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I agree, the rules and the deadline sound totally workable.
thanks again Brian, for all you do.
dp
--- Marty Tippens <> wrote:
>
> That looks good, Brian. Any instructions on covers vs
> originals?
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Neal
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:37 AM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member
> Compilation CD?
>
>
>
> Okay I've slept on it and looked over the ideas
> floating around on
> the list. First of all, thank you greenbirdbath for
> suggesting the
> idea! It's so obvious now...but it takes a new guy to
> suggest it.
> That's great.
>
> Here is what I am thinking, and please chime in with
> your thoughts.
>
> I am squarely in the "Ferenc ideology" camp here. This
> is a neat way
> for friends to make music for friends. The requirement?
> You are a
> member of the list. This means everyone is invited,
> from the no-band
> beginner to the giants of the genre who we are lucky to
> have with
> us.
>
> So in summary:
>
> * Are you on the list? Then you're in.
> * Don't think it's really surf? Let us decide, we just
> want to hear
> what you sound like.
> * I only have a drum machine. So what. We are all among
> friends here.
> * I don't have a drum machine. So what. If you want to
> share some
> music, even solo guitar, just do it.
>
> As far as the mechanics, I only recently (!!) got a
> broadband
> connection to the internet, so I think it will be okay
> if you guys
> email me mp3 files (as long as they aren't 20 minute
> surf epics -
> then you can snail-mail me a CD!). If you want to,
> please send along
> a note with the song explaining who played on it, what
> instruments/gear did you use, how it was recorded, who
> played what,
> who wrote the song, yadda yadda yadda. And if you want
> to tab it,
> then go ahead, that's optional (but I am sure some
> newbies would
> appreciate it). I'll make a web page on sg101.com to
> post all of
> this stuff (songs, descriptions, photos even, etc)
>
> Yes it will be mp3's only, but that doesn't prevent
> anyone with a
> halfway modern computer from downloading the files and
> burning their
> own CD.
>
> Artwork? That's awesome!! We could post it on the
> website and people
> could download it and print it out themselves for their
> jewel cases.
>
> As far as Double Crown or anyone else releasing it:
> first of all I
> am extremely flattered. But on the other hand, I am
> wary of that.
> Let's just hold off and see the end result first. I
> doubt Sean wants
> to release demo quality stuff from amatures like me.
> But if some of
> it is good enough for a release, then we can talk about
> that later.
> I don't want to sound like an egotistical jerk, but I
> don't want to
> attach the SG101 "brand" name to anything that sucks.
> I'm sure Sean
> feels the same way regarding Double Crown. Again, this
> is just a fun
> project amongst friends. I'd hate to have the general
> surf ignorant
> public pick up our CD thinking it represented the
> pinacle of modern
> surf only to hear me plunking on my Jaguar out of tune
> and out of
> time in the basement. But given the talent on this
> list, surely some
> of the songs would be worthy of a Double Crown
> compilation, with or
> without the SG101 name attached to it. So again, let's
> just worry
> about that later and have fun now.
>
> DP asked about a time frame. I dunno? Three months?
> Depending on the
> response we could make this a yearly event. It would be
> kind of neat
> to see the progression people made over time too.
>
> So what does everyone think of the above? I'll let you
> guys respond
> and we can have some more discussion. After that, I'll
> put together
> a list of submission guidelines and instructions on the
> SG101.com
> website, hopefully this weekend depending on how long
> we take to
> hammer things out.
>
> Again, this is a really cool idea and I'm excited about
> it!
>
>
> BN
>
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