all do tracks for it, which would lower the individual workload and get more exposure for those with a smaller portfolio.

 

Compilations would be sweet. I would say maybe four per year max though.

This sounds like a fantastic idea.

I'm gonna be out of town for a few days (in amsterdam lol), but I'll be on this like stink on shit when I'm back .:D

ok I'm back.

this is amazing!!

http://www.swordandsworcery.com/

  On 3/2/2011 at 5:54 PM, slightlydrybeans said:

ok I'm back.

 

this is amazing!!

 

http://www.swordandsworcery.com/

Neato burrito.

ok just added you guys.

I hope to move a bit on this over the weekend.

I'd love to use this > http://isotope.metafizzy.co/index.html

for the interface on the home page....

  On 3/4/2011 at 3:52 PM, slightlydrybeans said:

ok just added you guys.

 

I hope to move a bit on this over the weekend.

 

I'd love to use this > http://isotope.metafizzy.co/index.html

 

for the interface on the home page....

Nice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qukCulDOJzg

this is awesome.

by this guy. http://www.biglionmusic.com/

Something like this would be perfect for a promo for the collective.

Ha. Nice. I really need to get back to finishing up my demo reel. I've been so busy with other crap.

Lol @ the pacman.

How's everyone coming on their preparations? You guys working on your reels? If you haven't put your information yet, get to it!

How's the site coming, sdb?

Been in a bit of a slow spot recently musically, but I've been telling people about it like mad and promoting it already, everyone I know who is even slightly interested in electronic music or production of some form wants to see it when it's up.

ya I've also hit a busy spot. :(

@Blanket Fort Collapse: I'll be hitting you up about getting the design off the ground. I've been too busy lately to do much. Maybe we can play some layer tennis on it? :)

I'd really like to get it moving again.

so is there a link to the video game scores or what

  On 3/27/2011 at 10:11 PM, slightlydrybeans said:

ya I've also hit a busy spot. :(

 

 

@Blanket Fort Collapse: I'll be hitting you up about getting the design off the ground. I've been too busy lately to do much. Maybe we can play some layer tennis on it? :)

 

I'd really like to get it moving again.

yeah dude like I said whatever I can do to help I'm down to do a quite a bit of graphic design work for it

everyone has opinions about paint chips, but no one wants to sit up at 3am with a crying baby.

Just checking in, guys. Any new developments or is life kicking you in the balls like it is me?

i think this project has a slight leadership crisis. lots of talk, no get-up-and-go. which makes me sad, because you are all super gentlemen and i'd love to see this work out for you.

Life is pretty much a bitch right now, man.

ya I have the life bruised balls at the moment. :)

I'm all for leading it at least up to the point of releasing the site. Just hard to fit it in.

Mr. Hat, you're more than welcome to set up some deadlines, or other planning. Maybe come up with some idea for a promo we can do for a release attention grabber. I can imagine a mix-tape, or even a video w/ a mix of our music...

I've been wanting to get into Unity 3D more, and had the idea to find some map, or simple game that is open source and map our sounds into it. Would be like an interactive mix-tape. Different rooms w/ different artists etc. Like this >> http://unity3d.com/gallery/live-demos/tropical-paradise