-Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:30:39 GMT

EDIT.

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 14:51:02 GMT

Congratulations to Doghouse Riley (AKA yorolpal)

Looks like my work did not make the cut in the end (with Mr. Gabriel). Though as of this post, Real World Remixed have still not released the final top 12 list, only the 5 finalists chosen from that list by PG himself.

I am thankful for all of the extremely supportive feedback I have been given here, as well as on the Real Wold Remixed page. I hope to be able to continue writing music and posting it for other's enjoyment in the future.

Congrats once again to yorolpal, and the rest of the finalists! Also congrats to those who were not in the top 12 but received special notice from Peter Gabriel. All my best guys & gals " />

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (John T)

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:30:55 GMT

Third place to yorolpal!

Congratulations.

Get's a mention from PG on the video clip:
http://www.realworldremixed.com/competition.php

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:31:06 GMT

Thank you, Scar!!

It did take me a long time to do. I guess that's just what happens when you are learning many things as you go... which I was.

I checked out your myspace page, and was enjoying your mixes earlier this evening. I like the KISS one a lot. It's really catchy the way you have layed everything out. Nicely done.

I like your avatar also " />

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (LabDog)

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:32:10 GMT

" /> Thanks, I appreciate the comments, I wish I'd have been more keen on the fact that the deadline hinged on a +6hr time differential, somehow that just didn't clearly dawn on me.

They should've had some kind of clock on the site to make it blatently clear and impossible to inadvertantly overlook. So yeah...I'm kinda bummed about that, but at least people get a chance to check it out right...

BTW "Monkeying Around" is freakin genius work and amazing use of melodyne!

LabDog

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (yorolpal)

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:52:38 GMT

Mighty good, LabDog, mighty dang good. Loved the ambience and the groove and the use of the other sample packs. Ol Doghouse says, sic em!" />

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (The Scar)

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:00:48 GMT

huge props for the amount of work put into this - 300 hours!!!

it sounds very pro. well done.

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (LabDog)

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:23:28 GMT

I was sure there were more remixes from Sonar people than just Sean's and yoropal's. Did I imagine it?

Here's one... Features Peter Gabriel VariPhrased and the use of SessionDrummer2

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (John T)

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:26:53 GMT

Hmm... just been through this... I was sure there were more remixes from Sonar people than just Sean's and yoropal's. Did I imagine it?

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 02:02:46 GMT

Hey there Mr. Music, Thanks to you also. Sorry I missed your post, as I was typing a response at the time yours was posted.

Sorry to say, but the deadline for submissions to this contest has passed. However, you can still download the 'Shock The Monkey' sample pack and post your remix. Also, we may see another PG remix pack soon, maybe even another contest.

Thanks for your support! Let me know if you post a remix so I can give it a listen. Best of luck to you,

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:56:49 GMT

Hey there Dave, THANK YOU!!! " /> I am glad you liked it. I went to your myspace page (your black cat looks just like mine) and listened to your 3 songs, and I have to also say, your stuff is great. You have a very Dylan-esque vocal quality, and your guitar playing sounds really tight and polished.

Thank you again for listening to my remix and giving me your support.

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Mr.Music)

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:35:35 GMT

This is such and interesting song to mix.

Hearing your well done effort has inspired me to check this out..Thanks for the info.

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Dave King)

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:44:01 GMT

Really, Really, Really, IMPRESSIVE!!!

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (John T)

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:58:24 GMT

Yeah, it sounds like you made a serious effort on that front. I wouldn't want to be undiplomatic, but to me, a lot of the mixes on there sound like people have just strapped some of their own music to the vocal, without really thinking about it compositionally. And I really don't like those much, even though some of them are very polished. There are some that are way more amateur, but a lot more inspired, if you know what I mean.

But I think the ones I like the best are, unsurprisingly, the ones that marry a good idea to a good execution, which I think yours did.

Sorry I've only just got around to rating. I've actually listened to all the ones on this thread a few times now, but not had time to rate and add comments. But now I'm done with my own, I'm going to do some proper voting and commenting tomorrow and Monday.

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:51:38 GMT

Hi John " /> Glad you could make it in before the deadline. Great mix! Hopefully everyone reading this thread will check it out. You might also want to start another thread about it, because many people probably think this thread is just more of my monkey... would not want any to miss your work because it deserves to be heard. But your link is certainly welcome here. " />

I just read the comments you left for me at Real World, and I have to say, Thank You! I am glad you liked the way the vocal fit in with the music, because I tried the best I could to write the music around it in a believable way.

We'll see if we get to go before Peter G. this Wednesday, October 4.

Cheers!

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (John T)

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:56:08 GMT

Right, getting in with four hours to go til the deadline, I finally got this mixed today:

http://www.realworldremixed.com/remix.php?remix_id=w6iar0cThFSltXI1

Been at it for seven hours, not to mention the countless hours over the last few weeks. Any comments most welcome, whether here or on the RealWorld site.

And with that, I'm off to the pub. I'm going to come back to this thread tomorros and rate everyone else's mixes over at realworld; bit of Sonar solidarity :)

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:55:13 GMT

Thanks... again, SixString " />

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (SixStringSound)

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:44:06 GMT

wow, man nice mix..I always liked this song and you did it Justice.

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:41:47 GMT

Thank you Steve! " />

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (yorolpal)

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:46:36 GMT

Ol Doghouse takes all that as a compliment. I think. Woof!" />

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (stevec)

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:48:09 GMT

So you're Doghouse... " />

That has got to be one of the funniest things I've heard. It's just so...so... I don't really know what. But it's so well done that it cracks me up. Overall, I'd have to say yours might be my favorite, only because it's so "off-topic" and unexpected, without going off into lala land. Sorta. " />

Patrick ain't too far behind though...

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (yorolpal)

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:36:26 GMT

Like Sean says, the competition's rating system is a bit of a Rube Goldberg affair. And tho you're right, everyeleven, that there are many great mixes you should notice that nobody...not even the current number one has more than a 3 star rating. Nobody. That either means that there's not much agreement about ANY mix there or that there's just a lot of folks who rate very good mixes with very poor ratings. It's a wacky place. I think the "top ten" has been instituted to help prevent most shenanigans from happening. In other words each individual has 10 votes and that's it. Way more fair and appropriate. Sure there's still room for fraud but no system is "cheat proof". My only advice to anyone whose contemplating turning in a mix at this late date is hurry. It needs to be up long enough for enough folks to both hear it and place it in their top ten. That and don't put one up unless you can stand some serious criticism and rejection cause you're likely to get a heap of that too. But like my alter ego ol Doghouse Riley would say: Time's a wastin chillun, get to mixin!" />

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:40:44 GMT

Thanks Everyeleven. I agree about "dqsky's -Monkey from China" mix being a great one.. it's been in my personal favorites list over there since I first heard it " />

I'll try and explain the scoring to the best of my current knowledge.

When the contest started out, everything was going to be judged by peer ratings (stars.) After a little while, they added another priority to the scoring system -personal top 10 lists-

My understanding is that now, personal top 10 lists may be even more important than the stars. Everyone who logs in, in addition to voting, also has the option to add songs they like to their personal top 10 list and their personal favorites list. The top 10 list can be re-arranged at any time, with the number one spot being given 10 points, #2 = 9 points, #3 = 8 points, etc. They say they will compile the numbers at the end of the contest to determine a final 12 mixes that way.

So while it would be advantageous for you to post your mix at an earlier time, it still has a shot at making it onto everyone's top 10 lists, provided they get a chance to listen to it and place it on their personal top 10 list before October 4, 2006. Though the deadline for submissions to the contest is September 30, they will allow a few more days for everyone to listen to all the mixes and manage their top 10s.

I hope that explains things a bit better. That's about all I know of the scoring system at this time. The reason I think that having a strong spot on the weekly top 20 list would help, is because of visibility. However, even if you don't make it up before the final top 20 list is compiled, there is always the chance your mix could be "Hotpicked" by the Real World people, and your mix would gain visibility that way.

So I'd say get your mix up ASAP, but try not to cut too many corners if you can. You still have a shot, so go for it!!!

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (everyeleven)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:10:20 GMT

Went ahead and voted for you. Have to tell you though, VERY good competition your up against. Even the guy in the 20 spot has a absolutely killer mix.

September 30 is the end of the contest.

I want to enter this thing but I think I'm maybe too late in finding out about it. I don't know. It sounds like what you are basically saying is that if you aren't in a high position, like in the top 20-30, your chances of Peter actually listening to your mix are pretty slim, thereby drastically reducing your chances of winning. True?

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:01:37 GMT

Thanks Clyde! (That's assuming you were addressing me, and not ol' Doghouse of course) " />

My mix seems to have come down with a rash of 1-star votes today. Any help I can get in the voting over there is surely appreciated. September 30 is the end of the contest. The weekly top 20 chart that is compiled this Sunday should be the final one of the competition. If I can keep a solid place in the weekly top 20 going into the end of the contest, that could really up my chances of Peter hearing my mix.

The same goes for Doghouse, who also has a realistic shot at having his mix heard.

Thanks for keping up the support everybody! It's a wonderful gift!

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Clydewinder)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:03:25 GMT

Dude!

Outstanding.

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:54:45 GMT

No problem at all my friend. ^^

Everyone reading, please be sure to also check out ol' Doghouse remix linked above.

It's truly an excellent work with stellar production values.

-PSO

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (yorolpal)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:07:29 GMT

Yea, Sean, sorry. Hope you got a download before they went Pffffft!

Also, ifn ya don't mind ol Doghouse would like to add his link to this ol thread.

http://www.realworldremixed.com/remix.php?remix_id=RB5KSyWFKHMQRCBS

Thanks" />

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (Sean*O)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:22:37 GMT

Looks as though our videos were taken down, and the thread about them was deleted from the Real World forums. Legal team probably had a problem with it.

Thanks to those of you who tuned in while they were still posted. " />

RE: -Shock The Monkey- Remix posted, please listen and vote (stratcat33511)

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:10:54 GMT

ORIGINAL: Sean*O

Thanks Ed! Thanks for the complement " />

I checked out your soundclick page.. good stuff over there.
Keep rockin it!

-PSO

You're welcome- I'm a big old PGabriel fan!
And Thank YOu
More to come .....